As I mentioned in my last blog, I’ve been been experimenting with macro photography. I haven’t yet taken the plunge to buy a macro lens but I have found a lesser cost alternative: extension tubes. Ordinary lenses can normally focus to infinity, but when you pair a lens and an extension tube, the maximum focusing…
Butterfly Wonderland
Earlier this week, I visited Butterfly Wonderland with some friends from the Terravita Photography Club. Our visit was a club field trip to experience photographing the butterflies. This location’s centrepiece is a large atrium, naturally lighted and constantly humidified to keep its inhabitants warm and comfortable. (Not so comfortable for the visitors). I have been experimenting with macro photography…
Morning in the Desert
Last week I travelled to the eastern limit of Scottsdale to an area near Granite Mountain to capture some early morning, desert scenes. I was accompanied by Bill McAdam and we agree that the conditions were fabulous. The first light was warm, soft and casting some beautiful long shadows. The area is quite special as…
Trinity Square
During a recent visit to Toronto, I wandered around Trinity Square, camera in hand and found some interesting cityscapes. Trinity Square is located downtown. It is bounded by the Eaton Centre, an office building known as Bell Trinity Square, and the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel. The square’s primary feature is the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity. The scene here is…
Grand Cayman
We just returned from a trip to Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands, located south of Cuba and west of Jamaica in the Caribbean Sea. We went there for the wedding of our nephew, Christopher Hopkins who has been living there for the past three years. In the course of the week we…