Category Archives: Composition

Small Wonder

This past weekend was a long weekend for us here in Canada, and it was the best three days off I have had in a long time because it was the perfect combination of work and play.  We managed to … Continue reading

Posted in Beauty, Blogging, Children, Composition, Family, Life, Love, Macro Photography, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Strangely Appealing

If someone offers us the use of a boat, my hubby immediately grabs his fishing rod and tackle box, and I grab…..wait for it……my camera, of course :).  So, when my cousin asked us if we wanted to take a … Continue reading

Posted in Abstract, Blogging, Boating, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Composition, Contrast, Fishing, Muskoka, Ontario, Patterns, Photography, Port Loring, Ontario, Random Photos, Texture | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

Natural Framing

I love the little photography tricks that I have learned over the years from books, seminars, and my blogging friends.  One of my favourites is framing photos.  Whereas years ago I simply grabbed my camera and snapped a photo of … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Composition, Creativity, Flowers, Trees & Grass, Framing, Hotels/Resorts, Landscapes, Muskoka, Ontario, Nature, Photography, Port Loring, Ontario, Scenery | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Practice makes perfect

I’m an amateur photographer, and I may not have time to take photography classes, but I’m a firm believer in “practice makes perfect”.  That’s the beauty of digital photography because this past weekend while at my cousin’s resort, I was … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Blogging, Clouds, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Composition, Fog, Hotels/Resorts, Inspiration, Landscapes, Nature, Peace and Quiet, Perspective, Photography, Photography Experiments, Port Loring, Ontario, Reflections, Scenery, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Waiting for my ship to come in

Every night when I turn on my computer I am reminded of how few and far between my blog posts have been lately.  It’s certainly not because of a lack of photos because I have pictures from back in March … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Composition, Exploring, Harbours, Owen Sound, Ontario, Photography, Texture, Water/Waterfalls | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 41 Comments

Urban Framing

My camera has been working overtime lately, but while the temperatures are hot I spend as much time outside as I possibly can because I am a summer girl at heart, so my computer and my blog have been put … Continue reading

Posted in Architecture, Blogging, Composition, Exploring, Harbours, Perspective, Photography, Sailing, Skylines, Toronto, Ontario, Urban Photography, Weekend Activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments

Rising Star

I’m off to the camera show in Toronto tomorrow (soooo excited!!), and I need to get to bed because I have to get up early, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek of some experimenting I did tonight. … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Composition, Friends, Low light photography, Memories, Music, Photography, Photography Experiments, Portraits, School/Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

New Life

What a wonderful day!  It has been warm and sunny for a few days in a row now, and it’s incredible what a difference that has made.  What was dead and brown last week has sprung to life all around … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Composition, Flowers, Trees & Grass, Focus, Happiness, Macro Photography, Motivation/Inspiration, Nature, Photography, Photography Experiments, Photography Techniques, Spring | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Tired, scared, or just plain shy?

My hubby has recently taken a liking to photography, but he is a snap and go type of guy. He sees a scene before him, grabs a couple of shots, and leaves satisfied.  For me the process is quite different. … Continue reading

Posted in Beaches, Birds, Blogging, Composition, Inspiration, Isle of Palms, SC, Motivation/Inspiration, Nature, Photography, Photography Experiments, Vacations, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

My Shadow

Books have always played a very important role in my life.  In fact, some of my earliest happy memories revolve around books, and one in particular that I have incredibly fond memories of is A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert … Continue reading

Posted in Beaches, Blogging, Books, Composition, Happiness, Hobbies, Isle of Palms, SC, Memories, Photography, Reading, Shadows, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments