Category Archives: Contrast

Just a quicky :)

Hey there blogging family :).  How’s your weekend going?  As I promised myself, I have been having a “me” weekend with as few chores as possible and tons of reading, snuggled up on the couch.  It has been wonderfully relaxing, … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Camera Settings, Contrast, Elora, Ontario, Exploring, Fall, Fall Colours, Nature, Photographic Challenges, Photography, Photography Experiments, Rural Photography, Scenery, Weekend Activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Winning the Battle

I attended yet another author event last night, which was extremely fun and fascinating, but it meant a really late night for me.  As late nights and I don’t get along very well, my eyes are refusing to stay open … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Clouds, Contrast, Landscapes, Nature, Photography, Rural Photography, Storms, Sunshine | Tagged , , , , , , , | 37 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

Circle of light

The fireworks that we went to see on Saturday night was only one event in a weekend full of festivities.  There was a classic car show, a BBQ, pony trail rides, an arts and crafts show, a volleyball tournament, an … Continue reading

Posted in Abstract, Amusement parks/Fairs, Blogging, Celebrations, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Contrast, Mount Forest, Ontario, Nighttime Photography, Photography, Photography Experiments | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Ending the week with a bang!

OMG, Cindy is actually posting on her blog, and it’s not just the mystery photo!!  What?? She’s not outside reading??  Something must be wrong!  Well, I heard on the radio today that the average heat wave lasts five days, so … Continue reading

Posted in Atmosphere, Blogging, Clouds, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Contrast, Dundalk, Ontario, Landscapes, Nature, Photography, Rain, Storms, Weather | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

A mixture of good and bad

The last five days have definitely been interesting and certainly not boring.  A real smorgasbord of good and bad that’s for sure.  Remember how happy I was after we finished planting all of our gardens on the long weekend?  Well, … Continue reading

Posted in Anger and Frustrations, Blogging, Casinos, Contrast, Country Living, Dodge Charger, Emotions, Frost, Gardening, Life Experiences, Luck, Photography, Snow & Ice, Weather | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Promoting a sense of peace

Work has been crazy busy lately, and I have had a nasty headache for two days, so I thought it would be nice to post a photo tonight that promotes a sense of peace and quiet and restfulness.  Although there … Continue reading

Posted in Beaches, Blogging, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Contrast, Emotions, Happiness, Holidays, Isle of Palms, SC, Memories, Nature, Photography, Random Photos, Relaxation, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Breaking the Ice

The weather has been really up and down around here lately.  One day it’s freezing rivers solid and the next it’s so warm that the ice breaks and flows in chunks down the waterways.  We heard that the river running … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Contrast, Grand Valley, Ontario, Landscapes, Leading Lines, Nature, Photography, Rivers, Rural Photography, Scenery, Snow & Ice, Weather, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Thanksgiving Sunshine

It’s always nice when you can bring both sides of a family together for a special holiday, which is what we did for Thanksgiving.  Not only were my parents in town for a visit, but Mike’s mom, sister, and brother-in-law … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Celebrations, Contrast, Family, Flowers, Trees & Grass, Macro Photography, Photography, Thanksgiving | Tagged , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Ablaze in Colour

Fall is everywhere around us now, and it never ceases to amaze me how quickly the colours appear.  As we were walking back to the car after visiting our second waterfall on Saturday in Eugenia, Ontario, I saw a single … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Colours, Curves, Lines & Shapes, Contrast, Eugenia, Ontario, Fall Colours, Flowers, Trees & Grass, Hiking, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Rural Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments