Migration

Winner of "By Popular Vote!" Monthly Photo Contest - September 2011, Canadian Wildlife Federation.  

I took this picture on a late afternoon of Oct. 29, 2010 when lots of geese were flying away from a corn field in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. The low sun helped light up the geese wings.

Camera specs: Canon 5D Mark II fitted with EF35mm f/1.4L lens,  f/8 @ 1/500 second, ISO 800.

Goose in Motion

 
This image was captured in the morning of November 13, 2011, using slow shutter speed and panning while the goose was taking off from the Beaver Pond, Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

Camera specs: Canon 7D fitted with EF70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens, f/10 @ 1/100 second, ISO 800.

The Nature of Trees

Juried exhibition THE NATURE OF TREES at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont, U.S., Oct.11 - Nov. 5, 2011. 

A heavy fog blanketed Ottawa valley in the morning of November 6, 2008.  It made a good opportunity to shoot some nature photography.  I headed out to the Britannia Park and took some dramatic images of trees with the foggy backdrop. 

Camera specs: Canon 40D fitted with EF35mm f/1.4L lens,  f/8 @ 1/200 second, ISO 400.

Toronto Skyline

On September 5, 2011 - Labour Day Long Weekend, I stopped by the Humber Bay on my way to Ottawa during sunset time and spent about 2 hours there. The sky was overcast and the clouds were hovering over the city. As it was getting dark, overcast clouds started to reflect lights back down and glow with pinkish color. I captured several pictures of the dazzling night skyline of Toronto with small apertures which gave me the multi-point star effect.

Camera specs: Canon 5D Mark II fitted with EF100mm f/2.8 IS lens,  f/16 @ 13 seconds, ISO 400.

Untitled

Silver Award in the category of Creative Flair in the Photograph of the Year 2011 competition, Better Photography Magazine.

In the early afternoon of July 19th, 2011, I went to the Prince of Wales Bridge from the south approach. While I was walking around on the bridge, some amazing color patterns on the posts and struts grabbed my attention. I spent about 30 minutes there and this is one of my favorite images. 

Camera specs: Canon 5D Mark II fitted with EF50mm f/1.2 L USM lens,  f/8 @ 1/400 second, ISO 640.

Dandelion

Winner of the May 2010 Photo Challenge -  Popular Photography magazine.

August of 2010 I had my first photo published.  I still remember making the image. 

This dandelion picture was taken during my morning walk on a trail alongside Beaver Pond, Kanata, Ontario, in May 2010. I wanted to shoot it very close up while keeping the subject in sharp focus. The natural light was not enough to shoot hand-held so I used my Phoenix SmartFlash. I placed a piece of black paper behind it, spot metered and set ISO to 320 for the required 1/200-sec flash sync speed and to control motion blur. Later I converted the image to black and white in Photoshop. It was featured in the August issue of the Popular Photography magazine.

Camera specs: Canon 5D Mark II fitted with EF100mm f/2.8 IS lens,  f/32 @ 1/200 second, ISO 320.

Shirley's Bay

Grand prize winner of the 2011 Online Spring Photo Contest - Outdoor Photography Canada, will be published in the 2011 Fall issue of Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine.

I took this image at the Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on June 25, 2010. It was a very windy morning with dramatic dark clouds in the sky. I happened to have my camera and tripod with me and created this image while stopping by the Shirley's Bay. A screw in B+W ND110 (10 stop) was used to capture smooth moving clouds and very calm water.

Camera specs: Canon 5D Mark II fitted with EF17-40mm f/4 L USM lens, f/16 @ 25 seconds, ISO 100.
 

Sunset at the Remic Rapids

 

 
This image was captured at the Remic Rapids on the Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada, several minutes after the sun had gone down below the horizon on August 3, 2011. A 3-stop Singh Ray reverse GND filter was used to hold back the bright sky.

Camera specs: Canon 5D Mark II fitted with EF17-40mm f/4 L USM lens, f/16 @ 15 seconds, ISO 50.

Hoverfly and Flower

While I was taking macro pictures for flower stamens, a hover fly filed over and stopped at the exact focusing point. After several clicks, it flied away. Sometimes you just need a bit of luck!

Camera specs: Canon 7D fitted with EF100mm f/2.8 IS lens,  f/5.6 @ 1/640 second, ISO 800.