Daily Photo: February 15-29
For 2020, I am photographing every day, and posting the best of each day in half-month increments.
2020 February 15, Saturday
Winter is a season of high contrasts - bright white snow and the silhouettes of bare trees. For the second half of February I figured I'd lean into that perspective and do a series of pictures in black and white. Generally, I prefer colour photos, but it's nice to switch it up now and again!
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/25 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 16, Sunday
In a previous post, I vented about people mixing up trillby hats and fedoras. For comparison, here's a fedora. The shape is similar, but where a trillby is stiff (often made with a coated paper) a fedora is built out of soft felt. "Crushability" is a key feature of fedoras. Their brims tend to be slightly longer than what you'd find on a trillby, and can (usually) be snapped up or down. In classic style, I keep my front flipped down and back flipped up.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/10 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 17, Monday
Perhaps it is lazy of me to keep taking the same picture from my back doorway, but the scene always seems to be changing! The morning clouds here are covering the Antigonish Sugarloaf in the distance, leaving only the nearer and lower Mount Cameron in clear view.
Olympus E-PL1: f6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 18, Tuesday
Occasionally, I actually do my chores! I wanted my kitchen to be nice and tidy before a visit the next day by my Grandmother and some other family.
Olympus E-PL1: f4, 1/20 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 19, Wednesday
My grandmother, aunt and uncle, parents, and cousin came over for a visit. I made soup (What else!) which they enjoyed. This was my Nanna's first visit since my big renovation. I was glad to show off my house, and she was impressed with how it all turned out.
Olympus E-PL1: f4.1, 1/60 sec, ISO 1000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 20, Thursday
When the estuary freezes it opens a wide field to creatures that otherwise wouldn't be there. On this day I saw a fox way out on the ice. Thanks to the trees along the near bank I couldn't get a great view of the critter. Still, it was fun to see!
Olympus E-PL1: f5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 21, Friday
My Grandma (Not to be confused with Nanna, above) is an avid knitter. She made me pillows and blankets, which I love snuggling into when watching a movie on a Friday night.
Olympus E-PL1: f4.1, 1/25 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 22, Saturday
Here's a wide shot taken from a hill just up my street. I was on a walk with my Mother, and we reflected how the lit houses across the harbour looked like a Christmas village in the sunset. I took this with my phone, hence the suspect photo quality. It was a lovely walk; I am quite lucky to live in such a pretty place!
Sony Xperia: f2, 1/32 sec, ISO 640 // IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 23, Sunday
Ah, the classic fruit-in-a-basket shot! Usually, when I see a banana the first thing that grabs me is the colour. Looking at things knowing they'll be photographed in black and white forces one to pay attention to other details, like texture and pattern.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 24, Monday
The banana picture was honest, but I must admit I was deliberately trolling you a little when I took this one! Trust me, it was a beautiful orange sunset. To see the colour version, just click on the picture and it will open (you may want to do so in a new tab). If you do, consider what things you notice more in the greyscale version, and what you notice more in colour. Does seeing it both ways enhance your experience?
Olympus E-PL1: f9, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 25, Tuesday
It's not just foxes who get out on the frozen harbour! I've seen dogs, ski-dooers, and now ice fishermen. Even knowing how shallow the estuary is, and acknowledging that they stuck close to the shore, I still get a little apprehensive when I see people out on the water. On the upside, later in the day I noticed them returning safely.
Olympus E-PL1: f9, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 26, Wednesday
I love going to the board game night at my local games store, but I often get waylaid by other things. This was only the second or third time I got out to it this year. We played a game called Clank!, in which the goal is to gather treasure while not falling prey to the dragon.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 27, Thursday
Even though I am not keen on the taste of Brussels sprouts, I absolutely love asparagus (Go figure!). I made this batch in a cream made of water, oat milk, protein powder, and provolone cheese. It tasted great!
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/50 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 28, Friday
Friday was a long work day for me, leaving at the crack of dawn for a site visit a few hours away, then returning in the nighttime. Happily, the visit was to Fundy National Park, which offers this beautiful overlook of the little town of Alma, New Brunswick. The tide in the Bay of Fundy was mostly in, so the ships are nearly level with the dock. When the tide is out, they rest on the seafloor.
Olympus E-PL1: f10, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 February 29, Saturday
Due to a forecast snowstorm on the previous Thursday (which ended up not coming) my family's usual board game night was shifted to Saturday. We played a crowded, cut-throat game of Settlers Of Catan that came down to a crucial last turn in which several of us were poised to win. It was wild, but fun!
