Daily Photo - April 01-15
For 2020, I am photographing every day, and posting the best of each day in half-month increments.
2020 April 01, Wednesday
I don't know what the best way to start off a month is, but doing it with a turtle surely isn't wrong! After all, with the Covid-19 lockdown still ongoing, we're all in a bit of a shell.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/125 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 02, Thursday
To me, the seasons in Nova Scotia are very nicely aligned with the year. Winter begins in earnest right around January first, and Spring makes itself known at the beginning of April. This photo shows the snow transitioning to more melting than accumulation. I thought the pattern of the bare ground paralleled the big fir tree.
Olympus E-PL1: f11, 1/640 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 03, Friday
Spring and Autumn tend to bethe rainy seasons here. Consequently, what could be a lovely shot of a passing eagle sometimes looks a little bleak against an overcast Spring sky.
Olympus E-PL1: f9, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 04, Saturday
A relic of years past, this old lawn tractor is slowly decaying into the wooded area near my house. Early April is a time for spotting such things, when the snow is in retreat but the leaves have not yet advanced.
Olympus E-PL1: f6.3, 1/125 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 05, Sunday
I thought this was a particularly beautiful sunset. This image beat out over forty others that I took the same day, including a light-trail of the passing train and a pretty long-exposure of the estuary at night.
Olympus E-PL1: f6.3, 1/125 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 06, Monday
"Please sir, may I have some more?"
I made a really tasty gruel. It's got potatoes, onions, carrots, and (most importantly for gruel) oats. There's also a tiny bit of corn meal, some tumeric and veggie-mix seasoning, and a quarter of ared pepper for colour. Personally, I think it's a shame what a bad reputation gruel has when it can be so delightful and filling.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.1, 1/40 sec, ISO 1600
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 07, Tuesday
I go out for walks sometimes, usually with camera in hand. Other than that, my big outing is a dash across the street to check the mail. The post has been running a little slowly in the face of the Great Lockdown, but it's an important point of connection in a disconnected world.
Olympus E-PL1: f10, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 08, Wednesday
Medical professionals are hailed as heroes these days, finally getting the recognition they've long been due. St. Martha's Hospital is one of the designated pandemic treatment centres. I can see it in the distance, but my fervent hope is that I stay healthily on the far side of the harbour!
Olympus E-PL1: f9, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 09, Thursday
The world is quieter with fewer cars on the road. In big cities, seismologists are now able to detect smaller earthquakes because there is less vibrational interference. As for me, I can more easily hear birds and frogs call as dawn breaks.
Olympus E-PL1: f5, 1/60 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 10, Friday
In this period of isolation, my sister has been video-calling more often. My little nephew is usually fine with seeing me, but it's not long before he asks to see Wembley Fraggle.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/125 sec, ISO 1000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 11, Saturday
I've noticed more birds around as the Spring gets underway.
Olympus E-PL1: f8, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 12, Sunday
My mother dropped off a little care package for Easter. It included some chocolate, as well as a big box of my Lego which had been in storage at my parents' house. I didn't take long getting back into it, creating a fun little submarine. For a decadent Easter meal, I baked a potato and smothered it in tzatziki, carmelized onion, roased red pepper, green onion, and simulated bacon-flavoured bits.
Olympus E-PL1: f5.4, 1/100 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 13, Monday
I was walking on my neighbour's land, the bit that stretches from the railway bed to the shore, when an eagle took up the typical perch in a seaside tree. I was quite a bit nearer than my usual vantage point at my house, so I got a closer picture of the impressive bird.
Olympus E-PL1: f9, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 14, Tuesday
Not to sound like a broken record, but this time of year is very handy due to its lack of snow and lack of growth. The tall grass hasn't sprung up yet, which makes it an easy time to get around. (Even in a time of Covid-19, there's still Lyme Disease to fear!) It's a simple matter to cross the tracks and take in the view from my neighbour's parcel.
Olympus E-PL1: f8, 1/200 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 April 15, Wednesday
The estuary is usually a little wavy. Not rough like the anxious ocean, or smooth like a lazy river, but somewhere in-between. There are days, of course, when it gets more like one or the other. Smooth days are a delight, especially when it's possible to catch a reflection in the water. To enhance that smoothness I used some Neutral Density Filters on my camera. NDFs work like sunglasses, allowing less light into the lens. That means I was able to take a long-exposure shot, even though it was daylight.
