Daily Photo - June 16-30
For 2020, I am photographing every day, and posting the best of each day in half-month increments.
2020 June 16, Tuesday
What really gets me about this photo is how long the eagle's legs are! Especially with the head ducked down (it's off-camera) and white tail-feathers up for liftoff, to me it looks almost like some enormous monkey. I'm sure the legs seemed much larger to the fish than they did to me!
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 640
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 17, Wednesday
On my way to a site visit in New Brunswick I was stopped at the provincial border, which was restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a bit surreal. After a few questions and a look at my permission slip, I was waved through. My work was considered "essential"... But I took a brief break from my inspection to chase butterflies! Based on nearly four minutes of internet research, I'm guessing that this is a Canadian tiger swallowtail.
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/800 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 18, Thursday
By early afternoon on the 18th I was finished my inspection. As per my border-crossing regulations, I was to avoid contact with the locals. I opted to go for a walk on part of the Trans Canada Trail, which is where I found this nifty rock formation. I only encountered one other party on my hike. We turned our backs to each other and held our breaths as we passed. It wasn't the typical Maritimer disposition, but we did do it out of friendliness.
Olympus E-PL9: f3.5, 1/250 sec, ISO 1250
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 19, Friday
It was starting to get warm on my hike, and the heat came with me when I returned to Nova Scotia. If I recall correctly, one of the original purposes of feathers - before flight developed - is to insulate in the cold and radiate in the hot.
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 5000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 20, Saturday
June 20th was the Solstice, the day when the Sun rises and sets at the northernmost points of its ever-shifting daily arc. I photographed it at both dawn and dusk. From now until late December it will rise a little farther to the right each day, and set a little farther to the left.
Olympus E-PL9: f5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
Olympus E-PL9: f5.6, 1/320 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 21, Sunday
At the end of May I featured a picture of my neighbour's retaining fence under construction. Here it is, all complete.
Olympus E-PL9: f5, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 22, Monday
Once again I have two photos from the same day... The first shows an eagle sitting on the big tire in the middle of the estuary. The picture isn't as crisp as I would like, but it is a striking pose. After that is another shot of the same eagle. I think the technical imaging quality is (at least a bit) better, but I still prefer the composition of the first picture!
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 1250
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 23, Tuesday
I really need to watch out or I'll start to develop a reputation as a birder! I suppose it goes with the territory, as it were, since I live near an estuary.
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 3200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 24, Wednesday
It's hard to argue with pretty wildflowers. Not that I would; I find them quite agreeable!
Olympus E-PL9: f5.4, 1/250 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 25, Thursday
I must confess, I originally had a red-toned sunset picture ready to go as my pick for June 24th. Then, June 25th just comes out of nowhere with a jaw-dropping hit of purple clouds and a fiery horizon.
Olympus E-PL9: f3.5, 1/250 sec, ISO 1250
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 26, Friday
More wildflowers, more dusk. The end of June had the double-blow of a post-out-of-province quarantine and a heat wave. Consequently I spent a lot of time conserving energy inside and then dashing out to my backyard once things began to cool off a bit.
Olympus E-PL9: f5, 1/250 sec, ISO 2500
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 27, Saturday
Moon Mist is a local ice cream flavour that combines the tastes of grape, banana, and bubble gum. If you've never had it you have to get yourself to Nova Scotia as soon as inter-regional travel is permitted again!
Olympus E-PL9: f6.2, 1/400 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 28, Sunday
You know how sometimes you're on the very cusp of heading to bed late at night when you suddenly realize that you haven't taken a photo yet? You crash groggily through your house searching for something to snap and wind up grabbing a neck-pillow from the era when people flew on planes; contrasting its geometric pattern with the bright colour of your bedspread? That's totally happened to me, too!
Olympus E-PL9: f5.4, 1/60 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 29, Monday
Sometimes the "smooth" parts are even fuzzier than the fuzzy parts!
Olympus E-PL9: f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 5000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour Balance
2020 June 30, Tuesday
Sometimes I struggle with cloud pictures. I never know if the forms I find lovely will really pop as the subject of a photograph, or if my dear viewer will come across the picture and spend five minutes wondering where the bird is. Despite that risk, I'm leaving you with a cloud picture... A plain, simple cloud picture.
