Daily Photo 2022: Apr. 16-30
My last entry was quite macro-heavy. This time around I am striking a balance of close-ups and Haligonian landscapes. That said, I begin and end this post in Antigonish.
2022 April 16
My aunt and uncle hosted an Easter party, during which my cousin showed off his latest woodworking project: This puzzle. The trick is to remove the dark wooden ring. It's a lovely piece of craftwork.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 17
This is the first of my Haligonian urban landscapes. It's a look at Spring Garden Road in the early evening. I like how the person waiting at the crosswalk is silhouetted by the light of the approaching vehicle.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f22, 1/4 sec, ISO 800, -1.0ev
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 20
I snapped this photo from the pedway leading toward Purdy's Wharf from the Barrington Hotel. It currently crosses over a rather bloated Barrington Street, but the idea is to redevelop the area into a more reasonable street grid, housing, and parkland.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f4.5, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 18
Here is a look at nearly the same place, taken a few days earlier from the same pedway, but closer to Purdy's Wharf. Demolition of the Cogswell Interchange has begun.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/640 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 19
We should be due for a whole lot of May flowers, because the city has had a great deal of April showers! On yet another very wet day, I snapped this soggy shot out my apartment window.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.1, 1/10 sec, ISO 6400, -0.3ev
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 21
Here's another window-shot, this one looking in the other direction. The parking structure for my building is being renovated, hence the machinery. I find the amount of space given over to parking quite incredible. We could have so much more density of shops and services if all these basements were renovated into proper spaces. Alas, the city does not seem serious about investing in public transit and making the Halifax Peninsula car-free. More's the pity.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f4, 1/250 sec, ISO 3200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 22
For a long time I have resisted shooting this icon of Haligonian public art, located on the side of the Freak Lunchbox confectionery store. Years ago I made a SnapDash post about the murals of Sussex, New Brunswick. My sister rightly noted that it was derivative of me to just shoot other people's art. Having taken her words to heart, I believe this picture counts as my own and is better than it would have been without her advice. It considers the mural as just one part of a setting, and was snapped at a specific time (a rainy Friday night) to highlight the context.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f7.1, 0.62 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 23
I returned to photograph the statue of Bobby Burns. This time he wasn't covered in snow, but he still has a rather stern look as he regards the passers-by.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f22, 8 secs, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 24
The time has come to return to some macro photography. Here's some of my lunch gorp. In addition to the "good old raisins and peanuts" this mix has walnuts, dried apricot,yoghurt-covered raisins, and candied peanuts.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 25
Monday is Dungeons And Dragons night for me. While I use a spiffy metal mechanical pencil (since to me, each session is a special event) I keep a few regular ones in reserve.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f4, 1/60 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 26
Keeping with the Dungeons And Dragons theme, even though we've moved on to Tuesday night, here are some dice. Polyhedrals, especially the d20, are a symbol of the game. I think that's partially because they are used for very few other games, but mostly because they're just so photogenic. Truth be told, though, the pencils from the previous picture are arguably the more important tool in a D&D player's kit.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/250 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 27
The very first photo I took with my macro lens was of my keys. At the time, though, I didn't know how to use it, so the picture was awful. Well, now I have a bit more experience, so I returned to the tiny metal mountain range.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f22, 5 secs, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 28
Few pieces of my climbing gear have escaped my lens, but I hadn't yet shot my water bottle. It's not quite as glamorous as a carabiner, but staying hydrated is not to be ignored! I took this photo after my third of three straight days of attending the climbing gym. While that may not be much, really, it was my longest streak yet. It also included my first time climbing The Stage, which is the highest wall at the East Peak gym. I sent a mostly easy 5.6, and I can report that the view from the top is a delight.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 29
Why go climbing three days consecutively? Well, it was because I knew I'd be away for four as I journeyed back to Antigonish for the weekend. Here is one of my mother's plants.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 April 30
This is Declan, my parents' cat. He may be getting on in years, but he still looks just as dapper as always.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/200 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
I've got a special treat for you to close off this post. It's a video of me climbing on 2022 April 28. The route is a challenging one, perhaps worth a higher grade than its official rating of 5.8 (The YDS climbing scale goes from 5.0 to 5.14d; it's a peculiar bit of numbering!). The yellow holds on this route are dual-textured. While one side is grippable, the other side is slick. As set in this route, the dualtex encourages laybacking, which is when a climber swings away from the hold, using tension to stay in place. The tricky grips also make lingering a bad prospect. Consequently, I try to climb it as fast as I can! The speed is important, as long as it doesn't come at the cost of precision - again, thanks to those holds.