Daily Photo 2022: June 01-15
Nova Scotia is blessed with a nice, slow Spring. It's like a piece of music, with intricate themes that build on each other. April is a plodding march, May is a strathspey brimming with rainy tension, and finally comes June, the reel where everything crescendos into a delightful dance.
2022 June 01
Birds have always been a totem of springtime. These chicks have more of a vicious squawk than a sweet song, but they certainly embody the sense of growth that pervades the season. They were very keen to be fed!
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 5000
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 02
Technically, this bird is outside the Public Gardens, though I think I was in it when I snapped the photo.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/1250 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 03
Another sign of Spring is the resumption of fountainwater. It's remarkable how turning on the taps shifts things from dreary to vivacious. This is in the Halifax Commons, with the Armoury looming in the background. It's very nice to see that the historic building has emerged from its renovation-cocoon.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f22, 1/10 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 04
These ants were climbing a tree in Victoria Park. I'm glad I was able to capture a decent photo of them. I also really like the moss.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f4, 1/160 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 05
This is the Prince Of Wales Tower in Point Pleasant Park. It's North America's oldest Martello, built in 1796. As towers go, it's comically squat. In its heyday it must have been quite crowded; it had a complement of 200!
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 06
The roof of the Prince Of Wales Tower was replaced a few years ago. I'm fairly certain that the original roof of the apse at St. Mary's has also been replaced. It's quite common to photograph the cathedral from the front; I thought it would be fun to snap it from behind.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f7.1, 1/500 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 07
Golden Chain is one of my favourite shrubs. The first time I remember seeing one was at my host family's home when I was on a university exchange in Kassel, Germany. I tried seeding some a few years back, but they did not thrive. Thankfully, the folks at the Public Gardens have greener fingers than I do!
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 08
I had taken a similar photo to this one back on June 04. I liked it so much I tried to repeat the process. This isn't taken at night; the dark background is thanks to the flash and contrasting in post-processing.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f22, 1/25 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 09
What would Spring be without rain? I snapped this outside my window. The brush is presumably a tool for the ongoing renovation of the apartment building's parking structure.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/320 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 10
This bee seems to be finding plenty of pollen! We think of bees as being ungainly, but getting deep into flowers must surely take some acrobatic skill.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f22, 1/60 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 11
I was in the middle of photographing something else when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I looked over to see this squirrel striking a pose. This photo is my second attempt; my first one has the squirrel looking like a blob in front of some beautifully-focused leaves.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 12
Here is a closeup of some steel wool, taken on another rainy day. Seeing it in such detail really makes me appreciate the manufacturing process which must be needed to form it.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f22, 1/15 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 13
A friend of mine will be visiting from out of province during the last week of June. I hope by then we've got the rain out of our system! Truth be told, I am certain it'll be a time regardless of the weather. Anyway, on another rainy day, I found my own rainbow, in my coloured pencils. It worked, too! The next day was sunny.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 14
I was lucky enough to snap a fledgling gull, which is a far less common sight than an adult. This one was on the roof of the Halifax Central Library.
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f6.3, 1/1250 sec, ISO 6400
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
2022 June 15
I often whittle down a crop of good shots to pick just one for a day's SnapDash. Since the fifteenth is the final day of this post, I decided to throw curating to the wind and show off five nice pictures. I took them all on an extended return commute from work. I took the long way back, passing by the waterfront.
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f9, 1/900 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f7.1, 1/640 sec, ISO 200
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
Olympus E-PL9, 12-200mm telephoto lens
f6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 500
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 320
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
Olympus E-PL9, 60mm macro lens
f4, 1/500 sec, ISO 800
IrfanView: Crop, Colour
