Sunday, December 9, 2012

Canadian War Museum

Canadian War Museum by powershotpix
Canadian War Museum, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

I worked on this one in photoshop to bring out the effect in sky. The foreground of the tree adds a different view to the shot. This shot is posted my flickr and 500px site.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Gatineau Hotair balloon festival

This photo is taken at the beginning of September at the Gatineau Hotair balloon festival.

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Fogscape Panorama

Fogscape Panorama by powershotpix
Fogscape Panorama, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

As summer ends and fall is around the corner the fog is starting to appear in the mornings. Here is one of the scene from the early morning fog just a few minutes after sunrise

Friday, August 24, 2012

Full Moon Aug 2 HDR

Full Moon Aug 2 HDR by powershotpix
Full Moon Aug 2 HDR, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

A Carpet of Pastels

Reflection of pastels
Well the sky was blown away by the red color on wednesday(Aug. 22), unfortunately I was not there for catching the colors at right time. A tad late I decide to put down the aperture to 22 and took a long exposure shots of the end of the colors. Lucky for me I could quickly find a right spot for capture the fading reflections. Three exposures and photomatix does a great processing I just love it.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Full Moon

August 2011 Full Moon by powershotpix
August 2011 Full Moon, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

Grabbing moon used to be a night out job for me. Not anymore now and not scared of the bright featureless full moon as I used to be in the beginning.
This is what I do after many experiments and reading other experienced peers.
1. camera on daylight setting
2. ISO 100
3. Set to Aperture or manual and set f/8.0 and shutter 100
4. Put lens in manual focus and adjust the clarity. (It is impossible to get a focus with moon so small on the screen).
5. See on the screen and play around shutter till the contrast for dark features is good.
6. Now before clicking adjust the moon to the center of the screen and try the zoom 10X
7. The moon is going to get jumpy and move out of the screen fast so you need to adjust the final details with lens focus ring fast and click.
8. If you do not get it right repeat steps 6 and 7 to get the fine details.
9. Crop whatever size shape you want. There is lot of dark space around. I prefer to fill the frame as much as possible.

August 2011 full

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Fall colors in Fog

Fall colors in Fog by powershotpix
Fall colors in Fog, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

I wanted to catch the fall colors in morning so drove down to the mer bleue bog in early fall so there was enough fog and the fall colors glowed in the morning light

Colors at the end of day

Colors at the end of day by powershotpix
Colors at the end of day, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.
This scene is at the same place just one year before Reflections of spring, the light is perfect without the clouds. Love the bright glow.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Over the mast

Over the mast by powershotpix
Over the mast, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

Hot summer days in july lead to a lot of fog due to high content of water vapor and volatile matter in the air. Light clouds and light foggy air gives a beautiful effect and once in a while a lucky chance of have yatch pass close by. The water color is muddy because of a afternoon storm that poured down a bit.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Fiery Reflections

Fiery Reflections by powershotpix
Fiery Reflections, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

Winds blowing from south-west as the clouds try to cover up the sun and sun runs away to the other part of the world. Amazing cat and mouse chase of storm and sun is seen in this picture. This neither lasts long nor reoccurs frequently.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Reflections of spring

Reflections of spring by powershotpix
Reflections of spring, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.
April mid the sun in Andrew Haydon park is well positioned give the yellow glow behind the trees. I just love to shoot it! This is the second year I shot on the same around mid april and the results are fantastic

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Silhouettes

Silhouettes by powershotpix
Silhouettes, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

Summer time we visit to nearby park for evening it is nice to catch silhouettes of children in the park.

As warmth goes down the horizon

Perched

Perched by powershotpix
Perched, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

A long day of visiting out with the family I decided to just drove down instinctively to have the day fill up with some shots. This is one of the many I got trying to photograph silhouettes of the balanced stones. I love the reflected light how it goes around the rocks

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

All in gold

All in  gold by powershotpix
All in gold, a photo by powershotpix on Flickr.

A beautiful day with cloud formations yielded a perfect reflection for this shot at the Andrew Haydon park