House Guests

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I'm still alive and kicking. Have not posted since I began spring planting. Crazy busy, but almost done - only 96 acres of sunflowers left.

Last night we had two very special house guests, Jonathan and Stephanie. They are about 2/3rds of the way through paddling the entire Canadian shoreline of the Great Lakes. In distance that means they have paddled 2000 of about 3000 total kilometers!!! So, what did you do on your last vacation?

Here are some photos of their visit and links to more information.

http://www.windsorstar.com/paddled/1663987/story.html

http://freshwaterdreams.ca/

Artsy Fartsy

Last night I was feeling a little creative.

Not sure if it works but I thought some of the pictures were cool.

Last night, Kingsville, 2009

Great Egret

Egret on our breakwall

A few minutes ago

Kingsville, ON

Gosling

One of three goslings that swam up to our boat while out for a ride on Cedar Creek

Yesterday, near our house

Rainbow

Rainbow, Storm Clouds and M.V Pelee Islander
Our house, Lake Erie, Kingsville, Ontario

6:27 pm, Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Our Front Yard

Iris garden with Lake Erie background, Our front yard, May 2006

The Window in Our Front Door - Part 3

The Window In Our Front Door - Part 2

The Window in Our Front Door

My starting point

Back in mid-November I attended a photography seminar that featured a Canadian photography legend as one of the feature speakers. His name is Freeman Patterson. When I first became interested in photography, his book "Photography and the Art of Seeing" made a big impact. It made me look at my surroundings and the way light interacted with these surroundings in a different way. I like to think that it improved my photography. Freeman suggested that a great exercise to improve your pictures was to set your tripod down in some random location and shoot a roll of film, making the most interesting photos you could create. As painfully boring as the location could be, the exercise forced creativity. The digital days have reduced the pressure to create great pictures within 24 exposures. However the basic exercise is still useful. Take some ordinary, everyday object and try to create something interesting. Over the next couple of days you will see what I came up with using the window in our front door. Let me know what you think.

Two Great Kids

Megan & Dillon, Our house, August 2007