May, 2011


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May 11

The First Grass of Spring

Things are finally turning green and the sun is shining.
New Grass Shoots in the Sunset


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May 11

Twisting Grass

The curving lines of dry grass provide so much picture fodder.

Taken in Elk Island National Park.
Curves of Grass Melting Snow
Taken near Beaverhill Lake.
Grass Stalk

If anyone knows what species of grass these are, I’d be very curious. I’m getting better at my fauna taxonomy, but when it comes to grass, I’m lost.


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May 11

Flowing Water and Shutter Speeds

Returning to what seems to be my favorite subject. There are always hard decisions to be made when capturing any scene, and with this one it was shutter speed. There are things I like about both of these – I like the flow of the first, but in the second I like where the smooth water meets the ripples. I think the second is a little more unusual. Which do you like best?

1/8 of a second.
Overlapping Flowing Water
1/200 of a second.
Ripples in Flowing Water

Water near the weir at Beaverhill Lake. I had to slog through a swamp for quite a long way to get here. On the way back I found out that by going around to the north I could have avoided most of the water.