Photo Stories: Week 5 In Review
Summary of my Photos Of The Day Week 5 (POD)
Welcome to another weekly roundup of my Picture of the Day project.
Before retirement, most of my photo shoots were family walks or trips, where it was more Shoot-and-Go. This Picture-Of-The-Day project is pushing me to be a more deliberate and thoughtful photographer.
When the weather is good, I aim to capture one meaningful image each day. This project also lets me revisit my catalog for my favorite images. Sorting through nearly 75,000 photos has been a rewarding exercise in slowing down and being purposeful.
Each photo tells its own story. This weekly digest steps back to highlight broader visual themes from the past seven days and provides a bit of behind-the-scenes context.
Day 29/365 - Morning Sun Forest Path
You may notice I post a number of pictures from Bronte Provincial Park. It is such a jewel on the border of Oakville and Burlington. The Trillium Trail is a 1km trail and one of the best places to see spring wild flowers and get a top-down view of the valley floor. The trail is not very dense, which allows the morning sun to shine through and light up the fall trees.
This is one of my favorite places to walk at any point of the year. In the fall, different tree species change color at different times, so the variety of colors is always fun to see.
Morning Sun Forest Path - Nikon Z6 24-70 mm 1/80 sec at F8, ISO 400
Day 30/365 - Lake Ontario Cloud Sunrise
An amazing sunrise. Here, around Lake Ontario, our fog days are very limited. However, with the lake, we do get some amazing sunrises and sunsets. The clouds over the lake allow the sun to rise beneath them, bathing them in pinks and reds. Some days are like the picture here. Just a band over the lake making the sunrise seem to last even longer.
This morning, the glow and rays shone above, below, and through the clouds. Making for an amazing morning. Always worth getting up early for.
Lake Ontario Cloud Sunrise - Nikon Z6 24-70 mm 1/6400 sec at F9, ISO 400
Day 31/365 - Clear Day In Banff
This image captures a bright red Coca-Cola delivery truck driving down a street in Banff, Alberta, with the majestic Rocky Mountains in the background.
A Holiday from years ago. One day was very clear, and the views were endless. I was taken by this simple view of the street and the mountain. The green, red, and grey colors seemed to pop a little extra with the perfect blue sky.
Banff Trip - 6 Megapixel - Nikon D40 DX- 10-55 mm 1/250 sec at F8, ISO 200
Day 32/365 - Table for Three
I have a great spot on our patio for our bird feeder. Caught this female House Sparrow holding a morning summit with the metal locals. LOL A fun little study in life imitating art—or maybe just a bird looking for a snack.
Table for Three - Nikon D5100 55-200 mm 1/200 sec at F5.6, ISO 500
Day 33/365 - Snow Feeder
With spring today, I am filling our bird feeder, and I also came across this photo from a couple of weeks ago. Brings me so much joy to see this filled with seed rather than snow. I love the spring colors of the fence and the branches from the Rose of Sharon framing the feeder, all with different hues of brown
Snow Feeder- Nikon Z6 24-70 mm 1/600 sec at F9, ISO 1600
Day 34/365 - I Walk The Line
With spring temperatures, the street is often too warm for snow to accumulate, creating an almost black-and-white scene. With my goal this year to learn B&W photography, I thought this would be a perfect subject. However, I kept this as a color picture as I loved the yellow lane divider being the subject of the scene. Always learning something new.
I Walk The Line - Nikon Z6 24-70 mm 1/500 sec at F9, ISO 1000
Day 35/365 - Bronte Beach - Nikon D40
This picture is from my old Nikon D40, which has a 6 MP sensor. From May 2009 photowalk on Bronte Beach. The old CCD sensor really captured the colors and brought back so many memories. Seeing the fisherman on the wharf, with the entrance lighthouses in the background, really gives a sense of history. How many fish have been caught on a sunny Sunday in May?
Bronte Beach - Nikon D40 DX - 10-55 mm 1/400 sec at F9, ISO 400
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Steve