From the Vault

I have been wanting to get a top quality scanner for some time and I finally took the plunge. I opted for the Epson 'Perfection' V700.  I have load of  negatives around and the scanner does an efficient and excellent job of handling the scan process. The image at the top right was made on Kodak ASA 100 color negative film and scanned with no cleaning or prep. Below is the same image touched up in photoshop CS5;  I straightened up the vertical lines, adjusted the levels and curves, tweaked the colour just a bit and got rid of the the dust and other junk.  This photo was taken in rural Prince Edward island around 1998.

Abraham Lake

Here's the last in the return to Abraham Lake series of photos. 

Abraham Lake

Here's another of these crazy ice detail photos taken with the Canon G11 in macro mode.

Abraham Lake

Here's another photo from our winter getaway to Abraham Lake.

Abraham Lake

I like the way that the snow covered pieces of ice along the left side of this photo look like stepping stones.  It's symbolic in a way, the sun is low and directly behind this view; as I walked along I had to make sure that I didn't get too far ahead of myself because if I decided to take a few steps backward for a preferred vantage point the photo would have had my footprints as a key feature.  I wanted to retain the pristine look of the scene and footprints would have spoiled it.

You see the trouble I go to so that your experience in viewing this blog is nothing less than ideal?

Abraham Lake

This weird ice detail composition was made with the veneralbe Canon G11 in macro mode.  The G11 has a handy flip out LCD screen that rotates enabling me to stick the camera under this ice shelf and still see the image.  The long axis of this field of view is about 2".

Abraham Lake

Composing a photo so there is an S curve in the foreground is a common photographic technique to lead the viewer into the scene.  Usually this is done utilizing a road or footpath in the foreground to provide the classic S shape.  In this case I used the lines that result from the water and ice receding.  It's kind of an obvious sort of photo that doesn't show a lot of imagination, but at the same time it's the kind of photo opportunity that's hard to walk past.