Bubbles (June 2013)

The kids were making bubbles the other day, so I decided to try and catch a few images with the camera.  Proved to be a bit challenging to photograph, but managed to get a few that turned out.  What's interesting is that there were reflections in the bubbles and a few of them had my house reflected in the bubble along with the sunset.  It was a fun experience, but I only had about 10 minutes of shots, so happy I got the settings right for a few decent pictures.

Fundy National Park - June 2012 (Part 1)

I'm drowning in pictures! My family and I spent a week in Fundy National Park (amazing park, one that I still greatly enjoy after 20 years).  Came back with 12GB of pictures and videos.  Birds woke me up real early in the morning (5:30am), so I got many sunrise and quiet time exploring the park and taking many pictures.  The only problem with this trip is that it didn't last longer!

With my limited equipment, I think I still got some great shots (at least some that I like!).  Here are a few (kids processed in Picasa, but other two processed in LightRoom).  Let me know what you think!

Bennett Lake was incredible that first morning.  I returned many times again throughout the week and couldn't get anything like the first morning.  Glad I was there and didn't miss that amazing morning!

Many sunrises were amazing in the park.  Some were more dramatic with clouds or fog.  However, without a gradual neutral density filter, there's only so much I could do.  My cheap eBay circular polarization filter ($8 CAD!) seemed to help in some cases.  For the most part, I didn't like longer exposures using my decent Hoya ND8 filter .

The kids had a blast, and I'm happy they enjoy the same things as I do.  We hope to return again at some point!