Lion's Head Lighthouse, Bruce Peninsula

Lion's Head lighthouse, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

EOS 1Ds mark III, TS-E 24mm II tilt-shift lens (shifted slightly to keep the lighthouse straight); Singh-Ray LB warming polarizer; mirror lock-up and cable release; Exposure: ISO 100; 1/30s at f/11

The town of Lion's Head boasts one of the most scenic harbours I've found on the Great Lakes. The lighthouse, blue water of Georgian Bay and distant Niagara Escarpment cliffs make an excellent combo for photos. Only a half hour from my place, I often drop in to shoot if the afternoon light is right.... as I did today.

Having photographed this lighthouse many times, I'm always looking for fresh perspectives and elements. I knew that having a person in the scene would add scale, but I was solo. No problem! With a remote/timer cable release set to shoot a frame every 10 seconds, I simply walked into the scene and posed myself for a series of photos. OK, so I'm not a supermodel... just a temporary fill in for the occasional outdoor photo!

Happy shooting!

More Newfoundland

Here are a few photos from the past week of exploring the Newfoundland coast. The scenery has been fantastic and the weather.... well, let's just say that it's classic coastal conditions (fog, rain!). I've been eating fresh seafood daily, in fact eating some as I write this! I'm tired and weary from a very rough boat tour this afternoon to see puffins and whales (too tough to photograph), so I won't write much now.


Photo 1: Change Islands, Newfoundland; EOS 1DsIII; 70-200/2.8 lens; Singh-Ray LB Colorcombo polarizer & 2 stop hard edge ND grad


Photo 2: The fog rolls in at Cape Race, Newfoundland; EOS 1DsIII; 24-70/2.8 lens; Singh-Ray LB Colorcombo polarizer & 2 stop hard edge ND grad


Photo 3: Cape Race Lighthouse in fog (converted to black & white in Photoshop); EOS 1DsIII; 24-70/2.8 lens


Photo 4: Northern Gannet landing, Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland; EOS 1DsIII; 500mm IS lens


Photo 5: Northern Gannet flying past sunset, Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland; EOS 1DsIII; 500/4 IS lens

winter shoreline

I'm not a big fan of winter, so I escape whenever I can. Later this week I'm heading to the carribbean for 7 days of shooting and relaxing. It helps get me through the winter!

To make sure I fully appreciate the trip, I've been out shooting a fair bit in the snow. Here are a few from last night - it was frigid!

Singh-Ray gold/blue polarizer used to saturate the two snowshoe images.