Wakefield Walk
1/13s, f4.5, 400ISO, autoWB, 18mm. levels adjusted
Our friends took us on a walk through the trails on the south side of Ski Vorlage in Wakefield this morning.
Water Tower by River
1/125s, f8, 200ISO, autoWB, 18mm.
I like strange buildings, and water towers are no exception. This one is along the Gatineau River and trail in Wakefield.
Aberdeen Pavilion
1/13s, f4, 640ISO, autoWB, 18mm.
We met our friends for supper in Ottawa and went for a walk to get gelato, stopping at a night market of the 613flea in Aberdeen Pavilion. The building has interesting steel trusses and is in the style of Crystal Palace buildings. They have installed interesting “leak catchers” along the roof to control water inundation.
Forest Ride
1/20s, f8, 640ISO, autoWB, 18mm.
I decided to go for a bike ride in the forest today and explored the trails near Goodrich Loomis CA.
Trapped Bee
1/250s, f4.5, 640ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro. cropped
I tried to photograph the busy bumblebees at asters but they were moving so quickly that my photos are all slightly out of focus. Then I came upon this still bumblebee – easy to photograph – but only because it had been caught by a pair of predaceous ambush bugs (Phymata sp.) that were making a meal of it. I also saw a few caterpillars today, on instagram.
Cicada
1/250s, f5, 400ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.
A first for me, I found a cicada! It was resting on a piece of equipment (I was pulling weeds around it) and I noticed something interesting there – a cicada! Its body length is over an inch long and it is patterned black, green, and brown. It’s likely in the genus Neotibicen. I put it in my bucket lightbox for photos before moving it to the bottom of one of the trees in my yard.
Dogwoods by Riffle
1/40s, f6.3, 400ISO, autoWB, 18mm.
Facing upstream from the riffle, I see few leaves have fallen yet and the dogwoods are still lush.
