Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Blue Riband

All Silent On The Boardwalk

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON


Algonquin National Park in Canada has so many facets of breathtaking beauty that it’s hard to work out where to go first. I was photographing the rising sun on a cool September morning when I looked away, ninety degrees to the right. Following my own theory that the most arresting images are often on a different compass-point to where we concentrate our efforts, I ``saw’’ this shot. This was taken with a little three-megapixel Pentax Optio. I did not use a filter, nor did I tinker with the image later. This is just a low-resolution version, but on the high-res original, you can see that the only non-blue touch is the red-and-white float in the water near the shimmering boardwalk.

25 comments:

Stacy said...

What a great shot! I would enlarge it and frame it. It is so beautiful.

I wrote a post on Camp Tamakwa, in Algonquin National Park, and the park is on my list of places to visit.

david mcmahon said...

Hi Stacy,

A friend asked me what ``program'' I had used to alter the original.

I just grinned, said that WAS the original and said the program I used was simply called Mother Nature.

Just about sums it up.

A couple of my colleagues actually have that shot as the wallpaper on their work computers!

Will check out your post on Camp Tamakwa.

Cheers

David

Cuckoo said...

Awesome shot !! Doesn't look like a part of this concrete world.

Anonymous said...

Thats a great one David, especially since it came out of a point and shoot. I guess when the place is that pretty and nature is playing its part perfectly thats all you need to do, point and shoot. Really nice snap and good call on not using any program to alter this or any of your other snaps... Siddharth

ankurindia said...

its really beautiful

david mcmahon said...

Hi Cuckoo,

Thank you for your comment. Muskoka is a stunningly beautiful place, though.

I guess anyone could take a great picture there.

Take care

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Siddharth,

Many thanks for that comment. You're right - you just have to point the camera at those scenes.

Nature does the rest!

Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Ankurindia,

Thank you for taking the trouble to visit and leave a comment.

I was the only person by the lake's edge that morning - just lucky.

Cheers

David

Anonymous said...

I know but it has to be a well trained eye that can catch a scene like that. Not to forget the trouble of getting up early on a cool morning and waiting for a scene like that to present itself before you. The credit still has to go to you for that.... Siddharth

Shrink Wrapped Scream said...

Yes, I agree with all of the above. Even you have excelled yourself with this one!

Bart said...

David, I hate you. Why? Because you're gonna make me spend money I don't have, like we discussed a few weeks ago. Or was it months? Whatever, point is, I hate you. :D

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B.T.Bear (esq.) said...

We saw some nice photo oportunities today but didn't have the camera.

dammitdammitdammitdammitdammit

Duck on a nest with three babies peeking out.... coots building a raft for a nest.... huge old chestnut tree is full bloom... not to mention me, resplendant in on-the-dashboard-guarding-the-car mode.

You should do a post about all the ones you could have got but didn't cos you forgot the camera.

Or does that only happen to us?

Scala said...

Hi David

Amazing shot. Great colours, very peaceful…

Well I leave you my address to the Aussiejourno's Weekly Blog Award.
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See You..

david mcmahon said...

Hi bhjayalaxmi,

Thanks for the link. I look forward to the review.

Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Siddharth,

Yes, you have a point there. I was dedicated enough to wake up at 3.30 in the morning and drive down the highway from Huntsville (about 90 minutes away, from memory) to Algonquin. I got so many great shots that morning that it was well worth the drive.

Thank you for your kind acknowledgement.

Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Carol,

Thank you for concurring with Siddharth and the others.

Still, there are some pictures that one really has to work on, in terams of angles, etc, to make them stand out.

I just stood there and took this and other shots on a memorable morning.

Keep smiling

David

david mcmahon said...

G'day Bart-Man,

Naah, it was just two or three weeks ago that we had that discussion.

Before you go away to stick pins in your Aussiejourno Voodoo doll, I can reveal exclusively to you that I'll be posting my next Star Tech question on cameras.

Stay tuned, buddy, cobber, mate!

Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi Scala,

Just confirming that nomination. Thank you.

And thanks for your encouraging words on the quality of that photograph.

Stay in touch. Cheers

David

david mcmahon said...

Hi BTBear,

Do what I do. Carry your camera with you. Funny thing about the shots you miss - is that you never get the chance again.

Looking forward to seeing some of your pictures.

Keep smiling

David

Bart said...

I actually have my eye on an "SLR-like" camera. It's not a bank buster and it's got pretty rave reviews. For how I'd use it, I think it'd be great.

It's still money I don't have. ;)

david mcmahon said...

Hi Bart-Man,

Sounds good to me. You been peekin' at the blogpost I'm going to add to the site later today?

The digital SLRs have dropped in price, dramatically.

If you've done your homework and you think it's the camera for you, then start thinking about it.

I don't want to talk you into anything, but the prices have fallen to the point where you get real bells-n-whistles stuff now.

Let me know how you go

Cheers

David

phaseoutgirl said...

One more reason to visit Muskoka! I shall tell Allan that when the steamboats are back on the river, we shall go there..

great shot as always, dear David!

cheers,

Cecilia

david mcmahon said...

Hi Cecilia,

Thank you for the compliment. Ah, the memories of the Segwun and Gravenhurst.


Glad you like the photograph.

Cheers

David

Kahshe Cottager said...

A beautiful shot in a beautiful part of Ontario. The Kahshe Cottage is near Gravenhurst in Muskoka and it is where I take some of my best pictures I think.