Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHONThis shot was taken at Algonquin National Park in Muskoka, Canada. I had driven down, pre-dawn, from Huntsville, taking good care not to run the rental car into an errant moose. I stopped for some great shots at Oxtongue Lake and Tea Lake before pulling in at Smoke Creek. I shot about fifty frames here, using a Canon EOS 3000 and a Pentax Optio, but this picture would have been one of the ten best results from the morning. Interestingly enough, I always tell amateur photographers to look away from the ``obvious'' shot, because you never know what you'll capture. And a few moments after I shot this frame, I turned my lens ninety degrees to the right for a great result. If you want to see that shot, just go to Blue Riband.
Click here: Canon EOS 3000, Kodak 100 ASA film, Shutter 1/1000, F2.2
18 comments:
Ohhhhh ... you captured the ghost eye of the sun. A rare privilege!
Hi Lin,
That's a lovely description, ghost eye of the sun.
Thanks for sharing that with us ...
Keep smiling
David
What contrast between the two photographs! Both, as ever, are superb..
Sometimes the early bird catches the ghost eye of the sun. :-)
(Thanks, Lin, for enriching my vocabulary!)
Each time of day offers special opportunities, but the dawn hours are special. Such a great capture! :-)
Hey, I went there, back in the mid '90s, canoing and fishing. Go to the FlickR pictures on my site and look for the shots from Hogun lake. It's one of the smaller ones we camped on on that trip. Beautiful shot man.
That shot is amazing! ^^
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Beautiful photograph David. I just came back from a 15 day canoe trip into the interior of Algonquin. It's always a shear delight.
Unfortunately over 75% of Algonquin is still being logged. This website might be of interest: www.savealgonquin.ca
Hi Carol,
Why, thank you, Ma'am. All in a day's work!
Keep smiling
David
Hi Merisi,
All credit to Lin. Glad you liked the shot.
Keep smiling
David
Hi FHB,
Glad you liked the shots. Will check out your pictures on Flickr.
Keep smiling
David
Thanks, Ele,
Glad you liked the shot.
Keep smiling
David
Hi Beast,
Thank you, kind sir.
Keep smiling
David
Hi Evan,
I didn't know about the logging. Will check out that link.
The canoe trip must have been really memorable.
Keep smiling
David
That is one gorgeous photo!
Just seeing that photo makes me feel like crying...and I dont do that often. I hope to one day see a sunrise like that.
Hi Dawn,
Thank you. Glad you liked it. And that was wonderful, coming from someone whose name is Dawn!
Very apt indeed.
Keep smiling
David
Hi Lady T,
Really touched by that comment. Thank you, most sincerely.
Keep smiling
David
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