The Rideau Canal Skateway officially closed for the season yesterday and ended the shortest season on record (18 days). Thankfully I got a chance to spend some time (walking) on the canal last Friday and to test my new lens.
2016/02/26
Assorted photos in February
Here are some photos I took the past several days.
The Rideau Canal Skateway officially closed for the season yesterday and ended the shortest season on record (18 days). Thankfully I got a chance to spend some time (walking) on the canal last Friday and to test my new lens.
The Rideau Canal Skateway officially closed for the season yesterday and ended the shortest season on record (18 days). Thankfully I got a chance to spend some time (walking) on the canal last Friday and to test my new lens.
2016/02/18
Updates & Visiting Mud Lake
This week is reading week at University of Ottawa, so there are no classes for undergraduate students, which also means a less hectic week for me. One thing I was planning on doing this week was looking for Snowy Owls. The approximate location of the Snowy Owls is not very close to where I live and public transportation does not even come close to the area, so I have been waiting for some free time and good weather in order to make this thing happen. And today is finally the day!
Another thing that happened this week was that I came across an ad of someone selling one of the lenses that I have been waiting for a while now - the Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens. After some online negotiation and postponing the transaction because of Tuesday's record-breaking snowfall, I finally received this lens yesterday, and it is beautiful! Because of the two above things, I set some goals for myself today - find Snowy Owls and test the lens.
Long story short, the first goal was unsuccessful because the road where I thought the owls may be found was not the right one and walking along a busy rural road (during wintertime) without sidewalks does not make me feel very safe (just like the time when I tried to bike to Bridgenorth). After feeling a bit bummed and tired out, I decided to visit Mud Lake and photograph some birds (and macro shots too) instead.
Another thing that happened this week was that I came across an ad of someone selling one of the lenses that I have been waiting for a while now - the Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens. After some online negotiation and postponing the transaction because of Tuesday's record-breaking snowfall, I finally received this lens yesterday, and it is beautiful! Because of the two above things, I set some goals for myself today - find Snowy Owls and test the lens.
Long story short, the first goal was unsuccessful because the road where I thought the owls may be found was not the right one and walking along a busy rural road (during wintertime) without sidewalks does not make me feel very safe (just like the time when I tried to bike to Bridgenorth). After feeling a bit bummed and tired out, I decided to visit Mud Lake and photograph some birds (and macro shots too) instead.
Mud Lake is completely snow-covered now. I took this photo with my new lens. It is so much fun shooting with a sharp prime lens (not really the case for my OM 50mm f/1.8 lens).
2016/02/14
Rideau Canal Skateway 2016
The Rideau Canal Skateway opened entirely on Friday for first time this winter. Here are some of the photos I took on Wednesday and today.
It was snowing quite heavily on Wednesday afternoon.
2016/02/05
Broken and slowly melting away
Life is a bit hectic at the moment. Sometimes the only constant in my life is my love for nature, anything else will eventually fade away or break down. Here are some photos taken during the past two weeks.
I bought a new camera lens during the holiday break - the M.Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R. It is a kit lens that usually comes with entry-level cameras, but now I can attach it to my camera without needing an adapter, which makes my camera less bulky and much lighter.
I bought a new camera lens during the holiday break - the M.Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R. It is a kit lens that usually comes with entry-level cameras, but now I can attach it to my camera without needing an adapter, which makes my camera less bulky and much lighter.
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