A relaxing walk in Delta

The beginning of 2022 was so unusual for us here in BC. We had a white Christmas, and so much snow. It’s very pretty, but it certainly can cause havoc with life in Vancouver. my last post were photos I took while I was trying to make my way to getting my booster shot. I take my camera along with me when the weather or the lighting might be interesting. I also take my camera along as a form of relaxation. For me there is nothing quite like going for a walk in nature, being, seeing and breathing.

When I know I’m going for a photowalk, I sometimes will set some ideas, or plans for what I want to photograph. I usually choose just one lens instead of taking a few. In this case I knew my cousin Lori was taking me to Delta, I figured the best lens for the walk would be my 24-70mm 2.8 lens. I can take wide landscapes and get a little bit close with the one lens.

Lens at 24mm, ISO 120, F5.6 The Lighting was incredible, sunlight filtered through the fast moving clouds made the light change very quickly.

Same scene as above but lens at 70mm. I love the feel of the branches in the composition, and used them to frame the subject

I’m constantly looking around, for different angles different subjects. The sky was keeping my attention and I loved the feel of these branches basking in the light.

This is a case of, a longer lens would be better, but I loved these 2 eagles hanging out and watching us. Because the longest I had was a 70mm I tried to frame the birds and waited til I could see the beaks. For me not every photo is supposed to be an award winning photo, its about seeing and creating from what I see. Yes I was talking to the Eagles saying Hi! lol Hence the look :)

A busy composition I know, but I love the light playing on the downed trees, the yellow against the blue reflection of the sky.

This image and the next are from pretty much the same spot. Just different views, different perspectives. When you find a spot you like be sure to look around try different lens lengths, angle up, angle down, photograph through something, spend some time with the area you like.

Moved the camera a bit higher to get some of the horizon

Here is the question, put something in the foreground or not? Try both ways!

The other images were taken with the sun pretty much behind me but this one was directly into the light. In Lightroom I opened up the shadows quite a bit, you can see in the next image what it looked like before processing.

Before processing. This is what the camera sees, I saw in my minds eye the first image. Processing is taking the “raw” image and making it what you want the image to be.

Another busy composition but I like the branches in the water and the reflections. I’m taking these photos because I’m playing, I’m not trying to create a “perfect” photo, I’m flexing my creative vision.

More reflection. I was so taken with the blue of the sky in the water especially with the yellow of the plants. I followed the duck as he swam along so I have several images but I liked his positioning in this one the best.

I’m always a sucker for highlights and shadows playing together.

When you are out walking with your camera, be sure to take some time with any scene you like. Look at it with the camera up, take a few photos, and then take the camera away from your eye. Look again. Sometimes taking a second look you can find something you didn’t see at first.

It was such a lovely walk with my cousin. oh yes, a little comment on walking with a photographer. Lori and I were great on this walk together. We photographers tend to stop a fair amount when we are walking which can be a drag for the people you are with, but in this case, Lori was listening and identifying the birds in the area. Not only did I get to stretch my creative juices I got to learn about the birds too! What a fabulous, beautiful day!