ND'ing at Sunnybrook Waterfall …

With this being such a lovely warm day, I took a drive to Mahone Bay and came back via Maders Cove, Sunnybrook and Lunenburg. The return route was somewhat deliberate, to allow a stop at the Waterfall adjacent to the Sunnybrook Mill Market. 

The following are part of my continuing experimentation with long exposure photography using ND Filters. All the pictures below, are taken with a ND64 at 100ASA, with the exception of the first one which was taken with the ND1000 at 100ASA and a resulting much longer exposure.

ND1000 ~ F-Stop 16 with 8 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 0.8 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 1.3 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 0.4 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 0.5 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 0.8 Second Exposure

Back to the beach …

For the first time in 62 days, I am back to the beach. …

Up until recently, if I had gone for a beach wander, I would have faced a fine for violating the provincial guidelines on staying at home.

It was an absolute joy to be out there this afternoon in beautiful bright warm sunshine. Crescent beach looked huge and wonderful at low tide, everything seemed fresh, colourful and perfect ~ it was good to be back.

The LaHave River from the other side ..

Out for a nice scenic wander to the other side of the LaHave River at Miller Point Peace Park. The park has many winding trails, all lined with towering pines and great views of the river and Horseshoe Cove.

The LaHave River is 60 miles long, running from its source in Annapolis County to the Atlantic Ocean. Tides affect water levels for about 12 miles up the river, on my visit the tide was low.

I came across three families of Canada Geese out with the young ones …

I can see you …

Today’s morning visitor was Ruffed Grouse. This is first grouse that we have seen in the backyard, unfortunately he (or she) did not want to come out in full display, but kept a close eye on us.

Morning visitors