One of the coolest things to do when taking pictures of water features is blur the body of water while maintaining crisp focus on the stationary foreground or background. With a DSLR camera, it’s quite easy. So easy, in fact, that an extremely non-expert like myself can do it! We use a Canon Rebel T3i…Continue reading How to Blur Water in Your Digital Images
Category: Ontario
Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls
I have to admit, I have been going to Niagara Falls, Ontario on daytrips since the early 1970’s. I have never been on the Maid of the Mist until just a few years ago. There was always the impression that the boat trip to the base of Niagara Falls was much too costly and the…Continue reading Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls
Indian Falls near Owen Sound, Ontario
Update June 4, 2018 Indian Falls has changed quite drastically since we visited back in 2012. A large chunk of rock separated from the crest and crashed to the bottom. The result is a waterfall that has a double curtain instead of just a single curtain of water from top to bottom. Also, these changes…Continue reading Indian Falls near Owen Sound, Ontario
A Day Trip to the Big City (Toronto, Ontario)
With a new addition to the family coming in just a month and a half, we’re staying pretty close to home for the near future. The boys and I did get a chance to travel into the ‘Big City’ on a beautiful early May Sunday, though. With the Toronto Marathon on, we took the subway…Continue reading A Day Trip to the Big City (Toronto, Ontario)