Archive for 'Photos'
Stalking a Hawk
Quite often I see Hawk’s in Caledon, they are territorial and usually stay in certain areas so after a while you know where to find them. However getting good pictures of them even with a big zoom lens is often a challenge. You may see them on the sides of the roads, sitting on power […]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, Caledon, hawk, ontario, Photos, Wildlife
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Dawn of a New Morning, a New Year in Caledon
The dawn of a new morning, new year in Caledon, Ontario. The picture was taken early January, I processed it through my program Photomatix to bring out the colours in the sky a little more and cropped it a little bit in Photoshop. More new pictures of the Caledon area will be coming soon, I […]
Posted: January 7th, 2010 under Caledon, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, dawn, landscape, ontario, Photos
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Deer in the Tropics
I apologize for the lack of Caledon blog updates but I have been away on vacation in Costa Rica and then came back to the December holiday rush. While in Costa Rica I happened to come across a White-tailed deer at Manual Antonio National Park. Many people assume that deer are only in North America […]
Posted: December 23rd, 2009 under Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, costa rica, deer, Photos
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Toronto Downtown Skyline from Caledon
There isn’t a ton of high points in the Caledon area to see Toronto on the horizon and its often hazy or covered by pollution but every once in a while you will get a nice clear morning where its possible to get a good view. The above picture was taken on the top of […]
Posted: November 6th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, ontario, Photos, skyline, toronto
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Fall is definately here now
The colours of fall are definitely here now in Ontario, here are just a few pictures I have taken recently of the changing colours. Click on the images below for larger pictures.
Posted: October 16th, 2009 under Photos.
Tags: fall, ontario, Photos
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A Last Glimpse of Summer
This photo taken back on September 26th in the Palgrave conservation area provides a last glimpse of summer. There is only a small hint of changing colours and it just shows you how quickly it can turn from very green to the colours of fall. This is an HDR photo processed in Photomatix from a […]
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Caledon, Conservation, Palgrave, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, Conservation, fall, hdr, ontario, Palgrave, Photos, summer
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Blue Jay on Deck
I have noticed a lot of Blue Jays in the area and around my house lately, they are beautiful birds but elusive to grab a close-up photo. This particular guy was on my deck one morning and I had to shoot the picture through my sliding patio door glass which is obviously not preferable for […]
Posted: September 28th, 2009 under Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, blue jay, Caledon, ontario, Wildlife
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Join the Caledon, Ontario Flickr Group
For those of you who use Flickr to post your photos and pictures let me introduce you to the Caledon Flickr Group if you are not already aware of it. In addition to my own photos I have been posting on my blog here there is many more of the Caledon, Ontario area on there […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2009 under Caledon, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, flickr, ontario, Photos
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Up Close and Personal, the Northern Leopard Frog
Here is the Northern Leopard Frog up close and personal, this macro shot was taken with my zoom lens from further away. I used the software Photomatix to tonemap the picture which makes an HDR(High dynamic range imaging) photo and brings out the vibrant color on this Leopard Frog. This particular guy was a pretty […]
Posted: September 16th, 2009 under Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: Caledon, frog, hdr, Leopard Frog, Northern Leopard Frog, ontario, Wildlife
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit on Finnerty Road
I caught a few pictures of this little bunny on Finnerty Side Road on my way home last week, he was nervous but was still enough and posed for a few photos. He is a Eastern Cottontail Rabbit and is a native species to Canada and a common sight in Caledon, Ontario. Eastern cottontail rabbits […]
Posted: September 13th, 2009 under Caledon, Palgrave, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bunny, Caledon, Cottontail Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, ontario, Rabbit
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