I’m very lucky to have access to a wonderful family vacation spot on McGregor Bay, Ontario, which I’ve visited on and off for many years — starting when I was nine years old. A long time ago! Elizabeth and I hadn’t been in several years, but were back this year, meeting up with my sister and her family for a special week-long vacation.
It was a treat! It was rather hot and cloudless for the first few days, but then it cooled of and we had some nice weather. It was such a treat to watch the light change through the day. (Particularly after around 8:00 pm, for an hour before the 9:00 pm sunsets.) And from day to day.
The above photo was taken at about 8 pm, as the colors really picked up, prior to sunset. (I actually desaturated this image a bit, as the colors were “too strong” out of the camera for my taste.) It’s 132-second “long exposure,” taken with my Lee “Big Stopper” 10-stop neutral density filter.
The beautiful smooth shapes were carved by glaciers 20,000 to 10,000 years ago or so. (Quite recent in geologic time.)
And speaking of weather, here’s a dramatic storm that moved through quite quickly. What a treat to really be able to “see” and photograph the (sometimes rapidly) changing weather! Unfortunately, I suppose, that requires spending at least a few days in the same place, which is a rare luxury.
It was so cool to see the light for the shot below. Dark stormy clouds in the distance, but with the sun shining through from above, lighting up the rocks and glinting off the water. This was a 20-second exposure. A small detail, but I particularly liked seeing the swaying (and thus blurred) reeds in the foreground.
And here’s another image of some reeds among the rocks. (The one in the foreground submerged a bit.) Another 10-second exposure.
And here’s McGregor Bay (although not labeled). It’s a “little” bay to the north of Georgian Bay, which is a “big” bay to the northeast of Lake Huron.
Thanks for having a look!
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