Playing with the Pets

Argh, forgot how much I hate winter.  Not a good time to become of street shooter -lol.   Not that I have had any time to get out.   So continuing to play at home with the X100s and the X-T1 with the rarely used 35mm.   I definitely prefer the 23mm (a 35mm in the full frame world) focal length over the 35mm (effectively a 50mm)  Trying to decide if I would want to upgrade to an X100F when it comes out or just pick up the 23mm F2 lens for the X-T1?   I prefer the feel of the X-T1 and the much quicker focus, but I love the smallness and stealthiness of the X100 series.   I'll wait for the F to come out and check the stats but for now I'm leaning towards that 23mm F2.0 on the X-T1.

A few from around the house a mixture of the X100S and the X-T1 w/35mm;

Kitten wondering if chewing on xmas lights might be a good idea or not.   NOT!

Onyx is our rarely seen cat who I managed to catch in the morning sun.

Wookie sporting her sweater on a cold Dec day.

Had to take this in colour to showcase her eyes and the brick.

A friend of ours came over with her new puppy (about 3 months old) and she is such a cutie!  She loves the snow.

Another of fluffy.

Fina, the puppy, enjoying the cat toy - lol

But I seriously need to get into downtown Ottawa and try my hand at the streets.   Or maybe I'll just become a pet photographer :-)

Last Long Weekend of Summer 2016

The past summer we have had several great weekends as very good friends of ours have invited us out onto their boat located in the 1000 Islands.  The past few days we had another excellent final trip for the year.   Can't thank them both enough for such a great time on their 2nd home this summer.  A few shots from this past weekend.

We got very lucky and found a mooring ball to hook onto and the decision was made very quickly to stay the night.

The 1000 Islands are a lovely spot with many hidden coves and passages.

I managed to catch a candid shot of our gracious hosts while we treated them to supper for a change.

Sunset through a lantern.

The golden hour approaches.

Next morning as the sun kinda came up.

Sunrise was a bit of a fizzle but still got a bit of a golden sky. 

Couple of neighbouring boats.  Very peaceful spot.

As the fog rolls across the water as it burns off in the morning sunshine.

The East End - St George's

Yesterday was the west end so today was the east end, in particular the town of St George's. Met up with a couple of friends to explore the back roads, Tom and Cathy Schmit Czaja. Had a great time chatting and taking pictures. Again I tried to stay outside of my comfort zone and do something different. For the most part I stuck the XF-35mm lens. .

If you go back in the archives you'll see this is not my first post of the back streets of St George's :-)   A great town for photographers who love colour and different content.  Enjoy.

 Someone took my picture when I handed them my camera :-)

 St Peter's Church, St George's Bermuda.

 Looking out one of their upper old windows.

 I love Bermuda colours.

 The Old Rectory

 Guess the two neighbours couldn't decide on a colour so 50/50 it is.

 Inside the flower.

 Bermuda roofs.  Not a straight line anywhere on this beautiful old home.

Running out of days on this trip :-(   Only a few more to go.