High ISO Cutie
Testing the limits of Canon’s 5DmkII high-ISO performance, ISO 25,600 captures a baby racoon in the dark hollow of a willow tree 45 minutes after sunset. Not useful for print or colour work, it is an interesting look into sensor technology to come.
Bro Men
Tigger and Marble wile away a long summer afternoon, dealing with their stressors as only felines know how.
Backlight Perch
A black-crowned night heron perches on a branch near Forestry Island, interrupted from its fishing by a certain photographer interloper.
Gnat Overload
Midges (formerly misidentified as gnats) take flight in massive swarms off the harbour side of Algonquin Island.
Entrail Spaghetti
A juvenile racoon, in fact this fellow, sucks back a tasty morsel from a long-dead carp near the IYC as if it were designer Italian pasta.
Seafood Snack
A juvenile racoon enjoys a sunset snack on a long-dead carp (and I do mean long-dead, the stench was overwhelming) near the IYC.
Solstice Sunset
The sun sets on 2009′s summer solstice, the harbour conspicuously empty of ferry boats during the civic strike.
60 Million Year Old Baby
A blackbird chick sleeps in its nest, waiting for another meal to be delivered by its parents.
Almighty Branch
Floating in the kayak beside the RCYC’s southern island (what do they call that island?), I came across a type of beaver behaviour that I’ve never seen before. Usually they chew on things that they can reach easily, but these branches were just a little too far out of reach.