Little Blackstone Lake

A couple buddies and I decided to canoe into Little Blackstone Lake at The Massassauga Provincial Park. Accessible only after a 800m portage, the lake is quiet and fairly isolated.

We got lucky on the first night with the Milky Way, clear skies, and the Northern Lights. It was my first time seeing them and the dark skies over Georgian Bay were perfect for it!

1/250, f/8, ISO 100, 50mm

1/200, f/8, ISO 100, 50mm

1/60, f/5.6, ISO 250, 50mm

1/125, f/5, ISO 160, 50mm

1/30, f/8, ISO 100, 50mm

1/30, f/9, ISO 100, 50mm

1/80, f/5.6, ISO 3200, 50mm

1/60, f/6.3, ISO 2000, 50mm

1/80, f/8, ISO 500, 50mm

25 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 4000, 15mm

25 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 15mm

25 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 15mm

25 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 2000, 15mm

1/250, f/6.3, ISO 100, 50mm

Perseids 2021

Every year I try to get photos of the Perseid meteor shower and rarely get much.

This year I headed to a spot outside Monkton and, despite the light pollution and people coming and going, I saw several great meteors and got a photo of one. Surprisingly enough, you can also see the Milky Way there if the humidity from the corn doesn’t come in too strong.

20 seconds, f/5, ISO 4000, 15mm

Lake Erie Night

During the summer months the Milky Way rises in the South, and there’s only so many spots in Southwestern Ontario where you can face south without much light pollution.

The Lake Erie shoreline is a good bet, though even at some points the lake is narrow enough to get a glow from across the lake. I headed down to Turkey Point and was pretty pleased with how accessible the shoreline was, and how dark it was too.

While I was there the OPP were conducting a search and rescue operation for a boy who had gone missing during the day. I didn’t know what it was at the time, and took several photos of the flares off Turkey Point.

6 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 15mm (panorama of three photos)

2 seconds, f/2.2, ISO 800, 50mm

13 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 17mm

1.3 seconds, f/2.2, ISO 800, 50mm

10 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 2000, 15mm

0.8 seconds, f/2.5, ISO 800, 85mm

2 seconds, f/5, ISO 2500, 85mm

1.6 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 250, 50mm

1.3 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 220mm

Elora, Guelph, and Night Shots

The last week has been busy with work, but I managed to get out a couple of times to take photos around Elora, Guelph, and back at the covered bridge at night.

Late-spring nights make for some of my favourite conditions to go out and take photos. There’s no bugs, it’s not too cold, but also chilly enough to get clear stars and avoid the moisture you get on summer nights.