2402_0295 Hints of Spring - a photo on Flickriver

            Spring seems to be arriving early this year. Evidence appeared as early as February, via stretches of open water on the river that had been covered with ice and snow for a month or two. 

In photography we often work with contrasts: colour contrast, tonal contrast, warm-cool contrast, size contrast, and so on. Here, the contrast is between stillness and movement.

I could not have made this shot without a tripod. I needed the camera in a fixed position for a long exposure, which would allow the water to blur nicely, and a small f-stop, to ensure the ice was in focus edge to edge. 

After that it was a matter of shooting multiple exposures, because every shot produced different highlights in the water as it splashed over hidden rocks, creating white frothy bubbles that blurred and added a touch of abstraction. This is the start of a new image set, Hints of Spring, as we northerners say goodbye to winter. Am I grasping at straws? Absolutely! But I have seen Canada Geese during my last two outings, and they are a pretty good indication that it's really happening.

Photographed on the Frenchman River in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Rosefield (show map)

Taken on: February 28, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/18.0, 1/6 sec, 105mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	105.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/18.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	105mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Macintosh)
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