Gorillas 1

Over the next few days I plan to share photos of zoo animals. When I first started making photographs of animals in zoos, I was frustrated by the small cages and always felt sorry for the animals. I felt so strongly about it that I refused to make photos in zoos. In fact, I wouldn't even visit them for many years.

In recent years, however, enclosures have gotten much bigger and the animals seem to be "happier". When I visit zoos and nature reserves these days I do make photographs but try not to include man-made items in my images.

Photographing primates is interesting because they are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. The first two photos show a large male ape who was looking at me as I made photos. Check the position of his forefinger and thumb in the second image. I zoomed in on its hand after it picked up a piece of broccoli, and except for the hair and colour, the hand is very similar to a human hand.

The young ape in the fourth photo was looking around - probably at the people looking at him through the thick glass. I liked the expression on its face, especially the eyes! The ape in the last photo was hiding behind an old stump and I waited patiently for it to look towards me.

Thornlea 3

While photographing the fishing gear near a fishing stage in Thornlea, a small boat loaded with lobster pots tied up alongside the small stage. I took several candid photographs of the boat and fisherman as he tied up and loaded some stuff ashore.

As you can see from the photos, it was a beautiful calm day for the fisherman to take his lobster pots from the water. The man was pretty busy so I didn't stop to talk with him, but I assumed that he was taking the pots from the water because it was the end of the season.

You will also notice that I shot a combination of horizontal (landscape) and vertical (portrait) views of the scene.

Fishing Gear

 

My apologies for not sending photos for the past few days.

This morning I chose photos of fishing gear that I photographed in Thornlea, Trinity Bay. I stopped near a fishing stage and saw a variety of types of fishing gear that was stored outside. I made close-up and wide shots of the variety of objects including crab pots, lobster pots, gill nets, rope and anchors. I liked the colours and textures in these photos.

Thornlea

Thornlea is located on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula in Trinity Bay. You will find it if you drive off the main highway and drive through communities such as Long Cove, Norman's Cove, Chapel Arm, Bellvue, and Chance Cove, all of which are scenic communities along the Osprey Trail.


Thornlea gets its share of fog, but it was a beautiful sunny day when I made today's images in 2003. The blue sky, still water, boats and houses made excellent photographic subjects as I drove through the town, stopping in a few locations to make images.

Moose

For a year I have been photographing a mother and calf moose that have been visiting my property on a regular basis. A few days ago both moose were in my son's yard, just next door. I got there in time to see the moose looking at Tuesday, one of Mark's cats. I believe the moose was curious about the cat because it followed Tuesday around a bit. I decided to make an image of the moose with a neighbour's house in the background.

The yearling. which is almost the same size as the adult, was hiding in the bushes but had to have a look at me before disappearing into the woods with his mother, who still hasn't driven him away yet. I don't think she is pregnant because she doesn't look like she is about to give birth.

The next morning both moose were in my driveway when I got up, but I didn't get a photo because it was still too dark. As I was leaving for work I took a couple of photos to show how camouflaged they are when standing in trees.

Lunenburg 6

This is the last in the Lunenburg series for a while. Since I have been there a few times, I have more images to share as future Photos of the Day.


I liked the weathered wood on a large building built over the water, especially in the light of the setting sun. I also liked the unusual windows in this building. I have shown three views and uploaded a few others to my Blog this morning.  I also liked the windows of the Lunenburg Fish Company and the interesting door in the last photo.


I hope you have been enjoying the series on Lunenburg and seeing the type of photos I make while walking around a community. As I said earlier, I see more to photograph when I am walking as opposed to driving, so I suggest you walk when looking for images.

Lunenburg 5

This morning I am sharing three photos of red buildings on the main street of Lunenburg. I am uploading other photos of colourful buildings to my Blog as well.

The Adams and Knickle buildings looked interesting from the next pier and when I walked closer, the reddish light of the setting sun emphasised the colour of the building. I wished the fence wasn't there because it was in the way and I couldn't get the photos I wanted. The Lunenburg Outfitting company wasn't too far away and has the same style of lettering on the red building. I saw the people getting out of the car as I made the image. I would have liked to photograph the building without the vehicles.

As you can see from the photos, the buidlings on this street are very colourful.