I’ve always found November to be the least inspiring month to head out with the camera. The days are dull, the landscapes centered around monochromatic hues—never straying far from ochers, browns, greys. Yesterday, I set out anyway, in hopes of shattering my perception.
Here is some of what I discovered along the way.
Corn fields still unharvested.
Snow geese (and Canada geese) on their annual migration:
A stag with a respectable rack, startled by the sound of the shutter.
Farmers and farm animals making the most of the last days of autumn.
Incongruously, a remaining green leaf.
And back home by the end of the day, a hint of what’s coming down the pipe.
love the buck, you’ve really captured Nov.
From my fall to spring sugarbush experiences, I have a new appreciation of the beauty of taupe in the colour ‘scheme’ of Nature!
Thanks for bringing these sights to my attention!
Thanks! It takes a little more looking to see what’s there!
He was down at the St. Lawrence Migratory Bird sanctuary, about 45 minutes south of Ottawa.
Where did you photograph the deer, John ?
It was down off Highway 2 by the St. Lawrence River at the bird sanctuary just east of Upper Canada Village. I often see them around there, since the sanctuary provides food for them. There was a doe as well but she left before I got the camera out.
John, your Perfect Day Factory has made a Perfect MONTH!!…. as a Scorpio, have always liked November, but cannot deny the feelings it brings of trepidation of a winter perhaps unprepared for: a winter of cold and snow and darkness and difficulty getting around. In Arja’s Finland, November is called “Marraskuu”, or “Month of the corpse”.
Your superb collection brought us out of the creeping darkness into the golden glow of the month.
Thank you, Tim!
John, fabulous work, as usual. Perfect score, you shattered the monochrome myth.
You have real talent and facility, with your camera.
I feel that what “you do” contrasts with your title, The Perfect Day Factory. Perhaps, “The Perfect Day Divined” or The Perfect Day Apprehended”? Perhaps you needn’t be so modest.
Cheers,
Randy
I always see beauty in your photos including November’s soft browns and colour accents. Here in BC November means an end to the dry browns of summer and the beginning of lush winter greens as the rains of fall and winter green the grasses, ferns, and bring out the arbutus leaves. Come!