Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

A Photo a Week Challenge – Depth of Field

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting the Photo a Week Challenge

Nancy describes depth of field like this:

Depth of field in photography (and light in general) is how narrow a strip of what you are looking at is in focus. In photography, the depth of field is controlled by two things: your f-stop (aperture) and the length of your lens (mm). To narrow your depth of field using aperture, use a smaller f-stop number. This will open your shutter wider and let more light in.

So if you want to shoot something up-close and personal with great bokeh (blurring) in the background, use a smaller f-stop and a longer lens.

Most of my photography is hit and miss, especially with my Panasonic Lumix camera. When I use the iPhone I’ve figured out how to get bokeh or blurring when I want it. The first two shots were with my Panasonic.

The next two were taken with my iPhone.

Wordless Wednesday – February 6, 2019

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Nature’s Ice Sculptures

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Mama Cormier

….with the spike in temperatures this weekend I’m not sure how long these will last

Unlike parts of England where they are already contemplating spring, we will certainly see more snow and ice and low temperatures. Right now we’ve gone from an Arctic Vortex to above freezing in a matter of days. It’s not very pretty out there with all the slush and run off from the snow banks. Fortunately I went out on Friday and found these beautiful ice sculptures along the shores of Lake Ontario just a couple hundred metres from our house. The ice is created when the waves hit the rocks and come up over the banks onto the trees and bushes.

It’s rare for Lake Ontario to freeze but you can see the ice flows close to the shore in some of these photos and yes those are swans out on the lake. Most of them have their heads nestled close to their bodies under their wings.

Silent Sunday – Feb. 3, 2019

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Sunday Trees – 377

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees

A Photo A Week Challenge – Vanishing Point

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo a Week Challenge

van·ish·ing point

/ˈvaniSHiNG ˌpoint/

noun

the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge.
the point at which something that has been growing smaller or increasingly faint disappears altogether.