Iain Leitch Photography

If you read this blog or go back a couple posts you would find pictures of an abandoned farm which includes a barn and a house. I went back up to the farm today and took this picture of the shed. I have also just recently got photoshop so my pictures should be of better quality soon, not that they weren't good before either. 

Yesterday I went to the town of Goderich for the day. I went down to the beach which was still frozen and walked on the pier.  I took this photo which to me looking like I'm up in the arctic. The rest of the day was spent having lunch at the Parkhouse restaurant and then going for a walk in Bannockburn conservation area, I did not get any decent pictures in Bannockburn which I was disappointed about.

Today was my first day back home which meant today was the first day I could actually go out and take pictures which is just what I did. My Nikon D7200 has built in wifi which means that I can connect to it through my phone and take pictures with my phone which is how I got my bird picture.  I had set up my camera on a tripod on my back deck and waited inside with my phone and when I saw a bird I took it. The next two pictures are of water drops because it is 12 degrees celsius here which is crazy considering it is mid-February and all of the snow is melting.

This is a long exposure at 5 seconds with an F stop of F/3.5 and ISO at 100. It's a long exposure of the car moving along the road by the river and of the damn at the end of the river near the center of the shoot. Over on the right side of the picture where the white lights are coming from that is the universities gym.

This is what Trent University looks like on a snowy day. I want to apologize for not posting much but with school being so busy and everything I have not had time to get out and take pictures. Also, I do not have a car available so my photo opportunities are rather limited at the moment. Next week I will be home which means I will have a car which then means more photos will be posted as a result of that.

Over Christmas break, I took a trip down to Montreal. That was my first time actually stopping in Montreal as I've driven through it on my way out East a number of times but have never actually stopped. I got a hotel in the Old Port part of town on Francois Xavier Street. The first Picture is of a square and surrounding buildings right near where I was staying. The second picture is from inside the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral looking from the entrance to the altar. The third picture is a statue on a square right near the Cathedral. The next picture is actually my favorite one that I took on the trip, it is overlooking the skyline of Montreal. The fifth picture was taken well walking around the city. The sixth and seventh pictures are of Notre-Dame and the former city hall.

Next week I will be going to the old town of Montreal so that will mean some new pictures for this blog which I'm excited about. Back to this posting, the first picture is a steam in a local conservation area well the second picture is a small tree growing in my front lawn.

Most of my large prize pack from Canadian Geographic came in the mail today. That included an upgraded camera from what it was supposed to be which was a Nikon AW Black with an 11-27.5mm lens to what is now is which is a Nikon D2700 with and 18-140mm lens. I used the new camera to take this photo of the Black Eyed Junco. I am still getting use to the new camera and am excited to find out all of the features it has but am also disappointed as my remote shutter and ND filter do not work on the Nikon.

I'm back from university and that means more updates on this blog as I will be taking more pictures and have more chances to as well. This is a picture of a morning dove in the maple tree in my backyard. I have a bird feeder set up so there should be more bird pictures up soon. 

Trent University stands on what use to be a railway which is why this bridge is here. The bridge would have been able to swing to let boats using the canal to pass by and would swing back to let a train cross the canal. This picture is a reflection on the water of the bridge just after sunset.