Iain Leitch Photography

During the month of March, I went out twice to take photos, though only one trip produced anything worth posting. The second trip was more of a bird identification outing. I was hoping to add some new species to my life list, but came up empty.  The first trip, however, was more successful. The opening photo was taken at Rideau Falls in Ottawa. I've visted before on my bike in the summer, but this was the first time visiting in the winter and with my camera. It would have been nice to have my ND filter and a tripod along, but made do with what I had.  The remaining photos in this post are from Bates Island, which straddles the border between Ontario and Quebec. It is a well known spot for surfing during the summer, due to the standing waves, which is what the second photo is of. The third photo is of a Bald Eagle. I had been scanning the water for birds and the trees for owls, when my wife spotted a large bird perched at the top of one of the trees. After circling the tree for...

 This New Year's I set myself a goal of taking photos once a month, as I had noticed that I hadn't been as into photography the past little while as I had been in the past. I thought that this goal would help with that, and it sure has.  The photo subjects have been mainly birds during the months of January and February as they are the easiest colourful thing to find and photography in what are normally quite grey months of the year.  The unfortunate thing about this strategy is that you end up taking photos of a lot of the same species each time you go out, as only so many birds over winter here in Ottawa. Nevertheless you get what you can this time of year and make do. I took most of my photos these past two months in two locations: Fletcher Wildlife Garden here in Ottawa, and then out in the countryside southwest of Barrhaven. The countryside was where I found the more winter-specific species to the region such as the Snow Bunting, Snowy Owl and Lapland Longspur, ...

This past weekend I had some extra time so I went to downtown Ottawa to get some photos. I started my day off at Pimisi Station and ended my walk with a tour of the temporary Senate building which was Union Station up until the 1960s. Pimisi Station Staircase Statute of an Eel. O-Train leaving the underground tunnel. A very nice shaded path. Justice Building outside the Supreme Court Bank of Canada Anti-trans/gay rights protesters interfering with traffic. Prime Minister Office. Rideau Canal looking at Alexandria Bridge. Great Hall inside the temporary Senate building. Huge windows inside the Senate. Inside the red chambers which is the Senate of Canada. Pillar inside the great hall of the temporary Senate.