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Slow shutter speed photograph of waves rolling in to shore and smashing on rocks. It is cold enough that the water splashes are freezing on the background rocks.

Elements
#Nikon #Ice #Water #Winter #Nature #Art #Landscape #Manitoulin

Amazing how few days apart this was from your previous falls photo…!

Photograph taken while standing in a shallow river. In the foreground water is rushing around snow and ice covered boulders. In the background is Manitoulin Island's semi-frozen iconic Bridal Veil waterfalls.

So I might have got a bit of a soaker taking this shot.🥶🤣
#Nikon #Landscape #Waterfalls #Manitoulin #BridalVeilFalls #Nature #Winter #IGotASoaker

Photograph of white-crowned sparrow sitting on a branch. The background is a blur of bright yellow sunflowers.

Warmer days... in case you miss them.
#Nikon #Birds #Art #Wildlife #Nature #Whitecrownedsparrow #Sparrows #Manitoulin #Backgrounds

Photograph of Bridal Veil Falls located on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. A slightly long shutter speed allowed for a creamy feel to the falling water, and a bright red maple leaf features prominently on a rock in the foreground.

Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin Island. Can't remember the last time I saw such a low water flow during the autumn "rainy season".
#Nikon #Landscapes #Waterfalls #Manitoulin #Scenic #Art

Photograph of rocks on a sandy beach. The sand is undisturbed by human footprints. Waves are rolling in and sombre skies, with just a slice of colourful sunset, are overseeing the image.

Under sombre skies.
#Nikon #Sunsets #Art #Nature #Water #Rocks #Photography #Manitoulin #Storms

Image of an earth star mushroom in a very dark moody forest-floor setting.

Found a little patch of earth stars (Geastrum sp.) today. Time in the forest never fails to yield something special...
#Nikon #Fungi #Mushrooms #EarthStars #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Macro

Absolutely beautiful. And that you captured how it actually looked 🧡☺️

Image of a sunset. It is very dark and moody with a lone birch tree standing out against the orange textured sky.

Some scenes are really challenging to capture. Sunsets, just at the moment of near darkness, fall into that category. 😂
#Nikon #Sunsets #Nature #Art #Photography #Manitoulin

Image of a feather floating on, and reflected in, blue water.

Adrift
#Nikon #Art #Water #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Blue

Photograph of a Common Yellowthroat sitting in a patch of perennial sow thistle flowers. The colour of the flowers beautifully compliments the yellow throat of the wee warbler.

I miss those long-ago warm days of autumn.😆
#Nikon #Birds #Flowers #CommonYellowthroat #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin #Warblers

Highly textured photograph of a small shrub that is entirely coated in thick layers of ice.

Coming soon, to a neighbourhood near you. Winter. Who knew cold could come in so many textures?
#Nikon #Art #Ice #Nature #Manitoulin #IceArt #Photography #Winter

Close up photo of a Common Loon with a drop of water dripping from its bill.

That clichéd drop of water falling from a loon's bill.... 😆
#Nikon #Birds #Loons #CommonLoon #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin

Close up photograph of a Black-capped Chickadee collecting a beak full of aphids from autumn weeds.

I thought I was watching the chickadees picking seeds off the weeds. Turns out they were getting some late season aphid protein. #Nikon #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin #Chickadees #BlackcappedChickadee

Full frame image of a red squirrel. It has a pure white tail instead of the standard red. This is known as leucism.

I think this red squirrel was "mis-born". He was meant to be a white-tailed deer! 😆
#Nikon #Unusual #Squirrels #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Leucism #RedSquirrels

Close up photo of perennial sow thistle flowers. The flowers are fading with the end of the season. The background is a soft bokeh created by the colours of the same flowers.

There can be beauty in endings too...
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Nature #Emotions #Manitoulin #Photography

Photograph of a Common Loon on water and spreading its wings. During the fall migration these birds come through my area (Manitoulin Island) in great numbers.

It's migration season and the Common Loons are passing through in numbers!
#Nikon #Birds #Loons #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin

Photograph of waves rushing through a narrow rocky channel.

Relentless.... I'm always fascinated by the eternal play of water on rock. For millions of years....
#Nikon #Water #Nature #Art #Manitoulin #Photography

😆💛💛💛

Close-up photographic image of a White-crowned Sparrow surrounded by sunflowers.

As my South African love would say, "this wee one really landed with his bum in the butter." 🤣
#Nikon #Birds #Flowers #Sunflowers #Nature #Wildlife #WhiteCrownedSparrow #Manitoulin #Photography #Art

Beautiful. I love everything about this ❤️

Photograph of juvenile White-crowned Sparrow with some bright red autumn foliage bokeh forming the background.

As a photographer, I feel like backgrounds are just as critical as the subject. When I first saw this sparrow, he/she was backed by the dull greys and browns of late autumn... but just a couple steps to the side and everything changed.
#Nikon #Birds #Art #Manitoulin #Nature #Wildlife #Photography

Photograph of a red squirrel sitting amongst some late season sunflower heads. It has a "chunk of seeds" in its paws which it is eating.

"Cheeky"
Despite what you think little squirrel, I did not plant those sunflowers just for you...🤣🤣🤣
🐿️❤️🌻
#Nikon #Flowers #Nature #Manitoulin #Sunflowers #Wildlife #RedSquirrels #Squirrels

Photograph of a clump of dew-covered sunflowers in golden hour morning light.

Goodbye my summer friends. I'll miss you in the white months ahead...❄️🤣
#Nikon #GoldenHour #Flowers #Sunflowers #Art #Manitoulin

Photograph of a rocky shoreline with waves crashing over it. There are sparse patches of golden hued grass clinging to the rocks. This is a study in contrasts between rock and water, movement and non-moving, warm and cold, smooth and textured.

A study in contrasts...
#Nikon #Art #Water #Landscapes #Contrast #Manitoulin

After very heavy rains there was a lot of surface water running over piles of freshly fallen autumn leaves. A slow shutter speed gave the water a soft milky feel as it poured through the bright colours.

October rains.
#Nikon #Landscape #Water #Art #Autumn #FallColours #Manitoulin

Image of rain-soaked bumble bee on late autumn goldenrod flowers. The background bokeh is a blend of warm fall colours.

Autumn showers,
and bees on flowers.

#Nikon #Bees #BumbleBees #Flowers #Autumn #Rain #Art #Nature #Manitoulin

Close up photograph of two back-lit blue flowers against some autumn bokeh.

The flowers' last stand....
... before winter begins, and all colours are cloaked in white.
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Nature #Manitoulin

Image of Great Horned Owl sitting on a post and shaking its feathers dry after a bath. The head is moving so fast it is just a spiral blur.

Some moments...🤣
#Nikon #Owls #GreatHornedOwl #Birds #Funny #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Very close photo of a Common Yellow-throat sitting on a branch and looking directly into the camera.

Eye spy...
#Nikon #Birds #Warblers #CommonYellowThroat #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Artr