Sunrise – Page 5 – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

For the coming year, I plan to continue to challenge myself to explore new places, walk my own path, and plan adventures to the places that call to me.

That’s what I did in 2016, and it has been a fabulous year.

From my time in the Masai Mara in September, the dawn of a new day.

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WPC New Horizons

April 5, 2016

2016-04-05: WPC Landscape

Looking back through my photos, I think some of the most stunning landscape photos I have were taken in Namibia. The amazing contrasts of such clear blue skies and the red sand, to me it was just breathtaking.

WPC: Landscape

December 23, 2015

2015-12-23: Wordless Wednesday

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December 6, 2015

2015-12-06: What I’ve seen this week

This week, let’s great straight to the pictures! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend 🙂

20151206_What I've seen this week-5 — Getting even closer, but still not the type of shot I’m hoping for. 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 2200

20151206_What I've seen this week-4 — I love the shape of this crow flying overhead. 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO 400

20151206_What I've seen this week — Such an epic sunrise. At the time I was thinking it’s a shame to have the road and the wires visible, but I probably wouldn’t have had this view anywhere else. 1/640sec, f8.0, ISO 400

20151206_What I've seen this week-2 — It was so beautiful I had to include two photos it. A brilliantly foggy sunrise.

20151206_What I've seen this week-6 — A young deer grazing on my lawn. The early morning and dull day certainly didn’t do me any favours for photography; I was just happy to watch this little one and her Mom relax and graze around the yard. 1/250sec, f5.6, ISO 6400

20151206_What I've seen this week-7 — Trying to capture a decent shot before sunrise on a dull day… not happening. But I was walking along thinking about white bunnies and hoping I’d see one soon that I could capture a photo of, and then I spotted this one 🙂 1/500sec, f5.6, ISO6400

20151206_What I've seen this week-8 — My lunchtime walk brought another sighting of the bunny, in better light. I snapped a quick photo, and started to slowly move closer, hoping to get something better than this. 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO2800

20151206_What I've seen this week-9 — I tried to move closer to take a better photo of the bunny, but it got spooked by a passing car, and all that was left was this tiny clump of fur caught on a branch. There was a tiny sunbeam coming through there; perhaps it was enjoying the warmth of the day.

20151206_What I've seen this week-10 — Silhouetted trees and heart shaped clouds at sunrise. 1/400sec, f8.0, ISO 400

December 2, 2015

2015-12-02: Wordless Wednesday

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October 20, 2015

Photo Challenge: (Extra)ordinary

I used to spend a lot of time looking up and watching planes, but now that I have moved north, I see them with much less frequency (the dikes where I used to walk were below one of the landing paths into YVR, so it was the opposite). The trails of a passing jet are turned a peach colour by the rising sun. 1/400sec, f8.0, ISO 1000 October, 2015 — I used to spend a lot of time looking up and watching planes, but now that I have moved north, I see them with much less frequency.
The trails of a passing jet are turned a peach colour by the rising sun.
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October, 2015

PHOTO CHALLENGE (Extra)ordinary

October 18, 2015

2015-10-18: what I’ve seen this week

I liked the X marks the spot clouds and all the lovely tones in this early morning photo. — I liked the X marks the spot clouds and all the lovely colours in this early morning photo.

I stopped when I heard a "Peep peep peep" from the trees, and then spent the next 10 minutes watching this one move from tree to tree, all the while staying in lovely light for me to snap photos. — I stopped when I heard a “peep peep peep” from the trees, and then spent the next 10 minutes watching this hairy woodpecker move from tree to tree, all the while staying in lovely light for me to snap photos.

The hairy woodpecker posing perfectly for photos. — The hairy woodpecker posing perfectly for a photo.

A group of black billed magpies. This photos isn't sharp the way I would like, and the depth of field is all wrong...but I like it anyways. I love all the different wing shapes, and the birds seemed so joyful flying around the neighbourhood. — A group of black billed magpies. This photos isn’t sharp the way I would like, and the depth of field is all wrong…but I like it anyways. I love all the different wing shapes, and the birds seemed so joyful flying around the neighbourhood.

What appeared to be a dull grey sky day had a few spectacular moments. It's all about timing. — What appeared to be a dull grey sky day had a few spectacular moments. It’s all about timing.

October 11, 2015

2015-10-11: What I’ve seen this week

This week has brought some really variable weather, and with that, some dramatic skies. Birds have provided some frustration this week. My elusive local northern flicker made an appearance today, but at such a distance the photo isn’t even worth posting. I saw a new bird this week as well, of course the time I left my camera at home 🙁 I managed a snap with my cell (absolutely not worth posting!) but through the blur, I think I can identify it as a northern shrike, which are winter residents of my area. I also could be 100% wrong on that; I’ve not been lucky enough to see it again and get some decent photos to do a proper ID. I don’t have any great photos to share, but it has been lovely now that most of the leaf cover is gone to watch the chickadees flittering about. They are such sweet birds and really make me smile (I also enjoy calling to them “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” while out walking and having a bit of a conversation… I guess that’s a slight admission of being crazy!

I had one other interesting sighting yesterday; you’ll have to scroll to the end to see. The pictures aren’t the best, but I was walking two little dogs at the time (I’m currently looking after my brother’s mini schnauzer Dylan) and didn’t want to risk wandering any closer; we were already under some rather intense scrutiny.

I hope you enjoy, have a lovely day, and a very Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians.