During a week of unseasonably warm temps we went out to photograph the rivers and lakes. Here is a series taken over a period of three days this week.

I am learning about different apertures and shutter speeds effects on moving water










I just love this little tree, backlit






Had to work hard on this one to bring up the shadows






same day just further down the river and closer to sunset






A drive into the park to see the ice conditions on the lakes


























Took a paddle up a creek (into the sun)













And then a hike out to our neighbourhood lake yesterday











thank you for looking

[Ash]

Nicely done Tess. They look like paintings. Thanks for sharing.

[Bob Harris]

Beautiful series, my gosh, what beautiful country and you always capture it well.

[snappychappy]

A lovely vibrant set of shot's there, love the one with the dog's in, great work.

[kenafein]

Dramatic, colorful and beautiful shots and countryside.

[Bruce Clark]

A wonderful series. You captured the movement of the water in a dramatic fashion in #1 and #2 especially. It is neither static or overly blurred. I also like #5 very much with the change in the reflection from gold and green to blue.

[tessfully]

I am so appreciative of all the comments especially as I realize I always post too many photos for one series. so thank you from the bottom of my heart

Nicely done Tess. They look like paintings. Thanks for sharing.

Ash, thank you so much for taking a look and for your comments. I do spend a lot of time on the pp, so I guess it can either make or break the image. Paintings... I like!

Beautiful series, my gosh, what beautiful country and you always capture it well.

Thank you Bob! Thank goodness for seasons as it keeps the scenery fresh and new for us.

A lovely vibrant set of shot's there, love the one with the dog's in, great work.

Thank you snappychappy... they had a great time swimming!! They can't wait for the real swimming conditions to arrive.

Dramatic, colorful and beautiful shots and countryside.

Oh I love how you described the series kenafein! The countryside is very dramatic and photogenic so I am lucky. Thank you for looking and commenting.

A wonderful series. You captured the movement of the water in a dramatic fashion in #1 and #2 especially. It is neither static or overly blurred. I also like #5 very much with the change in the reflection from gold and green to blue.

Thank you Bruce... your analysis means a lot. I took many photos that were just that, over blurred or so sharp it looked weird. I am happy you like these.

[MSL]

The second one and the one of the river at sunset are just stunning. Others have use the term "art" and I fully agree.

[usn ret]

Tess, I like all of them however #1 is my favorite as the water almost looks like it is frozen in a gazillion spiny shards.........TFS Cliff