I will get around to more historical items in the area later
on. For now we will focus on
photographic opportunities that will be taking place in the next couple of
Months.
Sunrises and sunsets are always a great, but we are in for
some nighttime displays that don’t happen very often.
I usually plan my trips based on moon phases so that I may
catch/see something a little different in the Canyon.
I have a link at the bottom to Moonrises, moonsets and moon
phases In the Sault Ste. Marie area.
This is a great site that makes it very easy to get the information you
need. It even gives you the
compass reading to where the moon will rise/set that will make it easier to
choose your location to take pictures at, especially if you want to catch some
of Northern Ontario’s white pines in your photograph.
This was shot in 2004 with a 2mp early digital camera with a
tripod and remote.
The small cameras are so much better now and that makes it
much easier to get your shot. Take
some time to practice the nights before.
Go online and ask for specific tips to get night shots with your camera.
You don’t need to be an expert in compass reading
either. If you compass has
the degrees on it, just set the compass to magnetic north and look for the
corresponding marks on your compass.
If you are not sure you can practice the night before so you are
comfortable with what you are doing.
On August 10th we have a “Super Moon” that will
help illuminate the Northern Ontario Landscapes plus there is also the peak of
the annual Perseids Meteor shower Aug. 10 – 13. For the meteor shower you may have to get up early before
sunrise after the moon has set to catch sight of the smaller meteors.
In September you have another “Super Moon” on the 8th. Fall colours may have started but it is
always worth watching the sky. You
never know what may appear.
This was from my Fall 2012 (Sept. 29) trip full moon lighting up the fall colours, and
some Aurora to make things really exciting. The hard part was it took 25 years of going to the canyon to
get this shot.
October this year brings a chance at a rare opportunity. On the full “Hunters” moon of the evening
of the 8th (with a
chance of fall colours ) and going into the morning of the 9th there
will be a “Blood” moon, a full lunar eclipse beginning at 06:25 am EDT with the
maximum eclipse at 06:55am EDT. Which gives you almost 1 hour to play around
and get your shot.
You really don’t need to go to Algoma for this but you
should! As I have found out the
beauty of the area always gives you great photo opportunities no matter what
the season. Sometimes you just
have to sit and wait for it.
Link to Moonrises, moonsets and moon phases In the Sault
Ste. Marie area.
Eclipse times links
And here is a little youtube slide show to give you a few
more reasons to go.
Maybe one of these times I will share the secrets of the
mists of the canyon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dZJr6xvMvU
Edit : Also don't be upset that your moon isn't giant in your image. There is a lot of photoshopped moons out there.
What they do is they take the image they want to show case and then impose a separate shot of the moon on the first image. Unless of course you zoom in on the moon.
This image from the badlands in South Dakota is a full moon shot. but the setting sun behind me lit up the landscape perfectly. So the Answer is like real estate - location.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0s5qV1HNK5XDAKMr0INxn9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Edit : Also don't be upset that your moon isn't giant in your image. There is a lot of photoshopped moons out there.
What they do is they take the image they want to show case and then impose a separate shot of the moon on the first image. Unless of course you zoom in on the moon.
This image from the badlands in South Dakota is a full moon shot. but the setting sun behind me lit up the landscape perfectly. So the Answer is like real estate - location.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0s5qV1HNK5XDAKMr0INxn9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
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