#gettingbacktobasics
A row of old wood piles sticking out of Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for #ColourADay #BWFri

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case the short telephoto.

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December 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Stacked logs in the snow for the #SensoryArt theme #Monochromatic.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case a standard lens.

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December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I do love the #GettingBackToBasics project and this is gorgeous in monochrome Dave ☺️👍🏼
A row of old wood piles sticking out of Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for #ColourADay #BWFri

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case the short telephoto.

#TenMinutesFromHome #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography
December 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at dawn for #BlueSkyMonday. A long exposure to smooth out the water. Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case the wide angle.

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December 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The east window of St Mary's Church, Nantwich, Cheshire for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows. Also my #ColourADay #BWFri post.

More details in the alt text.

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December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Candle flame for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #warmth.

A #Kodachrome from the late 1970s photographed with the single coated 50mm lens that is now part of my #GettingBackToBasics kit.

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November 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MorningLight. A Common Loon greets the rising sun on Colpoy's Bay, Ontario.

Made with the short telephoto in my #GettingBackToBasics kit.

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November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Long exposure of storm clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at dawn.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses and making images the way I used to in the 1970s and 80s.

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November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Golden light on the Government Dock in the village of Colpoy's Bay, Ontario for #BlueSkyMonday

It also works for the #SensoryArt theme #water

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November 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Thanks Jason. With all the colour and interesting clouds along the horizon I started isolating details with the telephoto in my #GettingBackToBasics kit.
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Mist rising off Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #StunDay.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case a 135mm that was part of my kit since the early 1980s.

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November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses and making images the way I used to in the 1970s and 80s. In this case a 28mm from the early 1980s.
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#Bright bands between the clouds for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme.

Colpoy's Bay, Ontario yesterday morning. Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case my 135mm from the 1980s.

#EastCoastKin #photography #clouds #sunrise
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at sunrise for #ColourADay #BWFri.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses and making images the way I used to in the 1970s and 80s. In this case a single coated 50mm lens I have owned since 1976.

#ClassicMono #ColourADay
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Thanks, #4 is part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses. In this case a wide angle I have owned since the early 1980s.
December 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Sunflower #TenYardsFromHome for #SundayYellow

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses and making images the way I used to in the 1970s and 80s. In this case I used my single coated 50mm lens from 1976.

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #nature
September 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Thank you. It's part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses and making images the way I used to as a photography student.
July 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Old wooden pilings sticking out of Colpoy's Bay, Ontario, shortly before sunrise.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics using a small set of manual focus lenses. In this case a single coated, telephoto zoom lens from the 1970s.

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #silhouettes
July 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Storm clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at sunrise.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus lenses and making images the way I used to as a photography student many years ago.

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The Niagara Escarpment in silhouette at dawn for #MinimalMonday.

#TenMinutesFromHome

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus lenses and making images the way I used to years ago. In this case, the long end of my single coated telephoto zoom from the 1970s.
September 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at sunrise

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus lenses and making images the way I used to in the 1970s and 80s. In this case, with an ultra wide angle that was part of my film kit for years

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography
July 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Storm clouds over Colpoy's Bay, Ontario shortly before sunrise for #StunDay

#TenMinutesFromHome and part of my #GettingBackToBasics project.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds
September 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Autumn Maple leaf on pine tree branch for #ColourADay #GreenSat.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project making images with a set of three manual focus prime lenses the way I used to in the 1970s and early 80s. In this case a 135mm from the 1980s.

#TenMinutesFromHome

#EastCoastKin #photography
October 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
1/50 of a second at f/5.6 with a 21mm manual focus prime lens.

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses.
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Early autumn colour for #ForestFriday

Part of my #GettingBackToBasics project using a small set of manual focus prime lenses and making images the way I used to in the 1970s and 80s. In this case, a short telephoto to isolate details.

#PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography
September 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM