Saturday, August 13, 2016

Georgian Bay

I had time to spare after leading a morning hike up near Meaford, so I dropped down to the harbour for a few minutes before heading home.  Turned out to be a beautiful day for views of the bay.

The local sailing school offers classes for youth 8 - 18, as well as adults, and I frequently see up to a dozen boats out in the bay outside the harbour.  You can find them at sailgeorgianbay.

Seemed like a perfect day for it, though I've never sailed.  Bright and sunny, enough breeze to enjoy sailing, and not too hot out on the bay with that breeze.

These are quite small sailing dinghies, and I presume fairly easy to learn with.

The remarkably clear water and the rocky bottom always amaze me.  Georgian Bay has pretty good water quality.

Anyone know how to fix the curved horizon in this picture, or is that just the gentle curve of the planet!?

These 3 pictures benefit a lot from a polarizing filter that helps cut the glare on the surface of the water, letting you see that rocky bottom.

Far to the west you could hear the booms of the big guns at the 'Tank Range', officially the Land Forces Central Area Training Centre.  On any given week, up to 600 people might be getting basic army training here, particularly in the use of weapons, so we hear the echoes of the big guns when they're practicing.

All the while the gulls were screeching around the harbour, looking for handouts and garbage.  You'll have to imagine that sound that always seems to mark the Great Lakes harbours.

By the time I left after only a few minutes, the sailboats were headed back into the harbour past the west light.  I think it was time for lunch!

We had a wonderful lot of rain here last night and today.  The big storms some of southern Ontario got missed us, but we had hours of good rain.  A lot of crops will give better yields after that drink!  And maybe our lawn will turn back to green from brown!

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16 comments:

  1. Love the colours in these photos! Great post!

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  2. Nice shots! I suspect the curve has to do with the camera. If you use Photoshop, you can open the Lens Correction filter, select the Custom tab, and slide the Remove Distortion slider just a bit until it looks straight.

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  3. Such stunning views you have captured.

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  4. Beautiful views across the bay. I can well imagine the sound of the gulls; we have plenty along the North Sea coast, though thankfully no heavy artillery.

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  5. What a lovely day. Georgian Bay looks wonderful and I really do love a good lake. Not so keen on the sea. Can you take a ferry across the bay?

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  6. Hello, these are beautiful shots of the bay and sailboats. Your last photo could be a painting!
    Enjoy your day and the new week ahead!

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  7. Oh thanks for the views, bring back memories of snorkelling along the shores of Georgian Bay for many year in my youth, love the crystal clear cool water, great photos.

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  8. Beautiful scenes of tranquility. And I also loved your osprey photos. They are quite rare where we live as our county doesn't have a single lake.....

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  9. The water is so clear - it's beautiful. Love the sailboat twins! Accidentally deleted your comment on my blog :-( - so, yes the Helena cathedral is incredible! Definitely worth a stop and see if you're in the area.

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  10. The water looks lovely! We did get some thunder and a good deal of rain. I did see some rocks in the Rideau River this morning submerged after weeks of exposure.

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  11. Love all the water pictures. Nice to look at on a warm summer day.
    The red, white, and blue sails picture is my favorite today.

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  12. Linda has the answer using photoshop, I believe. I think it happens if you are selecting a wider angle lens. Leave it thought as the flat earth society needs to see this.

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  13. Could you send some of that lovely rain our way? Enjoyed the pictures. :-)

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  14. You gleaned some beautiful photos from the visit. It all reminds me of our visits to the north shore of Lake Superior. I use to have a Sunfish sailboat in my former life. Your two boats look like them but the sail doesn't have the symbol on them. Again, I really enjoyed the lake photos.

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  15. Gorgeous water views. Love the boats on the water, but the most beautiful must be the clarity of the water and the view of rock shapes beneath. Delightful photos.

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