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Sweet Jamaica

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I love colour. I especially love sliding my macro lens into place with a satisfying *click*, and pointing it at flowers to capture simple, vibrantly colorful images… aaaand I live in a place where there’s snow on the ground for half the year. Woe.

Don’t get me wrong: Ottawa is a fantastic, beautiful city. Because it’s the capital of Canada, there are tons of amenities a similarly-sized city doesn’t normally have, but it’s cold and snowy, and there’s not a whole lot in terms of living vegetation for six months at a stretch. What is a lover of color to do? What any Canadian who rather unpatriotically dislikes cold and can afford to does: go south for a much-welcome respite. This year was my maiden venture to Jamaica.

Oh the heat! The sun! The lush, exotic vegetation everywhere! There were coconuts and bananas growing right below my window! I spent the week alternating between capturing moments like my 20-month-old plunking himself bare-bummed on the wave-washed sand (a precious memory, with the added bonus of being great blackmail material when he’s a teenager), happily clicking away on solitary strolls through the gardens, and putting the camera away and just enjoying my time with my family. After all, a break from the everyday with the people I love the most is the main reason I went on vacation: the chance to take pictures was the cherry on top (albeit a huge one).

 What about you? Do you have a favourite season? Is there a type of weather that just beckons you outdoors with your camera? Today why not share some words or an image from one of these forays?

 Image and words courtesy of Honorary Sister / Guest Blogger Shawna Cameron.

Comments

  4. I just love your image! The colors are so creamy and happy. Makes me want to go some place tropical!

    I live in the north as well, but not in Canada. I’m in Maine and we have a very long winter season. I have grown to love winter. It’s quiet, magical and has a kind of peace not offered at other times of the year. And I have to say that the light of winter is just amazing.
    http://www.whimsicalyearsphotography.com/blog/1436/winter-light-maine-lifestyle-photographer/
    The post after this one also shows the colorful spell of winter.

  5. I LOVE that point between spring and summer when things are green and the days are longer and warmer. The sky can be brilliant at night. We stay outside later and go to bed tired from the day’s activities.

  10. I am LOVING all the pictures of the different seasons! It’s nice to know that not only are there people who appreciate the quiet grace of the frosty season, but also to be reminded of the fact that other seasons exist – something it’s easy to forget mid-winter up here. Thanks for sharing folks!

  14. Summer is my absolute favorite season! I live in the Northeast so we’re currently in the middle of winter (with tons of snow this year!) but I spend so much time imagining what life would be like if I lived in California or somewhere with much milder weather!

    Fantastic macro shot! It’s like little atoms of color!

  17. Living here in the Caribbean has shown me just the opposite – a renewed respect for the turn of the seasons at home in Virginia and the very occasional longing for a winter snow day. @bright and blithe: Fall definitely is my favorite time to photograph too, looking forward to making a shooting trip back this year.

  20. For me it is definitely Spring that sends me into a frenzy of delight and action. I love the smell of the earth as it warms in the sun and the way the air feels clean. Vancouver is a fantastic place to be for Spring lovers, because spring can start as early as January (as it did this year!) and last until July when summer finally kicks in. It’s not like springs in Ontario where I grew up where spring was sudden, explosive, and lasted about a month. Here in Vancouver Spring is a slow unfolding, an unfurling, a slow and nearly imperceptible creep of live, and vibrant colours:

    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4350860152_f0f07a0ec3.jpg
    large image

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaranthroad/4350860152/in/set-72157623178368480/
    on flickr