BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY

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CURIOSITY (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS)

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Ali-Leaf-2I wondered if I could photograph a leaf as it floated to the ground. At 1/640th of a second I managed to get one leaf in perfect focus.
The second photo was taken this fall. When I first saw the thing in the water several years ago, it startled me as it looked like an exotic vine or reptile. I later found out that it was the work of beavers. (After all, we don’t have alligators in Ottawa😏 .)

Ali-Leaf

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  1. bayphotosbydonna
    November 18, 2019 at 10:31 pm

    Awesome leaf capture, Belinda. And now you know you can! 😊 And, my, that beaver work does look quite menacing!

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  2. Lynette d'Arty-Cross
    November 18, 2019 at 2:11 pm

    Your falling leaf photo is stunning. 🙂

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  3. Adrian Lewis
    November 14, 2019 at 2:23 am

    Wonderfully caught picture of the falling leaf, very skilfully done – and a beautiful result too.

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  4. Greta DH
    November 13, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    That leaf is PERFECT!!

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  5. Ellen Jennings
    November 13, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    Excellent falling leaf, Belinda!
    That certainly does look like something living in the water and you know I’ve learned to double check!

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  6. Eliza Waters
    November 13, 2019 at 2:42 pm

    At first, I thought the leaf was caught by a spider web, dangling in the air. Not easy to catch one in mid-fall!
    I also saw the second photo as a gator, too, or some fierce creature lurking. It would have given me pause as well!

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  7. susurrus
    November 13, 2019 at 1:05 pm

    The beavers’ handiwork would have convinced me too. Well done with the leaf. I still try to catch them as they fall, but capturing them in a photograph is a step up from that!

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  8. Deeksha Pathak
    November 13, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    Beautiful shot Belinda with moving object. Leaf looks like having fun floating in air!!

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  10. circadianreflections
    November 13, 2019 at 11:00 am

    Excellent timing on the falling leaf, Belinda! I’ve tried several times and never managed it.

    That does look like an alligator or something!

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  11. John
    November 13, 2019 at 9:59 am

    It really does look like a gator!

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  12. Reed Andariese
    November 13, 2019 at 9:15 am

    Nice shot of the falling leaf! Where we live now we have a lot of beavers. The local parks are full of fallen trees from beavers. Sometimes it is hard to walk the paths. I guess that is why they say “busy as a beaver!”

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  13. Anne
    November 13, 2019 at 4:35 am

    Congratulations on catching the leaf! I don’t blame you for getting a fright the first time you saw the ‘thing’ as it is most unusual.

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  14. wordsfromanneli
    November 13, 2019 at 2:11 am

    Great leaf pic! The other – well, it does look a bit like Nessie’s cousin.

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