Rideau Canal - Merrickville

[Manfred M]

Today was the first time I was able to operate my camera in over two months.

We headed to Merrickville, a town on the Rideau Canal, which runs between Ottawa and Kingston, Canada, some 202km / 124 miles. It opened in 1832 and is the oldest continuously operating canal in North America. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Lower two locks (there are a total of three locks at this lock station)





Canal upstream of the lock






Guard Buoys at the entrance of the generating station

[billtils]

Nice story telling Manfred, but more importantly great to hear you are well enough to be out and about with the camera again.

[Round Tuit]

Nice set of documentary photos of the Merrickville lock station. The second one could benefit from a much tighter crop emphasizing the buoys.

[Manfred M]

Thanks Bill and André. It felt good to be out shooting again.

André - I was shooting with the 45 - 100mm lens only (FF equivalent 36 - 79mm). I can't handle field lens changes just yet (my grip with my right hand is too weak to safely change lenses), so the lens was shorter than I would have liked for the scene. I have a 100 - 200mm (FF equivalent 79mm - 158mm) and that would have been a better choice. I've already cropped a bit, but wouldn't want to go any farther, so what you see is a bit of a compromise.

[DanK]

Manfred,

Great to hear that you’re able to do some photography again. I hope you continue to progress.

Dan


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[Chataignier]

Delighted to see you back in action.
David