I started taking photos just before I had my son. Of course, I have taken pictures earlier than that, but I have never taken it up as a hobby until six years ago.
What drew me into this passion was the beauty of Nature. One Winter afternoon, my husband and I went for a stroll by the Ottawa riverside. At that time, I had a crappy digital camera that didn't have an LCD screen. I don't even remember the mark of the camera. It was really cheap, it looked like it came out of a dollar store.
It was the sight of a fallen timber that got me hooked in photography. The timber was floating at the shore. I wasn't sure how it fell... it may have been the storm that knocked it down, it may very well be the beavers. I was immediately captivated by the sight of it, I knew I had to capture it. I took pictures of the scene at different angles, vantage points... focal points. Not knowing for sure how my pictures would turn out (since my camera didn't have an LDC screen), I had to take a lot of pictures to make sure that one of them was good. That was the day I remember when I couldn't stop taking pictures.
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If you would like to view my public gallery, please visit Photography by Fides, courtesy of Google Photos. My photos are not for sale. They are free for you to look at (to admire or to criticize), to keep, or to share. Enjoy!
My portrait/profile pictures are taken by my dear husband who is also a photographer.
