Friday, June 12, 2026

Any Excursion Can Become a Photo Op

We tried to sneak out for our walk before the rain hit. As we neared the trail, the sky opened, so we diverted to Tims and took our coffees to Riverside Park to consume in the car. In the event, it became a photoshoot — of course it did.

It began with selfies.

I shot through the droplets on the windshield. It was worth a try but looked better on the phone than it does here.


The rain was falling on my side of the car, but Sue rolled her window down, and she was the one with the park view.


When she lowered her camera, I took a shot. Whenever I can get a bench in the frame, I am interested. Of course, the trees help a whole lot.


A guy walked by with unusual headcover. Hey, when it's raining buckets so . . .


When there was a lull in the storm, Sue headed out to take a pic suitable for her POTD.


I was able to find two little scenes that interested me before it was time to retreat back to the car. In both cases, I liked the framing around the subject.



It turns out that just about any excursion can be turned into a photo op, particularly when you have conditions in which you wouldn't usually be out. I saw the park in somewhat unusual conditions for me at this time of year, and I liked the look.






17 comments:

  1. There's always something worth photographing, but your park is lovely. Tree bark is fascinating.

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  2. Great shots, and I couldn't even tell it was raining except the two window drippy ones. The lighting was fantastically diffused without any light source creating shadows.

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  3. Golly, these are fun photos. If you get what we had yesterday, watch out for wind and lots more rain. Love the window shot of Sue -- and after she put her camera down!

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  4. Hahaha, green bin guy! The shot of the bench is my favorite.

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  5. You did really well.

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  6. I agree about photo ops. They come at unexpected times which I like!

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  7. Like the final bench one especially. Maybe the rain was just a little too heavy otherwise the one through the window would have been interesting.

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  8. Such an interesting photo excursion!

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  9. No rain today just what came in the hour before dawn. Hot and humid!

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  10. I like the windshield photo--very impressionistic!

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  11. Beautiful photos, John, and I absolutely love the rain pictures!!!

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  12. Raining buckets, ha! Did you AI this?

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  13. It takes effort to be out in inclement conditions and take photos.

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  14. That park is so serenely green. A good place to sit on a bench.

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  15. The photo of the man with the container over his head was truly a fun one and you are right about any excursion being a good photo opportunity.

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  16. You two definitely made the absolute best of a rainy situation, and turning a rained-out walk into a cozy Tim Hortons coffee date and car photoshoot is pure genius. That shot through the rolled-down window capturing the bench and the lush trees is gorgeous, but the guy walking past in that makeshift headcover is just a perfect, real-life rainy day moment. It is so true that unusual weather completely changes how a familiar park looks, and I am so glad you both got out of the car during that lull to grab those perfectly framed scenes.

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