HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-01-18, Page 2222 Signal Star • Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Power of Mother Nature
Devin Sturgeon
The sun shone through the windows of the Cait's Cafe on Jan. 16 and all I could think of was that this evening we will finally have a visible sunset. I punched out from work at 4pm and immediately
ran home to grab my camera and tripod. As I approached home I saw my roommate packing up her car to go out. After saying hi I quickly asked her for a ride down the hill to the beach so I could
save time to get there. She granted my wish so I ran inside to grab my gear. As I'm gathering my equipment I am in a panic because I can't find the plate that holds my camera on my tripod. So
after trashing my office room I settled for my older, less luxurious tripod while thinking of an old saying, "just make it work," I hopped in the car and we arrive down the hill to the beach only to be
awed by this marvellous site here in the backyard of our own town. It's cold but that wasn't even a thought. I begin scaling the hills of snow that the lakeside created in previous windstorms. As
exercise caution, staying clear of any edges, I look for natural elements that will compliment the sunset background. My fingers become less agile but I still don't realize this. As the sun gets below
the horizon and spreads the illumination throughout the sky the light gets too low for free hand photos so I use my tripod to properly capture this majestic landscape. In between shots I take time to
experience these moments with the distractions of actually photographing them. The ice creaks and the water underneath swooshes in the distances. The odd time you hear the ice snap from the
water pushing up from below. At this point I feel the power of Mother Nature and all the elements that be and I start to feel the cold but the view is too good so I continue to shoot until the red fades
into a deep blue darkness. Abruptly, in the cold night, I am done and now I journey home feeling grateful of life and this wonderful place.
NOTE:
Goderich In Focus is for residents to show the community their Goderich in a snapshot. To submit your pictures, please email them to DCoote@postmedia.com along with a short description about
what the scene captured means to you and what it says about your Goderich.