John Lee 🇨🇦
@watgrad.bsky.social
Recently retired, exploring new possibilities, like photography, hiking, and birding. Avid volunteer.
Ontario, Canada. 🇨🇦
I follow birders and photographers!
(All pictures posted are mine, unless otherwise stated.)
Ontario, Canada. 🇨🇦
I follow birders and photographers!
(All pictures posted are mine, unless otherwise stated.)
A Bald Eagle, seen just north of my house on Dec. 9th!
North Waterloo, Ontario.
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
#nature
#52frames_nature
#52frames
#photography
North Waterloo, Ontario.
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
#nature
#52frames_nature
#52frames
#photography
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A Bald Eagle, seen just north of my house on Dec. 9th!
North Waterloo, Ontario.
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
#nature
#52frames_nature
#52frames
#photography
North Waterloo, Ontario.
#birds
#birding
#birdphotography
#nature
#52frames_nature
#52frames
#photography
A temperature inversion near Linwood, ON (Dec. 8).
The air below the ice crystals was -20C (according to my car). As we drove up a hill through the crystal cloud, the air was -10C. It made for a beautiful #landscape, with trees covered in ice crystals!
#Ontario
#photography
#winter #nature
The air below the ice crystals was -20C (according to my car). As we drove up a hill through the crystal cloud, the air was -10C. It made for a beautiful #landscape, with trees covered in ice crystals!
#Ontario
#photography
#winter #nature
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A temperature inversion near Linwood, ON (Dec. 8).
The air below the ice crystals was -20C (according to my car). As we drove up a hill through the crystal cloud, the air was -10C. It made for a beautiful #landscape, with trees covered in ice crystals!
#Ontario
#photography
#winter #nature
The air below the ice crystals was -20C (according to my car). As we drove up a hill through the crystal cloud, the air was -10C. It made for a beautiful #landscape, with trees covered in ice crystals!
#Ontario
#photography
#winter #nature
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My submission for this week's #52frames challenge, #52frames_shootfromthehip
#streetphotography
#photography
#Waterloo
(Straightened, cropped, and colour corrected in #darktable)
#streetphotography
#photography
#Waterloo
(Straightened, cropped, and colour corrected in #darktable)
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
My submission for this week's #52frames challenge, #52frames_shootfromthehip
#streetphotography
#photography
#Waterloo
(Straightened, cropped, and colour corrected in #darktable)
#streetphotography
#photography
#Waterloo
(Straightened, cropped, and colour corrected in #darktable)
Great pictures! I was taking pictures in Uptown too! I also rode the ION for a while looking for opportunities.
Busy week, but managed to get a few shots for #52Frames_shootfromthehip, two while #UptownWaterloo for a holiday get-together last night
#pov
#streetphotography
#shootfromthehip
#urbanphotography
#pov
#streetphotography
#shootfromthehip
#urbanphotography
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Great pictures! I was taking pictures in Uptown too! I also rode the ION for a while looking for opportunities.
Horned Lark - Dec 2, 2025
Experimenting with darktable's new Agx tonemapper in the nightly build. Agx is amazing (though a bit complicated)!
#datktable
#nature
#photography
Experimenting with darktable's new Agx tonemapper in the nightly build. Agx is amazing (though a bit complicated)!
#datktable
#nature
#photography
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Horned Lark - Dec 2, 2025
Experimenting with darktable's new Agx tonemapper in the nightly build. Agx is amazing (though a bit complicated)!
#datktable
#nature
#photography
Experimenting with darktable's new Agx tonemapper in the nightly build. Agx is amazing (though a bit complicated)!
#datktable
#nature
#photography
Final #52frames_architecture photo for this week.
The atrium between Engineering 5 and Engineering 7 at the Unversity of Waterloo.
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
The atrium between Engineering 5 and Engineering 7 at the Unversity of Waterloo.
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Final #52frames_architecture photo for this week.
The atrium between Engineering 5 and Engineering 7 at the Unversity of Waterloo.
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
The atrium between Engineering 5 and Engineering 7 at the Unversity of Waterloo.
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
Reposted by John Lee 🇨🇦
Great week to be in Ottawa 😁
#52frames_architecture
#52frames_architecture
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Great week to be in Ottawa 😁
#52frames_architecture
#52frames_architecture
Hunting for a #52frames_architecture photo!
A church converted to a toy store, decorated for Christmas.
I need to redo this picture with a wider aperture, less keystoning, and more light in the sky. The weather is not cooperating!❄️❄️❄️ On to an indoor venue next!
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
A church converted to a toy store, decorated for Christmas.
I need to redo this picture with a wider aperture, less keystoning, and more light in the sky. The weather is not cooperating!❄️❄️❄️ On to an indoor venue next!
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hunting for a #52frames_architecture photo!
A church converted to a toy store, decorated for Christmas.
I need to redo this picture with a wider aperture, less keystoning, and more light in the sky. The weather is not cooperating!❄️❄️❄️ On to an indoor venue next!
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
A church converted to a toy store, decorated for Christmas.
I need to redo this picture with a wider aperture, less keystoning, and more light in the sky. The weather is not cooperating!❄️❄️❄️ On to an indoor venue next!
#52frames
#architecture
#photography
Reposted by John Lee 🇨🇦
I visited a local arena to capture a few shots of the quintessential Canadian sport for #52frames_sportsphotography. The first is my submission for the week.
#hockey
#hockey
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I visited a local arena to capture a few shots of the quintessential Canadian sport for #52frames_sportsphotography. The first is my submission for the week.
#hockey
#hockey
My #52frames_sportsphotography submission for this week. Not really a sport, since there was no competition, but maybe they were racing to work?
#52frames #biking
#photography
#panning
#52frames #biking
#photography
#panning
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
My #52frames_sportsphotography submission for this week. Not really a sport, since there was no competition, but maybe they were racing to work?
#52frames #biking
#photography
#panning
#52frames #biking
#photography
#panning
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Reposted by John Lee 🇨🇦
A few candidates for #52frames_blackandwhiteminimalism
Which is most effective?
#abstractphotography
#seasons
#clouds
Which is most effective?
#abstractphotography
#seasons
#clouds
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A few candidates for #52frames_blackandwhiteminimalism
Which is most effective?
#abstractphotography
#seasons
#clouds
Which is most effective?
#abstractphotography
#seasons
#clouds
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Do you feed the birds in the wintertime?
feederwatch.org
The feederwatch counting season starts in November!
There's even an app to make submitting your data easy!
#birds
#feeder #feederwatch
#wildlife #nature
feederwatch.org
The feederwatch counting season starts in November!
There's even an app to make submitting your data easy!
#birds
#feeder #feederwatch
#wildlife #nature
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Do you feed the birds in the wintertime?
feederwatch.org
The feederwatch counting season starts in November!
There's even an app to make submitting your data easy!
#birds
#feeder #feederwatch
#wildlife #nature
feederwatch.org
The feederwatch counting season starts in November!
There's even an app to make submitting your data easy!
#birds
#feeder #feederwatch
#wildlife #nature
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tried the "tell a story with Flat Lay" extra challenge for the #52frames_showusyourtoys theme this week.
I'm definitely embracing imperfections!
#52frames
#photography
I'm definitely embracing imperfections!
#52frames
#photography
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Tried the "tell a story with Flat Lay" extra challenge for the #52frames_showusyourtoys theme this week.
I'm definitely embracing imperfections!
#52frames
#photography
I'm definitely embracing imperfections!
#52frames
#photography
I'm still working on this challenge. These are so great - I really like the games image!
I don't really have many "toys" for #52frames_showusyourtoys, but took a couple of shots: a collection of my winter activity gear and a flat lay of some of our favourite board games' pieces
#wintersportsgear
#boardgames
#Wyrmspan
#Wingspan
#Parksboardgame
#UnderGrove
#wintersportsgear
#boardgames
#Wyrmspan
#Wingspan
#Parksboardgame
#UnderGrove
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I'm still working on this challenge. These are so great - I really like the games image!
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reposted by John Lee 🇨🇦
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I didn't have many ideas for this week's #52frames_yourworstnightmare challenge, so I went with my first and only thought.
I used our doorbell camera to create a composite image inspired by a spooky scene from the horror film Hereditary.
#52frames #photography #horror
#Hereditary_movie #Halloween
I used our doorbell camera to create a composite image inspired by a spooky scene from the horror film Hereditary.
#52frames #photography #horror
#Hereditary_movie #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I didn't have many ideas for this week's #52frames_yourworstnightmare challenge, so I went with my first and only thought.
I used our doorbell camera to create a composite image inspired by a spooky scene from the horror film Hereditary.
#52frames #photography #horror
#Hereditary_movie #Halloween
I used our doorbell camera to create a composite image inspired by a spooky scene from the horror film Hereditary.
#52frames #photography #horror
#Hereditary_movie #Halloween
A cluster of #mushrooms growing on a mossy stump! (Stamm Woodlot, Waterloo)
#fungi
#nature
#photography
#fungi
#nature
#photography
October 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A cluster of #mushrooms growing on a mossy stump! (Stamm Woodlot, Waterloo)
#fungi
#nature
#photography
#fungi
#nature
#photography
My attempts for the #52frames_centeredcomposition challenge this week.
#52frames
#photography
#centered
#52frames
#photography
#centered
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My attempts for the #52frames_centeredcomposition challenge this week.
#52frames
#photography
#centered
#52frames
#photography
#centered
Reposted by John Lee 🇨🇦
More #streetphotography and #centrecomposition. Can't decide which to submit for #52frames_centeredcomposition. Do you have a fave?
#legs
#heels
#autumncolors
#architecturephotography
#legs
#heels
#autumncolors
#architecturephotography
October 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
More #streetphotography and #centrecomposition. Can't decide which to submit for #52frames_centeredcomposition. Do you have a fave?
#legs
#heels
#autumncolors
#architecturephotography
#legs
#heels
#autumncolors
#architecturephotography