I know - what an oxymoron, but, yes, the Great White North has a "Deep South".
Along the north shore of Lake Erie there is a habitat zone called the Carolinian Forest. It's the only true deciduous forest in Canada, comprised of tulip trees, black gum, various hickories as well as sugar maple and beech - the type of forest one finds further south in the US. The best location to experience this is a place called Backus Woods just north of Port Rowan / Long Point. Another forest nearby - Jackson-Gunn Old Growth Forest - is perhaps the last remnant of original forest left in southern Ontario. Biologist figure it has remained undisturbed for over 600 years; i.e. pre-first contact. The rest of southern Ontario (and much of northern Ontario) has been mowed of its original growth forests or selectively logged of its best trees, except this one small place.
We spent a few days hiking, photographing and birding in this area and in another "remnant" habitat further west in Windsor (across from Detroit) called the Ojibway Tallgrass Prairie. Both are beautiful places if your a nature-nut like my wife and I are. Spectacular butterflies at this time of year in the tallgrass prairie plus a remnant Oak Savanna as well.
The four landscapes below are shot w/ D800E on tripod, except #1 which was handheld; processed in LR6.1.1
1 - Edge of Dusk: 18mm; ƒ5.6 @ 1/100; ISO400 –1-2/3 EV
2 - Ferns: 20mm; ƒ16 @ 2sec; ISO100 –1EV
3 - Morning Light: 22mm; ƒ11 @ 1.3sec; ISO 100 –1EV
4 - Dusk: 105mm; ƒ11 @ 1/20; ISO400 +1EV
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