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The dock at dusk. The islands we swam to (or around) are in the upper left corner.

Black Lake is near Perth in Eastern Ontario, about 1 hour from Ottawa. A group of fellow swimmers went for a late-in-the-year lake swim on October 20th, 2011. Fortunately it has been a long autumn and the water temperature was cold but forgiving. Not only that, it was a beautifully warm day above the surface so climbing out dripping wet was not the ordeal it might have been.

Later in the evening as we settled indoors for a meal and a beverage I had to dash back outside with my camera and tripod so as not to miss the magnificent sunset that was unfolding.

Sunset on Black Lake near Perth, Ontario.

Sunset at dock level on Black Lake near Perth, Ontario.

The view of Black Lake at sunset from the front of the cottage.

Dusk on Black Lake near Perth, Ontario.

The islands at dusk on Black Lake near Perth, Ontario.

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I returned to the Victoria Island area after 1 week as I was asked to try to get some pictures of a wedding taking place on the small island between Victoria Island and the Ontario shoreline. I have not included any of the wedding photos as they are private but I have included here some of the general area shots that I took that day. These photographs were taken using kite aerial photography (KAP).

A view of the Ottawa River and Parliament Hill from high over one of the islands near Victoria Island and the Portage Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

A view of the Ottawa River and Victoria Island from high over the island adjacent to Victoria Island and the Portage Bridge.

The National Archives from the back.

Kayak and canoe slalom course in a channel of the Ottawa River between the Ontario shoreline and the island adjacent to Victoria Island and the Portage Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. At the top of the picture is the Ottawa River Parkway and the commencement of the Portage Bridge. In the background it the War Museum on Lebreton Flats.