Photos: How to shoot great canoeing photos
A point-and-shoot camera was handy and able to capture a fish being landed in a net while fishing the French River.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A point-of-view photo taken from a canoe during a fishing trip on the French River. A point-and-shoot camera with a wide angle lens was able to capture the calm of the bay.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
While waiting out some rain, I used a close-focusing lens to capture the detail of a water droplet falling from the end of an overturned canoe.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A wide-angle lens (around 24mm focal length) let me capture the loaded canoe as my wife and I paddle to another lake and campsite in Algonquin Provincial Park.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A waterproof camera gave me the reassurance needed to try this low, water's level photo of a friend as we finish up an early spring whitewater run on the Upper Madawaska River.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
While waterproof cases are invaluable for keeping gear dry while canoeing, a point-and-shoot in my PFD pocket was quick and easy to access as a loon surfaced in front of our canoe in Algonquin Provincial Park.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
A bright orange Pelican 1300 waterproof case fits my Nikon FM2 and two lenses (a 28-50 wide angle zoom and a 75-150 short telephoto zoom lens). These two lenses will allow me to take most photographs I find while on canoe trips.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail