SHELTER, PORTLAND, OR

I could not resist taking another picture of this shelter when I came home on the train. The late afternoon sun shining through the glass created a nice moody image.

ALONG THE TRAIL, ECOLA STATE PARK

Another picture along the trail. It was getting later in the afternoon when I made this image. I slightly underexposed the picture and enhanced the the mood by adding grain.

ECOLA STATE PARK, OREGON

After Christmas day, it was a nice change to go to the coast for some whale watching. The sea was quite choppy but the weather was very nice for a change.We walked the beautiful trails of the Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach, OR. I took some very fine pictures , a few of which, I will post this week.

FLYING OVER THE ROCKIES

Of course the days before Christmas are busy. I sill had some time to work with some images I did from the plane flying over the rockies. I liked the abstarct compositions wen I turned the images to black and white. Particularly the strong shadows and textured highlights appealed to me.

WINTER, NEAR WATERLOO, ON

Again it has been awhile since my last posting. I have been very busy and will be spending the Christmas holidays in Portland, Oregon. here the Winter is just very damp.So here is a picture showing the Winter I am more familiar with. The image was made near Waterloo, Ontario. I will be posting for the next few weeks from Oregon. So for the next few weeks, I will not be posting any snow pictures.

WINTER AT BERT'S

It has been a very busy week for me so my apologies for not posting more images. Winter has definitely arrived. I made this image at my friend Bert's property. I took the image with the Olympus C8080, made it a black and white image then added the colour to the tree.Hope you like it.

NATIONAL GALLERY, OTTAWA

I really enjoy visiting the National Gallery in Ottawa. The austere architecture of the building enhances the artwork. The image recalls Piet Mondrians angular, mathematical paintings. I deliberately made the image in black and white the emphasize the lines and surfaces.

SUNSET PARK, NORTH BAY

This image is for Kelly who enjoys my pictures. Its always a pleasure to hear that people enjoy my blog. I will not be posting for a few days because I will be out of town till Wednesday.