Thursday, May 29, 2008

STRANDED


Last February (see "One Eye Folly") I posted a picture of the pinhole camera boat. Well, this boat is still stranded here in North Bay.Maybe waiting for the right tide or wind. Who knows.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

MONGOLIAN GERR, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO


J.S Redpath, a Mining contractors and engineers company here in North Bay, brought back a very decorative Mongolian gerr. This gerr is a traditional dwelling but this one is very richly decorated with intricate handpainted designs.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

AGAIN THE WASI RIVER


This picture is for Eric. I just wanted to show how different light changes the mood of an image. I took this picture yesterday on a dark and wet day. hope you like it.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

WASI RIVER, CALLANDER, ONTARIO


A beautiful day for taking pictures. The back lighting created an enormous contrast between the white water and the very dark shadows of the rocks and trees. Knowing the scene I knew it had to be black and white. The high contrast accentuated the texture of the water.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

SPRING RAIN


May is the time for the Spring rains. I like the dark rainy atmosphere, it is a good time to make images with rich colours and textures accentuated by the rain.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

MARSH MARIGOLD


The Marsh Marigold(Caltha palustris)is one of the early Spring flowers. Its a joy just to see the splashes of yellow in a marsh or along a forest stream.

Monday, May 19, 2008

LOOKING NORTH, TORONTO


An early Saturday view of Yonge street looking North. A few weeks ago I read the book Consolation by Michael Redhill. Its a great story about Toronto in the mid nineteenth century and the late twentieth. I enjoyed the book very much, especially the descriptions of the old and new Toronto and ,as a photographer,the making of the panoramic images of the city. In the image I just posted you can clearly see the progression of history in the architecture from the late nineteen century till today.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

ALLEY, TORONTO


Still showing pictures of last weeks trip to T.O Walking though an alley downtown I saw this painting. Of course I couldn't resist taking a picture. I like te contrast but also the different textures of te wall surfaces.

Friday, May 16, 2008

YONGE STREET, TORONTO


It looks colourful but its actually sad to see the buildings on Yonge street so neglected. Pity.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

APPLE TREE


Spring at last. The early morning light and the apple blossom just had to be photographed.Enjoy.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

STORE FRONT, TORONTO


I enjoy walking around a city. What interests me is the architecture and the interesting patterns, shapes and colours of the buildings, walls and other interesting surfaces like this small store squeezed between other older buildings while the condos keep rising behind them.

Monday, May 12, 2008

PAINTER, TORONTO


This weekend we visited Toronto. Early yesterday morning walking down Yonge street I saw this "artist" painting the front of a small store.

Sunday, May 04, 2008

DUCHESNAY FALLS, NORTH BAY


Spring rain. These last few days we had quite a bit of rain. The gardens are quickly becoming green. The gardeners cant wait to get into the flowerbeds. So I thought to post a very romantic picture of Duchesnay Falls to welcome the new gardening season.

Thursday, May 01, 2008

EDUCATION CENTRE, NORTH BAY


Walking near the education centre here in North Bay, I noticed smoke coming out of the teepee. I was struck by the contrast of the traditional first nations architecture and the modern buildings of the college and university.The teepee is being used by the first nations students for some ceremonies at the beginning and the end of the study year.