REFLECTIONS, GARDEN VILLAGE, ON

On our last photo trip we took pictures around the bay in Garden Village just outside of Sturgeon Falls. I simply liked the gold and blue colours of the water and reeds.

FUNGI, RESTOULE PARK, ON

Hiking in the park in Restoule, I photographed these fungi growing on an old log along the trail. It was the colour of the wholesetup which I liked and with the irregular shapes of the fungi it made for a nice composition.

STORAGE SHED, CACHE BAY, ON

Yesterday my friend Dan and I went again on a photo trip. We came on to this abandoned industrial site on the shores of lake Nipissing in the town of Cache Bay. I liked the blue toned door but I also used the shed and the landscape to make an image, which could be a great subject for a painting by Christopher Pratt.

LANDSCAPE NEAR VILLE MARIE, QC

Driving along the rural roads in Quebec you will find this type of traditional crosses. This type of shrines are very typical along the provincial roads.

MARINA, VILLE MARIE, QC

The marina is empty waiting for Winter. It was late in the afternoon when I took this picture under a dark cloudy
sky with just the sun appearing very briefly through the clouds.

BIRCHES

Last Saturday my wife and I had to go to Hailybury. After lunch we drove on to Ville Marie in Quebec. It was avery wet day with some snow, which you can expect at this time of the year. I noticed this stand of birches, which together with the dark gray sky and textured fields, was a good subject for an interesting  landscape picture.

ALSACE ROAD, POWASSAN, ON

There is an area on Alsace Road near Powassan, which always attracts me. maybe its the quietness of this area or simply the abandoned farm landscape but I return there periodically to photograph. I took this picture of the last bush still in full colour. I have no idea what kind of bush it is but I just loved the almost perfect round shape.

OLD MAPLE

The coloured leaves are all gone. The only trees with bright yellow colour are the tamarack. It has been a short but beautiful start of the Fall season.

EARLY MORNING, TEMISCAMINGUE, QC

early morning along the Ottawa river near Temiscamingue in Quebec.

CHEVROLET, POWASSAN, ON

This ttime I decided to make this  image black and white. It is sad to see the old car slowly disintgrating but it makes for an interesting picture.

FALL, LAKESHORE LAKE NIPISSING

Walking along the shoreline of the lake I was interested in the play of the light and textures of water and beach.

THANKS JAMIE

Thanks Jamie for your information about this production. Anyone interested in the details of the movie , please check Jamie's comment on my last posting.

MOVIE SET, POWASSAN, ON

This Fall has been a very active movie production season here in North Bay and area. This image shows a fake gas station built by a movie company in the Powassan area. I liked the starkness of the scene with just this lonely structure in the landscape.

FORT TEMISCAMINGUE, VILLE MARIE, QC

The fort is closed for the Winter so all the displays are wrapped in plastic to protect them from the elements during the Winter season. It looked like some humorous  modern art installation or maybe a strange ceremony by alien visitors.

FOR DAVE

It is obvious to me that Dave misses North Bay quite a bit, especially at this very colourful season. So I thought he would appreciate this image which I made last Tuesday on Alsace Road in Powassan. Its a pity that the colours last for such a short time but I am certain Dave will keep remembering this area.

BURNING BUSH, RESTOULE, ON

It appeared as if this bush was on fire. I couldn't resist taking the picture.The image reminds me of the abstract work by the Canadian artist Jean-Paul Riopelle.

FALL PICTURE

As I said yesterday, in the next postings many of my images will show the Fall colours. I hope you will enjoy them. Today I went on a photo excursion with a friend of mine and we had a wonderful time. The weather was terrible. We started with wet snow turning to rain and then later in the afternoon some sunshine. All in all a great day for taking pictures.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving. So I wish all my followers a very happy holiday. The colours are at their top right now so you will see lots of colour in my postings for the next few days.

RAINY FALL

In contrast with last year , our Fall season is very wet. Of course its no good complaining about it so I look at it from a more optimistic view. Rainy and overcast skies make the colours much richer so if you like to photograph at this time of the year, and of course everybody takes their cameras on the traditional Fall hikes, you will certainly come back with very good images. I took this picture this morning in between rain showers

SKY AND WATER EXHIBITION, CALLANDER, ON

This afternoon Claire and I took some pictures at our show at the Alex Dufrense Gallery, which is  part of the Callander Bay Heritage Museum in Callander. The show continues till October 31 so you still have time to see our work.

RUINS, COBALT, ON

Again I have been busy with some other photo projects so I have to use some older images. This picture was made about a month ago on a little trip to Cobalt. The country side is a photographers delight, that is if you enjoy old mine sites. As a matter of fact, a few years ago Cobalt was selected as the most historic site in Ontario that year. It definitely is worth a visit you will enjoy.

STREET, AYLMER QC

What attracted me to this view is the various shapes and lines of the street scene.