PARKING GARAGE, OTTAWA

This weekend I was in Ottawa. I did not have much time for picture taking but I managed to make a few images.So here is one of these pictures made in a parking garage on Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa.

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

I took this picture in South River where a new highway is being constructed. To me it looks very much as an old remnant of some ancient building after archaeological excavation.

A FEW DAYS OF SUMMER

The beautiful weather of the last few days felt like a return of Summer. The colours were amazing. The gold of the birch,poplar and tamarack trees made it look as if the leaves and needles were made of gold.

FALL, NORTH BAY

Just a simple image of this rock embedded into the tree roots.

OAKSTREET, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO

Yesterday Blogger had some problems with their site. Obviously it has been solved so here is my posting. Its a simple picture of light and shadow creating a strong graphic image. Nonie was interested what type of equipment I use. Actually since I retired I really wanted to minimize the amount of equipment I use. My digital camera is nothing spectacular just a Olympus C8080W. The reason I downscaled is that when I looked at how photographers like Cartier Bresson and others used a single 35 mm camera with maybe one or two lenses to make some stunning pictures. I still have all my film cameras but do most of the pictures with my digital one. Its getting old, well for a digital camera that is, but it still works well. I hope that answers your quetion Nonie.

CLOUDS, LAKE NIPISSING

As I explained yesterday in my posting, the light and clouds were very dramatic. Lake Nipissing has a great attraction for me and I nearly always come home with some very interesting images.

SUNSET PARK, NORTH BAY

The weather today was great. The skies were dramatic so I drove down to lake Nipissing to take some pictures along the lake shore.

AUTUMN

Just another view of a late Fall landscape.

RAIN

Lots of rain these last few days. Not that I mind too much because it allows me to do some work inside. I made his picture early yesterday morning when I went to get my paper. It was quite dark so the exposure time was quite slow, if I had used a tripod the image would have been sharper. I still liked moody atmosphere of the picture so I posted it.

STICKERS, NORTH BAY

When I parked my car downtown I noticed this collection of stickers on a wall between two doors. I have no idea who put the stickers on the wall but I did enjoy the randomly formed abstract pattern.

FALL TEXTURES

Instead of Fall colours I decided to post this image of an old decaying birch log with leaves. I feel that this picture symbolizes the season quite well.

GARDEN COLOURS

The strong winds, earlier in the week, have stripped most of the coloured leaves of the trees in our garden, but many trees are still green so we still can look forward to many days of colour. This weekend it is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada so get out and enjoy the spectacle. Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends.

A VERY WINDY DAY

Thanks Jo-Ann for your posting. Of course have a very happy Thanksgiving. It was very windy here yesterday. The ducks and geese had a hard time flying against the wind so they preferred to stay in the water. All in all, again a very nice Fall day.

FALL COLOURS

Its almost impossible to resist photographing the Fall colours. Looking at the garden I had to take some pictures. I know it looks the same every year but its undeniably a visually beautiful season. So enjoy.

SIGNPOST

Walking along the railway track I came to this , for me of course, strange signpost. It looked like a modern artwork. It worked very well in the landscape and it gave me a nice image.

OLD RAILWAY STATION, SOUTH RIVER

Yesterday was a perfect Fall day. So I drove to South River to take pictures.I stopped at the old railway station, which has been restored but is not used any more.I got some very good images most of them in black and white.So expect a few more in the next few days. Many viewers don't realize that you can enlarge the image by clicking on the small image on the blog. When you press F11 the image will fill the screen. Press F11 again to get back to your menu bars.

LAST PICTURE OF THE STORE IN BRENT

this is my final image of the Brent store. I suspect that Nonie thought I made the remark about the clutter and dust. No I did not however I should say that I did not have the same emotions about the place than you do. Of course we all have spots we feel very attached to while others don't move us. I did enjoy Brent but it certainly is not a ghost town. People live there either during the Summer while a few hardy ones stay year round. The store caters to canoeists,backpackers and campers.The surroundings are beautiful but the place is now simply a cottage community.

ANOTHER VIEW

Nonie liked to see a different view of the General Store in Brent so here it is. Rob might enjoy this picture almost as much as he did the first one.

GENERAL STORE, BRENT, ONTARIO

In an earlier posting Nonie told us that she had visited Brent, an old logging community, in Algonquin Park. So I went with my wife to see this place. After driving for about forty kilometres over a very winding gravel road we arrived at the town located on a beautiful lake. The houses are now simple cottages but the store is something else. The place is crammed full of "stuff" mainly for the canoeists and campers. So here is a picture which gives you some idea what it looks like.

FALL DAY FIRE

What a glorious beginning of the Fall. We built a fire and spent the afternoon relaxing and simply enjoying the play of the flames.