FALL TAMARACK, NORTHERN ONTARIO

The Fall is showing its final colour. Yellow. I especially like the tamarack, dresed in pure gold. This simple scene is very typical of Canada at this time of the year. Pity the season is so short.

SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS

I am always looking for interesting images. Walking into the kitchen I noticed how the reflections and shadows from different kitchen utensils made a very interesting and intriguing composition.

LAKE NIPISSING, GARDEN VILLAGE, ONTARIO

On a little phototrip yesterday I made this mage of Lake Nipissing. Romantic? Sure but why not. Again I prefer black and white for this image. The picture reflects the distinct quiet Northern Ontario landscape.

ATWOOD MEN'S CLUB, ATWOOD, ONTARIO

Driving through the small town of Atwood in Southern Ontario, I noticed this peculiar building called the Atwood Men's club. I am very curious about this club. Anyway this picture is for my friend Rob who is interested in seeing the photograph.

TREE, NEAR WATERLOO, ONTARIO

Driving along a country road on a dark Fall day I noticed these strangly shaped maple trees. Starkly outlined against the grey flat sky this tree made a graphically interesting image.

SAILBOAT, CALLANDER, ONTARIO

I made the image in colour and black and white. I think the black and white is visually stronger. Maybe my preference for black and white was the deciding factor why I selected this image.

MORNING FROST, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO

The first sign of the coming Winter.

GRAFITI, PORTLAND, OR

Of course in most cases the photograph becomes far more interesting than the splashes of paint on a surface somewhere. This picture looks more like a painting than a photographic image. I like it because of the painterly effect.

BUS STOP, BEAVERTON, OR

To continue with my grafiti theme, here is a busstop with a very delightful "grafiti" but here the busstop has been designed by a professional artist. One of many who have made the different public transport stations in Portland into an open air art gallery.

FOUND ART, PORTLAND, OR

I found this image on the side of a garbage container in Portland. I am always on the lookout for neat images and grafiti. I don't mind good grafiti artists. Most of them are not very creative because they copy the same stuff over and over but when I look at all the visual polution created by businesses then why shouldn't individuals express themselves.

SIDEWALK, HILLSBORO, OREGON

Pavement and leaves, simplifying the subjects to some very basic essentials can produce visually strong images.

FALL IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

I took this picture quite a few years ago. Its still one of my favourite Fall images. Maybe because of the strong exuberant colours or it just makes me happy walking through the country on a beautiful autumn day. Whatever it is I like it.

WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO

Walking through an old grave yard in Woodstock, Ontario I could not resist taking this picture. . I took the picture in colour but I felt that it worked better in sepia because of the nature of the subject which looked very Victorian.

FALL COLOURS, NORTH BAY, ON

Fall colours keep me under their spell. No wonder so many Canadian artists were atracted tot this splurge of colour.

FALL MAPLE, ONTARIO

Happy Thanksgiving to my friends Marsha and Rob Greenfield. Rob disaggreed with me about my comment that Fall pictures tend to become cliche. But as I said I still love taking pictures this time of year and I certainly feel that the Fall, and maybe the Winter season, identify the image of Canada.

OUR BACK YARD, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO

Fall is always a beautiful season. Every time I marvel at the blaze of colour. Of course images become cliche but every year I take a few shots. Its a great time for walking in the country. This view is in our back yard.

FLIGHT AC192 - VANCOUVER TO TORONTO

Back home again. I spent a few weeks in Oregon. Of course I hada great time but its nice to be home again and return to working on my images. I took this quick picture late in the evening somewhere over Western Ontario.