CONDENSATION

Early yesterday morning I photographed a small strip of condensation on the window. Using my macro lens I made this image of light and water. I will be away until the 4th of December so I won't be able to post any new pictures. When I return I hope to have some very interesting images.

"FIRST ROCKY", NORTH BAY

One more picture of the lake. This time an outcrop along the shore, popularly know as "First Rocky". This place holds special memories for me because I lived close to this rock outcrop.

PLAYGROUND, NORTH BAY

I like this image because of the various textures and the contrast of the colouful play equipment with the Winter scene. It surely symbolizes the season.

TRACES OF WINTER

As promised another picture of my little photo trip along the shores of Lake Nipissing. The image shows the first traces of Winter here in North Bay.

COLD

Thanks everybody for your postings. This morning I just stopped off at a few of my favourite places, Sunset Park and First Rocky, here in North Bay. The skies were dramatic and the light just great. I came back with a few good images. Some of them I will post in the next few days.

SNOW

Another snowstorm. I made little tour today through the pretty but very familiar snowy landscapes. I took this photograph on the grounds of the old monastery, now the fine art campus of Nipissing university here in North Bay. I liked the optical illusion of the positive and negative image created by the black surface of the pond. It is always a challenge to depict the Winter in a new and unique way without getting the typical calendar pictures of romantic Winter scenes.

ALONG THE SHORELINE

A romantic image of the Lake Nipissing shoreline but I just love the different aspects of this great beautiful lake.-- Yesterday I received an email from TED, you will find the link for this very interesting site on my link list, with a , again in my opinion, short video with a very strong message fundamental to all of us by a group called Charter for Compassion. I thought the message important enough to place the link on my blog.

CANOES, OTTAWA RIVER

This picture is for Nonie. I took this picture of the canoes on the waterfront in Deep River. The shapes of the canoes and the soft light of this late Fall day made this image.

LEAVES AND MOSS

On my morning walk I took this picture of the decaying leaves on an old tree trunk. The bright green shows the promise of new life.

NOVEMBER SKY

The rain and cold weather have returned. I could not resist taking this picture while on my way to buy my morning paper.

BIRCH TREE IN THE RAIN

The mood of this rainy landscape is so typical of the dark month of November. I like photographing during the later part of the Fall because the colour palette is so rich in ochre, yellow and brown with the occasional splash of red.

NOVEMBER COLOURS

The picture is an almost abstract interpretation of typical November colours.

ALONG THE OTTAWA RIVER

I made this picture last Monday in Deep River, Ontario. This time I liked the colour in the rock, which formed a nice colour contrast with the gray surroundings.

LA VASE PORTAGES

I just returned from a quick trip out of town but took some pictures along the la Vase Portage. This is a historic portage here in North Bay. It was used by some very famous explorers like Etienne Brûlé and Samuel de Champlain, to just name a couple. The weather Yesterday was very dark and rainy, which is ideal for images with lots of mood. I decided this picture would be stronger in black and white, even though this type weather conditions are great for very saturated colours.