WINTER ROCK, SUNSET PARK, NORTH BAY

An early Winter landscape, not much snow but icicles and the rock in a late afternoon light with some nice highlights on the ice made an interesting composition. It was photographed using Fuji colour film but I definitely prefer the B&W interpretation.

ASPARAGUS

A few days ago I walked into the kitchen and saw these asparagus on the counter. I simply liked the textures, colours and reflections. Sometimes the simplest subjects can lead to some interesting images.

WINTER LANDSCAPE, CHISHOLM TWP

Again an image fro my files. The busy, random composition reminds me of the artwork of painters like Jackson Pollock or Franz Kline. The original image was made using my old Roleiflex, using Ilford HP5 film.

WINTER, ALSACE ROAD

 

One of my favourite areas where I like to photograph is an almost magical spot on Alsace Road near Powassan. Over the years I have been there with friends and students on photo trips and many of them returned to photograph the great group of beautiful old maple trees. I took this picture a few years ago but luckily the area has not changed very much since I started photographing there in the early seventies.

BLOWING SNOW, OTTAWA

We spent the very cold long weekend in Ottawa. It definitely was not a great time to look for pictures but I did take a few images like this from our window. The strong backlighting made for some interesting images with beautiful shadows.

AGAIN WINTER ALONG THE WASI RIVER

Thanks for your comment Dianne. I think you and David Ernst would really like the books by Richard Quinney. He is not only a respected  criminologist from Wisconsin but also a great photographer. I learned about his photography when I came across his  photobook "Things Once Seen" at the university library here in North Bay. I was quite impressed not only with his photographs but also his writing. So I simply had to buy that book and in addition I bought his book "A Sense Sublime" This book is almost a repeat of the first book I mentioned and , even though I enjoyed the second one, I prefer "Things Once Seen". It is better designed and printed. However I can highly recommend both books. Check out Borderland Books a publishing company founded by Richard Quinney.

WINTER, WASI RIVER, CALLANDER

A Winter image this time, I took this picture a few years ago along the Wasi river. It was a beautiful Winter day, with just the right light.

THE HIGHWAY BOOKSTORE REMEMBERED

Today a picture of the Highway Bookstore in Cobalt. It is apity that place closed many of us have very fond memories browsing the bookshelves of the Northern Ontario landmark.

LICHEN

I took this picture quite a few years ago in South River. The image of lichen on the rocks remind me of pictures from the universe. The sharp rock appears to split the universe in two.

REMAINS OF A BARN

Again an image from my files. I made a series of pictures of the remains of an old barn or maybe an old house. Light and textures are the strong visual elemnts of this image.

BARN NEAR VERNER, ONTARIO

Sorting through some old negatives I came across some images I took of an old barn between Verner and Lavigne. The original negatives were made with colour negative film. I combined the negatives into a panoramic picture and, using onOne software made into a quite dramatic black and white view.