SUBWAY STATION, NEW YORK

 Again an old image but this is a picture from my New York portfolio. Revisiting your older picture is a very interesting journey because you see the image from a new perspective. The black and white interpretation is a much more abstract view than the original colour version.

QUEBEC CITY, PQ

 

Still not traveling far, so I am simply traveling through my files. When visiting Quebec City I was intrigued by this simple note scribbled on a wall in the old city. Looking at it again I have to wonder what is the story behind this note. You can feel the anguish and perhaps anger expressed by this simple message. A simple image but the words give this picture a powerful meaning. 

TREE SKELETON, RESTOULE PROVINCIAL PARK

Every year we go for a picnic with our friends Bob and Pat. So yesterday we decided to go to the Restoule Provincial Park. We found an empty picnic table next to the river where we enjoyed a wonderful outdoor lunch. 

Right across the water I noticed this dead tree, which was almost bleached white. The background was a dense pattern of very green trees, which obscured the shape of the old tree. My first idea was to turn the final picture into a pure monochrome image and yes, I did like the result but then started to add a duo tone to the image and again I enjoyed the final picture, which I decided to post.

OUR GARDEN

 

Our garden or actually I should say, my wife’s garden, because after all it is her beautiful creation. I simply get the enjoyment out of her hard work. The garden also inspires me in making my photographs. This image is a interpretation of the evening view just when darkness gives this mysterious view of the textures of the different plants and the light dissolving into the darkness of the forest.

SOUTH RIVER, ONTARIO

Last Friday, our first photo trip since lockdown. What a great day. We, Gerry, john and myself decide to drive to South River and we had a wonderful time. Good discussions on a wide variety of topics, a great lunch and above all some fine picture taking. I stil like working in black and white.
 This time I added a sepia tone to this image, which I think  strengthens the visual impact of this landscape.