ROOFS, QUEBEC CITY

I just switched to the new Blogger Beta. It does not work well with Picasa so I will have to figure out how that works.In the mean time here is another image from my Quebec City trip.

GALLERY, QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC

Last weekend my wife and I visited Quebec City. It had been quite a few years since we had been there. Much has changed since our last trip. It is a marvelous city with lots to see and do. I tried to avoid taking the traditional tourist pictures instead I looked at details, things you would normally walk past. The weather was fine but the lighting rather flat because of the overcast skies. Anyway I will be posting some of my impressions over the next few days.

PANORAMA, LAKE NIPISSING, ONTARIO

A few weeks ago I received a book on the work of the Chech photographer Josef Sudek. I like his work and especially his panoramic images of Prague and the Chech countryside, so here is a panorama of my environment lake Nipissing.

LANDSCAPE, CHISHOLM TWP, ONTARIO

Another picture of my photo trip yesterday. The trees were planted so close together that they transformed in a massive dark shape.

MAINSTREET, POWASSAN, ONTARIO

Visited Powassan today. Powassan is a nice country town close to North Bay. On Mainstreet I photographed this local landmark. Its a beautifully restored store.I thought it was worth a picture.

A BEAUTIFUL LATE SUMMER DAY

It was a beautiful late Summer day. A great day for hiking. I took this picture on my walk along the shores of Lake Nipissing.

PINK HOUSES

I noticed these "pink" houses in a new housing development near Ottawa. It always saddens me when I see how good farmland gets destroyed to build housing. I realize that people have to live somewhere but I think that we could come up with better solutions to our housing problems.

FIRST FALL CLEANUP

Today we started our annual Fall ritual of burning the garden debris. After the big storm in July, in which we lost ten big trees, we have to clean up quite a bit. So this Fall we will have a few fires to enjoy.

METAL ROOF, PARRY SOUND

Another "minimalist" image. Walking along the waterfront in Parry Sound I noticed this metal roof. It fits very nicely into my theme of simplifying the picture.

PARRY SOUND, ONTARIO

Yesterday I visited Parry Sound on Georgian Bay. Its a very pretty little town but I concentrated more on small abstract details like this concrete wall then photographing the town. The pictures I made were very simple. I like pictures which are based on the principle "less is more".

PARKING LOT, ORLEANS, ONTARIO

While talking about architecture, I feel, while there are some beautiful and innovative buildings, that much of our visual surroundings are mindnumbing. Just look at this little tree against this wall. How sad and how boring.

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY

I enjoy good architecture, not only historical but also contemporary buildings. This image is the entrance to the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Ottawa.

BALCONY, OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Walking though Ottawa I noticed this beautiful balcony. Its definitely an architectural gem. Jo-Ann would like to know hwere this balcony is located. Well it is part of the building where you will find a very nice art gallery, the Jean-Claude Bergeron Gallery, at 150 Patrick Street. Go and have a look.

WALKWAY, NORTH BAY

Thanks for your comment on my cloud picture Jo-Ann. Hope you will enjoy this picture of a walkway in North Bay. I posted a picture earlier of the same site but I think this one is better. The perspective and the strong colours make this image while the white wall and blue colour of the sky give it an almost mediterranean flavour.

APPROACHING RAIN STORM

We have had quite a bit of rain this month. Of course the clouds were great. I like cloudy skies because it adds drama to otherwise visually mundane landscapes. Tee Jay asked if this image was taken near Verner. he quite correct the picture was made on the road between Cache Bay and Verner.

SUMMER, LAKE NIPISSING, ONTARIO

Lake Nipissing always looks different. I love taking pictures of the lake any time of the year.Hope you like this summer view.

NEAR NOELVILLE, ONTARIO

I took this picture on the westarm of Lake Nipissing near Noelville. The light gives a rich texture and shape to the rocks and trees.

RIBBON GRASS

sitting in the garden I noticed the texture of the ribbon grass against the dark almost mysterious background of the trees.

OLD MAPLE, SOUTH RIVER, ONTARIO

Noticed this old tree in the Tom Thomson park in South River. I loved the shape and texture.

OPEN HOUSE

Seeing a sign like this makes me curious why people would put such a sign at their door. It certainly doesn't look as if they are eager to sell the place. Just wondering