ON THE FERRY TO L'ISLE-AUX-COUDRES

During our trip we had quite a bit of rain but you could get some rather dramatic landscapes like this one from the ferry to L'Isle-aux-Coudres. A small but very beatiful little island off the coast in Charlevoix.

SHIPWRECK, BAIE SAINT PAUL

This picture is for David, who told me about this old beached ship. It must have been there for decades and of course it atracted quite a few people taking pictures and , just as I, wondered about what happened.I decided to post this picture of the front of the ship. I think it made a stronger image than simply photographing the whole boat.

ALONG THE BEACH, BAIE SAINT PAUL

Baie Saint Paul is situated on the St. Lawrence River. I made this picture along the beach which offers the photographer some quite interesting views.

ARTIST WORKSHOP, CHARLEVOIX, PQ

Driving along a country road near Baie Saint Paul we noticed this group painting the Charlevoix landscape. Artists and art are very prominent in this area. Actually at the information centre in Quebec City we were told that  the Charlevoix district  is the most painted landscape in Quebec.

DAVID, BAIE SAINT PAUL, PQ

A new posting. After a two week hiatus time for another image. My wife and I returned yesterday from a two week trip to Quebec and New Brunswick. I think the best part of the trip was our stay in Baie Saint Paul in the Charlevoix area of Quebec. Our friend Dan told us how much he enjoyed the Charlevoix and boy he was absolutely right. I had booked a room at a B&B called Terreciel without really knowing anything about the place. Well let me tell you it was a great experience. David and Nicolas are the owners, who are the most the delightful hosts. Actually David runs the B&B. He is also a great baker, who serves you a terrific breakfast  in the morning. He makes his bread at an heritage bakery connected to the historic flour mill in Baie Saint Paul. So if you have never been to Baie Saint Paul and plan to visit it stay with David and Nicolas, I guarantee you will quickly become friends with these two very amiable guys. Check their website on my links.

OBJECT, NORTH BAY

It has been a very busy last week. We had visitors so I did not have much time to take pictures let alone post some.o today I am posting another image in my series of objects, like the chair, I showed earlier. What this object is I simply have no idea but it intrigued me. While working on this series I discovered the work of a well known Norwegian photographer Øyvind Hjelmen, whose work I really like.Anyway as of tomorrow I will not be able to post much because my wife and I are going on a two week trip to the Charlevoix area in Quebec. Hopefully we will see some whales.

CHAIR, NORTH BAY

I am working on an occasional series of images using different techniques because I feel it is necessary to keep expanding and developing my photography to simply make the work I am interested in.I also like to welcome Karen to my group of blog friends. Hope you will enjoy my various postings Karen.

BARBER CHAIR, NORTH BAY

A few days ago I had my hair cut at the Red's Den for Men barber shop. Michelle, the owner and barber, is a great conversationalist, which made it quite a fun experience. She still owns the old chair, which she inherited  from the previous owner but it is now simply part of the decor. In other words the chair is retired. I told her I had a picture of the old store, which I took ten years ago. The barber shop was closed at the time so I took the photograph through the window. So here is that old image of the barber chair, still used, waiting for a client.

7TH AVENUE AND CASSELLS STREET, NORTH BAY

This house is always changing its "decor" so is a very good subject for interesting pictures. I don't know how the neighbours feel about it but I can guess.

ROCK AND LICHEN, LAKE NIPISSING

I simply liked the textures and lines in this rock formation along the shore of lake Nipissing. The  strong contrast of the black and white image has more impact than the colour version.

CORNER STORE, OTTAWA

Corner stores are  one of my favourite subjects. On my walks through the neighbourhoods of Ottawa I had to photograph this quite interesting store.

RIDEAU STREET, OTTAWA

Rideau street is a place with its own character. It is a little seedy but I love all the various little stores and establishments. Some of the older buildings still show some of their past glory although many could do with some extensive restoration. 

LANDSCAPE, CUMBERLAND, ON

What intrigued me is what is hidden underneath all that growth.

STEPS, PHOTOGRAPH, TEXTURES, OTTAWA

Lines, textures and photograph formed a simple butt interesting perspective. I liked the cobblestones and the rextured wal of the old building. The photograph is, I guess, part of an outdoor exhibit of images displayed around this courtyard.

DANCING BEAR, OTTAWA

You can see this dancing Bear sculpture by the Inuit artist Pauta Saila in a Byward Market courtyard in downtown Ottawa. I just love it because it is an expression of sheer joie de vivre.

CAR SALES MAN, GATINEAU, PQ

Driving through the Gatineau area in  Quebec, I noticed this large sculpture of a car salesman outside a car dealership. Of course I had to photograph this marvellous piece of folk art.

INTERIOR, WATSON'S GARAGE

Two books with photographs by Ralph Greenhill, Rural Ontario and Ontario Towns, started my interest in the architecture of Ontario. So I like photographing interesting buildings in cities and towns including of course the various open air museums like the one in Cumberland. This photograph shows the interior of the old Imperial garage. I tried to recreate the time period in this image by using a subdued colour palette.

WATSON'S GARAGE, CUMBERLAND HERITAGE MUSEUM

Aother image from my visit to the Cumberland museum. According to the information provided by the museum, this garage is the oldest surviving example of an Imperial Oil service station. It dates from around 1920 and came originally from Cumberland. I also like to welcome a new blog friend "moremiles" to my blog.

CUMBERLAND HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM

Well, I am back. Last week we spent again some time in Ottawa. This time I did get a chance to take a few pictures. Last Friday I visited the small outdoor museum in Cumberland. It is definitely worth a visit and surprisingly it was not very busy. This allowed me to look at all the buildings. this old house, the Dupuis House, is the oldest structure of the museum. it was built in 1820 and moved from Orleans to its current place in 1984. I loved the quiet scene and the light was just perfect. It rained off and on during the day which made for quite dramatic skies.

YOU ARE BEING WATCHED

I will not be posting for a few days so here is an image I have been experimenting with in Photoshop. I like to try different visual effects strengthening graphic image impact.