I read an article this morning in the Globe and Mail on photography by staff correspondent, Ian Brown. Ironically it was in the “Focus” section of the paper and it was entitled “Six Billion Photos and Nothing to See.” The author was one of three renown photographers who were judges of The Banff Mountain Film and […]
I like finding unusual “things” to write about or photograph. The other day after dropping my daughter off at the park to coach a soccer group, I noticed that the skating arena had just cleaned off their ice after the hockey season and dumped it at the side of the parking lot. It made for
According to the site www.holidayinsights.com May is National Photograph month. I’m not sure why it isn’t National Photography month, but I think that was last month. So I’m trying to think of how one might celebrate the month. Of course we could take pictures. Maybe we should go through older pictures and organize them. If you
I’m in an on-line photography group which, in addition to running a picture-a-day challenge for 2013, also has mini challenges from time to time. Our moderator, Cricket Walker, has asked us to post pictures that say a lot about who we are now. BTW this is a very easy, open group, if you are interested
Yesterday I posted about the Canadian photographer, Margaret Watkins and the fact that she is one of the photographers chosen to grace a new issue of Canadian stamps. Her forte was not only pictures of still life, drawn from the home – literally kitchen sink photography, but she also photographed shop windows. Shopping or window
There was an article in the Sunday Star yesterday about an issue of new Canadian stamps. This series will honour Canadian photographers. I was thrilled. I love photography. Here is the article. I particularly liked the fact that they have chosen Margaret Watkins. Her pictures are often of domestic scenes, something that I can really
Sometimes I just see an interesting picture right in front of me. This is why I like to have my camera ready. Today the photo op was in the dining room at about 6:00am. Light from an outside lamp was streaming in through the window, creating interesting shadows. I had to record it! These are
I loved Jenny Heston‘s post a few days ago on Wabi Sabi – the Japanese term for “celebrating the imperfect” among other things. I totally agreed with Jenny. Why wait for “the perfect” situation? Why not enjoy what is here and now? Maybe even enjoy it because of its limitations? I have been looking for
I plan to post on May 4th as in “May the fourth (force) be with you,” if I am spared!! For several years now this picture or more correctly stencil has been on the postal storage box at the end of our driveway. Obviously some graffiti artist crept by one night with a spray can
More on seeing what isn’t there. Here is a picture I took this summer after some rain. It’s a spider’s web with rain drops. I think that it looks like lace with beads. My photography group, which anyone can join with any type of camera, is doing some interesting postings in black and white. I
