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The Orton Effect
Several years ago when my grandson Chris and I were playing in the Mississippi River near my home, I noticed some patterns of light in the water. I took pictures of them and got some quite remarkable images. We were … Continue reading
Flowers from my garden
These flowers are in my perennial garden. I’ve no idea what they’re called. I thought I’d try scanning a bouquet of them. However, the flowers are very soft and with the weight of the stems, they flatten and don’t look … Continue reading
Marmitons end of year barbeque
Last night I worked late preparing salad ingredients for our annual Marmitons (a men’s cooking club) BBQ. I was on the salad team. We were preparing for 60 people. However, my salad isn’t the one shown above. It wasn’t as … Continue reading
Painting with light
While busy getting ready for a barbeque tomorrow, I realized it was already tomorrow and I had not taken a picture today (OK, yesterday) so I decided to make an arbitrary and permanent ruling. From now on, each day starts … Continue reading
Vincent Massey Park
I was in Ottawa today for a Little Angels http://www.little-angels.ca board meeting (shameless plug) and had some extra time. Now that I drag my cameras everywhere with me I can take advantage of these little opportunities. The next step is … Continue reading
Glass Ball
No story here. Just a glass ball and its reflection in the light of a tiffany lamp.
Cracked Pot
This cast iron pan was heating up on my stove. I was rushing, trying to get all parts of my meal to come together at once. Before I could sauté the garlic, I heard this loud bang as if something … Continue reading
Scooters
While I was in Ottawa today I was passed by a gang scooter riders. They were all on modern Vespa rides except for the two leaders of the pack who had vintage Lambrettas – much cooler.
One of My Favourite Beverages
What else is there to say.
Mom and Me (Redux)
I worked for hours (literally) trying to create a better version if the shot that I had taken hand held in the original Mom and Me. I couldn’t get everything to work satisfactorily so I simply took a shot of … Continue reading