Jul

21

Summer weekend at the cottage

Photography

We took this last weekend off from climbing up north and went to the cottage. I think our bodies appreciated the rest! Time at the cottage consists of card games, board games, lots of swimming, and lots of eating. This time around, it even included a midnight stroll to the pond to take photos of the stars. It was my first time at the pond during the night and it won’t be the last!! Enjoy the photos!

You may remember photos from the cottage in the Winter and some photos from our spring time there. Go check them out!

Nous avons pris congé de l’escalade le weekend passé et sommes allé au chalet. Nos corps ont bien apprecié le repos! Le temps au chalet consiste de jeux de cartes, jeux de sociétés, beaucoup de nage, et plein de bouffe. Cette fois-ci, nous avons même été prendre une marche à minuit au lac pour prendre des photos des étoiles. C’était la première fois que j’allais au lac la nuit, et ça ne sera pas la dernière. Enjoy!

Vous vous rapellez peut-être des photos que j’avais prises lors de nos visites pendant l’hivers et pendant le printemps. Allez les revoir si ça vous en dit!

Trying to balance on the tube
Trying to balance on the tube

Orange Growth
Orange Growth

Flowers on table
Flowers on table

Stars Over the Lake
Stars Over the Lake

Old Mine Cart
Old Mine Cart

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Feb

15

HDR in Saint Thomas

Photo Monday

I have another great Photo Monday in store today. While away on vacation, we took a couple of afternoons off from sitting on the beach to walk around and take photos. Most of the HDR we did during this trip were shot at Charlotte Amalie, on a Sunday afternoon when everything was closed. At first, our friend felt really bad that things were closing so early on Sunday (around noon), but we were delighted. It gave us time to walk around and get shots that would normally be full of tourists. Hope you enjoy these HDRs shot around Charlotte Amalie.

Have a great Family Day (for those in Ontario!)!
Cheers,

Just around the bend
Shot at Drake’s Seat – View On Black.

Alleyway in Charlotte Amalie
Empty alleyway of Charlotte Amalie! View On Black

Old door in Charlotte Amalie
Old door in Charlotte Amalie – View On Black

Palmtree and Staircase
Another great shot taken while no tourists were around in Charlotte Amalie. View On Black

Infinity Pool
This shot was taken at house that was for sale. We sneaked in their courtyard to take this awesome view. I wish the infinity pool was “on” so that you’d get the real illusion. View On Black

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Dec

14

Photo Monday: High Dynamic Range

Photo Monday

It’s hard to track down the history behind High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography, but the idea has always been the same: to allow a greater range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. So, specifically, this technique was originally used to take photos of indoor scenes with windows or highly contrasted scenes, like seascapes. It’s only in the past 20-30 years that it’s been used in a more artistic way (like mine!).

I learned about HDR photography roughly two years ago on a trip to Paris (an amazing place to learn!!). I’ve dabbled in it for a little while, but it’s only now that I realize how interested I am in the technique. For this Photo Monday, I wanted to share my latest experiments with HDR.

Enough with words. Here are the photos:

The King Car
The King Car — View Large On Black.

Gotham Lofts Entrance
Gotham Lofts Entrance — View Large On Black

Toronto under construction
Toronto under construction — View Large On Black

As before, there were some photos that didn’t make the cut, so make sure you check them all out on flickr: Photo Monday #7.

Have a great week gang!
Cheers,

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Nov

16

Autumn Monday

Photo Monday

So, for this week’s collection of photos, I thought I would pay homage to the most beautiful season of all: autumn. I love the colors autumn brings to our neighborhood. The shot that looks really different was post-processed using HDR techniques. It’s one of the post-processing techniques i really like to play around with. Hopefully, I will get to present more of these shots as time go by. Hope you enjoy this post. Let me know by leaving a comment here! Cheers -

Another sidewalk full of leave
Another sidewalk full of leaves.

Autumn's red leaves
Autumn’s red leaves.

Walking on a sidewalk full of leaves
Walking on a sidewalk full of leaves.

HDR porsche
I love those houses near Niagara and Wellington. They make such nice photos!

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