Sunday, December 31, 2006

Fruit

Fruit from the supermarket.

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Pussy Cat & Fish


This is a photo of my son's cat (Tigger) watching fish swim in the fish tank. The second photo is of one of the fish. It's very cold in Calgary today but sunny. No outdoor shooting today! I'm heading home to St. John's tomorrow so there will be no posting until Saturday.

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Christmas Lights

A scene from the festival of lights in Airdrie, Alberta.

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Turkey & Figgy Duff


Christmas turkey dinner and figgy duff for desert.

Monday, December 25, 2006

Christmas Cookies



Christmas cookies baked by my daughter-in-law who just happens to be a chef. The Christmas morning breakfast she cooked consisting of tenderloin steak, eggs, toast and orange juice with champagne was also great. These photos were taken with my "new" Nikon D200 camera. Yes, Santa was real good to me. I also got a new laptop!No, I wasn't that good to deserve all of this :).

I attended a Hutterite children's Christmas play this past week. A first and a very unique experience for me. I created a gallery of photos and to view them go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/ericbarphoto/

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Santa Claus

You better watch out because Santa Claus is coming to town tonight!

I'm visiting Calgary for Christmas and I took this picture yesterday at the Farmer's Market.

Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 18, 2006

Christmas Lights

Picture taken Sunday night of my neighbour's house decorated for Christmas. Please note that I will be travelling during Christmas so postings may be irregular.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

View from the Outer Battery

A small yellow boat moored just off from a small dock in the Outer Battery in St. John's. The small dock and the sky drag the eye towards a big ship which is in drydock at the other end of St. John's harbour.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Halifax Waterfront

A picture of part of the Halifax Waterfront.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Kelp

Kelp on shoreline taken near Peggy's Cove, N.S.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Red Shed and Boats

Shed and boats on slipway in Pouch Cove, NL.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Beach Rock Snowman

This is a beach rock with a snowwman painted on it by my 9 year old niece.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Toronto, Old and New

Toronto, a contrast between old and new.

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Rav4

My Rav4 taken in Pouch Cove, NL.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

St. John's, NL

St. John's looking across from the south side of the harbour.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Middle Cove Beach

Middle Cove Beach just outside St. John's, NL.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Pussy Cat

A friendly pussy cat stares intently.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Garden Tomatoes

Garden tomatoes from the local supermarket.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Pine Trees

These pine trees have a light cover of fresh snow that had fallen on them Sunday morning. I converted from colour using the tritone feature in Photoshop. It was otherwise a very bland picture in colour.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Snow Covered Dogberries

Fresh snow that fell this morning covers some last remaining dogberries on this tree.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Santa

Santa waves during the Santa Parade in downtown St. John's on Sunday past.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Vase of Sunflowers

A vase of sunflowers. Sunflowers grown right here in NL.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Farmhouse

White clouds hang over a small farmhouse, tractor and bales of hay in Outer Cove.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Britannia Cove, Random Island, NL


This picture was taken in Britannia Cove on Random Island. Britannia Cove was originally named Porridge Cove and later changed it's name to Britannia Cove after a visit by the British Warship "Britannia".Random Island fits neatly into the shore of Northwest Trinity Bay, being separated from the adjacent "mainland" by Smith Sound on the North and the Northwest Arm of Random Sound on the south and west.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

St. Francis of Assissi Church

St. Francis of Assissi Church in Outer Cove, NL.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Spruce Trees

Light shines through some old spruce trees

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Boat and House

This was taken in Aquaforte, a small fishing community on the Southern Shore. Aquaforte is a little more than an hour's drive from St. John's. This boat and house are rotting together and this is symbolic of how our rural areas of our great province is slowing dying.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Boats on Slipway

Boats on slipway in the fishing community of Pouch Cove, NL. Next posting will be Thursday November 23rd.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Seascape

Taken yesterday in Pouch Cove, NL.

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Saiboat anchored In Quidi Vidi

Saiboat anchored off from a small wharf and stage one summer evening in Quidi Vidi village in St. John's.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Horse

Horse eating on a hillside at Clovelly Sables in St. John's.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Torbay Houses & Graveyard

This is a scene in Torbay, a community just outside St. John's. The houses overlook a beautiful beach and harbour. The view from the front of these houses is just spectacular.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Salt Box House


This is a picture of a salt box style house taken in Bonavista, NL. The salt-box shape is said to resemble an 18th century salt box. It is one of the earlier house forms in rural Newfoundland and it is quickly vanishing.

Bonavista is Newfoundland's largest fishing community and was first settled in the late 1600's. While fishing was the principle occupation of the people of Bonavista for four centuries, fishermen also built houses, flakes, boats, and furniture. The fine buildings and unique architectural features of this town provide a great example of the skills and creativity of these craftsmen.

Bonavista is unique in that it has a large range of house styles and features, many of which are unique to the town. Finely detailed houses and notable institutional and commercial buildings all form a part of the town's landscape.

The folk architecture of Bonavista is rich in interesting details which is in contrast to most Newfoundland towns. The most common residential house type features a steeply peaked roof or seep gable as is seen in this house.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Soldier Silhouette



While observing the Remembrance Day service in St. John's I noticed the sun had gone behind one of the statutes of a soldier on the war memorial. This made for a great opportunity to make for a silhouette shot. The second photo includes two sentry guards standing under the statute of the soldier.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Cross of Poppies

Poppies pinned to a white cross at yesterday's Rememberance Day service which took place at the War Memorial in St. John's.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Rememberance Day.."LEST WE FORGET"

I created this poster in rememberance to those who fought in the two world wars and gave their lives so we could have our democracy and freedom..."LEST WE FORGET"

Monday, November 06, 2006

Maple Leaf

Maple leaf on wood. Next posting will be November 9th.

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Fall Leaves

Leaves spread over my driveway. Early morning sunlight combined with a circular polarizer on my lens resulted in this blue tint.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Maple Leaves

Maple Leaves hit by the early morning sun as they hang down towards the ground.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Fallen Fence

This old fallen and rotting fence overlooks a cove near the town of Brigus South. It is located along the East Coast Trail leading from Brigus South to Admiral's Cove.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Garden Tomato

A garden tomato from the local market.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

Pumpkins & Gourds

A wagon load of pumpkins and gourds for Halloween.

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Maple Tree

Picture taken this morning of a maple tree on the front lawn of my home.

Friday, October 27, 2006

House on Winter Place, St. John's

I took this because of how the red leaves of the tree and the leaves in the driveway blend with the colour of the house. The tree also serves to frame the house.