Monday, July 31, 2006

Plant Leaf


This is a picture of a plant leaf in the flower planter on my veranda. The rain drops on the plant leaf caught my eye so I used my macro lens to try and capture the water droplets and the texture of the plant. I played around in Photoshop to get the second image. Click on the images for a larger view.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Daisies

I shot these daisies while on a trip to San Francisco in May of this year. The daisies were located on an outdoor walkway connecting the hotel we were staying at to a shopping centre. It had just stopped raining at the time I took this. You can see the raindrops on the daisies. I used the selective focus technique in this photo to isolate and draw attention to the daisey in the middle of the photo.

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Petty Harbour, NL

This picture is a view from a different angle than my last picture. For some unknown reason I had trouble posting yesterday so there was no image posted on Friday.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Petty Harbour, NL

Petty Harbour is one of many beautiful fishing communities in Newfoundland. I took this a few weeks ago as crab boats were docked along the wharf. I used a crab pot in the foreground to add interest and give the picture some depth.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Little Harbour Fishers

This is a picture I took of fishernmen in Little Harbour, a small community just outside Twillingate, Newfoundland. These fishermen are preparing their nets and boats to go caplin fishing in the morning. With the decline in the fishing industry in Newfoundland, we are seeing a whole way of life slowly disappearing before our eyes. At one time there were many fishing boats operating from this tiny community but now there is only one boat of fishermen who fish. It is very sad to see happening. I converted the colour image to black and white as, I believe, it better depicts our link to our fishing history.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Flowers

Flowers from Bowering Park in St. John's.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Axe and Chopping Block

An axe lies on a chopping block surrounded by birch wood.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Tely 10 Road Race


A collection of photos taken at the 79th running of the Tely 10 Road Race held in St. John's this morning, Sunday, July 23, 2006.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Sunset at Topsail Beach


This was taken at Topsail Beach just outside St. John's on July 20, 2006

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Bird Feather

This bird feather is caught up in wild grass. The soft light of the sunset brings warmth to the overall scene. This was shot tonight at Topsail Beach, Conception Bay.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Dogs at Play


After travelling for a few days I'm back to posting. The dog on the right stares intently at the Doberman who stole his red ball. I shot these pictures at Quidi Vidi lake in St. John's on the weekend.

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Vase

It has been awhile since my last posting because I have been off on vacation. I shot this indoors today. Our weather has been very poor the last few days so I opted for some indoor shooting.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Blues Bar, St. John's

Fat Cat is a blues bar located on famous George Street in St. John's. Taken yesterday afternoon.

Saturday, July 08, 2006

A wild Iris growing in my neighbour's backyard. These flowers are local wetland plants in Newfoundland.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Soccer Ball

I shot this through a wire fence using the fence wire as a frame. I thought this picture would be appropriate given the world cup championship of soccer will be decieded this weekend.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

CN Tower, Toronto, Canada

This is a picture of the CN Tower taken from my hotel room while in Toronto in April of this year. The white rounded building to the right of the tower is the Rogers Centre, home of the American League Toronto Blue Jays baseball team

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Poenie Flower with Rain Drops


This picture was taken in my backyard of what I believe is a poenie flower.
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Monday, July 03, 2006

Rocky Coastline


This is a scene along a stretch of the East Coast Trail leading from Maddox Cove to Cape Spear. Spectacular scenery along this coastline and lots of whales off the coast this time of year as they chase after a small fish called capelin.

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Canada Day Fireworks


This is a picture I took of fireworks at Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's. Fireworks and live music at Quidi Vidi Lake was our way of celebrating the birthday of our great nation Canada.