Bailout

Had a productive trip to The Dump today.  On a whim brought my camera hoping to see something of interest.  There are a series of haybails along a ridgeline adjacent to the road.  This was framed with a low horizon to emphasize the sky, and the haybail balanced against the sun poking through the late-fall clouds.  By necessity this was shot as an HDR image because of the extreme contrast.  Conversion to black and white served to emphasize the graphic nature of the single bail on the low horizon, and the texture of the clouds.

As I shot this I was also kicking myself that I didn’t have my 10-stop ND filter with me.  Would make a striking image with those clouds transformed into streaks of motion across the sky. Maybe next time.


Frosty

Winters coming.  No doubt about that.  Sun’s coming up later, going down earlier.  Temperature falling.  And the frost is out.  Glanced through the window this morning to see our glass deck panels opaque and glittering with the sun backlighting the whole deal.  The shadow from the adjacent deck rail created an interesting graphic element.  So out I go, in socks, to grab a quick frame.

Creepy

Spider + iPhone + Hipstamatik = Creepy.

Seeing this guy outside my hotel window I felt compelled to make a quick grab. Happy Halloween.

Pile ‘o Leaves

Quick grab from iPhone of a scene that caught my eye. Just like the framing of it, with the precise lines of the brick and metal offsetting the clutter of the gathered leaves. Processed using Nik Software’s Snapseed app on my iPad.

Kingston

Had a short trip this week and found myself in unexpectedly-cool Kingston, Ontario.  Unfortunately not much time to enjoy the area but would like to go back some day.  Did happen to grab a few frames along the way, with my day starting by looking out my decidedly grungy hotel window facing the 401.  That highway never sleeps.  With morning light baking down thought there was something interesting in focusing on the window grime and liked the result.

Was an enjoyable drive from Mississauga to Kingston, and after arriving we headed off for lunch and found ourselves at the Tir nan Og pub.  Great lunch, and the interior had an immense amount of character, texture, and amazing window light to boot.  My colleagues are now used to the sound of a shutter slap so I don’t worry too much about hauling out the camera in the middle of lunch.

Later in the day we had to head out on Refreshment Duty.  While heading back to the car for whatever reason this roofline caught my eye.  Aim, crop, shoot, check, and on our way.

Next morning as I’m preparing to leave the street below caught my eye.  I liked the look of it, the lone vehicle in front of the restaurant, the reflection of the neon sign on the truck’s hood, and the spear of dawn illuminating the building. 

Arrived early back at Pearson with hopes to grab a different flight.  No luck but gave me some more lounge time to catch up.  A Faceless Traveller was on the phone by the window and thought it made an interesting frame.  Snap, snap.  Done.

And, finally, Pearson’s Terminal 1 ceiling while waiting at my gate to board.  I liked the shapes and the light.  Flight was on time, actually landed a bit early, and the weekend was again upon me.

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