Category Archives: Photography

How To Play Tourist In Ottawa And Find More Than The Colour Brown

. It’s not hard being a tourist in Ottawa… unless you’re a student of 1970’s architecture or have a fetish with the colour brown there’s really only a few blocks you Have to see in Ottawa. This is the National … Continue reading

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Some Similarites Between Shooting Flowers And Punk Bands

. My most common subject over the past year have been flowers from the local gardens, but several years ago I used to take photos of and for punk bands in Toronto. There are similarities… like both will pay you … Continue reading

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Ottawa Parrot Lost On Elgin Street

. The numbers have been changed so if you do see this parrot you should email me and I’ll contact the proper authorities. It has been almost a year since I took this shot so the bird could be back … Continue reading

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Heavy Metal Flower

. This flower freaks me out… it’s the colour gradients on each petal, but especially those pointy things in the centre. I may have used flash on this because subsequent pictures of the same type of flower come out in … Continue reading

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Roadside Dark Water Marsh

. This is a small marsh just to the side of Highway 417 near Ottawa, and one of the few between the Quebec border and Ottawa not infested with “purple loosestrife”. Purple loosestrife is a large European plant with a … Continue reading

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Recycling Day Ant Picnic

. Sometimes the recycling guys miss things and those things become part of the ecosystem. That’s my apartment building in the background, I was just on my way to the grocery store when I found this scene. Technical Stuff: My … Continue reading

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