| Sez it all... May 7, 2009 at 10:33 pm |
| Hillwalker-ca posted a photo: We'll be away on the voting day, so Diane and I went to an advance poll. |
| gomez May 7, 2009 at 10:31 pm |
| keepthesecret;; posted a photo:
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| gomez May 7, 2009 at 10:31 pm |
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| gomez May 7, 2009 at 10:31 pm |
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| May 7th, 2009 Waxing Gibbous Moon Polaroid 002 May 7, 2009 at 10:29 pm |
| Chrisser posted a photo: May 7th, 2009 waxing gibbous moon photo made to look like a Polaroid in Photoshop |
| May 7th, 2009 Waxing Gibbous Moon Polaroid 001 May 7, 2009 at 10:29 pm |
| Chrisser posted a photo: May 7th, 2009 waxing gibbous moon photo made to look like a Polaroid in Photoshop |
| prairie dog May 7, 2009 at 10:27 pm |
| mcginnissarahanne posted a photo:
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| zebra face May 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm |
| mcginnissarahanne posted a photo:
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| zebra and ostritch May 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm |
| mcginnissarahanne posted a photo:
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| Little Secrets May 7, 2009 at 10:22 pm |
| sniderscion posted a photo: I really like this plant (whatever it's called). Shot in High Park after more rain. |
| Gazehound May 7, 2009 at 10:21 pm |
| splorp posted a photo: It's the whippet versus the photographer in a battle of the stare. |
| Smart Cars on grass. May 7, 2009 at 10:20 pm |
| Steve Brandon posted a photo: Two Smart fortwo coupes on display at Major's Hill Park during the Ottawa Tulip Festival. I'm not sure if these cars are available to be won as some sort of prize, or whether they're just on display because Smart is a featured sponsor of the festival. I guess if Major's Hill Park is being used for advertising purposes, that makes it "Major Shill Park", amirite? (Finally, I've been waiting four years to use that pun but never had a good reason!) |
| Smart Cars on grass. May 7, 2009 at 10:20 pm |
| Steve Brandon posted a photo: Two Smart fortwo coupes on display at Major's Hill Park during the Ottawa Tulip Festival. I'm not sure if these cars are available to be won as some sort of prize, or whether they're just on display because Smart is a featured sponsor of the festival. I guess if Major's Hill Park is being used for advertising purposes, that makes it "Major Shill Park", amirite? (Finally, I've been waiting four years to use that pun but never had a good reason!) |
| Cherry Blossom Toronto 2009-York University 1976 May 7, 2009 at 10:19 pm |
| sniderscion posted a photo: Shot at York University just after the rain stopped. |
| Day 134 May 7, 2009 at 10:14 pm |
| Chaos2k posted a photo: I thought my Sony P&S was dead it didn't work forever. Finally threw in some Duracell batteries before throwing it out and away it went. Guess its getting fussy the other batteries worked in everything else. I shot this at our local corner store. asked the clerk if I could set it on the counter and snap a shot. He kinda gave me a weird look...lol The things we do for our 365 shots |
| Old Highway May 7, 2009 at 10:07 pm |
| greatwhitenorth2009 posted a photo: I am not sure if this is a Canadian thing or not, but when new highways here in Canada are constructed the old ones are left to rot (or whatever asphalt does), and are then referred to as "the Old Highway". Every town or area has an "Old Highway." This is an "Old Bridge" on an "Old Highway". View On Black |
| Evan (Ecstatist) May 7, 2009 at 10:05 pm |
| thedarkerside.to posted a photo: Evan at the Irish Heather, channelling Napoleon. View on black Shot on Bregger 200, developed in HC 110 Solution H, 10 minutes, 5 seconds agitation every 30 seconds. |
| Truck coming out of side of building May 7, 2009 at 10:03 pm |
| Will S. posted a photo: Visited Ottawa recently, via my home area, and Tweed, Perth, and Carleton Place; lots of pics taken. Anyway, I've always been amused by this vintage truck coming out of the side of this building. Tweed, Ontario. (Yes, rj; it's all part of Tweed's devious, sinister plot.) |
| and one fell down.. May 7, 2009 at 10:02 pm |
| See_the_light posted a photo: kids and puddles just find each other! the toys were left behind when the rain started again :-) |
| Les arbres faisaient non de la tête May 7, 2009 at 10:01 pm |
| Kalamité posted a photo:
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| Rhi May 7, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
| slowmanluis posted a photo: Copyright © Luis P. Reyes, All Rights Reserved reyeslp.smugmug.com/ |
| Audrey May 7, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
| slowmanluis posted a photo: Copyright © Luis P. Reyes, All Rights Reserved reyeslp.smugmug.com/ |
| Chaleureusement vôtre...!!! May 7, 2009 at 5:17 pm |
| Denis Collette...!!! posted a photo: Warmly yours...!!! My wild river reflection…!!! An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!! A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!! Reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!! Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!! Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!! |
| Climb to light! Montée vers la lumière! May 7, 2009 at 5:16 pm |
| Denis Collette...!!! posted a photo: Winter's photo of the climb to light, Quebec, Canada! Morning's photography of white snow in light! Photographie nature d'une ascension vers la lumière! Québec. Neige blanche en lumière! |
| Squirrel in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Squirrel in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:12 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Cherry Blossom in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:12 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Great Horned Owlet May 7, 2009 at 5:11 pm |
| OlaNowak posted a photo: Please do not ask for the location! |
| Cherry Blossom in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:11 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| High Park in Spring May 7, 2009 at 5:10 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Chomp Chomp Chomp May 7, 2009 at 5:10 pm |
| dieburg40 posted a photo: Groundhog – (Marmota monax) |
| Basking In The Sun May 7, 2009 at 5:10 pm |
| dieburg40 posted a photo: Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) |
| Cherry Blossom in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:09 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| High Park in Spring May 7, 2009 at 5:07 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| High Park in Spring May 7, 2009 at 5:05 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Squirrel in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:04 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Cherry Blossom in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:03 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| Path May 7, 2009 at 5:02 pm |
| Kenneth Kwan posted a photo: Path leading into the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. |
| Cherry Blossom in High Park May 7, 2009 at 5:02 pm |
| Medmoiselle T posted a photo: May 2009 |
| House by the river May 7, 2009 at 5:02 pm |
| Kenneth Kwan posted a photo:
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| Child and parents circa 1928 May 7, 2009 at 12:32 pm |
| Now and Here (mostly offline today) posted a photo: View larger on black. This is a portrait of my father (top) with his parents. My father lived from September 8, 1923 to May 2, 2009. I never knew either of these adults, my grandparents, since both died before I was born. ___ Photo was taken by "The Maitland Studio", Stratford, Ontario, Canada around 1928. I scanned the original, did some cloning and healing to clean it up a bit, and tweaked lighting and contrast. The photo itself was 4x6 inches, and sepia. I left something of the presentation, which I think is very nicely done. It is printed on very thick paper, the border of which is "roughed up" to show the white that you see -- sort of the "fuzzy border" decor of its time. The photo is mounted on a thick cardboard backing, with the decorative corners shown here. That in turn is mounted on a larger folding cardboard "stand". A few things I find interesting about this portrait: * the very dark background ensures that nothing but the people is shown; I am guessing that in studio there was a dark sheet behind them. * The main (sole?) source of lighting seems to be above and slightly to the right of the photographer, unlike modern studio practice. * There is vignetting bottom and top (but not sides). This is strongly applied at bottom, interesting because it blocks the adults' midsections. Is this just to focus attention up to the faces, or is there an element of modesty, perhaps? * They are smiling -- the mother clearly so and the other two somewhat so. There is a clear attempt to show them all as "pleasant" -- common practice now, but very different from the "severe" portraits of the era before this photo. Perhaps by the 1920s exposures could be short enough to allow for a more "natural" look than earlier, when the subject had to sit as if frozen in stone through a longer exposure. I think the photographer did an excellent job. | |
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