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TWO DOORS

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:18:00 +0000

A simple composition but with an interesting, almost two dimensionally, perspective. This creates an illusion that the left door is quite a bit smaller than the front door on the right.

4 L. MILK BAG, NORTH BAY, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34:00 +0000

The weather has not been very Spring like the last few days. We had lots of rain and pretty cold. I was just looking for some colour so walking down this rather dreary road I photographed this city scape. A scene you would normally simply walk or drive trough but I have to admit I like the final image.

CLASSIC ONTARIO FARM HOUSE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:23:00 +0000

Last Saturday was a beautiful early Spring day. When I passed this farm I simply had to photograph this quintessential house, which is a great example of an architectural style called Cottage Gothic. This type of design was quite popular up to the 1950's.

LANDSCAPE, CHISHOLM TWP, ONTARIO

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:45:00 +0000

This railway underpass is now a historical site because the railway here in North Eastern Ontario is now almost just a memory. Canadian National has removed its lines a long time ago and now much of the canadian Pacific rail lines are quickly disappearing. Using my newly purchased software, I decided to give this image a nostalgic looking memory of times gone by.

WHITE WAVE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:00 +0000

On my early morning photo trip I photographed this very abstract painting. Obviously it was some graffiti, which had been obscured with black and white paint.It is quite an interesting work of art.

TOM THOMSON'S PAINTING CABIN

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:47:00 +0000

Last week we visited the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg, where we went to see the several very good native art exhibits. Of course we were not allowed to take pictures but I could not resist photographing Tom Thomson's cabin. There must be numerous pictures around because I assume that many visitors take a peek through the windows, the cabin is locked, and, just like me can't resist taking a picture. I decided to manipulate the image on my iPad to recreate the feeling of an old period photograph.

NEW PARKLAND, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:09:00 +0000

I did not know what the purpose is of this little shed. It looks like a transformer station but I simply liked the view of the new expansion being developed for the waterfront park.

NORTH BAY ANNUAL CAR SHOW 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:04:00 +0000

Yesterday there were many beautiful vintage cars, trucks and bikes displayed on the Main street of North Bay. This annual event is organized by the downtown improvement area. Of course it is always a popular event. Many people take pictures of the various vehicles. My particular interest is the great details, which are great subjects to make some interesting and unique images.

OLD TRUCK, DETAIL, DISTILLERY DISTRICT, TORONTO

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:09:00 +0000

While visiting the Distillery District in Toronto, I photographed one of the old trucks, which are part of the the street ornaments. These old trucks have of course been photographed numerous times so I decided to simply concentrate on a detail, the front of the truck. In black and white, the old grill and logo has been transformed into an antique Roman gladiator helmet.

STAIRWELL, ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM,TORONTO

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:47:00 +0000

Yesterday we visited the ROM to see the photo exhibition "Genesis" by the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Well all I can say "what an experience" this show is one of the best exhibitions I have ever seen in all my life as a photographer. As I mentioned earlier, Salgado is one of the great photographic artist alive today. If you get a chance to see this show, my advise is simply go. It is an experience not to be missed.

REFLECTIONS

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:41:00 +0000

Visited the Art Gallery of Ontario yesterday, we wanted to see the Renaisance exhibition. While enjoying a coffee, I noticed the refelctions. Of course I could not resist experimenting with some of the images on my iPad so here is one of the results. Hope you like it.

NORTH BAY TRANSIT STATION

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:11:00 +0000

Another picture I took yesterday on my Sunday morning Spring walk downtown. This image is far more austere than the one I posted yesterday but it has strong design elements, which gives this picture more graphic appeal.

SPRING, MAIN STREET, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:09:00 +0000

What a glorious Spring weekend. This morning I took a stroll down Main street and made this image of the various patterns and the bright colours, which made it look like some sun-drenched Mediterranean town. Yes I know our colours are not as bright but I simply had to create that Spring feeling..

HOT

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:56:00 +0000

Last night I was looking at an old metal tub my wife uses in her garden. It had an old faded label stuck on to one side. So I took some pictures and started to transform it into a glowing sunset.

ANTIQUE KETTLE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:51:00 +0000

This antique kettle has been in my wife's family for a couple of hundred years. We have no idea how old this kettle really is but we love the battered look and the textures. Sitting in my chair I was looking at it and then noticed how together with the light patterns it made a simple beautiful composition.

HORSE, POWASSAN, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:06:00 +0000

I have made numerous pictures of this garden statue in Powassan but I never was happy with the results. So last weekend, while visiting the Powassan Maple syrup festival, I photographed the horse again. This time I decided to use it in another collage. The sculpture is deteriorating rappidly, which gives it the rich textures but also adds to what I consider the dignity of the horse. It looks magnificent in its new setting.

GLASS

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:32:00 +0000

This is a good time to work inside on this cold and wet Spring day. Last weekend I took some pictures of a display of glasses and bottles. Not a great image but something to use as a basis for this collage. First used a few apps on the iPad but then transferred it o my computer and then started to experiment using photoshop and Perfect Effects plugin. I liked the final result, which is visually a lot more interesting than the original basic image.

EARLY MORNING LIGHT

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:57:00 +0000

The snow is almost gone from our garden. It is very peaceful walking through the garden in thevearly morning light and seeing familiar features reappearing from this long Winter. Seeing the still bare trees and the first traces of new growth are the very first signs of Spring. What I like in this particular image is the tactile quality of the rock combined with the early morning light.

EYES

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:50:00 +0000

Weatherwise it has been a couple of miserable days. First two days of heavy rain followed by the return of Winter this morning. So I decided to post another picture from my fence images. This time a toned black and white print. The original picture shows an opening between the two fence boards, which I simply moved together to enhance the eye effect. Again, forbthose of you interested, the image was processed on my iPad..

RAIN

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:45:00 +0000

It has been raining steadily for a full day and night and will continue for most of today. But, the good news is that the snow is almost gone. I took this picture yesterday afternoon. Again I processed it on my iPad using three different aps and the result reminds me of the work by the Canadian artist Jean Paul Riopelle.

ABSTRACT

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:59:00 +0000

Passing a woolden fence, I tok a series of pictures of some very beautiful patterns in the wood. Using a few apps again, I simply accentuated colur and pattern.

POPLARS

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:48:00 +0000

Photographed these poplars on our afternoon walk. It was a beautiful Spring day. Much of the snow has disappeared. Spring has definitely started. I processed this image on the iPad again using three diferent apps. I think I am getting a better understanding what you can do with these new tools. All in all it is Quite exciting.

FOR KRYS AND PAUL

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:54:00 +0000

Thanks for your recent comments. I am glad you liked my interpretation of the Montreal office building. As I explained before, i am still experimenting with the various apps on my iPad. It pushes me along very different creative roads. So here is another interpretation. Hope you like this one.

PORCH STEPS, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:13:00 +0000

Back to straight photography. This is what I prefer. A simple subject turned into an abstract pattern of lines and shapes. The black and white image has a stronger visual impact than my original colour version.

OFFICE BUILDING, MONTREAL, PQ

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:33:00 +0000

Still Winter, so again a good time to experiment with various apps on my iPad. For this picture I used two apps first Handy Photo then brought that image into another app called Decim8. Finally I refined the image using Photoshop. Its just an experiment, which I don't know if this is the direction I like pursue further.