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"AUTOCHROME" AZALIA

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:54:00 +0000

It is a good time to explore some different image ideas. Slowly I am starting to see the amazing possibilities of the Apple iPad. I downloaded a variety of photography apps, some of which are quite amazing. Looking at some old Autochrome pictures I have tried to recreate this visual effect with my iPad and then refined it a little in Photoshop. I like the result and will definitely keep exploring these techniques. One photographer I always admired is the British fashion photographer Sarah Moon. Her work is very reminiscent of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century photography including much of her colour images.

COUCH, WINTER, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:14:00 +0000

On my walk in the downtown area yesterday, I took a picture of this couch. I liked the textures of the tree and the couch. Again I used a variety of processes to get this old box camera image.

COFFEE TABLE STILL LIFE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:21:00 +0000

I thought david and david would enjoy this new print I worked on today. These are just some objects on our coffee table, which I used for this simple still life. Then, again, I started to manipulate the image using some of the filters in Photoshop and some plugins combined with a few actions. I simply like the result.

RAVEN

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:44:00 +0000

It is rather miserable weather out there so this is a good time to experiment with different techniques. I took some pictures of our raven sculpture, which was made by Amy Switzer, an Ontario artist who lived for a few years in the North Bay area. Using different filters and backgrounds I made this final image, which I really enjoy. It definitely will make a fine print.

WINTER SHED, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:13:00 +0000

An almost abstract image of an old shed. The shed is secondary to the overall composition which is dominated by the jagged lines of the small tree and the pattern of the trees and leaves in the background.

WINTER BACKYARD

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:13:00 +0000

A very abstract interpretation of a Winter backyard. I could have named it "Waiting for Summer". But I was most interested in the various shapes and the rhythm of lines.

THREE TREES

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:19:00 +0000

I have been experimenting with my iPad. I like the wide variety of effects you can get with the various apps but the picture quality is not that great so I simply am trying to get similar results using photoshop. It takes some time but result in some excellent visually interesting images.

CHAIR, LIGHT AND SHADOW

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:28:00 +0000

The last few days have been very cold so not a good time to walk around outside taking pictures. Instead I did some studies of the light and shadow inside. Having to find subject matter in your own environment simply forces you to find the essence of the subject.

WINTER TREE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:40:00 +0000

It has been very cold the last few days. It snowed quite a bit on Friday but I went for a little neighbourhood walk. The tree in this image explodes right across the picture.

WINTER CITYSCAPE WITH RED HOUSE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:39:00 +0000

Another picture of my on going series of Winter cityscapes. Its a theme quite often painted by members of the group of seven. What I enjoy is the shapes of the various trees and of course the strong red colour of the house contrasting with the more subdued tones of the Winter garden.

BLUE GARAGE DOOR

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:56:00 +0000

I liked the contrasting red and blue colours in this composition. It looks like a simple image but it has a rather complex composition made up of a wide variety of symetrical and organic shapes.

OAK TREE IN WINTER

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:02:00 +0000

Oak trees tend not to lose their leaves in Winter. Today we had lots of snow and of course I had to go around another neighbourhood to take pictures. I simply liked this scene with the tree. The warm colours contrasted with the cold white Winter.

SHADOWS

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:32:00 +0000

I eliminated the earlier posting by accident so here I go again. I agree with David photography has changed considerably with the change from traditional silver based processes to a digital medium. The changes are enormous not only in process but even more in visual perception.Today I downloaded a great app allowing seamless changes to images. Bob Morton asked the name of the app so simply click on the link and enjoy.

OLD MILL PUB, ASHTON, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:47:00 +0000

On our Christmas visit to Ottawa, I went for lunch with Lawrence,our son in law, to the old mill pub in Ashton. It is a very cosy and comfortable pub. The food was fine and the beer very good. I learned via the internet that the place might be haunted but i did not encounter any ghost only a very amiable publican and friendly local customers. I did notice these two strange characters outside the main entrance. Maybe they are there to ward off any ghosts.

TWO TRAVELERS, CARLETON PLACE, ONTARIO

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:25:00 +0000

I titled this image "two travellers". I saw them sitting outside of the door to the same antique store from yesterdays posting. I think that they are nice pieces of folk art. Pity they are left outside.

ANTIQUE STORE, CARLETON PLACE,ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Needed some colour today, so here is a picture of a strange antique store in Carleton Place, a town close to Ottawa. I took this picture a few days before Christmas and still no snow. It was pretty cold though and I hope to explore the town in the Spring.

HERITAGE HOUSE, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Winter has definitely arrived. Yesterday I went on a short walk in another North Bay neighbourhood. It was quite chilly but I made a few images, like this picture of a house built around the turn of the last century. I just read an interesting little article about New Year's resolutions for photographers. I have to agree with the photographers view. Taking pictures every day is some thing I have done since I started to take pictures. Equipment is not that important but knowing how to use it and of course above all knowing how to see.

WINTERSCAPE, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0000

With the fresh snowfall I continue taking pictures in the older part of the city. I enjoy walking the lanes between the house. Here the dark pattern of the trees is the prominent feature of this very busy composition.

TWENTY FIRST CENTURY CANADIAN LANDSCAPE

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:12:00 +0000

On our visit to the Ottawa are I noticed two things. First no snow and secondly the increase of solar panels around the farms in the area. I also wish everyone a very happy New year.

WINTER HWY 17

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:59:00 +0000

We returned yesterday afternoon from our Ottawa Christmas visit. We had a wonderful time with our daughters, sons in law and of course our grandchildren. I did not take too many photographs, just a few for the blog. Wednesday we had our first major snow storm of the season. The weather was beautiful yesterday but the driving conditions were rather scary. The road surface were pure ice and of course the traffic was quite busy. Not much fun for the driver but we made it home safely.

NO SNOW YET

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:17:00 +0000

We still don't have snow. So here is a picture I took at the beginning of the year. I will be away till after Christmas so I wish everybody a very happy Christmas and of course a great New Year. I will be posting again when I return.

WINTER, LAKE NIPISSING

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:51:00 +0000

Rain, rain and more rain today. It certainly does not feel like Christmas. So here is another picture I made a few days ago along the shore of my favourite lake.

BIRCH TREES, WATERFRONT TRAIL, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:25:00 +0000

It was rather late in the afternoon when I tried to photograph some birch trees along lakefront trail. The exposure was too long but i really liked the painterly effect when I saw the image on my screen.

FREEZE UP LAKE NIPISSING, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:05:00 +0000

From the day we moved to North Bay I was fascinated with the unending visual possibilities offered by Lake Nipissing. You can keep photographing Lake Nipissing at any time of year or even day and discover that each image will show a different aspect of this beautiful lake.

LAKE NIPISSING II

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:26:00 +0000

Lake Nipissing is slowly starting to freeze up. Walking along the beach I thought about a photograph I saw in the Guardian newspaper. It was the most expensive image ever sold. It was a photograph by the German photographer Andreas Gursky, titled Rhine II . The picture sold for a whopping $4.3 million. So I thought I'll title my picture Lake Nipissing II. Well, I guess I will not sell this picture for a similar amount.But you never know.