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ALMOST GONE, LAKE NIPISSING

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:09:00 +0000

Yesterday I, while taking pictures along the South shore of lake Nipissing, I came across a few remnants of an old discarded boat. Hardly anything was left but enough for me to get this colourful image.

SAM'S PLACE, NEW LISKEARD

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:00 +0000

Just above the entrance to Sam's Place in New Liskeard, you will see these two figurines looking down onto the people entering this local watering place. I liked the expressions on the faces of the figurines.

WATERFRONT TRAIL, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:39:00 +0000

Yesterday on our walk, we decided to follow the trail along the lake. The beautiful lush green reminded me of the old paintings and drawings from the 18th or early 19th century. So in the afternoon while it rained I loaded some of the pictures on my iPad and simply played with a variety of apps till I got the result I had in mind when I took the pictures.

THREE WINDOWS, NEW LISKEARD

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:11:00 +0000

Another picture from our New Liskeard trip. I just liked the display of the three windows. Also I like to wish all the fathers a happy Fathers Day.

HOMEMADE, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:05:00 +0000

Walking downtown I saw this homemade camper. It is quite ingenious and I simply loved the design. Of course I had to photograph camper. Just think about all the camping memories.

APARTMENTS, NEW LISKEARD, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:48:00 +0000

On our lttle photo excursion, a few days ago, we stopped in New Liskeard, where I made a series of pictures of this old, I guess apartment building. I have no idea how old the building is but I did make a few interesting images.

RAILWAY STATION, TEMAGAMI, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:38:00 +0000

Yesterday we took a little trip North. We never really know where the car will take us so North it was. In Temagami I took some pictures of the old railway station. In the beginning of the last century I bet this was a very important and busy place. The many tourist who had cottages and Summer homes on the lake had to come in by train. There are no passenger trains in Northern Ontario so this station is the only visual memory that remains of these great Summer holidays.

HOSTA, CURVES

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:45:00 +0000

The weekend has been very busy with family visits.Of course I did not spend much time taking pictures, except of the family. I did manage to make a few more images of the hostas and the series is becoming quite interesting. So here is another hosta picture. Hope you like it.

HOUSE, CALLANDER

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:18:00 +0000

A black and white image of the old, empty house in Callander, I preferred the black and white interpretation of the house rather than a full colour picture.

WALL, CALLANDER, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:33:00 +0000

Itis easier of course to photograph a subject which is visually interesting or pleasing to see. But taking pictures of subjects, which at first sight, are not very interesting offer a special challenge for a photographer. When I walked into this empty space, which looked to me like a workshop, I took a quick look and almost left. Then I noticed various interesting details and different angles of view. When I left I made several interesting images, well interesting to me, like this plywood wall. It had colour perspective and textures. all these elements combined made a visually good picture.

EMPTY HOUSE, CALLANDER, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:26:00 +0000

Yesterday was a pretty dreary, grey day when I went out to take some pictures. I had noticed this house before but never stopped to take pictures. The house was empty ad I thought lets see if I can get a few interesting images. Even though the place was locked up of course I did manage to get quite a few good photographs.

ENGINE 503 REVISITED

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:32:00 +0000

While still staying with the topic of the railway, I used one of my pictures from the old steam engine 503 to explore the visual possibilities of the program I just purchased. I am still finding my way around the program but, frankly, I am quite pleased with the final result.

END OF AN ERA

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Here in North Eastern Ontario we We are witnessing the end of a historic era. The railway is disappearing from the area. The railway tracks are actually removed so all that will be left are just a few remnants to remind us of the historical importance of the railway for this part of the country.

MAIN STREET, NORTH BAY ANOTHER VIEW

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:36:00 +0000

I have regularly posted pictures of Main Street here in North Bay. The challenge of course is to make the picture visually interesting. So of course I have boosted the colours and I used the parked car as another visual element in the composition.

HOSTAS

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:24:00 +0000

Every Spring I am amazed and delighted to see how quickly everything grows. Look at these hostas with their beautiful shaped leaves. I could not resist taking some pictures, which I do every year and, amazingly enough, every time I get some visually interesting images. This time I decided to work strictly in black and white to emphasize the lines and patterns.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Mon, 27 May 2013 12:54:00 +0000

It was beautiful Spring weekend. Walking along te waterfront I simply had to photograph this Christopher Pratt scene. The strong primary colours, the lines of the siding, which, combined, created a strong geometric composition.

URBAN SHAPES, NORTH BAY

noreply@blogger.com (Mike de Moree) — Sun, 26 May 2013 14:10:00 +0000

When I made this picture, I thought about the paintings of my sister in law Addy Gouverneur, who lives in New Zealand. She loves to paint these very geometrical city abstractions. So I thought she might like this simple image of textures and shapes.

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.