borrowing the light » ottawa

Roof

Julie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:14:04 +0000

Canadian War Museum, Ottawa. Other views HERE and HERE.

Seats Available

Julie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:30:07 +0000

The end of the fall foliage season marks the end of Ottawa’s main tourist season. When I visited Rideau Hall earlier in this autumn, I dodged tourists taking each others’ photos in front of each colorful tree and every notable object. Yesterday, I had the grounds entirely to myself and had my choice of seating!

Frosted Foliage

Julie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:49:04 +0000

The warm days of early fall are gone and our mornings have become frosty and cool.The monotone colors of late fall are emerging . Today I visited Mer Bleue Bog and found these last bits of color covered in frost.

The Encampment

Julie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:53:21 +0000

Last Saturday, I made an early morning visit downtown to photograph The Encampment, a temporary art installation by Thom Sokoloski & Jenny McCowan. Designed to highlight the plight of the intellectually challenged, it featured sixty-eight 19th century style expeditionary tents.

Each tent was lit from within at night and should properly have been viewed in darkness, but I got sunrise shots instead. Perhaps if I had made a nighttime visit, it would have looked more like this:

Julie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:19:48 +0000

American Embassy in Ottawa today.