One place I like to go when I need to scratch my photographic itch is Tommy Thompson Park on the Leslie Street Spit.
Tag: Ontario
Lion’s Head
Last weekend, I went to Lion’s Head on the Bruce peninsula which extends out between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. It’s part of the Niagara escarpment so there are spectacular limestone cliffs along the water’s edge and, of course, the Bruce Trail, winding its way along the summit and, sometimes, down to the water.
Tips For Early Morning Shooting
The best way to get early morning shots is to shoot early in the morning. Sounds like a Yogi Berra-ism. Nevertheless, if you want the best light…
Goderich, Ontario
Goderich is a small town on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, noted for its large harbour where ships take on salt from the local salt mine or grain stored in elevators by the harbour.
The Malak Karsh Garden
I have a thing for visual jokes, ironies, unfortunate circumstances, so I couldn’t resist this scene looking across the Ottawa River from the Gatineau side.
Williams Farm, Midland, Ontario
My brother-in-law, John Williams, has a certified organic farm near Midland. Apart from fresh produce and maple syrup, the farm makes a lot of good photographs.
Investing in Cultural Infrastructure
I feel like a Ferengi from Star Trek: The Next Generation, you know, one of those aliens who can only measure value in terms of profit.
Driving Together Through Ontario
This poem emerged during my poetry challenge (a poem a day through the month of September) which resulted in the creation of a poetry photobook which you can download here in pdf format. I held your hand through New Liskeardand kissed you in Kapuskasing.In Hearst, where we stopped for gasby the pulp mill, I kneaded…
Poem: My Mother’s Bones
They’ve widened highway 69up through Parry Sound.Now perched high on outcropsand staring from their rocky ledgesare the Inukshuks,granite rubble stacked,legs, torso, arms and head.“We are here” (we think they say),a testament to thosewho set them there,a good host with arms wide,or maybe a guide to point the way. I am the bones of my mother,Laurentia,…