Van 7 Rant

For those that are interested, here is a photo of Lilly as Queen Titania, in all her glory:  

  My daughter’s school does a major play production every two years now. They used to do smaller shows every year until two years ago, when they did Romeo &…

  Last night (May 5, 2012) marked the moon’s perigee, it’s closest point to Earth this year, and one of it’s closest passes in a while. Folks dubbed it the…

  It’s time for track & field at my daughter’s school again. It’s a very short season, with tryouts beginning in gym class last week  and full practices beginning this…

My wife and I took advantage of our daughter being out of the house earlier this week and went for a walk around the neighbourhood. We enjoyed seeing everything waking…

It was a bit of a slow week, photo-wise. I was participating in a 4-day workshop that left me utterly drained at the end of each day. And on the…

Everyone looks for a “sign” of spring. So far, I haven’t seen a notice of where this sign will be posted, so I keep missing it. While we were walking…

    It’s tough being a photographer some days. Doesn’t matter what level you’re at. Invariably, you find yourself in a situation where you do not have “the right” equipment…

This week’s self-challenge was to shoot only using my 50mm lens, which has not seen much use since January. While I love the versatility of the 18-200mm lens, the 50mm…

  Wow, busy week. The nice weather made taking pictures outside so much easier. I actually had to use Lightroom’s rating system to help narrow down what photos I wanted…

My wife says I’m a full moon baby. Must be true, because I really like taking pictures of the full moon. Having obtained a fairly decent one recently, I wasn’t…

  This is the tower from a former Catholic school building. My position would not allow me full view of the building due to all the power lines around it…

  Just on the edge of the city we have a old farmer’s market that’s only open on Saturday. It’s been through some changes over the years, but is commonly…

“Depth of Field Exercise – 8/52″ While trying to find/create a good image for this week’s entry in my Project 52, I noticed this fairly decent example of the focal…

Valentine’s Day is upon us again. Each year my wife and daughter put together goodie bags for my daughter’s class. This year the pile of bags on the chair was…

My wife crochets. When people find out, invariably there is the initial surprise, “You crochet?!” Shortly after that: “Could you make something for me?” Generally the response is affirmative, which…

We spent a few hours in Nilestown this week on business. While my wife was working, I braved the freezing temperatures and spent some time photographing the nearby scenery. Of…

From the bowels of our house, my wife pulled this blast from the past this weekend. She had mentioned this old kit we had received from her Mom a few…

  We had a glorious full moon here this past week. My previous attempts at photographing a full moon resulted in what appeared to be a picture of a flashlight…

Bit of a tough one this week. I don’t like going outside in the winter, and am especially leery of taking my new camera out in the cold. So, shooting…

It’s 2012. A New Year. I have a new camera. It’s time for a new Project 52. One which I will work harder to accomplish. Partly because it’s a tangible…

I was at a regional track and field meet in June 2011, my daughter’s first go at a regional meet for triple jump. I was situated as close to the…

Seems our local Wal Mart offers pumpkin parking. More interesting, they were still there the next morning.

Saw this on the drive home yesterday. Snapped the pic at a stoplight, when it was safe(r). Sometimes it’s the odd things that catch my eye. Not sure about the…

I saw the sun hitting one side of this biulding this morning, leaving the other side in shadow.

So, I have been seeing this Hallowe’en display in front of Practical Plumbing on my way to work for the past couple of weeks or so, but only screwed up…

One of the things I like about getting out of work in the early evening is that the sun is setting and often produces some dramatic effects. Today was not…

Alas, my trusty little Kodak V1253 seems to have bit the biscuit. I was trying to capture some sun-through-cloud shots late one afternoon (see image below). After a couple of…

As the melt progressed this week, I saw this example of how interesting the weather has been this winter.

Although I try to present pictures straight out of camera, sometimes the picture is within the picture. In this case, the eyes have it.

A week after the psyche by Ma Nature, almost everything had melted again, so we went down to Gibbons Park to visit Grandma Willow. My wife met this tree last…

Yeah, the groundhog and Ma Nature were not communicating well, it seems. Groundhog said winter would be done soon. We even started getting some melt. And then, this!

What’s a bear to do on a Sunday night while watching a movie? Have some Cheetos, of course!

My wife received a box on Friday. Not knowing exactly what was inside, she was puzzled at first. As it turned out, the box contained a lovely little potted flower…

Amazing what you can find in the middle of the city. Here, we have a windmill. Decorative only, by the look of it, but a windmill nonetheless. Kinda torn on…

On February 9, 2011, the a cappella group Straight No Chaser performed at the Aeolian Hall here in London. We were there. Early. In sub-zero temperatures. It. Was. Worth it!…

Saw this at a nearby plaza early in the morning on Feb 4. The pool of light next to the sign just struck me as an interesting image. So, I…

Tigger loves to burrow in blankets, comforters, sheets, etc. This pile of crocheted afghans (“alfie’s”) was on the end of the couch, minding its own business, when Tigger came along,…

We had a combination Birthday Party and Anniversary Party on Sunday. Lilly made a Victoria Sponge to surprise her grandfather. This is the end result. One twist, instead of the…

R.I.P. Mousie (1995 – 2011) I’m cheating just a little bit as this photo was taken a while ago, but it’s a nice photo of Mousie sitting pretty-like. The runt…

Well, as the week went on and I was unable to find anything that grabbed my eye, I began to worry that I would miss my first installment of my…