Peggy, Oh Peggy

It took us 5-long years to make our plan to travel to the Canadian Maritimes a reality. We've been wanting to see the Peggys Cove for the longest time. We've seen it many times in pictures and videos only and read about it a lot. But like they say - “Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” I've imagined about you only in my dreams. Finally, Peggy we've met!  We had to visit Peggy twice, one in the morning and finally during sunset. We never regretted as it was only during sunset did we see the real grandeur of Peggys Cove.

Colour My World - Fall Season

Beauty in Simplicity

Blue Hour or Twilight Photography

Twilight hour is that time after dusk when building and street lights are
visible and the color of the sky has turned cobalt-blue.
(Taken on Oct. 24, 2011 from our 7th floor building.)

Nowadays, night photography has become popular and very interesting as the design of DSLR sensors has become sophisticated. Most of these newer models can take take impressive night shots even without the aid of a tripod. Sensitivity to light has been enhanced with higher ISO settings.

Normally, you use a small aperture and a longer exposure to obtain the best result. I've limited my ISO to 200 and used manual focus only.

For the above photo, I used the following settings - ISO 200, f/20, 6-sec., lens 18~200mm @ 32mm and I used tripod.

This one was taken facing East. The one above was facing South.

These are the settings for this photo - ISO 200, f/5, 1/5 sec., lens 18~200mm @ 65mm, hand-held, manual focus.

Two People In Every Picture

Rondeau Provincial Park - Morpeth, Ontario

There are always two people in every picture:  the photographer and the viewer.  ~Ansel Adams

2011 Toronto Ice Festival

Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Buffalo, New York

All The Saints

One interesting subject to take photos is that of stained color windows. You can find these mostly in old cathedrals. I took this one, during the baptismal of a friend's son. Stare at it closely and you will see that it turns into a 3-D scene.

The Royal Archway

"Senseless photographers practice random acts of beauty; intelligent photographers practice consistent acts of selflessness." - Anonymous

The Last Column Standing

"Life is like a good black and white photograph, there's black, there's white, and lots of shades in between." -Karl Heiner

'Tis the Season to be Jolly

Two families in Pickering, Ontario light up their front yard and house with colorful, glittering lights during the Christmas season. There is some sort of friendly competition between them. Only a house separates the two houses. People who go and view the colorful nightly display are encouraged to bring canned goods, pasta, noodles, etc... as donations to the food bank.

Empty Street - After Santa's Parade

I'm Watching You