A few days ago I saw a smashed mirror that someone had put out for disposal. I knew I had to take a picture for future use so out came the iPhone.
This morning I did some compositing and other editing.
Ultra-wide Portrait at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Normally ultra-wide lenses and portraiture don’t go all that well together. But if the angle is right the results can be interesting, I think. Because his face is in the middle of the frame and is straight on, there is minimal distortion.
In the Spotlight
I was working on macro photography this morning, and one of the props I was using was a maple leaf I had preserved from last fall. I was playing around with lighting, and this look made me feel like Canada was alone in a harsh spotlight, facing the adversary that the U.S. under Trump has become.
Perry at the Only Cafe
This morning I met up with my photography friend Perry Cuccini at the Only Cafe for another entry in my long running portrait project.
I thought his eyes had a wet plate kind of look in my black and white treatment of the portrait.
Trees at Cherry Beach
Yesterday morning I was down at Cherry Beach. A lot of the snow is melting, but the trees are still bare; we still have a wait for spring.
A Foggy Morning
There was a lot of fog this morning in Toronto, just begging to be photographed. I used my iPhone 15 and the TinType app for a vintage, murky look.
Two More Portraits
Back at the Paper Route Cafe yesterday. Both images were taken with my Sony a7ii and TTArtisans 75mm f/1.5 lens.
Shadow Portrait
I love lots of shadows in my portraits. This one is from an outing with friends at a coffee shop a few days ago.
Inside an Installation
Every year the Winter Stations art installation exhibit takes place by the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto.
I went down this morning to take advantage of some bright sunshine, taking a fisheye lens along with my Sony a6100 camera body. I quite liked this piece, and the fisheye lens allowed me to feel as if I was inside it.
An Image of Balance
I took this portrait of my friend Michael yesterday.
I recently purchased a TTArtisan 75mm f/1.5 lens (a copy of a famous and very expensive Zeis BIotar lens from the early-mid twentieth century), and this is the first portrait I took with it that I am really happy with. It’s a manual focus lens, and my eyes are not getting any younger, so focusing wide open does have its challenges.
A friend looked may the portrait and said it was “balanced.” That description works for me!
My Third Eye 