Waiting for the Train

This is another composite image I have been working on. I took an image of a subway train here in Toronto going past me in on the platform, and added images of four carved wooden figures taken separately.

These carvings belong to my wife and sit together on a shelf; to me they seemed like a collection of friends (and indeed two of the carvings are from Don Quixote so they will know each other), so in my image I sent them on a journey.

Reflections

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.

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.

Sony a6100, 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor lens via adapter

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.

Sony a7ii, Helios 44 58mm f/2 lens, via adapters

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.

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.