I am finding many of my macro/close-up images these days have themes of metal and technology. There are a couple I created yesterday at a table top macro meetup at the Only Cafe. Both taken with my Sony a6100 and TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 macro lens.
Saturday Morning in a Coffee Shop
On Friday afternoon, I got a message from a photography friend from Michigan. She would be in town on Saturday, and she suggested a photowalk.
The walk ended with this portrait in a coffee shop in the Distillery district.
Ebb and Flow
In Union Station in Toronto this past Saturday morning. Not as busy as during the work week, so the flow of passengers woud ebb and flow, like waves lapping on a shore.
The one constant was the the security guard at the back of the frame.
Another Portrait
Our Sunday morning gathering of photographers has had the chance to say hello to documentary film maker Rachel a couple of times has she has stopped in at the Paper Route cafe in East York. And the light was beautiful when she stopped in this morning.
Playing With Shadows
Five minutes with my iPhone and a flashlight got me a result I quite like.
In Shop Windows
I was out yesterday morning on Danforth Avenue in the bright sunshine, and saw various things of interest in shop windows. all images taken with my Sony a6100 and an 80mm lens.
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.
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.
My Third Eye 