Old but still good; to facial expressions and body language

Some old but favourite portraits taken over the last 3 years.

My grandfather, Israel, 2007

Jerusalem, 2007

Byward Market, Ottawa, 2008

London, UK, 2009

Florence, Italy, 2008

Judith, Jerusalem, 2007

Florence, Italy, 2007

Jaffa, Israel, 2007

Sparks Street, Ottawa, 2008

Prague, 2009

Norwich Market, UK, 2009

A romantic walk

I went to Parliament Hill yesterday in an attempt to practice some photojournalism and shoot this demonstration by Make A Wish foundation, which organized a walk around Center Block to show support for sick kids.

This walk ended up being very short and the journalist in me was being lazy, but the light was so beautiful, I decided to have my own little walk around Parliament Hill, in support of good weather :)

Guard at Parliament Hill, Center Block

Michel Anger, Attendant at the Cabinet of the PM

Christian Fischer and Christiane Miller, from Germany, came to visit a friend in Canada for three weeks

Carol and Tess

Sunday

The Beaches, Toronto, ON

Gypsy Lee is his real name

Toronto, ON

Still no summer job

... and so I have quite a bit of time on my hands. Playing around with still lifes today.

A self-reminder that once upon a time I used to be somewhat of an artist:

These taste better than they look!

Today (and every other day)

The nice thing about Ottawa is that you can bike anywhere.

And the nice thing about biking is that you can stop anywhere to take pictures. 

Tech Wall, Slater Street                                                                       

Spring is on full blast

Ottawa is welcoming me back with beautiful, sunny, sandal-wearing weather. The tulips are out early this year. It's macro photography season! Although I'm not a big fan, I took some macro shots, just because I can (one of the perks of having a Sigma lens), but only one makes it in here.

Happy beginning of Summer!

Dows Lake, Ottawa.

New blog

I think I'm settling with blogspot. It seems to be the thing to do. All the other free blogs are just not as cool?

Anyway, how do you start a blog? What photo will mark the beginning of what I hope will be a regularly updated journal of my photographic endeavors?

I guess I will just start with where I am at right now. Last day in Belleville. The small town I learned (with great challenge and difficulty) to appreciate. And no, I never thought I would say this.

So first year Photojournalism at Loyalist College is done. Every week I change my mind about whether or not I'm coming back next year. This week, Im coming back.

This town is small. There is nothing to do. The locals are weird. But in the words of Frank O'Connor: if you can shoot in Belleville, you can shoot anywhere.

So here are some shots, taken over the course of this school year, where I have aspired to find the belle in (or near) Belleville.

See ya in the Fall, Belletown!