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I shot a gigapixel’s worth of photos in 2011. Some were better than others. Hopefully you’ll agree that I’m highlighting the better ones. Where possible, I’ll link back to the gallery on Google Plus or wherever I posted it first. The G+ photos are larger.
Sun, January 1 2012 » Main Page, photos » 2 Comments
I shot a whole whack of photos at the Kensington Market Solstice parade on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Here’s a sample — and here’s video of the lighting of the fire sculpture: Red Pepper Spectacle Arts organizes this annual shindig. Donate to them, if you get the chance. This is a very grassroots event and deserves [...]
Thu, December 22 2011 » Main Page, photos » Comments Off
I’ve shot a lot more leaves and trees since first posting this gallery on Oct. 5. Here they are: High Park, Nov. 14. A sample:
Thu, October 20 2011 » Minutiae, photos » Comments Off
Went fishing in eastern Ontario this past weekend. Here are the photos from Loughborough Lake (posted to G+). An example below: The next group includes photos taken Friday, Sept. 16 in the Gananoque area and on Sunday, Sept. 18 at Loughborough Lake. A sample below of a killer loon:
Thu, September 22 2011 » Minutiae, photos » Comments Off
Fri, December 24 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, photos » Comments Off
Tweeted this photo as follows: Surviving the sun’s destructive onslaught by hiding behind a rock
Sat, November 27 2010 » Main Page, photos » Comments Off
Behold one of the world’s great views — and you’ll only find it at Lake Louise in Canada’s Banff National Park. Banff was declared a national park on Nov. 25, 1885. One of its key attractions, the Banff Upper Hot Springs, were “discovered” by railway workers in 1882-83. If you get a chance, go to them during a [...]
Fri, November 26 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, photos » Comments Off
You can watch the TurBaconEpic, a 79,046-calorie monstrosity, being assembled at the Epic Meal Time channel on YouTube. I first saw reference to this at The Globe and Mail via Facebook. Essentially, here are the ingredients: deboned quail cornish game hen bacon strips veal-pork sausage chicken bacon-croissant stuffing bacon strips boneless duck boneless turkey more [...]
Fri, November 26 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, multimedia, photos » 1 Comment
Saw this in the Twitter feed of Doug Saunders today: I just checked. In 140 years, the Globe and Mail has never used “Gobshites” in a front-page headline. Just wait. http://plixi.com/p/58654425 This is what he speaks of: David Akin collected a few other choice Irish media tidbits on the financial crisis. Addendum A Nov. 24 [...]
Tue, November 23 2010 » Main Page, Media, Minutiae, photos » 1 Comment
The NYT pulled together a photo gallery from staff photographer Damon Winter that he shot in Afghanistan with an iPhone and the Hipstamatic photography app. It’s pretty awesome. (Seen via Twitter)
Mon, November 22 2010 » Main Page, Media, photos » Comments Off
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