Tag Archives: waterloo
1shot #215-exit to anywhere
Friday night at Columbia and Fischer-Hallman. This is Waterloo. DW
1shot #212-sky geometry
On the way to meet some friends this morning for breakfast in UTW I saw this crane building condos where we used to cosmic bowl. Seemed like a giant compass scribing lines in the sky. From Princess and Dorset, this … Continue reading
Maker’s artist Michelle Bellemare kills at UWAG
It’s not a trick photo. It is the amazing work Casket (2006/2007) by Toronto-based artist Michelle Bellemare with my good friend Melissa Doherty’s feet in frame for scale. The opening reception at UWAG for this show When push comes to … Continue reading
1shot #209-evidence of human life
On my photo walks, I often give myself a challenge to help focus (ahem) the work. The Saturday I shot this image, my self-direction was “What accumulates.” Statement. Not a question. I roamed my usual stretch of UTW King Street … Continue reading
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1shot #208-riding backwards
Yeah, more bus. The real trick to shooting these is to not permanently lose the use of your hands due to extreme cold. –23C windchill. Buses arrive about every 12 minutes and dwell for about 9 seconds. At King and … Continue reading
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1shot #207-more dirty bus
I can’t tell if ballcap dude is looking at me or out the window. This ambiguity is intriguing. Especially because I’m only about four feet from the bus. I reckon there’s some analogy to be made between bus grime and … Continue reading
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FLASH traffic—last chance for romance
A little less than 10 hours left to submit your best image to our kick-ass FLASH photo event. I posted the countdown timer yesterday along with links for submitting. Get some skin in the game. And then grab a ticket … Continue reading
1shot-The car is king on Columbia Street
Students skirt a muddy bog into traffic where a sidewalk was to be built. In 2007. Now with the latest fixup completion date in 2017, this 150m gap for pedestrians and cyclists presents a daily gamble on the 2km route … Continue reading
1shot #204-The Canadian groove
I got a really strong stained glass vibe watching these skating shadows flicker across the ice last night. Winter isn’t really white: it is all the colours. On King Street, this is Uptown Waterloo. DW
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TORCAM CNC mill comes alive with Easel/GRBL
For those not following along, I’m helping revive some long-unused CNC machine tools at our awesome local high school, Sir John A. MacDonald in Waterloo, Ontario Canada…