Word of the Week – Industrial 3

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…. my neighbourhood used to be a very industrial area but over the years businesses have closed or moved to other areas

Some factories look like bombed out shells that keep out curious visitors with steel fences and barbed wire

In other parts of town all evidence of former factories have been razed leaving behind empty fields, also surrounded by fencing and barbed wire.

Even factories that have been ‘rocks in the community’ are beginning to leave to make room for more condos. The latest casualty is Christie’s. The smell of freshly baked bread wafting along the Lakeshore has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

For more industrial photos check out Sue Llewellyn’s A Word in Your Ear

Word of the Week – Industrial 2

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…..industrial sites converted into new businesses

or parts that have been turned into pieces of sculpture (with a practical side)

For more industrial photos check out Sue Llewellyn’s http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/9740/

A Word A Week Challenge: Industrial

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…. over at A Word In Your Ear, Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge this week is Industrial. Today I’m focusing on old industrial sites that have been restored to be used by the public.

I love this challenge. Living in Toronto presents itself with all kinds of industrial photo opportunities. On our daily walks we always come across this amazing old building that used to be a power plant in the early to mid 1900’s. Today it’s been restored and is used for recreation purposes. In the winter it houses a seating area to lace up your ice skates and a place to warm up after enjoying the outdoor skating rink next door.

Another great old factory that has recently been restored is the old Brickworks in the city’s east end. It’s also become a multi-purpose facility. It houses a farmers’ market in the summer and is used for workshops, art exhibitions and a variety of functions. I love walking around the old brick ovens.Tomorrow I will share photo of more industrial areas that have been re-invented and are now used for new businesses.

Cheers!

January 2013 Photo a Day – Grow

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…..people do it, plants do it too… get creative and take a photo of something that grows.

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but the rest of my pictures wouldn’t upload. Maybe Jeanne will have more photos at http://www.nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com

January 2013 Photo a Day – Together

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…… there are many definitions for together. One is: In or into a single group, mass, or place. Take a photo of together, whichever definition you’d like to use

Best friends for over 20 years, together to celebrate B’s birthday.

A pair of earrings. One just wouldn’t cut it. You definitely need two together.

Young love!For more ‘together’ photos check out http://www.nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com

January 2013 Photo a Day – Landscape

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…..step back and take a photo of a landscape near you. Or even take a little trip just for the photo. Would be nice to explore your town for a beautiful photo

It was pretty overcast today and there was a grey hue over the entire city. I have lots of landscape pictures in my files but I feel I have used some of them once too often. There’s a large bridge close to my house and I often see photographers at the top of it taking pictures of the city. I always wondered what the attraction was so I drove over and parked the car on the wide shoulder and took some panoramic views. The bridge goes over the rail lines and downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario are off in the distance.

After taking pictures from the Islington Bridge I decided to drive over to one of the bridges that spans over the highway into to city. This bridge was a bit scarier because the railing was lower and the speeding cars below were intimidating.

For more landscape photos check out http://www.nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com

January 2013 Photo a Day – Stripes

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…. look for stripes in your everyday. They could be in the zebra crossing on the road, or in your outfit or somewhere else

I’m a little behind with these challenges and I’m trying to catch up this weekend. As for the theme stripes I seem to have a wardrobe full of them. Apparently teachers wear a lot of stripes. It has something to do with being organized or was it being conservative. Well I don’t really fit into either category but I do like stripes.

For more January 2013 Photo a Day check out http://www.nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com

January 2013 Photo a Day – Electric

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…… this could be a simple photo of your toaster {but get creative} or something else electric

Our life depends on electricity. We use it to run our appliances, heat and light our homes, cook our food and run our computers and electronic games and devices. Without it we couldn’t write our blogs and post our photos. Funny thing is that in the summer I live without electricity for weeks at a time at my cottage and don’t miss it. Electricity is something we take for granted until we experience a blackout and are forced to adapt.

The challenge is to take interesting photos that highlight the word electric.

In the first picture, you see a bright light coming from a person’s yard where their children were out playing in the freshly fallen snow. The second picture is a light standard next to a local skating rink. I tried to capture the large fluffy snow flakes that were falling in front of the light and this is what I got.

For more photos for the January 2013 Photos a Day check out http://www.nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com

January 2013 Photo a Day – Corner

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Mama Cormier

…..It could be a sharp corner of a building, a corner of an artwork, a corner of your home or something else. Corners are everywhere. Shoot one.

January 2013 Photo a Day – Something You Saw

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Mama Cormier

….. go about your day with eyes wide open and take a photo of something you saw.

Yesterday the weather had turned from a balmy six degrees celcius on Saturday to a frigid minus 11. The day hadn’t gone exactly as planned. I had a breakfast meeting at 10:30 that didn’t involve breakfast. The meeting went well and when it was over I drove to the mall to spend the rest of my gift certificate. I bought costume jewellery that I didn’t need but I couldn’t resist the bargains and I do love jewellery. Then I stopped at the Lindt chocolate outlet on the way home and had the first food of the day…. dark chocolate samples.

When I got home I finally had a healthy lunch at about 2:30. K started making a great soup for dinner and while it simmered on the stove he decided to do our daily walk before dinner. His thinking being that when he got back he’d be ready for a hearty warm soup. Remember it was -11 degrees outside. Initially I opted not to do the walk. After my husband left to do the walk on his own I remembered that I hadn’t done the photo challenge for the day.

I bundled up and decided to walk east, the opposite direction that we normally do our walk. Eventually I would meet up with my husband and then I could turn around and walk back with him. I also thought that it would be interesting to see the city from a different point of view. It was already starting to get dark and the clouds over the skyline were reflecting the setting sun in the west.

I tried to get some shots of pussy willows that I saw on the walk but it was too windy and all the shots were blurry. The soup by the way was delicious. I probably should have taken pictures of that.

Check out http://www.nolagirlatheart.wordpress.com for more January 2013 Photo a Day Challenges.