Fishing- Salvador

50mm- 1/40- f/1.4

…If you’re homeless and hungry at night, one option is to attach a string to an empty beer can and cast for some fish in the ocean…

Lecture- Rio de Janeiro

50mm- 1/160- f/1.4

…The streets outside her house are flooded with thousands of people partying day and night. And, as with many other teenage girls, her father lectures her on the dangers before she sets out to join…

Blessed City- Rio de Janeiro

42mm- 6s- f/4.5

… My brother is traveling with me this week and he picked this picture from a group of shots from the last two days. See if you can spot the Christ the Redeemer statue…

Warmth- São Paulo

50mm- 1/200- f/7.1

… I walked through some of the poorer parts of town today. It’s been raining and one of the groups living on the street had started a fire from garbage lying around…

Reading- Thunder Bay

45mm- 1/13- f/3.5

…A late night short flight out of Thunder Bay had most of us caught up in our page-turners…

Factory- Dryden

17mm- 1s- f/5.0

… I visited Dryden with a friend this evening and found its smoking industry and Tim Horton’s strangely reminiscent of East Hamilton…

Fire Truck- Kingfisher Lake

15mm- 10s- f/4.0

… While cooking bacon and eggs yesterday morning, I managed to set off the fire alarm in the building and was soon apologizing to a sleepy fire marshal. Tonight, I discovered the fire station is next door…

Smoke- Kingfisher Lake

24mm- 6s- f/4.0

… While walking the streets of Kingfisher Lake tonight, I was struck by the blanket of smoke and the smell of wood burning from all the  stove heaters working at maximum on a cold night…

Missing Window- Sioux Lookout

16mm- 3 min- f4.5

… I visited an old abandoned military site tonight. Soon after taking two photos, I was escorted out by an angry man who was highly offended that I thought the place was abandoned…

Salt Dome- Sioux Lookout

12mm- 1/20- f/4.0

… On the drive back home tonight, I stopped by the cool dome-shaped salt storage building. They were running low with all the recent ice and snow…

Alley Hockey- Sioux Lookout

20mm- 1/30- f/3.5

… Walking home has become more fun since I’ve begun joining roadside hockey games. Luckily, skill is not a necessity…

Car Blanket- Sioux Lookout

15mm- 10s- f/4.0

…Tonight felt especially cold after a few warmer days, so neighbors had their old cars bundled up in warm blankets…

Pony- Sioux Lookout

 

24mm- 3s- f/4.5

… This morning, I was told there were new ponies at the barn. I visited the long-haired little ones this evening and they attempted to eat my camera…

White Horse- Sioux Lookout

28mm- 6s- f/4.0

… This white horse was very nice and tried her best to keep still for the long exposure picture…

Crimson Sky- Sioux Lookout

15mm- 43.6s- f/4.5

… Another weekend on call, and I walk back and forth between the hospitals loving the warmer weather and clear skies…

Construction Site- Sioux Lookout

10mm- 6s- f/4.0

… Along my jogging route I came across the construction site of the new much needed hospital…

Stars- Sioux Lookout

10mm- 4s- f/4.0

… With so many overcast days and nights recently, it was great to see the stars bright overhead tonight…

Fast Train- Sioux Lookout

18mm- 2.5s- f3.5

… Apparently, I was quite wrong: not only do CN trains run on Sunday nights, but they also tend to be very quiet as they approach from behind…

Northern Night- Wunnumin Lake

 

10mm- 0.769s- f/4.0

… A walk in the forest under a star-filled sky washed away the day’s mayhem…

Snow Castle – Toronto

30 mm- 1/20- f/4.0

… I was driving by Casa Loma after meeting up with a good friend, and couldn’t resist taking a shot or two…

Hanging On – Hamilton

240mm- 1/5- f/6.3

… Walking back from Jackson Square I noticed the ever-hanging statue in front of city hall…

Night Sky – Sioux Lookout

10mm- 1/3- f4.0

… Being on-call at night did allow a shot of a sky bright and crimson from shifting clouds…