Mindful Seeing » sidewalk

no dumping

dnorman — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:47:20 +0000

The storm sewer grates in our neighbourhood have been painted with reminders not to pour stuff down the drains. Hopefully, everyone will remember to run a block downhill to check if they’re allowed to dump toxic chemicals in front of their house.

But where ELSE are we supposed to dump our fish?

opportunity

dnorman — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:02:42 +0000

life will find a way.

2010 @ 3400km

dnorman — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:29:21 +0000

nearly home, after heading up the BFH, and about to do a quick trip up the LFH (that’s the pathway and the bottom half of the LFH to the left of the trees)

2010 @ 2800km

dnorman — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:09:42 +0000

passing through Varsity after leaving campus on a gorgeous sunny summer day.

blurred motion (retake)

dnorman — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:04:24 +0000

still not quite the shot I have in my head. I think I’ll need some kind of stabilizing gear to really get that one, but the motion blur is getting closer…

2010/05/18: Self-assessment is vital to artistic growth. Look thru the photos you’ve posted so far. Remake one you’d like to improve. #ds184

2 minutes from my office

dnorman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:04:35 +0000

a quick sprint down 6 flights of stairs, out the basement doors, and out onto the pathway leading to the C-Train station.

2010/03/17: Grab your camera and walk 2 minutes in any direction. Stop. Find a photo worth making from where you stopped and post it. #ds122

2010 @ 900km

dnorman — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:37:53 +0000

just coming onto the north edge of campus, along 32nd Ave.

corridor

dnorman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:22:06 +0000

the sidewalk along 37th street, approaching 32nd ave (the north edge of campus) is lined by big poplars, hedges, and poles. it’s been nicely plowed, making for an easy ride – I use the sidewalk for about a block so I can get to the pedestrian crossing more safely.

I’d slept in, and was late for work, but needed to pause for a minute to cool down before I got to campus – I’d been pushing it pretty hard on the ride to make up time. I failed. Anyway… while cooling down, I figured I might as well try a wide angle photo of the scene…

2010/02/11: We often get stuck in a rut of always zooming to the longest focal length. Break out today by making a wide-angle photo. #ds88

patient benches

dnorman — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:56:34 +0000

students walking along the snowy paths between buildings on campus, as seen from the 10th floor of the MacKimmie Library Tower.

2010/01/26: Change your perspective today. Make a photo from a bird’s eye view. Get out the chairs and ladders if you need to! #ds72

sidewalk snowscape

dnorman — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:05:55 +0000

hopefully this crap starts to melt soon. -25˚C this morning, but heading up over the freezing mark on the weekend…

I prefer this version, with the uncorrected nasty sodium light, rather than the corrected pure white version.

2010/01/07: It’s winter time here in the northern hemisphere. Make a photo with snow, frost, or ice as the theme today. (@remilongva) #ds53