Not so Green

It's been freezing rain all day. I ventured out for a few minutes to take some pictures but it was so dull out they weren't that great. I thought this sign was ironic.....promoting green spots while covered in ice and sitting in the snow. At least there's an evergreen tree in the background.

Snow in the Park

The sun broke through the clouds for about 20 minutes today. I only had time to take a couple of quick pictures in between errands. This is an area in Pippy Park where people go cross country skiing, as you can see from the tracks.

Blending In

Taken in Quidi Vidi Village. Not a lot of colour in the photo so I changed it to B&W. The white boat blends in well with the snow on the hill.

High Key Daffodil

This is a mini daffodil, I bought a pot of those at the grocery store too. It's really small, good thing I have the macro lens. I placed it on the soft box and over exposed for a high key look.

Oh, and for those wondering, the abstract photo I posted last week (here) was not ice, it was an old DVD that I put in the microwave for about 5 seconds. Then I took lots of pictures with the light reflecting off it.

Coloured Glass

A macro shot of a coloured glass ball I have hanging in my kitchen window.

Tufted Duck

2 ducks at the lake today, a female Scaup on the left and a male Tufted Duck on the right. The Tufted Duck doesn't normally look like that with a long neck, it must have been stretching. I think they are so cute with their little tufts and bright eyes that stand out against the black feathers. They're usually at the lake every winter and are close to shore since most of the lake is frozen over with just a little bit of open water, so getting pictures of them is pretty easy.
I still had to use my zoom lens though.

Road Closed?

Signal Hill Road today, very windy with lots of drifting snow. I don't think the road was really closed, I drove up it and the drifting was worse before this sign than after it. And there were plenty of cars driving up.

Crocus

Today I bought a pot of crocuses at the grocery store. They were on sale for only $1.49 and as soon as I saw them I thought "props". They're very pretty and the only sign of spring around.

An Apple

Just an apple with water sprayed onto it. I need to work on my lighting.

Too Much Snow

2 shots from around our house. I had to put on snowshoes to walk around the back.

Abstract

Who can guess what this is?

And, an update to my Kodak photo of the day. Pawdrix at DPC was kind enough to take a photo of the big screen for me, here it is. Thanks Steve!!!

February Collage

Bubbles on Bamboo

A shot looking down into a vase filled with water, rocks and lucky bamboo stalks. Lit with one flash from above, I used my macro lens.

Downtown

Downtown this afternoon. We got about 70 cm of snow over the weekend now all the streets are more narrow than usual and the sidewalks are like tunnels. And it's snowing again! Anybody want to send me a plane ticket to Hawaii?

On a happier note, this photo will be photo of the day at Kodak tomorrow and will be featured on their big screen in Times Square. So if you're in NYC have a look and take a picture of the big screen for me!

Harbour at Night

A view from Joe's office window tonight. We were snowed in until 4:00 and then it was too grey out to take pictures. Handheld at 1600 ISO because I didn't bring my tripod with me.

Muffins

A raging blizzard today, impossible to go out. I made these oatmeal muffins. They're from a mix, not from scratch, but they're pretty good.

Old House

There are a lot of big old houses in downtown St. John's. This is just one of them.

Drifting Snow

I went for a "road trip" today, a drive to take pictures, one of my favourite things to do. It was sunny but windy and cold and there was some drifting snow on this road.

Snowy Ropes

Just a quick shot today on the harbour front in the snow.

Torbay

A view of a farm and hillside from Torbay Beach, just outside the city.