On my way home from shooting a Christmas charity event — pics tomorrow.
November, 2009
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Back Of The Streetcar
November 24, 2009 by Gail
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Rome Graffiti
November 23, 2009 by Gail
In June I stumbled upon a colourful metro station at the bottom of a hill from the Sistine Chapel in Rome, a stark contrast to the traditional art at the Vatican just steps away. I love the variety of textures jumbled together here, especially the rust, paint, and bits of grass.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’m editing editing editing… and shooting a charity event tomorrow night so I’m trying to clear off some of the editing pile.
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Sun(day)
November 22, 2009 by Gail
Sunday is recovery day for me if I shoot a wedding on Saturday. After shooting the CNE arch (see previous post), I stopped by my local hospital to drop off the flowers I was given after the reception, which has been my custom since I started shooting weddings. By the time I backed up all the memory cards (the RAW files filled up an entire DVD) and made a first pass through the collection, I was falling asleep at the keyboard, although I had plenty of sleep on Friday night, got up early yesterday morning, ate a big breakfast and was the first person to arrive at the venue (I think even the Maître d’ was surprised). I think no matter how long or short the wedding is, I throw myself so completely into every event that afterward it feels like I’ve run a marathon.
The bonus to yesterday is that I ran into a friend who was part of the catering team — I didn’t recognise her at all because she’d cut off all her hair! It was great to see a familiar face at a function where I’m usually mingling with at least a hundred strangers for a whole day. She invited me out last night to meet with the others, but when 10:30pm rolled around I was texting them to say I was already in my pyjamas and ready to pass out. As I was typing this, they called to say they were picking me up! Hello Second Wind, I need you!
Anyway, most of the evening was catch-up over drinks, although I truly wish I’d been on the ball enough to take a photo of my $14 nachos which consisted of five or six round tortilla chips (maybe 8-10cm across?) stacked in layers, with tiny bits of lettuce, cheese, and guacamole in between. It would have been passable for a meal if there were enough fillings, but at best they were implied since they were invisible until you pried away a layer. The four of us stared at my giant plate that dwarfed my “gourmet” nachos (the stack wasn’t high enough to qualify as a tower), but I ate it, anyway. My friend went to the kitchen to complain and a short while later someone returned to inform me that he would only charge me $9 instead of $14. Still, I can’t imagine anyone should get away with serving a small stack of tortilla chips and charging $14 for what is barely an appetiser. Put it in the “sides” section! When people are at a pub and drinking, they need food!
Rant over.
Let’s have a few more photos from today, when I took a computer break to shoot the sunset with the 50mm f/1.4 before I have to return it tomorrow morning:
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CNE Arch
November 22, 2009 by Gail
Shot this on my way home from the wedding yesterday, which was a beautiful event blessed with unseasonably warm weather. Photos forthcoming!
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What Are You Looking At?
November 22, 2009 by Gail
So I have food on my nose and my tongue is sticking out. Doesn’t everyone?
[I think Xena's convinced herself recently that holding very still for my camera is a good thing.]
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National Gallery of Canada
November 21, 2009 by Gail
National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Canada
A couple of photos taken at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa before I head off to shoot today’s wedding. The sun is breaking through, hurrah!
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Bright-Eyed And Bushy-Tailed
November 20, 2009 by Gail
Yes, Xena looks this wired ALL the time, not just on a Friday morning. I think it comes with being a black cat: they’re all eyes.
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Ground Zero
November 19, 2009 by Gail
It’s been a stressful week, for many reasons. Like this building at Ground Zero, it seems to go on forever. I don’t want to talk about the bad news without finding out the facts first. I hope to post some good news soon. And I’m shooting a wedding this weekend, which means I have the opportunity to switch off my concerns completely and switch on the part of my brain that concentrates on joy, frame by frame.
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Battery Park
November 19, 2009 by Gail
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For The Canadians: National Survey
November 19, 2009 by Gail
National Survey on attitudes and knowledge about Organ Donation, CanadaMy friend Fancy is a graduate student in the Public Policy Program at Simon Fraser University and is currently engaged in research for her Capstone thesis. This research includes a confidential online survey of people living in Canada. There are 66 separate questions in the survey. If you live in Canada, are 19 years of age and older, and are interested in participating, more information and the survey can be found at: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/44589071. Please note that your participation is entirely voluntary.
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