December 4, 2010

more winter photos

rain drums 1
cymbals 6
fish fence
sentinel 3
22nd and commercial

I've been taking my camera everywhere with me lately. I'm particularly taken with lower saturation images right now, even on sharp, clear days like today, so the bottom two have been photoshopped into a more muted, winter colour palette. The cat on the fence was across the road from a house I lived in 25 years ago. While photographing the cat I suddenly remembered a raucous party at that house one hot, summer night. It was kind of like when you smell something and it triggers a memory.

10 comments:

asperezas said...

Loved this post. The pictures are beautiful :-)

Karen said...

Wonderful!!

sarala said...

Lovely photos!

paula said...

that top photo is fantastic. i dont think i've ever seen drums done so well :)

ValGalArt said...

WOW! amazing pictures, the cymbals are so beautiful :) the cat has a great face!

Ingrid Beckmann said...

I love your winter photos!

Ponita in Real Life said...

That cat has seen a thing or two... and is not telling.

Lovely photos, Andrea. As always!

Hayden said...

fabulous photos, but oh! those fish on the fence! VERY, VERY cool. Are they yours?

andrea said...

Thanks everyone. Hayden: Here in British Columbia there are a lot of schools with these painted wooden fence decorations (done by the kids from the school in question) on their chain link fences. The fish are my favourites.

Hayden said...

how interesting! A very cool thing to do.

In Brisbane, CA - the small town on the outskirts of SF that I spent my last few years in - the fire hydrants were the "Thing." People applied to the city - and submitted their designs - for permission to paint them on the official fire hydrant painting day. (Although the designs were approved, everyone was urged to come out and join in the project.) The hydrants around the schools were always especially fun, and done by the kids...

Pity I never thought to take pictures. One of my favorites was a pink pig in dapper clothes - his snout was the protruding thing the hose attaches to.