Antarctican's 52 week project

[Antarctican]

Well, kundalini started it off and MissMia picked it up, so I'm going to join in too. I'm hoping the 'need' to take and post pictures each week will make me get out there and take more pics than I've been doing lately.

This week's offerings are sparse. But I'm sure that will be the pattern: some weeks lots of pics and some weeks not so many.

Sunnyside Pavilion roofline
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CN Tower view
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[kundalini]

Yayyyy, another one starts. Thanks for not leaving me and MM out on the line.

Good start there, Anty.

[MissMia]

Yayyyy, another one starts. Thanks for not leaving me and MM out on the line.

Good start there, Anty.

Yes! Thank you for joining us! It's going to be fun to watch the progression of all these threads.

Nice shots, Anty.

[Fox Paw]

Nice shots, Antarctican. I've never been to your lovely city--about the only metropolis in Canada I haven't hit--but I need to get there sometime.

[Chiller]

Nicely done Jeanney. Love the shot of the CN Tower. I have only been to Sunnyside once, but not with a cam. :o Can we get inside that place?

[Antarctican]

Heehee, I snapped the CN Tower shot from my car window while stopped at a long traffic light. I just liked how the straight lines and curve of the CN tower were mirrored somewhat by the adjacent buildings.

Sadly, one can't get into Sunnyside Pavilion to shoot as they keep it locked except for when there's a paid event or a paid photo shoot (it's an extremely popular spot for wedding photography, given the big arch on the side of the building that overlooks the lake). I'll post a shot of the whole building as part of this ongoing project, I'm sure.

[Chiller]

Heehee, I snapped the CN Tower shot from my car window while stopped at a long traffic light. I just liked how the straight lines and curve of the CN tower were mirrored somewhat by the adjacent buildings.

Sadly, one can't get into Sunnyside Pavilion to shoot as they keep it locked except for when there's a paid event or a paid photo shoot (it's an extremely popular spot for wedding photography, given the big arch on the side of the building that overlooks the lake). I'll post a shot of the whole building as part of this ongoing project, I'm sure.

Well, darn. :( I guess with all the vandalism at other venues, I can see them being pretty protective of it. I will just have to hop the fence. :biglaugh:

[PhotoJet]

I love the pavilion shot! Nice!

[Antarctican]

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Moments before the rain arrived (and winds of 115 km/hr)
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[Artograph]

Oh! Look at you go...!!!! :boogie: LOL!!

I'm really liking the 2nd one, nice composition....and the other pics with the clock tower....I like the contrast between old and new. The last one is very cool as well!!

[invisible]

I'm really digging the one with the clock reflection. All of these are in Toronto? (Some have an Ottawa feel...)

[sleepingdragon]

You have some really great shots there. I love the one of the CN tower. It brings back memories of being there 25 years ago. I like the shot of the rain coming in. The sky looks so ominous.

[Chiller]

Woo hoo Jeanney. Diggin the CN Tower:mrgreen: The curves in the City Hall shot, and that storm. We lost a few trees in the neighborhood, and I inherited a bbq cover. :biglaugh::biglaugh:

[Antarctican]

Wow, thanks for your comments everyone! All but the last one were taken on a sunny day, so I was trying to play with/learn more about the metering with the differing lighting in the frame.

Yes, Federico, all the shots are in Toronto: two are right outside where I live, and the rest are from the Osgoode Hall/City Hall area on Queen Street in Toronto.

And it was quite the storm. Now I know how Dorothy felt on her way to Oz!

[kundalini]

Ooooooooo (where's the applause smilie???)

Love this lot, especially the clock tower reflection and the oncoming storm, but they all are good.

[johngpt]

I know it's silly, but I really like Dali-esque reflections.

And storms.

[MissMia]

LOVE the clock reflection!!!! :love:

[Antarctican]

My work took me out of town and on a drive through farm country last week...

(A city girl doesn't get a lot of opportunity to see sheep fairly close up)http://www.board4all.cz/images/smilies/sheep.gif
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Cropped crop
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Abandoned house, with broken windows, swinging screen door, and peeling paint...but a tree blossoming in the front yard
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Plover
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[Chiller]

Nicely done Jeanney...
o.k...confession time...where is this place. I might need to break in.

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[Artograph]

Nicely done Jeanney...
o.k...confession time...where is this place. I might need to break in.

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Ha!!!! ...Never mind BREAK in....I wanna MOVE in!!!! :biglaugh:

(Ohhh.....I LOVE to see the inside!!!! Get in there Chill!!! *nudge* * nudge*!!!!)

:mrgreen:

[Antarctican]

It's on the road that leads to 'Port Burwell', so it's about 2 hours away from Toronto (at, ummm, high speed on the highway :blush: ). ~~~When I was finished with my talk in Aylmer, I just started driving on the back roads to see if I'd come across anything that caught my interest. I was hoping for some Amish carriages and/or Amish farmers, but didn't see any. I took a few pics in Port Burwell too and will be posting some here later.

[Artograph]

Great shots Anty!!! The house is my fave!! ....Did you peek in!???

[Artograph]

Oh, Anty....my "hometown" is in the heart of Mennonite country!!! It's closer to you than to me!! When I lived there....it never occured to me to take (respectful) shots of the horse and buggys.....now, whenever I'm back 'home' I'm just like a tourist!!! LOL!! "Look kids....look at the horsies!!!"

It would be a great place to meet and take shots together!!! Maybe you and Carl (sure he'd love it too!!) can come meet me there sometime.....maybe this summer....I plan on visiting family there several times this summer!!!!

[Antarctican]

Ha!!!! ...Never mind BREAK in....I wanna MOVE in!!!!
No kidding! Beats my one bedroom condo hands down! :lol:

The house is my fave!! ....Did you peek in!???I was tempted, but there were people outside at the house next door, who were watching me take pics of it, so I was reluctant.

Oh, Anty....my "hometown" is in the heart of Mennonite country!!! It's closer to you than to me!! When I lived there....it never occured to me to take (respectful) shots of the horse and buggys.....now, whenever I'm back 'home' I'm just like a tourist!!! LOL!! "Look kids....look at the horsies!!!"

It would be a great place to meet and take shots together!!! Maybe you and Carl (sure he'd love it too!!) can come meet me there sometime.....maybe this summer....I plan on visiting family there several times this summer!!!!You're on!! That would be wonderful. I've seen the Mennonites in the St. Jacobs area, and have been reluctant to take pics of them out of respect. I did manage to get a photo of them coming through a covered bridge in winter a few years ago, though. I'll try to find it and post it.

[johngpt]

Anty, that first new shot isn't baaaaad at all. :biglaugh:

[René]

Plover looks nice, never seen one before.....

[Artograph]

You're on!! That would be wonderful. I've seen the Mennonites in the St. Jacobs area, and have been reluctant to take pics of them out of respect. I did manage to get a photo of them coming through a covered bridge in winter a few years ago, though. I'll try to find it and post it.

Woohooo!! Awsome!!

:toast:

[Chiller]

It's on the road that leads to 'Port Burwell', so it's about 2 hours away from Toronto (at, ummm, high speed on the highway :blush: ). ~~~When I was finished with my talk in Aylmer, I just started driving on the back roads to see if I'd come across anything that caught my interest. I was hoping for some Amish carriages and/or Amish farmers, but didn't see any. I took a few pics in Port Burwell too and will be posting some here later.
Thanks...its on my summer time get to list. Just have to make sure Arto has not moved in yet. :biglaugh:

[MissMia]

Neat country shots Anty! I'm partial to the one of the sheep. (I miss my border collies!) The abandoned house is really cool. Too bad you were not able to get check it out a little more.

[Fox Paw]

The plover shot in particular is cool.

[Antarctican]

(More week 3 shots to come!)

[Antarctican]

I didn't have much opportunity to go out shooting this week, so the pickings are slim.

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Passion flowers are so crazy looking
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Sneak attack
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Diva kitty
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[Fox Paw]

Nice shots, Antarctican. I particularly like the second, in part because of the deep blue in the background.

[Tangerini]

Oooh yay! I love these threads!
Great shots Anty. I can't wait to see more :)

[johngpt]

Good stuff, Maynard.

[Chiller]

Great shooting Jeanney.
This is one of the coolest looking flowers.
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Have you been to Allen Gardens lately....WOW. Colour heaven there.

[Antarctican]

Drove by it yesterday, but haven't been inside since the photography meet up a bunch of us attended there about 2 years ago.

[Chiller]

When I went to Henrys, I stopped in really quick, and was surprised at how awesome the place looks in the early light. Being in the greenhouse, a lot of blooms have some solo lighting on them from the sun. Pretty cool.

[sleepingdragon]

Anty the passion flower looks very 3D. Very nice.

I like the motion of the birds wings too.

[Artograph]

The 3rd flower is very nice!! I also enjoyed the birds (great wings), and Miss Kitty!!! Ha haaa!! I went to the horse farm again...and I got a shot of some cats relaxing in a wooden box....will have to post it soon!!

[Antarctican]

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[NJMAN]

Absolutely beautiful shots Anty! The park bench and flowers are stunning...so vivid and lovely! Although, I wonder what it would look like if you were positioned on the other side of the bench. As it is though, great stuff! :goodvibes:

[Antarctican]

Thanks NJMAN (and everyone else who has commented on my submissions so far). Re the angle of the bench, there was a busy intersection behind where I was standing. I tried to get a shot from the other side of the bench, but just couldn't adequately block out/blur the road and cars to my liking.

And as for the lady in the pool, that's "Mona". She saw me taking pictures and asked me to take one of her. One of the other pics I took at the pool was of the roof area looking out to the patio, and apartments behind. I posted that one in its own thread but will post here as well:

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[Antarctican]

(Eeeek! I'm way behind in posting. So I'll put place markers in and fill in as I get time)

[Antarctican]

Week seven found me in England at a meetup of photographers, many of whom are members here!

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On the far side of the table are Hertz van Rental, Tangerini, Chris of Arabia, and his wife Anne-Marie. On the near side foreground is Jeff Jarboe

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Fenman

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Jeff Jarboe

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Ferny

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Tangerini

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Hertz van Rental

[Antarctican]

A few pictures from London, taken from a moving car.

Tower Bridge
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Tower at Westminster (houses Big Ben)
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Detail of the base of a lamp post (!)
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[Antarctican]

Oakham pictures

On the day we all arrived in Oakham, we wandered over to Oakham Castle after lunch. Actually, it's the great hall of a Norman castle, the hall dating from c. 1180-90. It is the earliest hall of any English castle surviving so completely. It was a custom that visiting nobility who visited the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe, and the interior of the hall is filled with over 200 ceremonial outsized horseshoes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oakham_Castle_Horseshoes.jpg), most bearing the date they were donated. According to Wikipedia the earliest datable one is an outsize example commemorating a visit by King Edward IV in about 1470.

The gate to the castle (note the horseshoe symbol)
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The Great Hall, with the spire of All Saints Church in the background
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Another view
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Door detail
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Windows
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Roof detail
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Another roof detail
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Sundial
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The Buttercross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttercross) in the Market Square
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The Buttercross also houses the 'stocks'.
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All Saints Church as seen at the end of an alley
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Rockinghorse in window
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Thatched 'Manor House' in town
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Local character at the pub (saw him on several days, sporting the same outfit and riding his bike)
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MORE OAKHAM PICTURES TO COME

[Antarctican]

Rutland Water pictures

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Lots of sheep roaming about
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And bunnies too
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Fenman enjoyed a walk along the waterfront
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Normanton Church (half submerged when Rutland Water, a manmade lake, was created)
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[Antarctican]

Town of Exton, and Barnesdale Gardens - (more pics to come)

Front garden of a house in Exton
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Top House Cottage (on a very grey day)
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Top right window of Top House Cottage
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[Antarctican]

Melton Mowbray and Stamford

Melton Mowbray (home of world famous pork pies)

The pork pie shop (with some dodgy looking characters loitering outside)
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Hertz was in charge of purchasing ...the pork pies, and the sausages for dinner
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He offered to show his ...purchases to Tangerini, but she declined, with a smile
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Market Day in Melton Mowbray
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A busker entertains the crowds
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...while ferny entertained us. Mainly by tricking the Canadian with British expressions I didn't know.
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STAMFORD


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Hertz waltzes with an imaginary partner
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[Antarctican]

Countryside around Oakham (to be filled in)

[Antarctican]

Church at Lyddington, and the derelict 'Kirby Hall' (to be filled in)

[Antarctican]

Lincoln Cathedral

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Whitby (to be filled in)

[Antarctican]

Whitby Abbey, the walled City of York, and the pub in Saltfleet (to be filled in)

[Antarctican]

(To be filled in)

[kundalini]

(To be filled in)

Ya got yerself some ketchin' up to do girlie..... :lol:




pot calling the kettle black, I know. I'll catch up my own this week.

[MissMia]

(To be filled in)

I'm behind in processing and posting too!

[ferny]

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Ferny

That's flattering! I don't look like I crashed on a sofa at all...

[Antarctican]

^^^ Ya looked fine to me!

[Antarctican]

Week 9 (to June 14 - to be filled in)

[johngpt]

After many attempts at clicking on the link to this thread, it finally opened completely with all images! Great stuff Jeanne! It's been a couple weeks of incomplete launching.

[Antarctican]

Week 10 (to June 21)

This week culminated in the Toronto Island Dragonboat Festival. My team managed a third place finish in its division, having been unable to maintain the lead we held for most of the 500 meter race. (Our fatigue was due, in part, to the fact a teammate forgot his lifejacket - we had to turn back on our way to the start line, to get it, as paddling without a lifejacket is an 'offence' for which we could have been disqualified. We then had to paddle like crazy to get to the start line on time, and had no rest break at the start as did the rest of the teams in that race. Oh well!)

The dragonboat festival is sponsored by the Toronto Chinese Business Association, and the festivities always include the 'dragon dance'. Here, one of the 'baby' dragons had me giggling as the 'rear end' of it kept peaking out. So I've dubbed this shot "Peaking Dragon".

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(The front end 'peaked' too!)
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[Antarctican]

Week 11 (to June 28)


Nothing special photo-wise. But as someone fairly new to gardening, I just love seeing my plants do well. These are my peonies. They smelled heavenly.

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I went to a jazz concert performed by Diane Clemons (wife of Toronto Argonauts Football coach Mike "Pinball" Clemons) and her backup band. She has a beautiful voice and has cut a few CDs. (I know these are grainy, but the club was so dark, all I could figure out to do was put it on ISO1600 and open it wide up. Any hints on how to get better pics in clubs etc would be gratefully received.)
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At least the bass player stepped into the light occasionally.
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I rather liked the look of the light hitting the sax, but the sax player still being in the shadows
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[Antarctican]

Week 12 (to July 5)

I was struck by the incongruity of the red chair plunked in the middle of someone's garden
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And Colin enjoyed the trip to the garden as well (on Canada Day, July 1).
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[Antarctican]

Week 13 (to July 12)

More from the garden. One week there are no flowers on the clematis plant, and the next there's a veritable riot of flowers and the trellis is groaning to support the weight.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7513/clematis1.png

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8591/clematis2.tif


A wonky walkway that was giving me vertigo just looking at it
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[Fenman]

Great shots for a penguin - your flippers really chose the right moments on the shutter button.

Great to see the countryside round your home . . . and as for those earlier reflection shots . . . wow!

[Fenman]

I posted above on the earlier page . . . old age getting to me again.

i love the texture in the clematis shots and the grain from the club shot adds to the atmosphere.

[Antarctican]

Thanks so much for looking and commenting, Fangman!! Uh, I mean Fenman!

[Chiller]

Nice shooting Jeanney. Really diggin the flower shots. I was by that bridge today with my cousin who was down in the big schmoke, and it is open now. They added some railings by the looks of it, to keep the boarders off. :biglaugh::biglaugh:

[PhotoJet]

I love the bridge! :)

[johngpt]

Such a wonderful garden. :)

[sleepingdragon]

The peonies are beautiful. I love how that red chair is just sitting in the middle of someones garden. Glad to see you updated your project.:D