Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Peggy's Cove

I posted this photo of Peggy's Cove before but it was a scan from a photograph. I recently found the original Kodachrome slide and scanned it to produce this photo.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Orangeville Balloon Festival

Photographed in Orangeville. This is a scan from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Sunset Somewhere in the USA

When scanning some old slides, it's hard to figure out where the photos were taken. The slide box indicated that this was taken in the United States - but who knows where?

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Chutney Relaxing

Our oldest Cat, Chutney, likes to lay on Sue's lap.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Loch Ness

Photographed on one of our trips to the UK. 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Art of Red

There are a number of very simple, yet effective, posters for Trius Red wines. We have two hanging in our sitting room. I photographed this one at the pre-release party for the 2010 Trius Red.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Trius "Pick Up" Party

Hillebrand Winery recently held a pick up party for anyone who pre-ordered the 2010 Trius Red. Samples of the 2010 and 2000 Trius reds and Chef Frank Dodd's burgers were served complimentary.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Your Carriage is Waiting

Niagara College was offering horse drawn carriage rides to take people from the winery to the main college campus on Saturday.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Snowy Owl

Another photo taken at Niagara College

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Eagle at the College

Niagara College had a display of birds of prey yesterday.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Trius 2010

We were at Hillebrand Winery today for their Trius 2010 "pick-up" party. We were able to try both the 2010 and 2000 vintages of Trius Red. They were also serving Chef Frank Dodd's famous burgers.

Friday, February 17, 2012

How Did That Red One Get in There?

Tulips photographed on 35mm Kodachrome slide file and scanned.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Penelope Greek Restaurant

When I took this photo, Penelope was located on Front Street in Toronto. It is now located on King Street.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Flower in Abstract

A close-up of the centre of a flower I photographed recently and used some special techniques in Photoshop for this effect.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Hidden Bench Wine Shop

Hidden Bench Winery is a quality winery in Beamsville.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Maid of the Mist (1978)

A scanned 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cobbler's House (1860)

This house is in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was owned many years ago by friends of our family. I used to stay with them when I was a youngster. It is now a designated historical property.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Evening Comes to Epcot

Taken just after sunset at Epcot Centre, Florida. Scanned from a 35mm slide.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Rainbow

Photographed in England.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

House on the Thames

Another one of Sue's Kodachrome slides that I scanned recently.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Colourful Balloons

Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

CN Tower from Toronto Island

CN Tower at sunset as seen from Toronto Island

Monday, February 6, 2012

Three Trees in a Field

Sue took this photo in England in 1982. A copy of the photo is hanging in her best friend's home in England but we never knew where the original slide was. I finally found it after going through hundreds of slides.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Chili & Icewine

Hillebrand Estate Winery was serving chili and Vidal Icewine as part of the Icewine Festival's passport event.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Queen's Jubilee

We were in England for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. This was in 1977 and all the streets were decorated to mark this anniversary. 2012 is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Where does the time go?

Friday, February 3, 2012

Vintage Las Vegas

This is what downtown Las Vegas looked like many years ago. It was the days of $.99 breakfasts and prime rib for $1.49. Now, you're lucky if you can get a breakfast for less than $12, lunch for less that $20 and dinner for less than $30. As they say, "those were the days".

Thursday, February 2, 2012

St. Lucia Sunset

This photo was taken by Sue on our trip to St. Lucia many years ago. It's a scanned 35mm Kodachrome slide.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Vintage CNE Photo

This was photographed many years ago when the CNE had permanent midway games and rides. The 10 cent sign in the background is an indication of how long ago the photo was taken. Games today are usually about $2 and up!

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Former Treasurer, Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter; Former Treasurer, Society for American Wines - Toronto and National. Former employment: Controller, College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario; Controller, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario; Assistant General Manager, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Capital Leasing Division.