Friday, September 28, 2007

Mad Scientist


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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Collapsed Dragon's Blood


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Ash from a stick of Dragon's Blood incense collapsed onto a stack of old National Geographics on my office floor.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

We Never Should Have Perused That Sinister Volume





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Thursday, September 06, 2007

Hall Ave. Apple Brandy Works Ltd.


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A rule of thumb I observe very strictly as a photographer is 'don't sneak up on elderly Eastern European women while they're working at their stills in a darkened autumn alley.' I had to drive down the alley last night to get the parking on the right side of the street and came across this woman processing several bushels of apples in her garage. I reached into the back seat, grabbed my camera and circled back around. I tried to be as nonchalant as possible about driving 3km/h by the blazing orifice of her booze works, but she was wary. I snuck a photo while in motion, but it didn's say what I wanted it to say. I went for a second lap of the block, bent on a second, and if possible, slower pass. This time she was waiting for me. We made eye contact. Had I not been nearly certain that she was packing an old timey blunderbuss for just such and occassion under her house dress, I would have asked her if I could capture this early, harvest-time phase of the undergroudn distillery trade--I didn't even attempt a shot this second time. I drove out onto the cross street and doubled back on foot. From about 200 feet away, I was able to get this shot using my 300mm lens. The low light noise,the angle--all of it adds up to disappointment. But I will try again. I may have to sneak through some neighbouring backyards to get the shot, but, clearly, privacy and ethics are not cheif amongst my concerns.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Cement Pond: Kincardinite


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