Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
Sometimes it's a relief to look at summer photos when we're well into January. And, if you're in the southern part of Manitoba, which has a lot of flat prairies and some flat marsh areas, it's always interesting to see what stands up above the crowd. In late spring last year, a couple …
When the weather is cold, and I really don't feel like going outside, I sometimes take photos inside my apartment. We had some super cold days right at the end of 2018, so now I have some photos to share. People who’ve never been to my apartment get a chance to see it through these …
At this time of the year, I could have chosen to post bright coloured lights or wholesome street scenes, but I didn’t. Instead, I decided to post photos of this tree, let’s just call her Tree (because I do tend toward personification anyway). I like to think of her as the little evergreen who could. …
When snow falls overnight it’s tricky to get out there at the right time. If you’re too early you won’t have the light, but if you don’t get out soon enough the walkers and their dogs will have messed it all up. It’s kind of like deciding whether or not you should write early in …
The elms are old, some have been here for more than a hundred years. Many are huge, trunks too thick for you and your friend’s arms to encircle, when you join hands. Winnipeg has the largest urban elm forest in North America. And the elms are disappearing. Elms are beautiful. Each summer, as I …
I get excited when I hear the weather forecaster predict fog—the exact opposite of the dozy feeling that comes to mind when people talk about being in a fog. It's as though early morning fog was created specifically for photographers and writers, but I know it's for everyone to enjoy. So, early on a …
When I was seventeen, I moved into Winnipeg from a small community in rural Manitoba. In the country it was dark at night, unless there was a full moon or the northern lights were out dancing. At first, it was hard to fall asleep in the city—background light was always seeping in through the blinds …
I know a lot of people who really love cats. I’m not obsessed with cats, but I do like them and love certain ones. And…shhhhhh…I now like them better than dogs, though I still like big mutt dogs. When I was growing up, out in the country, a few dogs lived with us at different …
Sometimes we want to keep it simple with something familiar (like this week because I was busy on a writing retreat). So, if it’s early fall and you live on the prairies, that might mean the classic big sky and flat fields, and maybe a few trees. The sky could be layered with heavy clouds …
It turns out that the type of architecture in which I prefer to live or work is very different from that which I'm drawn to when I'm holding my camera. It’s the stark beauty of clean lines and simplicity that attracts me when it comes to taking photos of buildings. And this tendency toward minimalism …
