Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
Usually it’s very cold in January in Winnipeg and I am tempted to take still life shots indoors. But this year the weather has been pretty good, compared to the rest of North America. This week temperatures have dropped, but I took these shots a week or so ago. I wandered about one day and …
Winnipeg was in a classic winter wonderland situation in late December and early January, with lots of rime frost on everything, especially trees. Rime frost forms when it’s well below freezing and there is fog. The water vapour turns into liquid water droplets that then freeze onto branches and other things. Hoarfrost is different, it …
To me, most modern cars are kind of boring to look at and very similar to one another. I think that’s why I often see people searching for their cars in parking lots as I wander by with my little camera. Frost can help pretty up those vehicles, though the people scraping it off the …
On warmer winter days in Winnipeg, if the snow has not all been fully scrape from the sidewalks, walking can be a good workout. In the mushy sections, it’s a full step forward, then a half back. You can see it when you look down at the slip and slide footprints. I somehow don’t think …
Every winter, when we get our first big snowfall, I head out to take photos. I do love shots of leaves/plants/seeds sticking out, or lying on top of, the fresh snow. Lately, I say to myself: Enough already, you have so many shots like that. Then I see something different, a shot I haven’t got …
Winnipeg has a few rivers and, of course, they all freeze every winter. But the river I live near is the Assiniboine River which runs west to east under a number of bridges. These shots were taken from the Osborne Bridge, a bridge I have walked over many, many times. I like the shapes the …
If you’ve lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, or visit a lot, chances are you’ve seen the Buena Vista Apartments (40 St Mary’s Road) as you zipped along St Mary’s, just after you crossed the Norwood Bridge (at the end of Main St & Queen Elizabeth Way), coming from downtown. They're bungalow style apartments with small …
Though I grew up in the Canadian Shield region of Manitoba, Canada, along the southeast side of Lake Winnipeg, I love prairie grasses. Maybe it's because I remember visiting my Mom’s family in the southern prairie region of the province when I was a child. Or because, when I was young, we lived in southern …
It’s always feel a bit sad to see the last of the flowers when colder fall weather arrives. But the beauty of photography is that you can preserve photos to remind you that the flowers will be back come spring. Enjoy! My book, Glass Bricks, is available worldwide through your local bookstores, Amazon (paperback/digital), or …
I’m always attracted to minimalist photographs, so when I’m at a dock, like at The Forks in Winnipeg, I can’t help but take some photos. This dock area is located in the Assiniboine River, just before it joins the Red River. Here are the photos for your enjoyment. My book, Glass Bricks, is available worldwide …
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