Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
When I’m out wandering and looking for photo opportunities I’m not just looking for beauty—I’m looking for something I haven’t seen or noticed before. And if I find something that combines beauty and grit, so much the better. Oh, and by the way, this holds true for writing. Nothing better than combining beauty and grit …
The lettering of the words, seen in the featured photo and the two below, is elegant. More elegant than the building. Its paint is flaking. It’s tired and empty. It’ll likely be demolished and replaced, soon. Sometimes it’s the words in the photos that catch you more than anything. Words can be beautiful or ugly, …
Back in early January we had a few foggy misty mornings in Winnipeg, so that meant coats of frost on plants and trees. And photos, of course. I don’t have fancy lenses, just one small attached zoom lens, for my little camera, so I can’t get the super closeup frost photos. But that’s okay with …
When you get used to things, you sometimes stop noticing them. But carrying a camera keeps you alert and open to seeing common things in a different way. If you live in Winnipeg, Canada, in the winter, you can get tired of the cold and snow. You'll likely be forgiven for not noticing its interesting …
When there’s snow overnight, I like to get out to enjoy its freshness before everyone else. I want to get photos before footprints and dog pee ruin the opportunities for good shots. It’s beautiful when leaves or branches on the ground are almost covered, but still there for us to see, all delicate and minimal. …
The kitchen in my apartment has no windows, but in late fall and early winter the sun sinks directly outside the window next to my writing desk. Then the light sneaks through the doorway into the kitchen and shows itself off. No need for Christmas lights here.
I’ll be honest, I’ve never liked pigeons, especially after I once woke up to a large one, cooing and bobbing its head, as it stepped into my unscreened apartment window. I lay still, thinking of an article I’d read about an awful disease you can get from pigeon poop, hoping it would bob its way …
The more I exercise my eye, the more it catches for me. Those catches can turn into some interesting photos. So, I went wandering down some back lanes, which I love to do, and just let my eye wander—it caught a bunch of lines and angles. Enjoy! Now, because I am a bit of a …
There are four rivers, lined with thousands of trees, that flow through Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They often flood in the spring and also swell during heavy summer rains. There’s a walkway, near the city centre, that takes you along the Assiniboine River to where it joins the Red River at what is called The Forks. …
I decided I wanted to create some still life photos including leaves, so a friend and I went walking in our Winnipeg neighbourhood, including the Assiniboine River walkway, and collected a bunch of leaves. I took them home and here are the results. I started in the bathroom. Then the bedroom. And into the living …
