Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
The other day I was passing my local grocery store when the bright colours of the flowers for sale outside caught my eye. I think they are begonias, but I could be wrong. It was a windy day, making it hard to get good focus with my cheap little point and shoot camera, but that’s …
I visited a friend in Headingley, just west of Winnipeg, about a week ago and we went for a walk. This is prairie flatland, not just grassland, but shrubs, bushes, and slender trees. It was a windy day and the green leaves had only just started popping out. So nice to see. If you go …
This spring seemed to take its time arriving in Winnipeg, so I was excited when, in late April, the tree buds finally arrived. In early spring, before buds and flowers sprout, it can look pretty dull and dusty around the city, so I was happy to go for a photo wander, looking up at the …
There’s an apartment building, not far from my place, that I can see in the distance off the side of my apartment balcony. It’s nicknamed the Milk Carton building because of its shape. I often walk or cycle past the Milk Carton building and I like the way it seems to grow out of the …
When I go on a photo wander I’m always looking for something a bit different or something not so different, but seen in a new way. I often walk past a tall apartment building not too far from my place. It’s more posh than my building, it has huge balconies, a security office with a …
This post is a bit different from my usual posts. For one thing you will have to try and read my awful handwriting. It will work better on a computer or tablet. Have fun. Below is a page with 41 photos I took of signs. Screenshot Below is the explanation. Below is story. Below is …
People who walk anywhere with me when I’m carrying my camera must have patience. I’m always stopping along the way to take shots. One sunny cold February day, a friend and I were walking to have lunch at a restaurant about 20 minutes away and I spotted some indentations in the snow. So, of course, …
In late January, after a cold snap, the temperature rose to just above freezing, so I decided it was a good time to enjoy a photo wander. I love the look of shadows, especially in fresh snow. So, that’s what caught my eye. Every winter I take a new batch of photos involving dormant or …
I opened the blinds one cold January morning and there was the moon. I thought: It’s super cold for taking photos outside, so I’m going to take some through the window. The cheap little point and shoot camera can only zoom in so much, but I still like the results. Enjoy! If you go to …
The Midtown Bridge, often called the Donald Bridge, spans the Assiniboine River, but at its north end, coming into downtown, you can look below to see Assiniboine Ave. In December, we walked over the bridge one evening, and I took some photos, of course. Some of them are shake-the-camera abstracts and some are not. Enjoy! …
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