MONTREAL REFLECTION

I was in Montreal on business last spring before the trees and flowers had bloomed and everything was disappointingly gray making me wonder why I hauled my camera equipment along. On the way back to the hotel I looked up and saw a building where each window was a different color providing a lone burst of color that day. I took a couple of shots but it wasn't until I got home that I realized I had gotten this interesting, geometric reflection of the building across the square. I like this picture because it takes a minute to figure out which is the building and which is the reflection. The white leafless tree in the lower right corner is a reminder of how bleak everything was that day.

In the Wake

To escape the hubbub of work and urban life, a ride on the Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry to Whidbey Island does the trick. Something about driving onto the boat makes any stress simply melt away. I typically look ahead to the destination but this shot was taken on a rare look backward. I like the contrast between the white foam and the deep blue water along with the texture of the water.

Points and Curves

My goal was to take a shot of the magnificent Sacre-Coeur Cathedral in the Montmartre area of Paris. I got the intended shot but as I was walking to the steps, this fence caught my eye. The points and curves provide a balance to the photo.

Impending Storm

My plan was to shoot from the Trocadero but on that particular day, there was a mass of people for a celebration of some sort and access to desired venue was blocked. Disappointed, we walked on and surprisingly, the crowd opened up and I took this quick shot. The menacing clouds

provided an interesting background.