“CN Tower” aka the Test The Nation segment

Outside the CBC

So earlier this afternoon, I was taped outside the CBC building here in Toronto, shooting the CN Tower. Afterwards they taped me posting the picture to my blog on a laptop. The segment is going to be used during the show Test The Nation, which will be airing live on the CBC on January 20th. The show puts various teams against each other at an ultimate trivia game, this episode’s theme being 21st Century.

I’m going to be participating on the show, as a part of the blogger team, which will consist of bloggers from across the nation. It should be an interesting show, hopefully, I’ll remember my history from the past seven years, which is basically how long I have been blogging for. My saving grace is that it’s multiple choice. Let’s hope that recognition kicks in.

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Spinning Autumn

This will probably be the last of the autumn imagery for this year. I shot this shortly after getting the lensbaby 2.0 last year. It’s been on flickr, but strangely, never got posted here.

Flickr URL * http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/52592587

Autumn Maple

This post has changed three times. Then I finally settled on this seasonal shot which I took last year. It was shot using the lensbaby 2.0 and very little compression.

Flickr URL * http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/53624169

Elora Gorge Revisited

A year ago, today I was in the Elora Gorge taking shots of the fall colours. It was a nice getaway from Toronto. I can’t believe it’s been a year already though. This shot was taken with the lensbaby 2.0 looking down into the gorge. We eventually made it to the other side and down the stairs. You can see more from that day over here.

Flickr URL * http://flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/53258516

Yellow Berries

I thought I would post this shot I took last fall with the lensbaby 2.0. In celebration for the recently announced Lensbaby 3G. You’ll notice that there really isn’t much distortion in this image, which just goes to show that sometimes you don’t need to get too crazy with the lensbaby. Sometimes it’s just a useful lens to get closer to subjects if you don’t have a typical macro.

A great tip on to get closer to objects while using a lens baby is to actually pull the lens away from the camera body, allowing you to get a longer focal length, giving you a closer composition of the subject.

Flickr URL * http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/53624168/

A look in the mirror

Sometimes you just need to give yourself a good look in the mirror to gain perspective again.

Flickr URL * http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/79699439/

Contemplation

Here’s a shot of Graig from awhile back, when he still had a beard.

Flickr URL : http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/112724213

Something in the Distance

Shot of Natalie that I shot back in February for the Blue Wall Series.

Flickr URL * http://flickr.com/photos/photojunkie/95314651/