Built in 1835 by Sir Allan Napier MacNab in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Dundurn Castle became a famous place for entertaining, including the Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald and King Edward VII of England. It originally had 72 rooms, 42 0f which have been renovated for public visits as it is now owned by the City of Hamilton and is designated as a National Historic Site.
Dundurn Castle, Hamilton
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Filed under: HDR, Ontario — Harold Stiver @ 8:24 am
Galt Train Station, Ontario
This is the old Galt Train station, no longer in public use. Even the city of Galt is no more, having been joined with the towns of Hespeler and Preston to form the City of Cambridge.
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Filed under: Ontario, Scenic — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am
Great Lakes Freighter
This is an image I took about 5 years ago which I recently processed to bring out the texture of the metal. It was sitting in Hamilton Harbor but unfortunately you can no longer visit there. A few years ago heavy security was put in place and you cannot enter the area.
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An interesting technique with landscapes and cityscapes is the use of a texture over your chosen image. It often gives the image a weathered look.
The process is a simple one. Paste a texture over your chosen image and change the blending mode to something suitable. Overlay is a good choice but try some others as well. You can lower the opacity to suit.
You can save this file in a tiff or psd format, to save your layers in case you wish to make future changes.
Texture files to use for your overlays are easy to make or obtain. Google “free textures” or try taking some images on your own. Good subjects are old walls or out of focus shots.
Although most Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, tend to winter further south than southern Ontario, where they can find ice free ponds, there are usually a few birds to be seen in favored locations.
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The Honeyeaters are a very large and diverse family found mainly in Australia and New Guinea. The Blue-faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis, is resident in both these areas and commonly found in light woodland. This image is of a captive bird.
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I’ve seen images of Cambridge University in the U.K. and its old stately buildings would be a wonderful place to visit and photograph. Our nearby city of Cambridge here in Canada doesn’t have that kind of history but it has some lovely views especially along the Grand River.
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