photography

We spent a couple of hours earlier this afternoon at the House of Paint festival, where we saw incredible art like this… [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/9743370654/) The event takes place underneath Dunbar Bridge (where Bronson Avenue crosses the Rideau River). The underside of the overpass has been transformed into a huge performance space. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lcbo.png) I really like this photo of the LCBO warehouse on Bank Street near Walkley. Photographer Christopher Ryan researched a bit of history too: Ottawa's shiny new warehouse for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario opened at the end of April 1959. ...

We visited Pinhey’s Point on the weekend. It’s a historic site in Dunrobin, north of Kanata along the Ottawa River. What a great place to take some photos. Here are a few pics that I snapped in the parking area, before we even got near the old stone house. ...

I joined Instagram at the beginning of the summer to check out what all the fuss was about. Besides lots of food photos and kid photos, I also discovered several great local photographers who share their pics of our city. ...

Thanks to Carmen H. for sharing these great pics of hot air balloons over Gatineau. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BTE_GGsCMAEMnlQ.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BTE-Kz7CUAAOvRb.jpg) And here are a few from Stéphane Tourangeau , who posted lots of great balloon photos to his Twitter feed this morning. ...

I just found this wonderful Facebook page called Ottawa Type , from the very creative folks at the Jackpine agency. It’s a collection of photos of unexpectedly beautiful typography (signs, notes, logos, etc.) from around our area. You can submit your photos for the page via info@jackpineonline. ...

Looks like a giant game of hangman. They’re putting up the new signage at the front of Canadian Tire Centre this week. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/new-letters.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Thanks to Jean Labelle for posting this photo in the OttawaStart Flickr Group. He took this last Wednesday. [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/labellephoto/9568101644/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Seen recently at Mooney’s Bay… I wonder if he found anything? [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/beachcomber.png) [ Photo by Glen Gower / Instagram ](http://instagram.com/glengower) ** See also: ** [ Ottawa Swimming and Beaches Guide ](http://ottawastart. ...

Thanks to Denis Kishinevsky for sending along these photos of people kiteboarding at Britannia Beach. (Denis is a kiteboarder himself. Looks like fun.) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1013984.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105227.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105307.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105320.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1013980.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Sports Guide ...