#police-firesTwo great photos from the weekend: Fire & LightningHere are two amazing photos from Friday night, taken by Arne Berg , who graciously gave us permission to re-post them here. The fire in the distance of the first photo was that big blaze at the Kanata townhouses under construction. ...
#outdoors #riverPhoto: Lazy Saturday on the Rideau RiverThanks to Luc Rioux for sending us a couple of photos from his long weekend.. If you have great photos of our city, we’d like to feature them here. Please send ‘em to feedback@ottawastart.com First, a photo he took on Saturday from the riverbank at New Edinburgh Park: ...
#suburbsCaptivating photos of our mundane suburbs[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/segaert1.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/segaert5.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/segaert4.jpg) [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/segaert2.jpg) All photos above by [ Aaron Segaert ](http://www.metroperspectives.com/) , from his [ Suburbia ](http://www.metroperspectives.com/p13221972) collection. Used by permission. ** ** Recently came across some photo series from Aaron Segaert, depecting different neighbourhoods in Ottawa. ...
#sunsetPhoto collage: 26 pics of tonight's sunset in Ottawa[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5724265675/) [ Click here for full size image ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5724265675/in/photostream/lightbox/) With all the rain this weekend, and with such a [ bleak forecast ](http://ottawastart.com/weather.php) for the next week, we all went running for our cameras when we saw tonight's colourful sunset. ...
#museumsA very dramatic photo of Maman (that giant spider in front of the National Gallery)Great photo by Andre Faubert (used by permission). Although I can’t recall when the Ottawa sky caught on fire, I think I would have remembered weather like that. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/5668907695_1c8ae3d239_b.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Museum Guide
#snowPhoto: Formerly SnowLast night, I posted a beautiful photo of the Chateau Laurier. Tonight, an absolutely awful photo of what’s left of a disgusting pile of snow. I took this on Huntmar across from the police station. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG-20110506-00126.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Weather Guide
#hotelsPhoto: The Chateau Laurier, ReflectedReally like this photo by Kanokin of the Chateau Laurier . Used here with permission. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/chateau-laurier.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Hotels Guide
#electionPhoto of the day: VOTE** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/uiqds.jpg) _ @kittybroadway poses, @nikmaack took the picture, used here with permission. _ ** ** It’s Election Day. Polls are open from 9:30am to 9:30pm. You should vote. If you’re not sure where or how, visit our Ottawa Election Guide for voter info. ...
#flowers #garbage & recyclingPhoto: Parking meter transformed into a planter in ChinatownReally liked this photo from David Scrimshaw of an old parking meter in Chinatown that’s been re-born as a decorative planter. See also: Where Parking Meters Go To Die . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Meter-Planter-589-crop.jpg)
#kanata #suburbsPhotos: Hairy BuildingSome photos I took earlier tonight (and then heavily processed) of a grown-over storage building on Maple Grove Road in Kanata. [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614339147/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614339967/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614920590/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614341079/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614922100/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614923016/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614924040/) [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/47930650@N08/5614344209/) ** See also: ** Ottawa Photography Guide