photography

It’s kind of inconvenient to get to, and it’s dull compared to the Ottawa Airport, but Ottawa’s Via Rail station does have a cool ceiling. This photo is from Martin Berthelot . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/237195517.jpg) ** ** ** S ** ** ee also: ** Ottawa Travel Guide

Ben Wood captured this photo of a shopping cart on top of a snow pile. Kind of a winter version of a needle in a haystack. _ (If you have a great photo of life in Ottawa, please send it to us at feedback@ottawastart. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/a3cbd1dca31247739ff0562fe9fcbdd3_7.jpg) I saw this photo from @geofford on the weekend. I really like how it captures that desparate, desolate feeling you get when you’re waiting for a bus at night. ** See also: ** OC Transpo Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/5417396822_a2a903ba54_o.jpg) ** ** Ottawa photographer Mike Gericke has been documenting cases of “knit bombing” in downtown Ottawa. You can see an example of the “graffiti knitting” covering the signpost in the image above. Here are some more photos. Anybody know who’s doing this? ...

Thanks to Banerixat for letting us re-post these great photos he took on Somerset Street today. The lion dancers were part of the celebration of the Lunar New Year. ( Check out more photos from his Flickr page and also his blog for a full account of the day. ...

Thanks to Mark Ducharme for sending along these great Winterlude pics that he took during last year’s festival. This year’s edition of Winterlude starts today and runs until February 21. Mark’s a former Ottawa resident who’s now based on New Hampshire. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/worthless-dam.jpg) Big thanks to DaniGirl for taking this photo of a sign beside the dam at Watson’s Mill in Manotick: “Contains worthless dam operating equipment.” (Dani’s taking a photo every day in 2011 as part of a 365 project. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/4c813021f04c4a1f85ac4758b5ad85f5_7.jpg) I really liked this pic that Aaron Sadhankar posted to instagr.am last night, looking down on the Rideau Canal. There’s a Jackson Pollock thing going on in this one, nice stuff. ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Skating Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Bubble.jpg) Thanks to Marcel Regimbald for sending along this great pic (titled “The Bubble”) of the soon-to-be-opened and very photogenic Ottawa Congress Centre. Will it become “>the most-photographed object in Ottawa? Yes, I think it will. Send your photos to feedback@ottawastart. ...

I really like this pic from Kelly MacNaull : [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmacnaull/5376674746/) ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide