photography

Check out this screenshot from Flickr : [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/St-andrews-HDR-rideau-Lyon-20on-20Flickr-20-20Photo-20Sharing-211156344863906.png) The photographer, boozysmurf , explains the process behind the effect: “I forgot my tripod, so I shot the nine exposures hand-held, and I was JUST SLIGHTLY off, which is why this is blurry and not perfect. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/still6.jpg) Wildlife Ontario has posted photos of Ottawa’s Royal Swans in their holding pen, a place they dub “Swantanamo Bay” because of its poor conditions: "These photographs show the swans locked up in their dismal housing conditions at the Leitrim Road facility. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/observatory.jpg) It was three years ago – on August 14, 2003 – that the lights went out across Ottawa, Ontario, and much of the eastern U.S. Check out our archival Lights Out page for photos, links, stories and more about the blackout. ...

Photographer Stephen Little posted a collage of people taking photos at Bluesfest : "I thought it might be interesting to have a compilation of all the SLR photographers I saw. I didn't bother taking shots of people with point and shoots. ...

Every once in a while we run a search for photos tagged with " Ottawa " on Flickr. This morning, we found a great collection of Parliament Hill photos from f/stop . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/IMG_2175-20on-20Flickr-20-20Photo-20Sharing-211153580195281.png) ** Related: ** Ottawa Photos Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/ping-20pong1152627998187.png) Photographer Andrew Knapp captured a beautiful shot of Ottawa during a recent storm . The photo looks towards the west, with the towers at Tunney’s Pasture in the distance, and was taken from the bridge to Lemieux Island. ...

Local photographer Stephen Little has posted two beautiful shots of corn (yes, corn) to his web site. The pics were taken at the Experimental Farm in Ottawa. Amidst the Corn is taken from a low angle, and gives the corn an imposing look. ...

We just found a photoblog by local photographer James Maclennan called StandardIssue.ca. Lots of beautiful shots captured in an around Ottawa. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/STANDARDISSUE.CA-20-20Photography-20by-20James-20Maclennan1151812001718.png) Some of our favourite pics: * [ Where buses go to die ](http://www.standardissue.ca/index.php?showimage=510) * [ Super Ex whirlin' ferris wheel ](http://www. ...

Ottawa resident Pawel Dwulit sent us an email about a new site he’s launched called Easel . This site is “easy on the eyes” – very nicely designed. It’s so pretty we just had to keep on clicking and clicking to explore. ...

What are the chances? Last week, local photog Andrew Knapp sent us the photo on the left of lightning over Ottawa . A few days later, he stumbled on another photo online, with the exact same lightning strike – but from a different angle. ...