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Daily Photo – Jan. 4, 2009
The Roman Coliseum in Rome, Italy, at night. (©2009 Jean-Sébastien Marier)
I took this photo of the Roman Coliseum during my last night in Rome last summer (Aug. 23, 2009).
The light trails in the foreground are from cars driving by. Seeing modern cars in front of the two-thousand-year old monument gives a surrealistic dimension to the scene.
This photo was taken with the following settings:
- Camera: Nikon D60
- Lens: AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G at 18.0mm
- Speed: 128.2s
- Aperture: f/22
- ISO 100
Daily Photo – Jan. 3, 2009
Dozens of Torontonians take the ice at Nathan Phillips Square on Jan. 2, 2009. The Old City Hall can be seen in the background. (©2010 Jean-Sébastien Marier)
I like Nathan Phillips Square a lot. This public park sits at the feet of Toronto City Hall. In the summer months, a fountain replaces the skating rink. The long exposure time and low aperture give the ”ghost” effect that can be observed on the photo.
This photo was taken with the following settings:
- Camera: Nikon D60
- Lens: AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G at 18.0mm
- Speed: 121.6s
- Aperture: f/22
- Exposure Correction: -5.0ev
- ISO 100
Daily Photo – Jan. 2, 2010
Torontonians watch fireworks at Nathan Phillips Square on Dec. 12, 2009. (©2009 Jean-Sébastien Marier)
Each year, fireworks are held at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square during the Cavalcade of Lights. These pyrotechnical shows are featured on Saturday nights from late November until the end of December.
For more information: Toronto Special Events
A life at the ByWard Market
Stock photo (©2010 Jean-Sébastien Marier)
With the freshly delivered red tomatoes, locally grown brussels sprouts, and baskets of apples displayed on its counter, stand 23 in the ByWard Market blends with its neighbours at first sight.
But a detail strikes the attentive eye: ‘‘Laurence & Lucien Cléroux (since) 1957,’’ claims a hardwood sign.
With over half a century of seniority under her belt, Laurence Cléroux, 71, is, the dean of the market vendors. She started her merchant career when she was 12 by helping her parents.
Once married, she purchased farmland with her husband and they started renting their own spot in the ByWard Market. Every single year since then, she has been serving customers from April to October, most days of the week. She has been doing so for 52 years. Read the rest of this entry »