The Art of Photography

Thanks Canon Canada - Excellent Customer Service

2008-04-19T18:33:00.000-04:00

I was so amazed by the customer service of Canon Canada. My SLR's sensor needed cleaning as small shadowy spots were annoyingly appearing in my pictures. So I contacted Canon last Thursday, they said to just bring it over in their main office in Mississauga where they will clean the camera for free! That's right... for free! My camera is already 3 years old so already way past its warranty. But no warranty was needed even though it's a service that I would have happily paid for. I was pleasantly surprised because it wasn't really due to any fault from the camera's design or manufacture but just what you'd expect from regular use.

The next day, I had my dad drop my camera over their office on his way to do some errand. When he came back... lo and behold... another surprise... Canon said that they would ship my camera once it has been cleaned. It's free again! (Notice a pattern? I love free stuff. hehe.) Within two days, I received my camera back well packaged, complete with all the little things that I also sent over with it such as the body strap and the neck strap. So not only was the cleaning free, they had prompt and reliable customer service. These little things make people feel happy about being a Canon user.

I tested the camera. Everything worked perfectly... nothing was broken. There were also no more shadowy dots. Now it's ready for my trip this July.

(I'm really happy with the excellent Canon service. However, I can't say the same for Omega's replacement parts department. I've been contacting them and have been receiving constant assurances that the extension links for the watch that I bough would be delivered soon. It's been already 3 weeks since they first promised to deliver them.)

Earth Hour 2008 - Nelly Furtado, etc.

2008-04-06T02:22:00.010-04:00

Last March 29, 2008, Toronto observed the Earth Hour from 8-9pm. The city turned off its lights for an hour and a welcome guest, never seen in Toronto, showed up... the stars. Anyway, there was a big free acoustic concert-party downtown at the Nathan Phillips Square. The main attraction: Nelly Furtado. In observance of Earth Hour, her opening song was "Turn Off the Lights". Other performers included Fefe Dobson and Philosopher Kings. Below are the pictures. Videos are to follow. (in black, Nelly; in red: Fefe; in brown: Philosopher Kings)

Bohol 2007

2008-03-05T00:09:00.008-05:00

I went directly to Cebu from Canada last May 2007 to meet May, who was in Cebu for a business trip. In that weekend, we decided to take a day trip to Bohol (rode the ferry from Cebu to Bohol and back). We were just there for a few hours and rented a tourist taxi cab. We visited a few tourist attractions including the Chocolate Hills and the beautiful Baclayon Church.

Below are pictures from Bohol, Philippines:

Baclayon Church:

The Chocolate Hills:

Hill

2008-02-23T09:57:00.000-05:00

Cincinnati, Ohio

My Desk

2007-12-30T00:39:00.000-05:00

Patterns

2007-12-30T00:35:00.000-05:00

Our Lady Immaculate Church

2007-12-29T22:59:00.001-05:00

Our Lady Immaculate Basilica. Guelph, Ontario.

B&W Portraits

2007-12-29T22:55:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-29T22:31:00.000-05:00

One of the belens (Nativity Scene) in our house.

Cobourg at Winter

2007-12-24T01:28:00.000-05:00

Here are pictures of the Cobourg Lighthouse at winter.

This picture makes downtown Cobourg look like an Italian city.

Circles...

Cobourg, Ontario.

Indian Woman

2007-12-24T01:24:00.000-05:00

Bike Seat and Helmet

2007-12-24T00:58:00.000-05:00

The thin layer of snow flurries that covered the bike seat and helmet looked dramatic.

After the Storm

2007-12-24T00:56:00.000-05:00

There was a snow storm a few days ago. It was lovely outside BUT very cold. Here were pictures taken through the windows inside the warmth of the house.

Just some pictures around the house.

Edwards Gardens

2007-12-24T00:39:00.001-05:00

This is a public park here in Toronto. Took these pictures last September. Just uploading them now.

Toronto, Ontario.

Birds

2007-12-24T00:29:00.000-05:00

Cobourg, Ontario.

Burning the Midnight Oil

2007-11-17T00:28:00.000-05:00

Ravneet

2007-11-17T00:26:00.000-05:00

Writing on Sand

2007-10-01T02:10:00.000-04:00

Cobourg, Ontario.

Aren't We Cute?

2007-10-01T02:09:00.000-04:00

Nuit Blanche Festival 2007, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto.

Smile! You're on Camera!

2007-10-01T02:07:00.000-04:00

There was a Nuit Blanche exhibit near the Ontario Art School wherein people would dance (to club music) in front of a video camera. The image is projected into a really large screen (around 20 feet per side) with computerized backgrounds and can be seen by everyone in the park. Nuit Blanche Festival 2007, Toronto.

Hey Dude! Where's the UFO??

2007-10-01T01:40:00.000-04:00

A stranger asked the question above (photographe title) while we were resting on a park bench, tired and sleepy from all the walking. Nuit Blanche Festival, Queen's Park, Toronto.

You're Being Watched

2007-10-01T01:37:00.000-04:00

Nuit Blanche 2007, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.

Second Ain't Bad

2007-10-01T01:35:00.000-04:00

Cobourg, Ontario.

Cobourg Town Hall

2007-10-01T01:33:00.000-04:00

Cobourg, Ontario.

Tracks

2007-10-01T01:31:00.000-04:00

No, this is not Mars. No, those are not the tracks of the NASA Rovers and that is most certainly not a rocket ship. It would be nice if I'd live long enough to walk on Mars though. Cobourg, Ontario.

Cobourg Lighthouse

2007-09-15T23:46:00.000-04:00

Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.

Snowbirds

2007-09-15T23:33:00.000-04:00

Canada's Snowbirds. Canadian Airshow, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto.

Union Station

2007-09-08T23:45:00.000-04:00

Union Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Pillars

2007-09-08T23:44:00.000-04:00

Union Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

CN Tower (Night)

2007-09-08T23:42:00.000-04:00

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At the background is CN Tower with its new state-of-the-art lighting system.

CN Tower (Dawn)

2007-09-08T23:40:00.000-04:00

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Peace V

2007-09-08T23:38:00.000-04:00

Labor Day Festivities, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario.

Lady of Guyana

2007-09-08T23:36:00.000-04:00

Labor Day Festivities, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada.

Finback Whale

2007-09-08T23:28:00.000-04:00

Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. This is a highly cropped picture (my lens wasn't long enough) of a finback whale. According to Wikipedia: Finback whales, a.k.a. fin whales, are the second largest whales and the second largest living animals after the Blue Whale. They grow to 27 meters (88 feet) long. Unfortunately, due to their weight, they hardly, if ever, raise their tails above the water on their terminal dives unlike the Sperm whales. Sperm whale tails would have made the best pictures.

Train Tracks

2007-09-08T23:12:00.000-04:00

Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.

PEI (Picture Spread)

2007-09-08T23:06:00.000-04:00

Prince Edward Island, Canada. Click the picture to see the entire spread. Just as the previous photo, this was stitched together from multiple photographs.

St. Martin Beach (Picture Spread)

2007-09-08T23:03:00.000-04:00

St. Martin, New Brunswick, Canada. Click the picture to see the entire spread. I stitched this single picture from multiple pictures that I took.

Foggy Shore

2007-08-27T23:14:00.000-04:00

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

2007-08-27T23:11:00.000-04:00

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Bagpiper

2007-08-27T23:03:00.000-04:00

The Citadel, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Cape Breton

2007-08-24T23:05:00.000-04:00

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Cabot Trail

2007-08-24T22:59:00.000-04:00

Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Low Tide

2007-08-24T22:44:00.000-04:00

New Brunswick, Canada.

St. Andrews

2007-08-24T22:42:00.000-04:00

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Earth and Water

2007-08-24T22:29:00.000-04:00

Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The Confederation Bridge 2

2007-08-24T22:18:00.000-04:00

Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Atlantic Paradise

2007-08-24T22:10:00.000-04:00

Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The Confederation Bridge

2007-08-24T22:08:00.000-04:00

Confederation Bridge, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Confederation Bridge is the longest bridge over ice covered waters in the world, joining Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick. You may have watched the building of this bridge on either Discovery Channel or on the National Geographic Channel.

St. John Bridge 2

2007-08-24T21:59:00.000-04:00

Reversing Falls, City of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.

St. John Bridge

2007-08-24T21:58:00.000-04:00

Reversing Falls, City of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Walk the Dog

2007-08-24T21:56:00.000-04:00

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Purity

2007-08-24T21:54:00.000-04:00

Kingsbrae Garden, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Gene

2007-08-24T21:52:00.000-04:00

Pole

2007-08-24T21:44:00.000-04:00

New Brunswick, Canada.

The Boat House

2007-08-24T21:41:00.000-04:00

This is actually a building for the workers of this Atlantic Salmon Farm. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada.

Cross

2007-08-24T21:37:00.000-04:00

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Casa

2007-08-24T21:36:00.000-04:00

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Harbour

2007-08-24T21:34:00.000-04:00

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Yellow

2007-08-24T21:31:00.000-04:00

Kingsbrae Garden, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Windmill

2007-08-24T21:28:00.000-04:00

Kingsbrae Garden, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Hartland Covered Bridge 2

2007-08-24T21:24:00.000-04:00

Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Hartland Covered Bridge 1

2007-08-24T21:23:00.000-04:00

The Hartland Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the world. Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada.

Monuments of Old

2007-08-24T21:20:00.000-04:00

Cleveland, USA.

Bluffs 2

2007-08-24T21:15:00.000-04:00

Scarborough Bluffs, Scarborough, Toronto.

Bluffs 1

2007-08-24T21:13:00.000-04:00

Scarborough Bluffs, Scarborough, Toronto. Bluffs = High Cliffs.

??? (Suggest Your Title)

2007-07-21T00:27:00.000-04:00

To anyone and everyone... here's a contest... give a title for this picture. The person who gives the best and most creative title wins. Hehe. Write your suggestions (and maybe explanations) in the comments area for this picture.
Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

Goderich Lighthouse

2007-07-20T23:35:00.000-04:00

Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

Sailboat and Tree

2007-07-20T23:26:00.000-04:00

Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

Kincardine Lighthouse 2

2007-07-20T23:20:00.000-04:00

Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.

Kincardine Lighthouse 1

2007-07-20T23:18:00.000-04:00

Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.

Tobermory Lighthouse

2007-07-18T12:08:00.000-04:00

Tobermory, Ontario, Canada.

Onaping Falls

2007-07-18T11:12:00.000-04:00

Onaping Falls. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Grow

2007-07-18T11:07:00.000-04:00

Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.

Light House

2007-07-18T11:04:00.000-04:00

Taken from Chi-Chimaun (People and Car Ferry), Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Harbour Platform

2007-07-18T10:51:00.000-04:00

Tobermory, Ontario, Canada.

Georgian Bay

2007-07-18T10:50:00.000-04:00

Tobermory, Ontario, Canada.

Dusk

2007-07-18T10:47:00.000-04:00

Tobermory, Ontario, Canada.

Playtime

2007-07-16T00:45:00.000-04:00

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Pink Flower 2

2007-07-16T00:43:00.001-04:00

Close up of the same flower. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Pink Flower 1

2007-07-16T00:43:00.000-04:00

If anyone can tell me what flower this is please? I want to change the title once I know what flower this is. I'm not too good with flowers. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Sailboats

2007-07-16T00:39:00.000-04:00

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Rabbit Hat (with Racoon Tail)

2007-07-16T00:38:00.000-04:00

Ninang Uya wearing a native Canadiat rabbit hat with racoon tail.

Hallo!

2007-07-16T00:36:00.000-04:00

My brothers. Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Captain Barbel

2007-07-15T01:05:00.000-04:00

Got nothing to do. Playing around in our gym.

Reality

2007-07-02T00:22:00.000-04:00

City of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Jeepney

2007-07-02T00:18:00.000-04:00

The lowly jeepney. City of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

i'll take the stairway to Paradise

2007-07-02T00:12:00.000-04:00

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Ninang Uya

2007-07-02T00:10:00.000-04:00

Toronto

2007-07-01T12:08:00.000-04:00

Toronto cityscape. Ontario, Canada.

Toronto City Hall

2007-07-01T12:03:00.000-04:00

The City Hall during the Philippine Independece Day Celebrations. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Floating Balls

2007-07-01T11:05:00.000-04:00

BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Isabella

2007-06-13T22:43:00.000-04:00

Connie

2007-06-13T22:41:00.000-04:00

Take Me, I'm Yours

2007-06-13T22:38:00.000-04:00

The Distillery District, Toronto, Canada.

Manila Bay 2

2007-06-13T22:28:00.000-04:00

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Manila Bay 1

2007-06-13T22:27:00.000-04:00

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

PBCom Tower

2007-06-13T22:24:00.000-04:00

The tallest building in the Philippines. Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

LKG Tower (ABN Amro)

2007-06-13T22:23:00.000-04:00

Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

John Israel & Jhona

2007-06-13T22:21:00.000-04:00

Porta

2007-06-13T22:20:00.000-04:00

Fort of San Pedro, Cebu City, Philippines