The theme this round was IN CONTEXT, which was quite a lot of fun. I’m sure that others experienced what I did. It was not a matter of shooting two pics once you had an idea, but shooting a variety of closeups and context shots and then choosing the best combo from among them. In […]
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Photo Challenge 23 – Fences
I suspect that the voting will be fairly tough for Kate’s FENCES theme, as all the pics look excellent to me. Very often by the time I post I already know my first place vote, but this time I really have no idea. Excellent work, everyone! When voting for the FENCES theme, please choose your […]
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 22 – Negative Space
Mollie’s choice of the NEGATIVE SPACE theme seemed to be a fairly well received one, with ten entries for this round including some newcomers and some we have not heard from in quite a while! Excellent work, everyone! When voting for the NEGATIVE SPACE theme, please choose your top three pics which you think best […]
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 21 – Oodles
Despite the theme name, we did not get Oodles of submissions this time out, so I really encourage my friends to contact me if they have a camera and want to play along. That said, the ones we did get are very nice! If you want to join in on the fun for the upcoming […]
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 20 – Nostalgia
If there’s one thing I will not be, it’s nostalgic over this challenge. This will go down as one that “seemed like a good idea at the time” but in fact has caused me much grief. I really struggled. But then again, maybe that was the point. The theme was NOSTALGIC FOR FILM. I’m not […]
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 19 – Lines
I imagine that all of my photo friends have wondered whether I fell off the face of the earth! Suffice to say there have been technical difficulties. Thank you for standing by. Your patience is appreciated. This weeks theme was LINES and we have some very interesting submissions. But you can be the judge, the […]
Continue readingThe Case for Strategic Voting
I’ve written about so-called “strategic” voting before, here, here, and here. It’s obviously something that I don’t advocate. Firstly, I object to the misuse of the word “strategic”. Using that word implies that your actions are being taken to advance a long term plan. In times of war or in athletic competitions, there may even […]
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 18 – Water
WATER was a very apt theme for April, considering the way it’s been raining! The pics are in and posted below. Please let us know what you think in the comments If you want to join in on the fun for the upcoming themes, review the Rules are posted in the Photo Challenge link at […]
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 17 – Picture within a Picture
The Picture within a Picture theme was a real challenge, or perhaps it’s just that my creativity is completely sapped by work these days. In any case, the pics are in and posted below. Please let us know what you think in the comments! If you want to join in on the fun for the […]
Continue readingFinding Common Ground – Health Care
The Greens are asking all parties to clearly state support for the five principles of the Canada Health Act: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.
Continue readingCan Democracy and Censorship co-exist?
Censorship comes in many forms, and usually when it is included in a discussion about democracy it mean Government censorship and the control of information. In this case, I am not talking about Government control of the media, but rather about media censorship/control of the information Canadians have in this, their 41st general election. Here is […]
Continue readingGPC – Finding Common Ground – High Speed Rail
The Green Party of Canada is releasing policy proposals throughout this election under the heading of “Finding Common Ground”. These are policy ideas which ALL parties should be able to agree are in the best interest of Canadians. http://greenparty.ca/media-release/2011-03-29/green-party-calls-common-ground-high-speed-rail
Continue readingGPC – Finding Common Ground – Youth
The Green Party of Canada is releasing policy proposals throughout this election under the heading of “Finding Common Ground”. These are policy ideas which ALL parties should be able to agree are in the best interest of Canadians. http://greenparty.ca/media-release/2011-03-28/common-ground-employment-and-education-youth
Continue readingPhoto Challenge 16 – Night Life
Finally! It’s taken me days to find a few spare moments to process the entries for the NIGHT LIFE theme and get this posted. You can see the pics below. Please let us know what you think in the comments. If you want to join in on the fun for the upcoming themes, just read […]
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