Capt Mondo's Photo Blog

This was my first full, real vacation day away from anything having to do with the conference I was attending earlier in the week, so I took the opportunity to head down to London with the girls.

One thing that we had all wanted to see was the Dr. Who Experience, an exhibition being held at the Olympia Exhibition Center. While you cannot take pics of the actual “Experience” itself, which is an interactive set of movies/displays where you have to rescue the latest Doctor from the clutches of the Pandorica Mark II. Along the way you get to go inside the Doctor’s Tardis and play around in his control room, then land on a Dalek ship in the middle of a war, then get to see a short 3D movie where various Doctor Who baddies try to reach at you from the screen. I couldn’t shoot any of that, but I was allowed to shoot everything else that you see here.

(Since this is a popular page, I have added a few more images to the gallery below).

Saw this guy (a Green Heron) awkwardly perched in a tree down by Woodbine Park this morning.

Green Heron in a Tree at Woodbine Park

A small dandelion alongside some small purple flower.

An even smaller blue flower (maybe half the size of a dime)

Extreme close-up of a small maple leaf from a baby tree

Labels: Dandelion, Maple Leaf

I picked up a new macro lens today from Henrys Camera store on the way home from work today. Have been putting it to the test in our garden. Here are a couple of sample shots using the lens:

Blossoming leaf bud from a dogwood tree.

The underside of a leaf

Labels: leaf, macro

After several months of being surrounded by scaffolding, the restoration and renovation work on the local Beaches FireHall have been completed.

This picture is actually two separate shots stitched together, as I couldn’t get the entire thing in a single shot from my vantage point.

I know it is not to everyone’s liking, but I think the new lighting that outlines its facade is fun. It ought to be striking come the next Beaches Jazz Festival.

Renovated Beaches Firehall at Night

Given the clear evening skies and the fact that we had a “Supermoon” event (in other words, the moon was full and at the closest point in its orbit to the Earth) I dug out my tripod and took took photos of the moon with my telephoto lens. This is the result:

Supermoon!

I lucked out and managed to get a good picture of the first robin I have seen this year. The previously day I had heard one, but never could see it. So this is the first one I had actually seen. As you can see, he posed for me.

First Robin of Spring 2011

Picture a picture of this little guy on a nearby tree branch, looking hungrily at the sunflower seed I have gotten into the habit of bringing with me when I walk with YoBob down by Woodbine Beach. Nice feather detail.

Small Chickadee on Tree Branch