Today I am blogging to you from Ottawa for the first time! And I find it only fitting that I end my three-day mini-series of favorite Toronto images with a series on the city’s greatest landmark… the CN Tower.
This post comes courtesy of a suggestion by my wife that I should do a post on all of my images that contain the tower somewhere in it. So here we go…
p.s. if you’ve missed either of the first two days in this series, you can find them here, on people, and here, on architecture.
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Those are some great images, Shane. Love the one of the guy sweeping. All the best in your new digs.
Thanks! I like that one too. I like how he’s in the foreground, but out of focus. Kind of makes it feel as though he’s not the main subject I suppose.
Wonderful Shane, Toronto has been the topic of conversation at work the last couple of weeks as my boss is about to leave Adelaide and relocate his family to Toronto, so its great to see your pictures to bring the city to life for us all to see where they will be living.
Hey Mike, that’s terrific. Your boss will really enjoy himself once he gets used to the pace of life around here. However, I don’t think it’s much different from where you guys are.
I do love colour of your photos!!!! ❤
Could i have a question? How can i have the featured photo on "relate posts" ??, i tried but still not find out the tool. Merci!!!
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment.
You can make the photo appear by heading to Settings → Reading and scroll down to the “Related Posts” section.
It is explained nicely in this WordPress article http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/related/
Hope that helps 🙂
I really like all the imaginative ways you have incorporated the tower!
Thanks 🙂 It’s funny, but most of them were completely unintentional. Goes to show how dominant the building really is around here.
The reflection in the puddle is my favorite. I like collections like this with a common theme or element – tell you wife it was a good idea 😉
Hi Lynda, thanks! Yes, the reflection shot has been popular both here and on Instagram. It’s one of my faves too 🙂
beautiful in colors !
Thank you sir!
wonderful! whew ! and I love the colored bricks and angle in that first one the most – but all nice
Thanks 🙂 The building is actually a cool little theatre company. It’s a nice quiet street off of the busy and over crowded Queen St.
Shane, I enjoy to look at your pictures! I will invest some time to go to Toronto and do some shots!
Excellent! Toronto will be waiting for you 🙂
Great series Shane! I particularly like the images of the man on his phone and the man sweeping the sidewalk. They make it feel as though the tower is both a reassuring figure that is there to watch over you and protect you while also being this ever-looming presence that intrudes into your personal life, never allowing you to escape it’s glare, like something out of nineteen-eighty-four.
I suppose the irony is that you’ve managed to escape to Ottawa haha!
Good luck in your new home.
Hey Ted, great comment!
Yes, the tower is definitely always watching. In fact, I stayed at a friend’s house last night and while I was walking to her house, I kept seeing the tower pop out from behind the buildings I passed. It made for a pretty beautiful night.
I loved the alley shot and similar one. You are a genius with the camera.
Thanks, but too kind. Glad you enjoy the shots 🙂
I really love these images Shane, and your processing makes them so beautiful.
Thanks Laura 🙂 I’ve worked hard on getting the processing I like, so it’s nice to know that you appreciate it. I’m on the highway to my new home now, by the way 🙂
Oh cool! Safe travels and looking forward to pics from your new digs!
I am loving this short mini-series of all your favorite shots from Toronto, really great. This is a great collection. I have always loved the reflection in the puddle, so cool. But it is so interesting to see it from near, far, reflected, hiding, front and center, you have totally done this landmark justice. Great work.
Thanks Carrie, it was really fun putting this post together. Glad you liked it.
Great pictures, I love the way the tower “sneaks” into some of the images, it gives the feeling that it’s always watching you! Having fun settling into your new home.
Thanks Katie, we definitely are having fun getting set up in the new place 🙂 And yes, the tower does seem like it’s watching.
Hehe, I love the subtle approach to the CN Tower in that first photo 🙂
Forgot to say: I hope you’ll enjoy your new life in Ottawa!
Thank you sir! 🙂
I came home from work now and discovered that your blog is on the dailypost.wordpress site again! Congrats!
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/split-second-story/
Thanks Cardinal! Yes, I was asked if I’d like to do a guest post for the Weekly Photo Challenge. I obviously said… YES!
Thanks, me too 😉
This is too funny — a few years ago I was working on a CN tower series too but never ended up doing anything with the shots. This should be an unofficial photo challenge — Your post has inspired me to revive that project! Great idea for ending off your mini series! I think my favourite is the reflection in the puddle! But they’re all great!!
Hey K,
That really is funny. Yes, make sure you revive the post and get it out there. I’d like to see it.
Hope all is well.
Thanks for sharing all of these images over the last three posts. Enjoy Ottawa, Shane. Looking forward to seeing what you bring from the Big O.
Hi Elen, and thanks 🙂 I’ll do my best to showcase the best this town has to offer.
Fantastic Photos – at least every two weeks I make a 1.5 hour jaunt into the city to either visit with a good friend or with my son and often with my grand-daughter – she is followed by a team of physicians at SickKids. Nearly every time due to rush hour traffic or construction we have to take various routes south from the 401, zig zagging this way and that. She say’s to me “Nana how come you know every way to go?” “Because I grew up in this city and worked downtown in many of those glass skyscrapers for 12 years!” I LOVE TORONTO !
First off, I LOVE your blog name… Rebel Nana. Amazing!
Second, that was a really great story. You really have to know your stuff to be able to maneuver around those streets with that much ease.
Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂