Rye and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Shot on a Fujifilm X-T3 with a 23mm f/2 prime lens.
Tag: photoblog
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Out of office
I have been fortunate to be able to travel a fair bit this year. But the vast majority of that travel has been me working remotely. In my mind, that means a few things: (1) I remain committed to staying on top of and clearing out my inbox each day; (2) I still take all meetings as if I were 100% in the office (which is my preferred way to work); and (3) I don’t put on an out-of-office reply. That’s the signal that you should expect a response. Today, however, is not one of those days. I just finished putting on my out-of-office reply and that is me capitulating against the looming email torrent.
On past vacations I have done things like turn this blog into more of a photoblog. I will probably do a bit of that, but my plan this time around is to concoct some combination of a photoblog, travel blog, and foreign city building blog. Travel is a great way to learn from other cities, and I will endeavor to share some of what I find in France and Sicily. (Sicily is in Italy, but not really, right?) Some of you seem to get a little grouchy when I stray from our regularly scheduled programming on this free and personal blog. So if this doesn’t sound all that appealing, you may want to check back in October.
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Photoblog: A cabin in the woods
Location: Laurentian Mountains, Quebec // Camera: DJI Mavic Mini
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Photoblog: Humans are social creatures
The above photo was taken on Lake Couchiching (off Lake Simcoe) with a DJI Mavic Mini.
Here is the before straight from the drone.
And here is the after with my Lightroom edits. I then cropped it to a 4×5 aspect ratio because wide landscape photos don’t show well on Instagram.
For me, this scene is a reminder to remain bullish on cities. Take people out of the city. Put them on boats in the middle of a large lake. And they’ll still find a way to cluster together.
Why? Because humans are social creatures.
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A door and a street — walking Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro has some pretty spectacular entranceways. Here is one that I found today on Rua Duvivier in Copacabana:
It is a magical front door located exactly one block from the beach.
The other gem I stumbled upon today was Rua Carvalho de Mendonça, pictured here:
Toward the left (above) is a narrow bollard-separated lane for cars. The rest of the right of way is dedicated to pedestrians and bicycles.
When I was there today the sun was shining and the retail was in full swing.
But perhaps my favorite thing about this street is the residential terraces sitting on top of the single storey “retail podiums.”
They add life (and eyes) to the street.
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Rio de Janeiro.
Even though I am still practicing my daily blogging ritual, this is about the only time of the year where I find it’s possible to “disconnect” a little. So hopefully you’re doing a bit of that yourself and spending time with family and friends, regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not.
The above photo was taken from the feet of the Christ the Redeemer statue at the top of Corcovado mountain. Excluding its base, which is about 8m tall, the statue itself is 30m in height. That’s basically the same height as Junction House (a 9 storey midrise condominium).
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Photoblog: Sunrise at Ten York
This morning I watched the sun rise from the the roof of Ten York Condominiums, some 735 feet up. This is what that looked like (the sky initially had a purple hue to it):
It was cold as all hell, but sometimes you have to work for your photos.
Some of you may also remember that I wrote about this building a few months ago. Tridel, the developer, is calling the project its first “smart condominium.”
Regular scheduled programming will resume tomorrow.
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Photoblog: TIFF
This past weekend was the first weekend of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It’s a great time to be in the city – regardless of whether you’re into film or not. It felt as if the entire city decided not to sleep this past weekend.
Growing up in Toronto, it was also the signal that summer is coming to an end and the city is now about to refocus itself on work. Game on.
Here are a few photos from the weekend:
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Hello Boston
I arrived in Boston early this morning. It has been about a decade since I was last here.
I took the subway in from the airport, which is typically what I like to do when I visit a city. It’s such a great way to get a feel for a place. And in the case of Boston, Logan Airport is only a few stops away from downtown.
As soon as I got in, I walked over to see the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway (above image). It’s a linear park that was made possible by burying the city’s elevated waterfront expressway – the infamous “Big Dig.”
I recognize that it was a lavishly expense infrastructure project that went many times over budget, but walking across the greenway to get to the water was rather pleasant. Will Toronto’s The Bentway achieve a similar result at a fraction of the cost?
With that out of the way, I went for a lobster roll. It had to happen. I then walked around Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market (above image). It felt a bit touristy, but what a remarkable pedestrian-only area.
And now I’m on a boat heading over to Provincetown (Cape Cod) for a wedding. I’m writing this blog post over a spotty wifi connection, so out of fear that I may spontaneously lose it, I am going to end here. See you all tomorrow.
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Photoblog: Cranbrook Schools
My spring allergies have gotten the best of me today. So instead of a regular post, I’m going to share some of my photos of the Cranbrook Schools. I toured the campus this afternoon.
Cranbrook Schools is a private boarding school (PK – 12) in Bloomfield Hills, outside of Detroit. It has an endowment fund of about $233 million, which is one of the largest of American boarding schools. In 1989, the campus was designated a National Historic Landmark.
The photos are in the order in which they were taken.
A man happen to be playing a violin in the space below.
The stone shingles below get smaller as they move up the roof to give the illusion that the building is larger than it really is.
And here are my fellow architecture nerds, Matthew and Rick.
