Holly Sisson Photography

August 28, 2013

CNE 2013 Games: Toronto Photography

I’m one of ten official CNE bloggers, this is my third blog post about the CNE this year. This one is about the full games you can play.

I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out that I simply loved photographing the Ring Around the Bottle game! The repetition, the fading off into bokeh, processed in a nostalgistic way, definitely a fave!

Ring Around the Coke Bottle Game

Ring Around the Golden Bottle

Ring Around the Coke Bottle

Water gun game:

Shoot Here

Catch the fishie!

Catching Fish

Pulling Fish Up

Bottles, bottles, bottles!

Bottles in the Sun

Coke Bottles in Ring Bottle Game

Lines of Bottles

Golden Bottles in the Distance

Ring Around the Bottle Game

BottleRingGameCollage

Watch for another CNE blog posting soon….

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 50 f1.4 lensCanon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens and the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens)

August 22, 2013

CNE 2013: Toronto Photography

Filed under: Blog,Life,Out & About — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Holly @ 3:06 pm

I’m one of ten official CNE Bloggers this year, which means multiple trips to the CNE, and fun photographic possibilities.

Summer is fast coming to a close, so any excuse to be outside enjoying a balmy summer evening is wonderful. I’ve been timing my visits for the afternoon/evening for the best light for photography. In this blog post I’ll be sharing images from the various rides at the CNE.

This one is a fave. I wished I’d had a longer focal length, as I had to crop it a little, but just love this shot with the setting sun in the corner, and the people silhouetted as they await their turn on the Zip Line, a new ride this year at the CNE:

CNE Zip Line at Sunset

The Canadian flags against a sky of blue, the Ring of Fire ride:

Ring of Fire Ride at the CNE

Crazy Mouse Roller Coaster with the CN Tower in the background:

Crazy Mouse ride with City Skyline in the Background

I’m not sure of the name of this ride…swinging people against a sky of blue:

CNE Ride

The Sky Ride:

Sky Ride at CNE

The Swing Tower ride:

Swing Tower Ride at CNE

Captured the city skyline from the Giant Wheel ride:

City Sky Line from CNE Giant Wheel

CN Tower Seen from Ferris Wheel at CNE

The Sky Ride at sunset, captured from the Giant Wheel ride:

Sky Ride at Sunset

Sunset Seen from top of Giant Wheel

Captured the same evening as the Zip Line ride image at the beginning of the blog post, this is the Blitzer Roller Coaster:

The Blitzer at Sunset

The Blitzer Ride at Sunset

Another from the same night, I think this is the Ferris Wheel ride:

Ferris Wheel at Sunset

From the same evening, the setting sun:

Sunset at the CNE

The moon framed by the CNE Ring of Fire ride:

Moon Encircled by CNE Ring of Fire Ride

Crazy Mouse Roller Coaster and the Swing Tower, lit up at night:

Crazy Mouse and Swing Tower Ride

Watch for additional blog postings from the CNE, coming soon!

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 50 f1.4 lensCanon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Lens and the Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens)

August 8, 2013

Summer Evening Outing: Toronto Photography

A few weeks ago I had a lovely dinner at my mother’s, and captured a few photos.

The adorable Simon:

Simon Laying on Ground

Simon looking Up

Milo the cat wasn’t too pleased with my camera:

Milo the Cat

I captured some photos of the flowers in her garden, and also walking to/from the dinner get-together:

PurpleFlowerCollage

PinkFlowerCollage

SumerFlowers

Passing my the LCBO at Summerhill on the way home:

LCBOTrainStation

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 50 f1.4 lens)

July 23, 2013

Cat Update: Toronto Pet Photography

I posted a Zoe the cat update recently, so here’s an update on Alice and Finnegan.

Alice loves to sit at the kitchen window and look out at the world, and I love photographing her through the screen, think it adds an interesting element to the photo:

AliceAtTheScreenWindow

Both cats love to snooze on the coffee bag, filled with green beans, in what will one day be a pantry area. I guess it’s like sleeping on a bean bag chair. Love Alice’s blue eyes in this shot:

AliceSleepingWithCoffeeBag

Finnegan hanging out in the kitchen:

FinneganOnCounterTop

Finnegan on a dining room chair, likely wondering why I’m taking his picture yet again, lol:

FinneganOnDiningRoomChair2

Alice wasn’t a fan of the hairball (fur ball?) medication, so we smeared some on her nose, forcing her to consume it (it’s for her own good!), now she likes it, and will lick it off an offered finger:

AliceWithHairballMedsOnNose

Backlit Finnegan and Alice:

Alice FinneganBackLit

Alice playing with her fave toy:

AliceWithToy

Two more shots of Alice through the screen window:

AliceThroughWindowScreen

AliceThroughWindowScreen2

Finnegan:

FinneganCollage

A ‘few’ more of Alice, 😉 :

AliceSittingCollage

AliceAroundCondo

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lensCanon 50 f1.4 lens & Canon 85 f1.2L lens)

July 18, 2013

Zoe the Cat Update: Toronto Pet Photography

As I mentioned in an earlier blog posting, Zoe went to a new home recently, and we visited the other day. She is a happy cat being the one and only! Here are some photos of Zoe in her new home.

Snoozing on her fave dining room chair:

Actually got a shot of her looking at me!

Zoe looking at me

A few more of her hanging out on ‘her’ chair. Also love her little black top hat! Too cute!

Zoe collage

She now lives in an apartment on the 19th floor, so I captured a few shots from the balcony:

Scene from balcony of buildings

Clouds and building in the distance from balcony2

Scene from balcony

(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 50 f1.4 lens)

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