One of my favourite things to check out in any new (or, indeed, infrequently visited) city is the architecture. Particularly, I am interested in the architecture of "regular" buildings. Shops, houses, that kind of deal.
I was on something of a mission while in Ottawa, to find a building that my brother had photographed about 7 years ago. I have been painting a picture of that building (completing it is one of my 4 simple goals before 2013!), but the reference photo was lost with my mum's old computer, so I didn't know what some of the details looked like. Sadly, I didn't find the building, but I found tons of other interesting trims for me to chose from. Art!
Without further ado, here are a bunch of pictures of the tops of buildings. I am so, so cool.
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| The top of this church was stunning. I'd keep catching peeks of it above rooftops from KMs away! |
Do you have any "odd" things you like to photograph on vacation? Or have you ever taken a walking/bus architectural tour of a city? Or am I totally alone in my bizarre passions?
You can check out P.1 of my Ottawa trip HERE
--Erin
Ottawa is gorgeous! My cousin goes to school there; this post makes me want to visit him even more now.
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It was blustery and grey the whole time I was there, and it was still just too beautiful. Definitely go and visit your cousin!! And I have a couple more posts of Ottawa goodness to share as the week goes on!
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PS. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!
That's exactly why I like those little details too, it really feels like you're someplace different! A friend just got back from Europe and we were looking over a few of her photos and we agreed that the different colour roofs in Europe are totally the best. It's been a long time since I've seen anything but Grey roofs! (well, except for parliament, I suppose. Lovely green gothic things those buildings!)
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I like to photograph sewer covers and manholes. Just the interesting ones, especially if they have the city's name.
ReplyDeleteOH man, one thing I kept trying to take pictures of in Ottawa were the manhole covers! They had a big fish on them! But every time I tried to take a picture there would be traffic or people trying to shove passed me :/. Maybe next time!
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