[Stonyhenge]

Hi all

Long time reader of this forum and this is my first post!

I looked at every Ottawa pictures and I enjoyed them very much! So, I do want to add my little contribution and I'm posting a set of pictures I took this last summer... Back then, I've just bought a new camera and I wanted to play with it! So I went for a little tourist walk in my own city! Here are my pics!

I remember I actually enjoyed taking this walk... Maybe there will be a part 2 one day...



View from my balcony -- Looking east
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3347129481_9aed00a19a_b.jpg

View from my balcony -- Looking west
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3347966424_80260d8f7a_b.jpg

View from my balcony -- Looking north
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3347129611_656a85e8a9_b.jpg

My Building
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3347966524_b976982f44_b.jpg

It was during the Busker Festival on Sparks Street
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3347129769_646d857153_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3347129835_84aef1ae31_b.jpg

A look and feel of Sparks Street
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3347966784_3575839f31_b.jpg

I kind of like this building located at Sparks and Elgin
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3347129979_8fde85ae77_b.jpg

National War Memorial
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3347966896_690b9d6157_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3347130075_310525d677_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3347159593_df81c57282_b.jpg

View from the War Memorial Statue
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3347966998_ea3e793cc5_b.jpg

A Lady from Another Era
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3347967044_ea45ff3da8_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/3347967094_6202f33608_b.jpg

Near Elgin and Wellington
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/3347967162_029b9a1a60_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3348093164_ee32c06d38_b.jpg

Rideau Canal
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3347967232_7f097fce8d_b.jpg
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3347996644_dce5002293_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3347159903_2ab68d9111_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3347160117_dffc192191_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3347257215_2f0cf4246a_b.jpg

National Art Center Statue
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3347996568_1456be4b9b_b.jpg

City Hall
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3347996882_a14d05a91e_b.jpg

uOttawa
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3347160179_d13b8a77de_b.jpg
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3348092758_90d413b6f5_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3347256825_779f82726e_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3347256867_ce104b3bfa_b.jpg

A Green House!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3347160605_594919e18a_b.jpg

Rideau Center
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3347256977_923ebeec60_b.jpg

Château Laurier
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3348093002_66c5fe3f85_b.jpg

Small castle near Château Laurier
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3347257825_9082b40f60_b.jpg

Ottawa Locks
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3347257363_59f9270a32_b.jpg

Old Ottawa Train Station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3347257483_55d53aa99a_b.jpg

Nice Building on Wellington Street
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3348093496_8365a2e739_b.jpg


Of course, this wouldn't be a real tourist walk without a visit to the Parliament site!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3347256913_f9414dd439_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3347257883_ddbf370ccd_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3348093906_821197b9d7_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3347258003_8f9e787a0e_b.jpg

There is a lot of these little monsters on the Peace Tower
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3664/3348094036_4f94429791_b.jpg

The Peace Tower is protected by a nice looking lion, a crazy horse and a little beaver!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3348094284_51a5ffd377_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3348094164_595bdd1534_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3348094196_97f03f3811_b.jpg

Behind the Parliament
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3348094362_af3b36b4c4_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3347258487_f81f5d72bd_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3348094568_70a18f3d69_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3347258701_6a8777bf1f_b.jpg

A Surprised Face
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3348094742_84fc4baf9e_b.jpg

Saying Hello to Terry
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3347258805_139e7eac42_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3348094828_a3724024f9_b.jpg

Countdown
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3348094882_0259405c71_b.jpg

[waterloowarrior]

Welcome to the forum! :cheers: Great thread. The view from your apartment to LeBreton is sweet. I like the pictures of the busker and the expressions on people's faces. The later pictures remind me of good times on summer evenings hanging out downtown.

[Stonyhenge]

Thank you for your welcome!

I actually liked the busker pictures too for the exact same reasons! I enjoy street photography a lot, but since I am too shy to aim at strangers with my camera, I can't take interesting pictures of this type myself... So I enjoy Harl's pictures instead (and also pictures from this guy... http://www.robink.ca/blog/)

Here are the rest of the busker pictures I took!
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0191.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0193.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0196.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0198.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0199.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0200.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0201.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0203.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0204.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0205.JPG
lol! The lady was supposed to throw the lettuce into the lawn mower! Not at the busker face!
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0207.JPG

The dancing little girl was following the drummer beat
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0210.JPG
http://www.lesitedemaxime.com/ottawa/2008-08-04-Buskers/IMG_0209.JPG

[rodionx]

Nice photos. I remember those views. I used to live in your complex (420 Gloucester, I think) many years ago - 24th floor end unit overlooking Lebreton Flats. Tiny apartment with gigantic spiders, but the view was amazing.

[Stonyhenge]

lol! Luckily for me, the gigantic spiders issue has been resolved!

I also used to have an incredible and unobstructed north view, but Richcraft had the brilliant idea to build a huge building (570 Laurier) right in front of my apartment :( !

[Aylmer]

WOW!!!!!!!

Incredible! I've seldom seen such incredible pics of Ottawa, even less of the touristic attractions like the Parlement which I thought I had seen from all angles!:worship:

Please, please post more! You are a great addition to some of the great photographs in SSP:Ottawa.

Welcome!:banana:

:D :D :D

[Ottawade]

These are really great photos of Ottawa! Good job!

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

I must say, very nicely done. ;)

[harls]

Welcome to the forum, nice job! you should post these in City Photos!

[Stonyhenge]

Thank you all for your nice comments! I'm happy to share these pics instead of letting them sleep in my hard drive for no one to see! One of these days, I will blow out the dust from my camera and go for another round... There is a lot of nice place in this town!

For now, as suggested by Harls, I will probably repost this thread on the "City Photos" group tonight or tomorrow!

[Zach6668]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3347966998_ea3e793cc5_b.jpg


Great shot!

I was driving down Rideau the other day, towards Elgin, and saw this ensembles of buildings, and thought about what a great picture it would be.

I love the combination of the older-looking buildings in the front, and the sleek, new building in the back. The older buildings are simply beautiful, while the newer one, to me, is the perfect amount of glass to brick (or whatever it is) ratio.