Photo of the Week 2026-06-08

 

A little over a month ago, I met up with a couple of friends and visited a couple of locations on the Hamilton 'Doors Open' weekend back in May. Auchmar (photos available in this flickr Album) and The Cotton Factory (the subject of this post) were our chosen sites.

 

The Cotton Factory, former site of the Imperial Cotton Co. has been transformed into a creative industries complex, with space for workshops, studios for artists and office space for creative professionals. I found the 1900's brick facade full of personality and character to capture in the strong mid day sun. For my exterior shots I used the Canon R5 with a Sigma 35mm f/1/4 Art lens mounted via an EF to RF Kolari drop-in filter adapter (w/clear filter) and I thought it may be of interest to show the complete set to give an idea of what catches my eye at a location like this.

 

' green doors and shattered window '

' light and shadow '

' verte 'n valves '

' verte to go ' 

' blocked door '

' chimney stacked ' 

' traces of whitewash '

' getting from here to there '

' car in the courtyard '

So there you have it, The Cotton Factory exterior, at least some of it, through the eyes of DJE 

  

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2018-07-02

So much to see and photograph in Guatemala, but with only a week with my son, I wanted to enjoy the time with him rater than spending all the time looking through the viewfinder ...

Antigua in the AM

... that said, I did take a camera suitable for packing light in a single carry-on sized backpack that was my luggage for the week.

6 AM waiting for the shuttle bus to pick us up outside the hostel and take us to Pacaya for our volcano hike, I pulled out the P&S camera to capture some of the local street ... and of course a lone figure walked by as if on queue.

Another vintage / textured treatment for this one ... it's how it felt to me.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2013-10-14

OK, on to day two of our Italian vacation ... not that we're doing this as a day be day account of the trip, I'm just getting around to seriously looking at images from day two of the trip. I know, I know, this may take a while ;-)

out before breakfast to capture sunrise ...

Sunrise at Temple of Saturn

Capitoline Fountain

the patina of age was everywhere ... 

statues and marble adorn everything ...

Capitoline Statue

Capitoline Marble

... and scenes like this.

Morning Road to Tarpeian Rock

All before breakfast !

DJE

Photo of the Week 2013-10-07

One of the things that struck me most in Rome, particularly while in the historical district, was the rich patina the time has painted over the city. Buildings, roads, sculptures, monuments and of course the iconic ruins have all had their appearance enriched by the mask of time. Everywhere I looked, my inner voice would shout, "... wow", "look at that", "oh my" or some other phrase in wonderment and awe of the rich details in the scene before me.

The time worn look of cobble stone streets ...

cobbled up

Windows and doors down a gritty side street ...

A Side Street in Rome

Ancient ruins with years of exposure to the elements ...

Forum III

They were in abundance, everywhere I looked.

I continue to work through the catalogue of images from our trip. Stopping to consider some in more detail, working on some intermittently, trying to get past the first day or two. I'm enjoying them so much, this may take a while ...

DJE