Chicken coop along Regional Road 16
This past spring, I decided to renew a long-term project that I started a couple of years ago, to photograph the locks of the Rideau Canal. The Rideau Canal runs between Ottawa and Kingston on Lake Ontario, and was designed and built between 1826 and 1832 in the aftermath of the War of 1812. The canal was recently declared to be a World Heritage Site, and I though that photographing the locks would be a good project for me to get out with my camera.
Merrickville Ruins
As I travel further and further afield to find the lockstations, I've had the opportunity to see a lot of countryside southwest of Ottawa as well as some of the towns and villages. Even though I"m often travelling somewhere else, in a rush to get the early morning light, sometimes the countryside scenes are too tempting to pass by.
Unused barn entrance
I've really enjoyed driving through the eastern Ontario countryside -- and photographing some of the scenes has been a quite unexpected side benefit from my Rideau Canal project. More on this project will be in later posts.
. . . Rob Williamshttp://www.robwilliams.ca