Abstract: taking a different approach to the everyday

Part of photography is very technological at its heart, so exploring the technology behind photography helps with all photos. When you are looking for a new photo everyday, turning to the abstract around the house on a cold winter's day helps, too!

(Not the category you were looking for? The full list is here at the bottom of this page.)

Balm Beach, Ontario

Beach giraffe (Our cottage)

Little beach pinecone (Our cottage)

Muskoka chair rose (Our cottage)

Over giraffe (Our cottage)

Under giraffe (Our cottage)

Brigden, Ontario

Brigden Fall Fair slide (Fall Fair)

Brigden Fall Fair wheel (Fall Fair)

Changsha, China

Red and green Kaifu Si Temple (Kaifu Si Temple)

Elmvale, Ontario

Elmvale Zoo neck (Elmvale Zoo)

Friends house

Red tomatoes (The kitchen)

Georgian Bay, Ontario

Balm Beach Stones (Balm Beach)

Beach fireworks in the wind (By the water)

Beach flames (on the beach)

Overprocessed Sunset (Balm Beach)

Snowy Grass (Near our cottage)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

We three trees (Mall parking lot)

Lake Simcoe, Ontario

Blue stone - Red stone (looking straight down into the water)

One man's garbage (looking straight down into the water)

Simcoe Green (Port Bolster)

Simcoe ice (Near Port Bolster)

Sunset? Yes - Ocean? No (Just outside Port Bolster)

London, England

Double-decker red (Top of a double-decker bus)

Markham, Ontario

Gold world ball (At work)

October field (Markham)

October pumpkin (Markham)

Midland, Ontario

Cottage shadows (Our cottage)

My computer

ManyEyes visualization cloud ((computer))

ManyEyes visualization tree ((computer))

Napanee, Ontario

Napanee Holiday Lights (Main Street)

Nova Scotia, Canada

Happy tug boat (Along the waterfront, downtown Halifax)

Our cottage

Bamboo Cups (The kitchen)

Cottage candle (Georgian Bay)

Our house

bluE wavEs 2 (Our bathroom)

Southern Ontario

Rock stars (Friend's cottage)

Sunnybrook Park

Zoom wheel (Toronto, Ontario)

The waves

bluE wavEs 1 (The waves)

Toronto, Ontario

25 years ago - The English Beat (The Concert Hall)

7K 4 10K - Motion (Yonge and Davisville)

Abstract 1 ((THAT would be cheating))

Abstract 2 ((THAT would be cheating))

Abstract fork (Our dining room)

Abstract Glow 1 (Sunnybrook Hospital)

Abstract in BLUE (Our house)

Abstract in PURPLE (Walmart)

AGO Gehry Blue Wall (Art Gallery of Ontario)

AGO Grange Roof (Art Gallery of Ontario)

Alfred Eisendstaedt Red Hair (Art Gallery of Ontario)

Alien terrain (Our backyard)

Ansel Adams | Alfred Eisendstaedt (Art Gallery of Ontario)

Aquarium Eye (Ripleys Aquarium of Canada)

Aquarium meta-photo (Ripleys Aquarium of Canada)

Aquarium stones (Ripleys Aquarium of Canada)

Backyard Holiday Lights (Our house)

Bata blues (Eglinton Avenue East)

Beltline Shadow (Kay Gardiner Beltline Trail)

Bowling Abstract (Bathurst Bowlerama)

Bowling Stars (Bathurst Bowlerama)

Brickworks and orange (Don Valley brickworks)

Brickworks gate (Don Valley Brickworks)

Brickworks square (Don Valley Brickworks)

Bump in the night (Hwy 404 southbound around Sheppard)

Candle Closeup (Our house)

Candle Closeup 2 (Our house)

Ceiling fans (Mandarin Restaurant)

Cold hill (Eglinton Park)

Copper Sheet - ROM (Royal Ontario Museum)

DailySnap Garage lines (Our backyard)

Festival of Lights (Our living room)

Flower Sara Dirt (Our house)

Frame Star (our dining room)

Frame Star 2 (our dining room)

Good source of colour (A dark room in our basement)

Green bridge (Don Valley)

Green Playground Pole (Davisville Park)

Green texture (Downtown)

Halloween Pattern (Friends party)

Happy Halloween 2005 (Our neighbourhood)

Happy Mothers Day! (Our house)

High lights (Eglinton Park)

Holman Hunt - Paints (Art Gallery of Ontario)

Holman Hunt - Palette (Art Gallery of Ontario)

IKEA Chair (instagram) (Our house)

Lensbaby tree (Our living room)

Lights, more lights (Our backyard)

Martini sky at Souz Dal (Souz Dal martini bar)

Mini-van (Fairview Mall parking lot)

Mount Pleasant blossoms (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

Mystery Colours (Our house)

Neighbour's leaves (Our neighbourhood)

Nuit Blanche blur light (Yorkville)

Party balloon colours (Our house)

Phun Chains (Computer generated)

Pin block self portrait (Ontario Science Centre)

Playdough Impression 1 (Our basement)

Red molten ball (Our basement)

Red pin block (Ontario Science Centre)

Riverdale light (Riverdale Farm)

ROM Green Stairwell (Royal Ontario Museum)

ROM Pattern (Royal Ontario Museum)

ROM Red and Orange (Royal Ontario Museum)

ROM Spirit House Chairs (Royal Ontario Museum)

Rusty Rake (Don Valley)

Sam led 1 (A dark room in our basement)

Sam led 2 (A dark room in our basement)

Sherwood Park Winter Trees 1 (Sherwood Park)

Sherwood Park Winter Trees 2 (Sherwood Park)

Solaas - Basement faucet (Our basement)

Speed - close up (Our basement)

Spring looking up (Don Valley Brickworks)

St. Clements stage (St. Clements)

Stay at home dad (Out house)

Street. Car. Lights. (King Street)

Sunroof Rain (Eglinton Avenue West)

Sushi plates - Yume Kobou (Our house)

Take the skinheads... (Lucky Strike)

Tent de Soleil (Cherry Street)

Too much red wine? (Local restaurant)

Wall shadow (Our house)

Water reflections blue (a friend's pool)

Water reflections green (a friend's pool)

West end rocket (Bloor Street west)

Wind in colour (on the street)

Winter green (Our house)

Winter green 2 (Our house)

Winter Miata pattern (Our house)

Yellow cone thing (Don Valley Brickworks)

Yorkdale Foodcourt Lights (Yorkdale)

Wasaga Beach

No go-carts in the rain (Wasaga Go-carts)

Full list of photo categories:

Here are the full set of top level categories that we have used to organize or many, many photos. Enjoy!

Abstract: taking a different approach to the everyday :: with 128 photos
Architecture: the wonderful, and the everyday :: with 306 photos
Art: paintings, sculpture, murals :: with 368 photos
Landscape: as old as art itself :: with 209 photos
Objects: looking at normal objects in a different light :: with 194 photos
People: portraits and street photography :: with 100 photos
Signs: street signs, old signs, new signs :: with 48 photos
Think: photos that make you stop and think :: with 15 photos
Video: motion can change our perspective :: with 3 photos