Some more pictures from this past weekend:

A Rich and Poor Contrast

It struck me that these two businesses are strongly opposed to one another with their differing clientele. I've always regarded the recently occupied lower level space of the Hotel Alex Arms as special and I'm glad to see a 'local' entrepreneur make something decent of this space. It would be great to see Lethbridge develop some more 'treasures'...so many business opportunities are available here (and I'm not talking about American franchises like the new I Hop soon to open on Mayor Magrath).

Hidden Alleyway Building

I like the exterior character and wreckage of this shady building and how it seems to crawl onto the adjacent architecture. The  door seems to suggest there might be valuables inside, however, it is also deceiving by the rough exterior patchwork.

A Great Building Gone Bad?

I love old buildings simply for the detailed and ornamental construction that is not typical of modern built architecture. Observing this building in a bit of shambles is disappointing and it makes me wonder 'where is the better-business and design-sense' in Lethbridge, Alberta?

A warm weather forecast this week

I'm grateful we are out of the cold spell for a time.
Great graphic on this building representing windy Lethbridge.
Dear Landlord: peach, pink and maroon??

Photographs by Max Sher that inspire me.

http://us.leica-camera.com/culture/

The 'old' style parking meter

A Portrait of the Yellow Elf

Footprints

See the Deer

This photograph taken from the interior of the University Hall depicts a distant and far off deer in the coulees. It is like trying to find "Waldo". The photograph was taken excitedly as I saw the deer and it is an example of a poorly structured photograph. One can see that taking pictures through a glass window is not as ideal as taking a picture from the exterior for an exterior photograph. This is because an interior reflection on the glass window marks the exterior imagery. Though a negative aspect, it does provide some interest in playing with vision. What do you think?

U of L Women's Locker Room
  

Lockers have an intriguing quality about them. They are private spaces containing items that are personal to each individual renting one. I see lockers as a metaphor for you and me and what we chose to expose or hide within ourselves. As an interior perspective photograph, it is well structured in the compositional focus on linearity and repetition, whereby the lockers are shown opposite each other and the benches reflect similarly to the above suspended lights. The photograph is crisp and clear and although it is a scene seen many times, it offers a still reflection about space and time.