Tangled

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged bark, brown, cedar, Coldstream, copyright, dramatic, flow, old, Ontario, photography, roots, sensual, texture, tree, wet • 4 Comments

A favourite ancient cedar tree grabs the earth in a most dramatic fashion.

Leather Bound

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Objects • Tagged binding, books, brown, copyright, design, leather, London, old, pattern, photography, spine • 2 Comments

Beautiful old books show the craftsmanship of another era.

Banyan Trees

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged branches, brown, copyright, Cuba, elegant, old, photography, trunks, Varadero • Leave a comment

Banyan trees look really cool. They are fig trees known for their aerial prop roots that grow into woody trunks.

No Mail Today

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Toronto • Tagged copyright, door, knob, mail slot, old, panel, photography, rust, wooden • 10 Comments

A view on Peter Street in Toronto.

Huge Trunk

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bark, Coldstream, copyright, Cottonwood, fall color, native, old, photography, trunk • Leave a comment

A view of the massive trunk of a Cottonwood at Coldstream.

Port Burwell View

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Ontario • Tagged boats, copyright, Elgin County, old, photography, rusty, seagulls • 2 Comments

Last weekend we visited Port Burwell, a small harbour community on Lake Erie. There is a large sandy beach, an historic lighthouse and church, a marina, restaurants, lots of birds, a Provincial Park, and now a Canadian submarine on display!

Layers of Downtown

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged buildings, graffiti, layers, London, modern, old, Ontario, photography, urban landscape • 6 Comments

A view of London looking northwest from a parking lot at Clarence and King Streets.

Red Tin

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Objects • Tagged flaking, metal, old, paint, photography, red, rust, tin • 6 Comments

The corner of an old gasoline container shows rust, bare metal and the flaking paint of age. I really enjoy capturing images that illustrate the beauty of deterioration.