Lauren’s foray into photography

Using my Canon Sureshot camera that I usually bring with me wherever I go Lauren shows that she’s got an eye for it.

Lolo smiles for Lauren

Tita Pam was happy to pose

so did Dad

even Mom and baby sister Lea who was under the cover

Love you Lauren Joy!!

first-prize winning photo in Pierrefonds/Roxboro

Pablo Espinosa's first-prize winning photo in Pierrefonds/Roxboro.

Over 1,500 submissions for second annual photo contest

Shutterbugs focused on city’s beauty

BY SYLVAIN SARRAZIN

sylvain.sarrazin@transcontinental.ca

For the second year in a row, shutterbugs were able to showcase their talents in the City of Montreal/Transcontinental photography contest. Photographers snapped shots under the theme “Montreal at your service,” and awards for the best pictures in each borough were handed out during a ceremony last Friday.

Photo contest participants submitted pictures focusing on the different services offered by the City of Montreal. In each borough, a three-person jury made up of a local personality, a professional photographer, and a Transcontinental weekly newspaper representative, chose the two best shots, which were then posted on the Internet where the public could vote for their favourite.

With over 1,500 submissions, it was by no means an easy task, but the winners were revealed in time for last Friday’s awards ceremony. Each winner received an enlarged, laminated copy of their photograph. Over $4,000 in prizes was also given out through a draw.

The 56 winning photographs are currently on display at Montreal City Hall, and can be viewed on the contest’s official website. During the awards ceremony, Marcel Tremblay, who is responsible for citizen services at the City of Montreal, focused on the importance of “conveying the vision of a clean city.”

Serge Lemieux, Transcontinental weekly newspaper director, echoed this sentiment: “It’s natural to celebrate the beauty of the city, as our weeklies reflect community life in Montreal.”

To see the winning photos, visit www.concoursphotos2007.com.

Translated by Elyse Amend

Breakfast at Fairview Deli

Tita Nil and I had breakfast the other day at the Fairview Deli restaurant inside the Fairview Shopping Centre.





I took these photos using my Canon SD1000, ISO setting was on High. Noticed the graininess (if there's such a word), characteristic of a higher ISO setting.

Tita Nil loves real Coke

Playing around with the various settings that come with my Canon SD1000.

Here are a couple of pictures I took using 'select a color' thingy. Can you guess what color? ;-)





By the way, that tall Coca-Cola plastic bottle came from one of the Roy Rogers along the NY Thruway. Uncle Marvin got it for Tita Nil.

All Emma

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Follow up post re: Canon SD1000

I've used a number cameras over the years ever since my interest in photography developed (pun not intended) back in my high school days in the Philippines.

Cameras were very expensive then and a good SLR would set one back a few thousand pesos.

I've been meaning to buy a small compact camera that would also have very good photographic qualities and features. I settled with the Canon SD1000, purchased from Best Buy for $299 CAD. It had to be small and light enough to fit in the back pocket of my cycling jersey and at the same time take better quality pictures than my Palm Treo 700wx.


size comparison of some of the cameras I have - a manual Vivitar SLR, Sony DSC-S75, SD1000, Palm Treo 700wx