Marilyn and I drove out to St. Jacob's and took a walk down the trail that follows the Conestogo river. People had been leaving bird feed by the railway bridge and there were plenty of birds. Unfortunately I wasn't setup for shooting birds as I had my 70-200 on the MKII and not the 300 + 1.4. To top things off it seems the 70-200 is not getting along with the MKII. I guess I will have to calibrate the combo this week and I plan to report back my methodology and success/failure later. Oddly enough, this lens works great on the older camera.
I love architecture and I've been fortunate enough to visit some of the world's great buildings. My all time favourites are St. Paul's Cathedral in London and the Pantheon in Rome. When you walk into one of these buildings you just know they are perfect. I love newer buildings too and the PI institute here in Waterloo is an excellent example of modern architecture (http://www.pbase.com/bob_n/image/36168494).
There are quite a few architecture shots here: http://www.pbase.com/bob_n/architecture_2 with more being added daily.
Old train station and silos converted into shop, St. Jacob's, Ontario (January, 2009).
Old bridge across the Conestogo river (January, 2009).
A closer look at the bridge.
I couple of really nice senior ladies on the path. They told us their friends thought they were crazy to be out in -10C weather. They seemed to be enjoying themselves. I hope we are as adventurous as them at that age.
Bob
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