One of my current projects is to create abstract photographs of my hometown of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. With abstract photographs, we try to reflect the mood or emotions or qualities of a place. Each Tuesday, I’ll present a new image from the project.
Store Window Reflections
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a small and quaint tourist town. The shopping area is small, occupying about six blocks of Queen Street. From April through November, it is always filled with people from all walks of life and from all parts of the world.
Last year, I became enthralled with store window reflections. They compressed the 360 degree shopping experience into a 2D frame. It’s a different way of seeing and photographing.
Many of these images are not abstract in that they contain recognizable objects, but a few are. I hope they give some feeling of this “busy” area of town.
More on Window Reflections
Playing with Window Reflections
Flickr Album of Window Reflections
It has a world class theatre series called the Shaw Festival, which draws thousands from April through November.
This town was the first capital of Canada and one of the major battlegrounds for the War of 1812. You can see re-enactments at Fort George. The U.S. counterpart, Fort Niagara, can be seen across the river.
This is one of the best agricultural areas in all of Canada, known for its fruit – grapes especially, and is now home to more than 100 wineries.
I’ve always loved reflections and these are no exception! Your idea of putting up abstract images every Tuesday is a good one!
I adore reflections of any sort and these framed images are such fun. Brightly filled with color and a sense of movement, they capture the quaintness of your small-town shopping experience.