Vintage Cars at Fort Edmonton

Here's a shot of a vintage car show at Fort Edmonton (Nikon FE2, Nikkor 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Pumpkin II

And here's another pumkin shot (Nikon FE2, Nikon Series E 100mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Halloween Pumpkin

Here's a pumpkin that one of my horrors carved (Olympus OM4T, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Macro Shot of a Potentilla Bloom

Here's a handheld shot of a potentilla bloom using a funky Micro Nikkor 55mm f2.8 lens (Nikon FE2, Micro Nikkor 55mm, f2.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Another View of the Legislature

Here's another view of the legislature building (Nikon FG, Tamron 28mm, f2.5).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Alberta Legislature Building

Today is the big day when "Steady Eddy" Stelmach will concede that it is, in fact, the oil companies that run Alberta. He is expected to announce a paltry phased-in increase in royalties charged to oil companies who are mining the tar sands around Fort McMurray. Stelmach's big announcement will take place in Calgary, where he has spent at least a day receiving his instructions from oil industry executives (Nikon FG, Tamron 28mm, f2.5).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Arts and Convocation Building, University of Alberta

I'm not sure what the correct architectural term is for this vase thingy. It decorates the steps of the Arts Building (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Butterdome, University of Alberta Campus

Here's the Butterdome - centrepiece of the University's sports facilities. It is the big building on the right of the shot (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Education North, University of Alberta Campus

Here's a shot of Education North taken from the top of the Education Carpark (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

St. Joseph's Chapel, University of Alberta

Here's a shot of the chapel at St. Joseph's College on the University of Alberta campus (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Health Sciences LRT Station

Here's an LRT train arriving at the University Health Sciences Station (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta

Most science students get completely lost in this building during their first year (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007

Rutherford House, University of Alberta Campus

Alexander Cameron Rutherford was Alberta's first premier, appointed to the post on September 2, 1905. His residence on Saskatchewan Drive is now known as Rutherford House, and is open for public tours. It also contains a small cafe (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007.

Another Shot of the Arts and Convocation Building

(Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007.

Arts and Convocation Building, University of Alberta

Here is what the University Website has to say about this: "The Arts Building (1912) is a neo-classical brick and stone structure which was once the centre of campus. The central wing extending back from Arts is known as Convocation Hall and is now primarily used for Department of Music recitals and concerts and for special ceremonies." (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

© Richard A. Rothery, 2007.

1970s Architecture: The University of Alberta Humanities Center

There is a joke that is often made about Canada, and places like Alberta in particular. This is that the fashionable decades always arrive, well, at least a decade late. So in Edmonton, for example, we are supposed to still be languishing under the tyranny of 1990s thought. This is utter nonsense, of course, or maybe not. Anyways, here is a building from the 1970s that was actually built, in Edmonton, in that decade: the University of Alberta humanities center actually opened in 1972! (Olympus OM2, Zuiko 50mm, f1.8).

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© Richard A. Rothery, 2007