Oakville in January

 I haven't shot much around Oakville of late, now that I'm up to date with my Covid shots I'm wandering a lot further. That said I did do some shooting last month with a bit of compare and contrast pre and post January 2022 blizzard. We got upwards of two feet of snow or 60 CM, I haven't seen a dump like this since I was boy growing up in Montreal. 

Now getting around in on average knee deep snow was an adventure, of course I went out in the middle of the storm to photograph, getting down to Gairloch Gardens, usually a short walk took a lot longer navigating within the park off the access road was an adventure, but worth it. Before the storm, it was cold but it could have been extended November with sunny skies. 


Camera: Nikkormat FTn, Nikkor S 5cm F2 lens. 

Film: Ilford HP5 400, Ilfotec HC 1+31. 



16 Mile Creek OYS Docks and a Lot of Canada Geese OYS in Winter Oakville Harbour Phone Booth Ice Covered Tannery Park Shore Water St. and the Grainery Country Road of Canada and Simple Kitchen Downtown Oakville Jan 2022 Late Morning Empty Building Jan 2022 Late Morning Shanghai Alley and CIBC Jan 2022 Late Morning Town Square Before the First Snow Storm Jan 2022 Late Morning Snow Covered Eastlake Jan 2022 Snow Covered Hillhurst Jan 2022 Corner of Cleaver Jan 2022 Snow Covered Cleaver Jan 2022 Cairncroft Curve Jan 2022 Access Road to Gairloch Gardens Jan 2022 Arts and Crafts House at Gairloch in Winter Jan 2022 Snov Covered Tiny Library at Gairloch Gairloch Studio Snowed In Jan 2022 Snowbound Gairloch Gallery Snow Covered Arch in Gairloch Gardens Looking Down to the Lake at Cairloch Gardens ]Cairloch Gardens Shores Jan 2022 Snow Covered Branch Jan 2022 Gairloch Gallery Driveway Jan 2022

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