Recently we were contacted by the terrific folks at Topaz Labs with a request to try out their brand new Topaz Labs Detail™ 3 Plugin for Photoshop. Time is critical for us here at The Hollow and thus any chance we get to try out new software and techniques can be very exciting. Any tool [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Duncan’
The Rusty Truck And Topaz Labs Detail 3 Plugin
Posted: 9th April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, ReviewTags: Antique, Canada, Cowichan, Duncan, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Rust, Texture, Trucks, Vancouver Island, Weathered
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Fostering Our Children’s Future
Posted: 13th March 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Canada, Downtown, Duncan, HDR, Heritage, Photography, Vancouver Island
The morning was cold and still, but return on Monday and the parking lot of the Duncan Elementary School will look entirely different. Children will be rushing about, saying goodbye to parents as they leave their little ones under the care and tutelage of those who have taken on a career of fostering our children’s [...]
The Heart Of Duncan
Posted: 13th February 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Canada, Cowichan, Downtown, Duncan, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Trains, Vancouver Island
I’ve found myself wandering around the Cowichan Valley lately, sometimes rather early in the morning. And as such, I am finding treasures in my own backyard once again. It’s been said many times before that new compositions and studies can be found by revisiting places with strong subject potential. Join us today as we take [...]
The Magic Cabin
Posted: 23rd June 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Architecture, Canada, Cowichan, Duncan, Forest, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Photography, Texture, Urban, Urbex, Vancouver Island, Weathered, West Coast
Hi everyone, welcome back to our blog today! Thanks so much for taking the time to visit, we’ve got something really special to share. Today we’re going to look at a totally magical cabin that has been in my heart for over 25 years now. This is one of these things that as a photographer [...]
Last Call
Posted: 25th January 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Canada, Duncan, HDR, Photography, Urban, Urbex, West Coast
Today’s post is utterly bittersweet for me yet again. Today we have a large series of photos to share with everyone that showcase the Galaxy Niteclub. My wife and I made a special trip to this site a couple of weeks ago, and spent quite the amount of time wandering around the facility to frame [...]
The Toad Gets Wrenched
Posted: 18th January 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Duncan, HDR, Photography, Urbex
This is our final installment of our Hometown series of photos. We are thrilled to bring you this little taste of where we live, and we’re sad that this portion of the series is over. My wife and I have scouted out some great new photo opportunities here and we will begin working on a [...]
A Wing And A Prayer
Posted: 17th January 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Duncan, HDR, Photography, Urbex
As we continue our journey together through our Hometown series, we near the end of this photographic adventure. We have one more post to share in this initial set of images that we will post tomorrow. Today’s images showcase buildings that are in a very poor state of repair. This is Woodland Chinese Restaurant. We [...]
Alley Toad
Posted: 16th January 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Duncan, HDR, Photography, Urbex
We continue our series with a wander down some back-alleys. Small towns and communities like the one we live in tend to be grown by extending the existing infrastructure. This usually results in little back-alleys, nooks and crannies. These are typically the places where the history and character of the town were created. Legends are [...]
The Toad Behind The Haberdashery
Posted: 14th January 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Duncan, HDR, Photography, Urbex
We are thrilled to continue our Hometown series today and showcase some of the interesting local homes right in downtown Duncan. The downtown area comprises of about 20 blocks or so, it’s very small. Most of the residences in town are located out of the core area, in subdivisions. But, there are a few homes [...]
Some European Flare
Posted: 13th January 2011 by ToadHollowPhoto in Photography, The Toad's HometownTags: Architecture, Duncan, HDR, Photography, Urbex
Today’s post finds us traversing some alleyways and side streets to encounter a few scenes reminiscent of a European village. These sights and scenes really grabbed our eye as we were exploring town and we thought they’d make a great addition to our Hometown series. This alley is located right beside City Hall, a photo [...]
