February 11, 2003

One day during the week after Christmas, I grabbed a fresh roll of 35mm film and the camera and hopped in the car to photograph whatever caught my fancy around the St. Catharines area. I started off at Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie, the biting wind whipping onshore from the lake, stinging my flesh as I wandered towards the pier. As I reached the beach, out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of where the sand and the snow had been blown together.

I took a few more photos while at the park, even venturing out onto the pier as far as I could safely go to find some subjects. I'll add some of those to this page once I get home from work.

Returning to the car to defrost my flesh, I decided to drive out to The Screaming Tunnel, a moderately famous local landmark that was once featured in a scene in the movie The Dead Zone, and is allegedly haunted. I'd been there a few times before; it's located at the end of a cul-de-sac near a conservation area. As such, it's fairly quiet, and a lovely place to go for a nature hike, especially in winter. I took quite a few pictures in and around the tunnel. My favourite of the bunch is this one.

Now, regarding the alleged haunting. The link I provided above takes you to a site that has a history of the spookier aspect of the tunnel as well as many interesting pictures. If you're unfamiliar with the whole "ghosts on film" thing, it is purported by those in the paranormal fields that spirits can be captured on film, and that one of the most popular forms they take is that of orbs. As you may have seen on the linked pages, the folks who took those pictures encountered a metric ass load of orbs during their stay.

I believe in ghosts. I've had many encounters over the years, including Sam coming back to visit numerous times this past year. Imagine my pleasant surprise upon getting the roll developed to see orbs in one of my own photos.

There are approximately a dozen that I can see on the actual print, at least half of which are visible in this jpg.

After leaving spook central, I drove along some of the back roads, stopping here and there to finish up the roll of 24. I'll add some of those snaps later on from home. All in all, it was a wonderful day to be alone with my thoughts and my camera, wandering where ever I felt. Definitely something I need to do more often. I could get used to this photography hobby. I think I might have a bit of a knack for it.

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