I’m normally not a fan of old rail trails. From a photography standpoint, they’re really not that interesting. Just an old rail bed surrounded by either trees or swamps. Usually you can’t even leave the trail and explore due to the thick growth of trees, wetness of swamps or plain old private property. Where I…
I haven’t been to a camera club meeting since last November. Honestly, I thought I was done with the club but started thinking back to all the outings and how they actually got me out shooting – something I’ve been struggling with lately. Last night we went to Lock 25 on the Otonabee River between…
To say that I’ve been in a bit of a creative funk lately is an understatement. I’ve stopped using Facebook, and haven’t posted anything to Twitter or Instagram in about a month. I still view posts on Instagram and Twitter though, but haven’t engaged in a while. Not sure if it’s the weather or what,…
Last week, our family (and 3 others) spent a week in a cottage in the Laurentians in Quebec (more on that in a future post). About a 1 minute drive from the cottage was the, now abandoned, Canadian Forces Station Lac Saint Denis, an old radar station part of the Pinetree Line sites built in 1949. It…
Back in June when my friend Paul was visiting, we spent an hour or so up at Trent University doing some more photography. Trent is a favourite go-to spot of mine to get out shooting and test new cameras… especially in the evenings during the summer when it feels like a ghost town. The architecture…
Going out shooting with my 7 year old son is something that I don’t do enough of. It’s a way to get out and enjoy my hobby while spending time with family.. I try not to push too hard on the photography side of things and let him use some point and shoot cameras. It’s…
Soon after returning from this meetup I developed film shot with one camera and completely forgot about the roll I shot in my Olympus XA. I love vignette in a photo – the darkened area around the edges caused by the lens. The Olympus XA is known for having a lot of vignette, but because I…
Just after Christmas, I had tweeted a photo about an Edward Burtynsky book I was reading, and my good friend MIke asked if I’d be interested in attending a Burtynsky exhibit at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery in January. I jumped at the opportunity. So a week and a half ago, another friend Paul and I…
It’s the time of year I get to reflect back on my little photography hobby. While a lot of photographers are reflecting back on their top 10 or 15 photos from the year, I hate trying to limit mine to a certain number, so I basically went and picked my favourite… 29 in total. 2015…
Last fall, I spent 5 days on a solo camping trip in Algonquin Park. It was a quiet time to reflect and get away from the everyday rush of life. I enjoyed the trip so much that I decided to do it again this year. In mid-October, I spent 5 days in Killarney Provincial Park…
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