This photo was taken for a book about Guelph and it’s efforts to build a city that works better. It was to illustrate the installation of LED streetlights throughout most of the city. This final photo, IMHO, was worth possibly getting run over a few times, and having a pleasant chat with a Police officer, who seemed to have a lesser appreciation for a neat photograph than I did. But I got my shot.
The mood was surreal and profound- it was cold all of a sudden, and dark, it felt like 10pm, even though it was 3-something in the afternoon. The horizon(s) glowed as if it was the last glimmer of evening light, and there we were, some newfound friends and I taking in a total solar eclipse. I knew the avid amateur- probably a doctor, lawyer, professor- someone with a bigger budget & a longer lens than I- would take beautiful photos of the sun/moon itself, as they should, but based on what I had discerned, the whole world around you changes, […]
The best locations are the ones you paddle to. No electricity, no refrigeration, no problem!!
This area reminds me of The Group of Seven paintings, as I have heard many times from people when they see my work. It makes me grateful to live in a province with clear water, and open spaces that give us places to think, feel and dream.
A close encounter with a train, far enough north where you can step this close to the train, and no one seems concerned.
I love my black and white landscapes, but sometimes you just can’t argue with colour, like this sunrise.
The excitement and skill of the rodeo competition.
I spent a few days of R&R on the Bruce Trail, and it yielded a clearer mind, a refreshed attitude, a blister on one heel, the knowledge that I need to lessen the weight of my pack, and this photo. The photo will remain long after all the other lessons and experiences fade. It was one those positive creative experiences where the photo seemed to almost find me, where the moment and feeling translated into an image without too much struggle. And that is rare, and it’s the inexplicable part of what it is to take photos that hopefully matter. […]
Two consecutive national meetings for an agricultural company, held five years apart in different downtown Toronto hotels, and the view of the skyline was impressive each time.
A day at a ski resort is most always a good day. And a day when you are above the clouds is nothing short of surreal. You come back from the experience a different person.
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