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There’s something appealing about a building number spelled out for me. As if it’s a higher level of sophistication – only the literate may enter – if you can’t read, you’ll never find it, like it never existed.
I feel like the perception is, that if I don’t post something here, I’m not out taking pictures which, while potentially true, often isn’t. Often I’m shooting client work in Ottawa like, events, portraits, and the occasional wedding; also lots of personal family stuff. I try not to be overly repetitive here either, so posting […]
New haircuts often make me feel better because, apparently, I have one of them rubbable heads that the ladies can’t resist!
“Misha was pursuing his childhood dream and playing hockey on a scholarship in New Hampshire when, after a game, Misha collapsed. Rushed to hospital, the doctors soon realized that Misha had a rare form of invasive brain cancer: anaplastic astrocytoma. He soon returned to Ottawa and saw oncologists at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario […]
Andy, Mel’s best Friends father (follow that?). This man treats us with such respect it’s incredible. I mean, Mel’s not his daughter, and I’m certainly not his son in law, but he’s come to our house, re-done our floors, driven us home from his cottage (abandoned at the cottage – I’ll tell you about it […]
Nothing particularly special about this shot here other than the fact that my computer crashed about a dozen times while I tried to stitch it; eventually I had to break it up into 4 sections and combine those. Pano’s can be tricky for display on the screen, because I think a lot of their value […]
For those who don’t know, the dude pictured here is Superman’s arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. He’ll be appearing at the Ottawa Grape Stomp on Saturday the 20th. If you think you got what it takes to take the man down, sign up a team – it’s for a good cause.
What an interesting week! First, I suppose I’d like to welcome all you new visitors from the interview I did with Petapixel this week (thanks Michael!). I don’t post on this blog as often as I should, and probably only half as much as I’d like, but if you subscribe you won’t have to worry […]
Everyone says this but this week has definitely been the case; I need more time. A lot of it is the results of needs to do: I need to take care of Quinn when he’s sick; I need to make sure Mel doesn’t do too much when she’s dislocated 4 of her ribs while pregnant; […]
I suck with manual focus – the lensbaby has no other option other than – so instead of getting a cool shot of a little kid break-dancing, I nailed the girl selling popcorn instead. Mmmmm hmmmn.
Quinn and I took a quick trip to T.O. this past weekend in a last-ditch effort to reclaim the summer – like those great road-trip movies where a bunch of guys hit the road to “find” themselves. I was DELIGHTED to have had the company of so many great friends; Attila & Jen – thanks […]
I’ve been thinking about selling the LX3 – kinda need the cash – and I’m not sure if I do enough with it to justify it’s expense. It’s a $500+ point and shoot and I’m usually frustrated that I should have just brought my SLR. I’m going to bring it with me on my upcoming […]
Score! Finally got up to a Cottage this weekend. Free of any obligations other than to not let my kid drown (an obtainable goal to be sure). Took some time walking around with my camera in-hand, pointing it at the ground (see above photo), and the rest of it watching over Quinn, playing with him […]
A member of Samba Ottawa taken with my lensbaby.
I’m currently in the process of working my real job so that I can afford to buy more camera gear clothes and food for my kids (1 kid currently pending). Shot somewhere in Montreal… sometime last year.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN my kid is cute. He loves kicking balls. THAT’S RIGHT!
Mel’s discovered herself a brand new friend; Isobelle – originally from Montreal, she needed a change (who wants to move from Montreal to Ottawa?). Anyways, she’s very friendly and ‘touchy’ in one of those make-you-feel-good-but-not-like-a-pervert sorta ways. Also, apparently, she’s single (this I can not explain readily because she is good looking and, of course, […]
Seen at Gladstone and Rochester.
Meet Bill Bitz – landscaper for hire – does good work for your properties with Bytowne Lawn Experts. But here, on this day (Wednesday as it was) he’s doing his charity work at the Richard & Annette Bloch Cancer Survivor’s Park. Touched by cancer himself, Bill comes to clean up and weed the property once […]
I do loves me some shallow DOF. Every time I put on the 50mm f/1.4 I’m amazed at the quality and sharpness of the images (even wide-open). But it’s takes some fast focusing and a good idea of what you DO want to shoot to get things right. Attila recommended it to me, and I […]
We took our first family trip to the Museum of Civilization this weekend, it was nice, and I would have loved to have seen more, but within the Museum of Civ. is also the Children’s Museum, which seems to be WAAAY more fun for a toddler and eleven-year-old. I decided I’d shoot jpeg mode on […]
The startup to Saturday’s Worldwide Photowalk. I had a blast, I took only a few photos; fewer still that I liked. I met some VERY enthusiastic people, which was great because I will just feed off of others’ excitement – trying to better my own photography skills – while trying to help others along the […]
Today I’ll be leading the Ottawa section of Scott Kelby’s worldwide photowalk. I’m really excited to be getting a bit more involved in the community in Ottawa, if for no other reason than I only know the people I work with and three guys who go out and get me drunk. We’ve started a group […]
Well it’s official – we’re having another baby – evidenced by a rapidly declining amount of sex, and the purchase of an $800 stroller. JVL FTW!
