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Believe it or not, this photo is basically all I have to show for waking up at 5am, hiking up to Dow’s lake, trying to find a spot to shoot the sunrise – and then, subsequently, failing miserably. My hands got too cold and I got too impatient with all the dogs & dog walkers […]
Today is Family day in Canada though, likely, I’ll be working without them. It’s kind of a weird holiday, I mean, the sentiment is nice and everyone can appreciate a Stat., but here’s one day – spend time with the family. Dammit – every day is family day for me! My camera and computer are […]
Who said a photo had to be in focus to be good? Obviously – it just has to be of my kid!
You all sick of me posting pictures of people on the Canal? Too bad – it’s all a brotha’s got.
The one and only time I tried to skate on the Canal I fell on my ass so often I said I’d never go back – how could I possibly take photos at the same time as I fall on my SLR? Which makes me question having that SLR with me all the time. It’s […]
Okay, I actually processed this image twice, it’s an HDR, which I just couldn’t seem to work out the way I wanted, and then I went a tried out HDRMAX (there’s a trial version available), and bingo – gave me that punch and contrast I was looking for. I’m thinking of grabbing it permanently – […]
According to google analytics, not everyone who reads this blog is from Canada – so you may not know what a Beavertail is. Honestly they’re nothing crazy good; HOWEVER, if you are freezing your ass off in Ottawa in the winter, namely on the Canal, then they are god-sent warmth in the form of sugar […]
Didn’t do too much this weekend; Mel’s Grandmother passed away so we chilled and tried to do the things that would please her most, though very little could. I did jump at the chance to walk up to Dow’s Lake and check out Winterlude.I forget, sometimes, that I don’t live where I used to and […]
This is no ‘clever’ angle, this waggon is submerged in snow. Now if it was a “shagin” waggon, you’ll have to be pretty motivated to dig it out… and I suppose you would be… so yeah, you would.
Why close a park in the winter? I understand if you’re not going to maintain the paths and you’ll just “let snow fall” but is it dangerous? Should I close my front lawn too? What lives under the snow in Ottawa that we don’t know about?
There are MANY days that I don’t want to go much farther than my front door – in this case I did – by about a foot.
I can’t wait for Quinn to be able to play in the snow – I really remember enjoying putting on a full snowsuit and just going nuts with my GT Snowracer, or those slick and dangerous fun “magic carpets” and… okay, I have to stop there. I was trying to find a Wikipedia article to […]
I owned a flannel shirt once, got it in Grade 9 – right about the time I bought Nevermind and Ten. I didn’t have it for long though, I was invited to a New Years Eve party and left it there – never got it back. Beyond that, the grungiest I ever got was the […]
Mel’s been away for the week and, because of that, I’ve regressed into bachelor ways. I drink a bit every night, I’ve been smoking Cigars (Cohiba’s from Mel’s sister – SCANDAL!), and staying up late watching TV shows I haven’t had the chance to in a long time (What’s up with Gaeda being a punk […]
So Attila went and, not only posted a photo, but an hour long track that he mixed himself. I’ve dutifully downloading it and listening to the whole movement – it’s motivating – the smoothly mixed tracks, bestial bumping beats, rhythmically coaxing me to move – or in my case – fidget, awkwardly. I learned in […]
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Damn, I’m archive digging already – I had such a great stream of consciousness there for a while. Going out, taking photos of things I normally wouldn’t challenging myself to please Brad and his insatiable desire to see my photos sharp and in focus (it’s really quite helpful so thank you). These past two weeks […]
It’s day 48 of the Ottawa Transit strike, and aside from being unable to consistently buy groceries, I couldn’t care less. In Toronto I would have been completely home-bound without recourse – everything is too far away. But I live centrally in Ottawa enough that I can manage I can walk to most places I […]
Aw man, a shot of my huge gut and I still couldn’t get it in focus. Actually, this is me prepping for a Pregnant Lady shoot (what’s the technical term for this?) and I was TRYING to get my lighting right – of course I don’t know squat about lighting so that was a whole […]
This weekend I tried to take some staged photos of Quinn, but he’s at that age where it’s not like he’s going to sit at his spot for very long. I gave up pretty quick – didn’t really have much time to adjust lighting for his shiny head – so we just “wung it” and […]
Oh, if only! It’s not spring yet, and Ottawa’s got a lot more snow to get itself buried under before we’re done (Yesterday’s a good example). P.S. this is a good thing, my goal is to take a nice photo of a big white snowflake before the season is done – I was just agoraphobic […]
The picture LOOKS crooked, but it’s not. The house is.
Okay, so this post is a bit of a geek-out for you Lightroom users. I grabbed some Polaroid-ish presets over at the hub Presetsheaven.com but A Polaroid isn’t a Polaroid without that distinctive white border. I went looking for that and found some free samples here. Then it was just a matter of cropping the […]
