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I borrowed a rebel xt this weekend since the broken hand isn’t conducive to my normal setup (1DMKII w/ 24-70mm lens). It was a nice reprieve from the weight, but that’s the only thing I liked – I don’t miss the XT at all, changing ISO through a menu system, poor metering, and lazy autofocus […]
If Attila even cared, he’d probably give me a hard time for posting so many HDR’s, the purist that he is. As it is, they just happen to be the better shots I’ve been taking lately (aside from those of Quinn, which I’ll keep to myself mostly). I got roof access to my work building […]
Last of the series… maybe. Shot from the opening day can be seen here.
Shot with a Lensbaby 3G – I see at Photokina they announced a revision of the brand plus a new model: I completely recommend it (and wish I had this one instead) to anyone looking for a bit of creativity thrust onto their camera.
I originally didn’t like doing too much in HDR – it’s Fake looking, I admit. But “fake” could also come to mean painted, and I think that’s what I was going for in these shots. I wanted to showcase features of the park – it’s highlights as well as it’s location – but I wanted […]
So I thought it would be a good idea to wake up at 4 today and “beat the sun” out to the Cancer Survivor’s Park, which I was scheduled to photograph at about 2pm. I’m not sure if I saw the real benefit of that extra time spent in the dark – I certainly got […]
So for those new to the site, maybe having come over from Photrade (welcome) I’ve enabled piclens/cooliris on the archives page. I’ve been using it in Firefox for a while now and I really think you should check it out – just a fun and immersive way to browse a photo gallery – though you […]
Another shot from Dancing in the Streets. I think we should all take a chance to get out and do something this last weekend of summer. I promise myself that I will not be a lazy photographer this long weekend and use my camera and associated peripherals EXTENSIVELY. I will also stay far away from […]
Okay so not really the beach, I didn’t actually want to spend any time AT the beach because drunken teenagers were running around drinking. Am I getting old? As the prospect of getting wasted on a beach in front of the sunset is, in fact, appealing, taking a time out to chase seagulls and throw […]
How many of you forget that there are awesome buildings in your city? I mean, they’re likely the ones with the tourists around them (Grade 8 grads travel from across Ontario and Quebec to visit Ottawa or, as was my case, Quebec City). But these are legit photo opportunities – if not clichéd, they can […]
Okay, so let me see if I can give everyone an update via the blog (if anyone still visits this). April – Moved to Ottawa, basically right into the Hospital, Mel was admitted on a Friday, and the following Friday Quinn was born (to thunderous applause). The Monday after Quinn fell out I started work […]
Is it societal, as in “North American” to treat the roads better than we do the sidewalks? We plow them regularly, keep them salted, clean, safe. By doing so we are placing our priority on the automobiles that drive on the roadways, while burdening the people on their pathetic pedestrian walks. I know people who […]
It’s all very exciting.
Pictured, is the Candian War Museum, home of one of the worst websites ever. It’s like a geocities or angelfire free-site, put together with frames and supported by free ads. It’s proof enough for me that socialism does not work, and pure capitalist funding is what’s needed – in an attempt to find the American […]
A much delayed post today – didn’t really have anything to post off my laptop, so I had to go on a roam to get a few shots. It was cold in Ottawa, but that didn’t stop me from a 3 hour hike, up into Hull (Quebec) and up the Ottawa River and back, safely […]
Same day as yesterday’s post. These are the locks (lockes? Spelling help here…) at the base of the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. It’s nice to pop-off a series of photos you’re really happy with, sadly for me, they’re all very landscap-ish, and I’m loathe to be too repetitive around here.
Sometimes I sit at my computer desk (now a proper desk, not inset in a bookshelf), and consider what to write, other times, I just steal what Attila wrote and write that. My iPod died a few weeks ago, and it’s a pretty sad commute without one – but Apple did just announce their new-fangled […]
I was in Ottawa for the weekend and Canada Day, we ended up driving home after the fireworks – which I didn’t really see aside from this last explosion (I was quite melancholy yesterday). Since I wasn’t wearing red & white, like a true Canadian, I was welcomed to the country a few times by […]
