A chain of salty lagoons, fringed with dense mangrove forests, stretches along the northern coastline of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The hot, humid wetlands are a major stronghold for the American flamingo. Thick forests of red mangroves grow along the edges of most of the brackish lagoons used by flamingos along […]
Artist (Moe) on his home porch in Wakefield – Nikon F3 with Nikon 50mm 1.4. Exposure: 1/60 at f4 ‘A touch of magic’ Almost on a whim I purchased a roll each of 35 and 120 Ortho Plus. I wasn’t expecting anything exciting but always looking that ‘touch of magic’. […]
‘Something Special’ There is a unique rendering to photographs made with Multigrade enlarging papers. It’s difficult to define, maybe it’s the timeless mood or perhaps it’s the mystical feeling, or even a haunting aura… it’s certainly there for me I like this very much! Add to this, it’s super economical […]
People often seem to believe that a person who works as a photographer never let’s go of his or her camera. People think that photographers live through their lens… that they see images everywhere they go. I have a confession to make… I rarely take pictures of my friends and […]
I wanted to practice using my studio light, which I don’t tend to use too much, so I decided to set up a shoot with a friend’s cats. They were wonderful subjects and much easier to photograph than I expected. All it seemed to require was a pheasant tail feather, […]
It’s been a challenging two years – and during this time, many of us planned a photo safari in Africa, Asia or North America, which had to be cancelled! Perhaps your finances do not allow you to include a dream photo adventure of this magnitude, or you just don’t have […]
1/2000 at f2.8 I could spend hours at this keyboard waxing away about my experiments, tests, those of others, quotes from all sorts of books, advice from the photo pundits, the online stuff etc. etc. and in the end, I’d only have contributed to the confusion. When I was shooting […]
Sometimes we wait for optimum conditions to head out with our cameras; blue sky, bright sunshine, warm weather, spectacular subjects… but there are times when conditions are not ideal, and these photo opportunities can present challenges that result in fascinating photos. Today, I would like to encourage you to take […]
Let the games begin! This week, as the Tokyo Olympic Games swing into high gear, I would like to share some of my favorite pictures of the Canadian athletes who have qualified for competition. Kristel Ngarlem – Weightlifting (76kg) Kristel Ngarlem. Sony a9, 85mm F/1.8 Kristel started weightlifting at 10 […]
I wanted to do a portrait using some of the local lilac bushes as a backdrop. Ava kindly modelled for me and I used a 1.8 lens to create a soft look to the image. A reflector helped bounce light back into the models’ face and I also held a […]
