In Central Quebec, in a farming region located between Quebec City and Montreal, October is the time for harvesting red gold, as farmers reap the rewards of cultivating the cranberry, a 203-year-old fruit. Quebec is, depending on the year, the second or third largest producer of cranberries in the world […]
Kegaska : End of the road 138 : Nikon Z7II, 24-70mm f/2.8 at 64mm f/4.5, 1/2500 second, ISO 90. While the pandemic caused the government authorities to prohibit travel, we stayed at home… but “home” is so much more than our personal residence, during the pandemic, our beautiful province has […]
In this pandemic year, with non-essential travel discouraged, I decided to focus on the wildlife preserves and scenic attractions near my home. One of the anomalies that has emerged during this most unusual year is that several species of rare birds have found their way to Quebec – providing avid […]
Still in pandemic, still under restrictions… it’s time to take a vacation, but where can we go? Percé Rock at sunrise. Nikon Z7II with 70-200mm f/2.8 at 93mm, f/18 with ND Filter, 15 seconds, ISO 125. In Eastern Canada, there is only one answer: Discover another region of Quebec, la […]
As an avid sports and nature photographer, my kit tends to favour long telephoto lenses, big zooms, and macro optics, but for the past two months I have been enjoying a wide-angle adventure, exploring the world through the perspective of the Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 zoom. At first, I was unsure […]
Nikon D6, 70-200mm f/2.8 at 200mm f/5.6, 1/3200 sec. ISO 560 Every year, I welcome the opportunity to expand my skills by taking on new photographic challenges. This year, I decided to focus one of my goals on photographing the sport of extreme kayaking. This is a little-known sport that […]
At la Gorge de la Rivière Sainte-Anne Why not take advantage of the current situation to explore the many attractions that exist within your local region. Nikon D6, 14-24mm f/2.8 at 15mm f/9, 1/60 sec. ISO 400 For example, I live in the Quebec City area, and the surrounding towns […]
Nikon D6 with 300mm f/4 at 1/2000 second, ISO 400 I had the opportunity to test the Nikon D6 at several sporting events, which were ideal to put the super fast focus system through its paces, and it worked brilliantly. I chose a variety of action subjects, including motorcycle races, […]
Accompanied by Luc Simard, whose photographs were published in the Spring issue of PHOTONews, we planned to photograph puffins, little penguins, mirrored murres, tridactyl gulls, and whatever wildlife crossed our path along the route. Parrot Island, in the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, is an ideal spot for sightings of […]
Why not take advantage of the current situation to explore the many attractions that exist within your local region! For example, I live in the Quebec City area, and the surrounding towns and villages are filled with scenic and historic sites… for an avid photographer, it is a visual delight […]
