White Out
February 24th, 2011 
This time it was actually snowing pretty hard.
High Key
February 20th, 2011
Who says you can’t get great images on an overcast day? Read the rest of this entry »
Into the pink
August 2nd, 2010
Shirley's Bay - Ontario
One of the pleasures of landscape photography is that to get the best images you have to be in the best locations long after the crowds have gone or long before they arrive. On this particular evening I arrived at Shirley’s Bay about half an hour before sunset to find the beach still quite busy with a mix of canoeists, boaters, swimmers and the ubiquitous screaming banshees otherwise known as teenage girls. Within ten minutes of the sun setting I was left alone with several hundred the mosquitoes to photograph the stillness of the evening and the wonderful pink and orange twilight. Read the rest of this entry »
Snow Birds
July 19th, 2010 
I went to a local air show recently where the star attraction was Canada’s Snow Birds, the Canadian Air Force’s formation flying squadron. Read the rest of this entry »
Shooting at twilight
June 5th, 2010
Shirley's Bay - Ontario
Sunsets are great but I really like taking photographs in twilight – after the sun has set. Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes you just get lucky.
June 2nd, 2010 
I love this photograph. This image which, to me, has an ethereal, ghostly, medieval feel to it. It was, however, a total fluke. Read the rest of this entry »
Finally Trilliums
May 2nd, 2010
Trillium Woods
As this shot shows, it is not always necessary to use a dedicated macro lens, or even a long telephoto lens, in order to make a good close-up image. Read the rest of this entry »
More water…
May 2nd, 2010 
Another from the stream that plunges past a ruined mill in Gatineau Park. This one looks a lot better printed large.
Spring-time falls
April 14th, 2010 
I had gone to Gatineau Park looking to get some shot of the emgerging trilliums but I was a about a week early so I headed off to the ‘Carbide’ mill. Read the rest of this entry »
Contortion in Wood
March 15th, 2010
Contortion in Wood
I was out scouting a new location for photo opportunities at the weekend and came across this wonderfully contorted tree by the rivers edge. The weathered growth rings made for a great monotone conversion with lots of local contrast.