Part of my New Year’s resolution is start posting on this site more often. Even though I don’t think anyone really visits this sites, perhaps the odd post might inspire some of you out there to get out and photography close to home. I get out a lot and take photos. I simply can’t imagine a life without photography.
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Chippewa Park - Sony A7R III
It’s actually been a few weeks since I was last at Chippewa Park. The weather wasn’t too cold so I figured it would be a good location to take Bea for a walk. My camera of choice this time around was the amazing Sony A7RIII paired with the Tamron 28-75mm. Honestly, that lens is rarely my first choice but I wanted to step out of my comfort zone, which is almost always a prime lens.
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Cold Winter Walk at Jumbo Gardens - Ricoh GRIII
After selling my Ricoh GRII over a year ago, I instantly regretted it. But I used the money to fund gear I needed, or so I told myself. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago, and I decided to purchase the Ricoh GRIII. My ongoing quest to find the perfect everyday camera seems to have come to a conclusion, hopefully for a long time.
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Chasing the Light - Canon 5D Classic
It was bit chilly for my latest photo walk but it was the perfect weather. The snow was gently falling, and it was overcast with no sign of sun. I will shoot in the sun, but I prefer gloomy days. I chose to use my amazing Canon 5D Classic paired with the 50mm 1.2. I sound like a broken record, but this camera produces my favourite photos. They have a character and tone to them that no other camera I own can replicate it. Honestly, the other camera that comes somewhat close, is my equally old Canon M. That’s not to say my newer pro bodies don’t produce great photos, they are just slightly different, and not as ‘film like’.
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Neighbourhood Walk - Canon 1DX II
It’s easy to think you have to go somewhere beautiful to take photos. I think a lot of photographers get discouraged by that thought, and it forces them to simply not take photographs. I look at it a bit differently. I see beauty in the ordinary things. Today I decided to just walk around my neighbourhood and see what I could find. I brought my Canon 1DX II along with the 35mm 2.0. Admittedly, I really wanted to just use my usual 50mm 1.2 lens, but I forced myself to use a different focal length. The great thing about the 35mm is that you can focus pretty close with it, which I love doing.
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Snowy Days - Canon 1DX II
I woke up today, and as I usually do, I looked out the window. To my surprise, I saw snow falling. Lots of it. I knew I had to get out for walk, no matter how cold. I looked at the weather forecast on my phone and it said .. ‘feels like -25’. Yikes. After some breakfast and easing into the morning, I decided it was time. My wife always gets made at me for not dressing warm enough. Well, if she saw me, she would have been extremely proud.
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Mission Marsh to Trow Bridge - Nikon DF
I have had my Nikon DF on the local camera shop shelf for about 6 months. Having mainly switched to Canon for the past year, I felt it was time to sell it. During that time, I always had this little voice in my head telling me not to sell it. Luckily, no one ended up buying it, so I took it back. I immediately remembered why I bought it in the first place. The joy of using it and the photos it produces are just unique to anything I own. Admittedly, I was trying to sell it to pay for other gear, which is the only reason I tend to sell stuff in the first place.
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Simpson Street - Canon 5D Classic
One of the streets I have been taking photos up and down for the past 10 years more than any other, would probably be Simpson Street. I never get tired of exploring the side streets and back alleys of this old part of town. Whether it’s the small details most people miss or the street scenes, I always find something interesting to capture.
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Court Street - Canon 5D Classic
I was graced with yet another chilly gloomy day here in the great up north. Aside from the cold, it was perfect weather. I had my extremely non compact and heavy like a brick Canon 5D Classic with me. I’m not sure why I needed a battery grip on that thing when I’m just walking around the streets but I swear it makes it that much more comfortable to use, albeit, 5 pounds heavier. I’m a pretty strong guy with big hands so it doesn’t really bother me.
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Fishermans Park - Canon 5D Classic
This morning saw me venture over to Fishermans Park to see what I could capture. It was an extremely cold morning so I didn’t want to stay out too long but I did take the time to get a few keepers. I really need to invest in some thicker gloves as it’s always my hands (and face) that get cold when holding the camera. As soon as I saw that it was yet another dark and gloomy morning, I knew the lighting would be perfect, at least for my style of photography.
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Algoma Street - Canon 5D Classic
This is just a quick post as it was a short walk. I only had had about 20 minutes to work with so I headed down to Algoma Street. I had been down this way a couple weeks ago with my Hasselblad 500 but I wanted to get digital colour photos as well. I used the Canon 5D Classic paired with the 50mm 1.2 for this set. I even had the batter grip on it so it was the furthest thing from a discreet camera. I wasn’t really shooting people though so it didn’t matter.
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Before the Snowstorm
It had been a while since I got the chance to just walk around aimlessly and take photos on the street. A few days ago I did exactly that. One of my favourite areas in town is Simpson Street so I parked on a side street and prepared to explore. Of course, I never dress warm enough, so it made the walk a bit more rushed then I would have liked. In hindsight, I should have grabbed those gloves from the back seat.
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Through County Fair
This is just a quick post, as I wanted to share a few photos from one of my recent walks through County Fair. The trail that goes under the highway is actually a really nice one, and there are a ton of photo opportunities if you look around a bit. The most obvious one being the underpass by the highway. I still can't believe I haven't done a portrait session there yet, but perhaps I will have to sometime soon, once the weather gets nicer.
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Looking for Deers at Mission Marsh
I decided to make a trip down to one of my favourite places to take photos, the Mission Marsh. My ultimate goal was to try and get some photos of the deers that frequent the area. I did end up getting a couple keepers but I also had the chance to explore and capture some other great images as well.
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County Fair Playgrounds
The weather just keeps getting a bit warmer by the day, and since I had to work most of it, I knew I had to get out for at least a short while in the evening. That's just what I did. I grabbed my X-Pro2 and 35mm 1.4 lens and took a stroll through County Park. It only ended be being about a 30 minute walk, but I came away with some decent photos.
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Afternoon Stroll with the X-Pro2
I recently traded in my Fuji X-T1 and a couple lenses I don't use any more for a Fuji X-Pro2. Even though it's been out for quite a awhile now, I was simply looking for it to come down in a price a bit possibly get a bit of deal. Luckily for me, Greg at the local camera store, is always willing to barter and I was able to pry his X-Pro2 from him. I have been using it non stop for about a week since I got it. Below are some of my thoughts on how it has performed so far.
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Weekend Fun with the Family
This weekend was very busy but it was also packed with a lot of fun. We ended up playing some cards, some dice and Anne cooked some amazing meals. We even had Willow over for the weekend, and as you can tell from the cover image, she was looking for some love (and food). Jasmine and Emma slept over, as did Anne's mom, Cathy. I would have preferred to actually win's some game of dice against her, but she was ruthless.
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Back Roads on Cumberland Street
I had the afternoon off and it was a decently warm day so I grabbed my camera and headed down to Cumberland Street. It had been a while since I had the chance to walk around this area to take photos so I figured it was as good a time as any. As I usually do, I parked the car and wandered in and out of the back alleys looking for anything the caught my me.
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Hammarskjold High School with Willow
I've been meaning to post these photos from a walk I did last week but it's just been super busy. As much as I'd love to spend time on my personal photography, they don't really pay the bills now do they. :) With that being said, I decided to take Willow for yet another walk last weekend seeing as how it was fairly warm out. When I walk Willow I always try and think of a location where I can just let her run (walk) free and I decided on Hammarskjold. They have the super big field there and plenty of snow for her to roll around in. That is exactly what she did.
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Quick Visit to Westfort
My last photo walk of the day in the fog took place in Westfort. I knew I had to at least go to one more location before I called it a day so I headed on over to the Westfort overpass. The bridge itself is just an awesome location but it also overlooks the entire train yard which I knew might look pretty cool in the fog. I actually spent a good 30 minutes photographing on the overpass, but I decided to only show a select few, my favourites if you will.
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