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Drone pilot out exploring. Somewhere in Niagara

I am a working photographer, videographer, and drone pilot. I’ve been serving the Niagara region for 2 decades.

This is the blog section. It’s not about work, you can read that on the other pages and see some portfolios if you want to. This page is about the fun things in my life. Photography. Nature. Technology. And whatever else I feel like writing about. It’s about life, the universe, and everything. From Carl, your friendly neighbourhood Camera Guy.

  • Effective Advertising

    Effective Advertising

    Over a year ago I was hired by the Canalside Restaurant in Port Colborne, Ontario, for a video project to

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  • Hire A Photographer

    Hire A Photographer

    Hire a photographer. It’s worth every cent.Don’t use stock libraries. Don’t wave a cell phone. Don’t ask AI. Photographers have

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  • Welland Canal at night in Port Colborne

    Welland Canal at night in Port Colborne

    Though the City may sleep, the Welland Canal does not. Closing only for Winter, it operates 24/7 to keep freight

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  • Cold Start

    Cold Start

    Tomorrow, a cold front is expected to roll across Ontario that will see between 10 and 20 cm of snow

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  • Frozen Waves

    Frozen Waves

    Ahead of the storm forecast tomorrow, I went out and shot some images along the Lake Erie shoreline. The sun

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  • A Favourite Place

    A Favourite Place

    I think I will be up late cataloguing photos. This one is a black and white treatment of the St.

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  • Ditching Windows

    Ditching Windows

    My computers all run Windows 10. That OS reached end of life in October 2025, and though Microsoft have continued

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  • Whirlpool Aero Car

    Whirlpool Aero Car

    The Whirlpool Aero Car is a cable car ride located a few kilometres North of Niagara Fallls. This popular experience

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  • Grand Hermine

    Grand Hermine

    The Grand Hermine was a replica of a historically significant carrack (a portugese word for a certain type of ocean

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