Today started bright and early for me. Well, more accurately, still dark and early. At 5:00 am I got up to enjoy the task I had set for myself today: Get images of the sunrise at Niagara Falls. I live around 40 minutes away in […]
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Category: Design Guy
The Design Guy blog is a personal project featuring articles on design, creativity, photography, tech, tips, and life. I add to this journal as the mood takes me, whimsically. Enjoy.
Canal Days 2020
The Empire Sandy cannon both starts and ends the annual Canal Days even in Port Colborne. Usually.
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Onward
Onward: The only direction offered by Life.
Read moreHappiness
Happiness is where you find it. Here, it’s in a quick video snippet of Nikki and I out and about enjoying the Summer. This bit of silliness was recorded during a stop at a local Conservation Area. Just because the world seems to be coming […]
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Photo Editing: Before and After
This image gave me a bad case of nostalgia. Not for me, but for the barn. The things it must have been witness to over the years. There’s a book or two in there, I’m sure.
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A Little Perspective
Some problems are bigger than others.
Read moreMorning Mist
The morning mist over these trees caught my eye during one of my lone early morning explorations somewhere in Niagara as I watched the world awaken. I love the subtle colours, the way the mist interacts with the distant trees, and the contrast between the […]
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Thank You Port Colborne
While playing with the new version of Blender 3D this evening I was monitoring and enjoying feedback from my post about the Robin Hood Mill in Port Colborne. Close to two hundred people and counting have so far shared it across various social media platforms. […]
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Robin Hood Mill
Standing like a behemoth on the Northern skyline of Port Colborne is the imposing edifice of the Robin Hood Flour Mill. This magnificent building has dominated the local landscape for decades. Loved by some, loathed by others, the once thriving mill employed around seventy at […]
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Chase Your Dreams
Life is full of surprises. Some good. Some, not so much. Rolling with the ups and downs only gets you so far. If you really want something, you have to make it happen. You have to chase your dreams. Your dream may be big: Marriage, […]
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