GYST: A Blog


Drone pilot out exploring. Somewhere in Niagara

I am a working photographer based in Niagara though I have a passport and am more than willing to travel. A videographer. A drone pilot. A fool. I wear many hats. This blog focuses on the fun things in my life. Photography. Nature. Technology. And anything else I feel like writing about. This is GYST a blog (pun most definitely intended) about life, the universe, and everything. From Carl, your friendly neighbourhood Design Guy.

  • Long Weekend

    Drawing of a family enjoying a picnic somewhere in niagara.

    Here in Canada we are heading into a long weekend. The Monday before May 24 is Victoria Day, an annual […]

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  • Half A Boat

    Viking Octantis in Port Colborne at the Robin Hood mill

    Yesterday I posted an image of the Viking Octantis cruise ship passing the Robin Hood mill in Port Colborne. Today […]

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  • Big & Little

    Viking Octantis cruise ship passing the Robin Hood mill in Port Colborne as it goes through the Welland canal.

    Up with the sun today, I found myself across the Welland Canal from our local grain processing facility, the Robin […]

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  • A Creative Eye

    Bridge 21 and Smokin' Buddha

    Following on from the previous post discussing aspect ratio, one of the images imported during the same session showcases the […]

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  • 3:1 Panorama

    Port Colborne

    By default most cameras record images in 4:3 aspect ratio. Some use the web friendly 16:9. Many people never look […]

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  • Harley Davidson 2009 CVO Springer

    Limited editiion Harley Davidson CVO Springer motorbike

    At the recent Motorycle Swap Meet in Ridgeway I spoke with one of the Show & Shine winners and wanted […]

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  • Long Weekend

    Long Weekend

    Here in Canada we are heading into a long weekend. The Monday before May 24 is Victoria Day, an annual […]

  • Half A Boat

    Half A Boat

    Yesterday I posted an image of the Viking Octantis cruise ship passing the Robin Hood mill in Port Colborne. Today […]

  • Big & Little

    Big & Little

    Up with the sun today, I found myself across the Welland Canal from our local grain processing facility, the Robin […]

  • Long Weekend

    Long Weekend

    Here in Canada we are heading into a long weekend. The Monday before May 24 is Victoria Day, an annual […]


  • Half A Boat

    Half A Boat

    Yesterday I posted an image of the Viking Octantis cruise ship passing the Robin Hood mill in Port Colborne. Today […]


  • Big & Little

    Big & Little

    Up with the sun today, I found myself across the Welland Canal from our local grain processing facility, the Robin […]


  • God Is An American

    God Is An American

    This post title is the recurring refrain from David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid Of Americans”. So what? So, I have had […] READ MORE

  • Niagara Hydro Plant

    Niagara Hydro Plant

    180 feet below the Niagara River, through millenia of rock and shale and cement and dirt and mineral… runs a […] READ MORE

  • Patched

    Patched

    I was in a motorbike club for several years. I don’t ride. But they let me tag along and drink […] READ MORE

  • Two Horses

    Two Horses

    This barn on the outskirts of Port Colborne has provided many shots over the years. This time, as I passed […] READ MORE

  • Door Prize

    Door Prize

    As a member of the Port Colborne Optimist Club I donated this framed print from my Somewhere In Niagara collection […] READ MORE

  • The Gift

    The Gift

    My friend Jim likes to fly a Cessna around the Niagara region. Sometimes he takes me along, and I take […] READ MORE

  • Bursary Of Hope For Autism

    Bursary Of Hope For Autism

    I was recently invited to be the photographer for a prestigious charity event, the Black And White Gala for the […] READ MORE

  • The Bridge Is Down

    The Bridge Is Down

    Port Colborne is bisected by the Welland Canal. We have three bridges. The idea is that even when a bridge […] READ MORE

  • Whirlpool Aero Car

    Whirlpool Aero Car

    This cropped panorama of the Niagara River whirlpool north of Niagara Falls catches the Whirlpool Aero Car between two peaks […] READ MORE

  • Cycles

    Cycles

    The clocks have gone back. The sun apparently, magically, rises an hour earlier. Watching sunrise over Niagara Falls now means […] READ MORE

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