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 […]


  • Port Colborne

    Port Colborne

    I moved to Canada almost 20 years ago. For all that time I have lived in the city of Port […] READ MORE

  • The Bridge Is Up

    The Bridge Is Up

    Here in Port Colborne we have three bridges across the Welland Canal, which bisects the city North to South as […] READ MORE

  • IOTW: Skydive

    IOTW: Skydive

    The image of the week was this tandem skydive taken at the Dorothy Rungeling Airport during the Open Day for […] READ MORE

  • An Ordinary Life

    An Ordinary Life

    This year, I aim to celebrate my 61st birthday. For reasons I won’t bore you with, I never expected to […] READ MORE

  • Moove Along

    Moove Along

    While driving around #somewhereinniagara, I passed a clump of trees. Sheltered in the shade of those trees, I saw several […] READ MORE

  • The Right To Remain Silent

    The Right To Remain Silent

    A friend’s Facebook post yesterday joked that arguing with a woman was like being arrested, in that anything you say […] READ MORE

  • Scroll, Troll…

    Scroll, Troll…

    I am prolific on social media. I have naturally, therefore, encountered my share of the vitriol, abuse, stupidity and hate […] READ MORE

  • IOTW: Ride The Rainbow

    IOTW: Ride The Rainbow

    This image was born from an early morning flight across the Niagara region in a single-engined Cessna piloted by my […] READ MORE

  • Life

    Life

    This weekend has been a roller coaster of events. Canal Days is an annual four-day festival and this one was […] READ MORE

  • Craft Show

    Craft Show

    Regular visitors might have noticed a slowing down of content being posted on this site. I apologize. But Summer is […] READ MORE

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