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.
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
Up with the sun today, I found myself across the Welland Canal from our local grain processing facility, the Robin […]
A Creative Eye
Following on from the previous post discussing aspect ratio, one of the images imported during the same session showcases the […]
3:1 Panorama
By default most cameras record images in 4:3 aspect ratio. Some use the web friendly 16:9. Many people never look […]
Harley Davidson 2009 CVO Springer
At the recent Motorycle Swap Meet in Ridgeway I spoke with one of the Show & Shine winners and wanted […]
Niagara Motorcycle Swap Meet 2025
This last weekend I attended a motorbike bike event in Ridgeway at the Crystal Beach arena. I was there at […]
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
Up with the sun today, I found myself across the Welland Canal from our local grain processing facility, the Robin […]
A Creative Eye
Following on from the previous post discussing aspect ratio, one of the images imported during the same session showcases the […]
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
Up with the sun today, I found myself across the Welland Canal from our local grain processing facility, the Robin […]
A Creative Eye
Following on from the previous post discussing aspect ratio, one of the images imported during the same session showcases the […]
Just take the photo, already
I know a lot of people, many of them photographers. I’ve lost count of the times a conversation went along […] READ MORE
Love Survives
In 2013, Pierrette died. Each year a few of us get together for a celebration of life. This year, we […] READ MORE
Life. Funny thing, life.
Four years ago today, our good friends Juice and Sweets (Brad and Kim) were married in a beautiful, noisy, and […] READ MORE
It was a perfectly good airplane…
Here’s the story of how our skydiving adventure came to pass. And, of course, the videos. READ MORE
New York, New York.
Two years ago I was alone in New York shooting a conference in Times Square. I promised Nikki that one […] READ MORE
A personal project: Peewee, 5 years on
A much loved community matriarch died in 2013. Mourned by many, that community came together to arrange an annual charity […] READ MORE
Crossing Borders: Anything to Declare?
My recent journey to the US for cheap gas didn’t discourage me, despite the 2-hour round trip. The minor issues […] READ MORE
Cross border shopping, and fun with gas
Being the proud possessor of a freshly minted Canadian passport opens the door to a lot of possibilities. Not least […] READ MORE
Certified Drone Pilot: A practical project
To add an extra dimension (literally) to my photographic skill set I recently invested in a drone. Being able to […] READ MORE
The unseen benefits of Apple Air Pods
I have been an iPhone owner for several years. During those years I have replaced the wired headphones, on average, […] READ MORE
