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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.

  • 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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  • Today

    Today

    Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Today? Ah, well now. Today is a good day to live. Go do

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  • Metadata Watermarks

    Metadata Watermarks

    From time to time I get asked about the camera settings used to make certain images. I’m not a huge

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  • Fix Lightroom Performance Issues

    Fix Lightroom Performance Issues

    Love it or loathe it, Lightroom is the go to photo editor and digital asset manager (DAM) used by millions

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  • Railway Bridge

    Railway Bridge

    The unassuming International Railway Bridge crosses the Niagara river between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York. Freight between the

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  • Another Bridge

    Another Bridge

    At sunrise at this time of year, this bridge over the Welland River at Wellandport is always mist-covered and mysterious.

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