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.
DSLR vs Cell Phone
As much as I love my iPhone there are some limitations with the camera. 12 megapixels is laughable these days. Even Android phones with much larger resolutions have some hidden issues. Their 128Mb resolutions are largely the product of computational processing. AI dictates what the camera thinks it saw. And when you zoom in, it…
It’s Time
For years I have driven the roads of Niagara, exploring and taking photographs. For years, I have shared those photographs freely with the world. For years, the majority have lived on my hard drive. It’s time. I’ve started creating products for home and office. Clothing. Things people can enjoy in their homes and closets. Things…
Life In Canada – Laker – Coasters
Lakers ply the Great Lakes carrying freight non-stop. The mariners aboard are hardy souls that are away from home for weeks if not months. Laker crews deal with the wind and the waves and worse every day. This image from the Life In Canada series features one such ship heading over the horizon. Available here…
A Different World
I grew up in a world where neighbours helped neighbours. They may not be friends. Could even be the worst of enemies. But they could. Always. Be relied on in times of need. Neighbours are those that will be there when you need help. Growing up in a mining town in Yorkshire, England, everyone was…
Bike Nights
As an event photographer I am called on to shoot everything from weddings to workplaces. Biker clubs like to have weekly ‘bike nights’ at their clubhouses or a local bar. They eat, dance, drink sensibly, and party for a few hours. Some have ‘slow races’, or burnout contests. Nothing too wild, or bars would not…
To Catch A Squirrel
On a walk through a public park in Fort Erie, Ontario, I saw this squirrel contentedly eating. With his (from our angle, definitely a boy) back to the tree to avoid surprises, he had no concerns and watched the world and the humans in it go by with apparent fascination. Keeping a wary eye open…
Senile Delinquent
I heard a phrase recently which was quirky enough to make me smile. ‘Senile Delinquent’. We are more used to hearing ‘Juvenile Delinquent’. But the idea of an elder being as ornery and curmudgeonly as an adolescent sits well with me, a man now working his way through his early sixties. Senile Delinquent. Just saying…
The Devil’s Toothbrush
An extended outing in late February found Nikki and I prowling the shore of Lake Ontario. The beautiful sunny weather was misleading. Temperatures well below zero were compounded by driving wind, resulting in driftwood and branches along the length of the shoreline being washed with icy waves which froze into icicles before the water could…
The Long Walk
Somewhere In Niagara is a passion project which can take me anywhere in the region. Occasionally I can stay warm in the car, which is really nice during the colder months. Other times, I go hiking. How far I go depends on how I feel. I am as likely to just keep walking as I…
