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.
Goose Bay
I call this Goose Bay because there is a goose in the bay. Goose Bay, the place, is many hours North of here. This image was taken in Gravelly Bay, Port Colborne, Ontario during a snow squall. The building on the horizon is the locally famous ADM mill and grain elevators. Compositionally, I find this…
My Favourite Lawnmower
The best time of year depends on who you ask. And when you ask them. I prefer Summer and Fall. The first for the heat, the second for the colours. But by the end of Summer I really do grow tired of all that grass cutting. It is a chore I could happily live without:…
The Owl
The Owl is my latest addition to the Fine Art collection. Available for purchase via this link, this Eurasian Great Horned Owl was scanning rapaciously for a warm breakfast on this cold winter day, from this dead tree. This vantage point provides a natural perch with a 360 degree view with uninterrupted visibility. All animals…
Thunderbird Is Go
For several years I have used Microsoft Office for my email and other needs. Something happened today which was the final straw and I pulled the trigger: I switched to Thunderbird and Libre Office Thunderbird is an Open Source email solution with many features to recommend it. Not least of all, it’s less intrusive, takes…
IOTW: Seiche
A Seiche (pronounced “Saysh”) is a standing oscillating wave in a body of water. Imagine dropping a bowling ball into a full bath. I’m not sure why you would do that, but if you did, the ripples would reach the edge and bounce back. And when they reach the other side, they would bounce again.…
Mohawk Marina
I found myself exploring the Lake Erie shoreline yesterday during the wind storm which saw waves crashing and spray flying. While many stayed home to avoid the storm, I found myself taking the coast road from Port Colborne out to Lowbanks and Mowawk Marina. Mohawk Marina is a highly popular rest stop and way point…
From The Trail
I took this myself. It’s a selfie. From a mountain trail. Not, in this case, somewhere in Niagara. Even though I used that watermark. This was taken from the base of the Nokomis Trail in Algoma County, Ontario. It’s a switchback loop trail that takes hikers up and along and back down a ridge running…
Traction
Depite the best efforts of humans to beat it, Nature has a way of winning. The quiet, slow pace of inexorable growth wins out over man’s much vaunted technology, every time. Given time. This tractor used to plough those fields. No grass. Regimented crops as far as the eye could see. Then the farmer died.…
Spring Forward
I am looking forward to the return of warmer, drier weather so we can all get back out to enjoy the landscapes around us without getting frostbite or crashing through a frozen pond. Not that I am averse to a little snow and ice when suitably attired in winter coat and boots. But I do…
