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.
God Is An American
This post title is the recurring refrain from David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid Of Americans”. So what? So, I have had this track as my cell phone ring tone for almost a decade. Clearly, I’m a Bowie fan. Which is why, when the Starman fell to Earth for a couple of hours on a cold November…
Niagara Hydro Plant
180 feet below the Niagara River, through millenia of rock and shale and cement and dirt and mineral… runs a tunnel. The tunnel is a half mile long. It was carved with blood and sweat and steam at the beginning of the 20th century by engineers and labourers without computers. Without CAD, any kind of…
Two Horses
This barn on the outskirts of Port Colborne has provided many shots over the years. This time, as I passed there were two horses just making their lazy way toward it to get out of the late afternoon sun. A breathless moment which invoked in me a sense of nostalgia. For some reason I was…
Door Prize
As a member of the Port Colborne Optimist Club I donated this framed print from my Somewhere In Niagara collection as a door prize. The image in this 13 x 19 print was shot using a drone (I am fully licensed and registered) and shows the view along Clarence Street bridge, which runs like an…
The Gift
My friend Jim likes to fly a Cessna around the Niagara region. Sometimes he takes me along, and I take photographs. Sometimes we have a specific goal to achieve, like getting aerial shots of events or for documentary video. Others, we roam the air and go wherever he wants. He’s steering. I’m glued to the…
Bursary Of Hope For Autism
I was recently invited to be the photographer for a prestigious charity event, the Black And White Gala for the Bursary Of Hope For Autism. This non-profit organisation raises awareness and funds for autistic youth throughout the region and I encourage readers to find out more from their web site. As the name implies, this…
The Bridge Is Down
Port Colborne is bisected by the Welland Canal. We have three bridges. The idea is that even when a bridge is up, traffic can flow. It often seems that at least one of the bridges is up. They are not. It just feels that way. Which is why it feels so good when you hit…
Whirlpool Aero Car
This cropped panorama of the Niagara River whirlpool north of Niagara Falls catches the Whirlpool Aero Car between two peaks as it traverses the deadly maelstrom below. The Niagara river, which forms the border between Canada and the U.S. at this location, takes a ninety degree turn at the whirlpool and the cable car runs…
