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.
Autumn Thoughts
On an early October afternoon I pulled in to a parking spot in Reebs Bay, Wainfleet. The beach boardwalk here leads through a small copse of trees, onto a beach and the Lake Erie shore. The horizontal planks provide a floor for the arched trees, leading the eye toward the blue. Green leaves blend in…
Just Another Day
Niagara Falls is a world famous destination for honeymooners and tourists. Visitors come from all over the world to see this phenomenon. Movies? Dozens. And famous people? Can’t move for them. For us? It’s a local attraction. Thirty minutes from home, we go there for lunch. We will be heading to the falls tomorrow to…
Table Cards
As a nice bonus for the Murder Mystery guests, I am making table cards that attendees can take away and save as a keepsake memory of the event. One per guest, these table cards are my way of saying thank you for joining us and having fun. On the other side, a QR code and…
Thoughts From A Tree
This tree is one I pass many times. I see it change as the seasons pass. Spring buds. Summer green. Fall gold. Winter cold. And it sees me. We are both getting older. I suspect this tree will outlive me. One day it will look for me, and I won’t be there. I wonder if…
Point And Shoot
There are times when all the practice finally pays off. All the travel. The expense. All the years of shooting live action events, sports, weddings, birds and wildlife. This is one of those moments. My wife and I were out, on a very bright day, hiking a local conservation area. We had stopped to sit…
Deke McClelland: Photoshop God
I’d like to share this video from 9 years ago. Adding content here from someone else is extremely rare. In fact I think this is the only content on the whole site that I didn’t make entirely myself. Deke is my Photoshop hero. He’s been around since the beginning and I have spent more time…
An Elephants Trunk
That photobomber is not, as you may think, a fat rattlesnake playing possum. Nor is it a sleepy otter. Nor yet is it a drunk earthworm trying to sing. It is the trunk of this elephant. Elephants rely on their trunks a lot. Trunks are not simply noses. They are used to pick up and…
Murder Mystery
October 21st at 6pm is a date to put in the calendar if you are a fan of the participatory dinner phenomenon known as ‘Murder Mystery’. For those new to the concept, an experienced troupe stages an imaginary murder in front of and among the diners. With liberal helpings of red herrings and clues along…
Digital Prints
Do you want razor sharp images and digital prints from your photographer? Hire GYST. This Eagle was on display at a local venue recently and I was fortunate enough (OK, I planned ahead) to have my long telephoto lens with me for the occasion. The intense piercing eyes and the razor sharp beak of these…
