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.
Port Colborne
I moved to Canada almost 20 years ago. For all that time I have lived in the city of Port Coborne, nestled on the north shore of Lake Erie, just west of Niagara Falls. Port Colborne may not be world famous, but it has world class amenities. Including a marina, an abundance of sport and…
The Bridge Is Up
Here in Port Colborne we have three bridges across the Welland Canal, which bisects the city North to South as it runs between lakes Ontario and Erie. “The bridge is up” is a common cry, often accompanied by other word selections which I won’t enumerate here. At the Clarence Street bridge, the furthest South, there…
IOTW: Skydive
The image of the week was this tandem skydive taken at the Dorothy Rungeling Airport during the Open Day for COPA, where 87 Eagle Squadron was hoping to recruit the next intake of Air Cadets. Youngsters between 12 and 18 can learn the principles and practicalities of flight. First on the ground in classrooms, and…
An Ordinary Life
This year, I aim to celebrate my 61st birthday. For reasons I won’t bore you with, I never expected to reach 39. Those 22 years since have been a bonus. I’d like to recap the last 6 decades. Can I be honest? I have lived a most ordinary life. To quote ABBA, I’m nothing special,…
Moove Along
While driving around #somewhereinniagara, I passed a clump of trees. Sheltered in the shade of those trees, I saw several cows enjoying some respite from the late afternoon sun. I stopped and put the car into reverse. I sat for several minutes, watching as each cow in turn returned my gaze over the fence between…
The Right To Remain Silent
A friend’s Facebook post yesterday joked that arguing with a woman was like being arrested, in that anything you say can and will be used against you. I jokingly replied, “Hey, you always have the right to remain silent… “. A little later I thought about that. I added an extra twist and made the…
Scroll, Troll…
I am prolific on social media. I have naturally, therefore, encountered my share of the vitriol, abuse, stupidity and hate which are the domain of the friendly neighbourhood keyboard warriors affectionately known as Trolls. I no longer waste time engaging with these aggressive beasts, nor feed their need for showboating and argument. I take away…
IOTW: Ride The Rainbow
This image was born from an early morning flight across the Niagara region in a single-engined Cessna piloted by my friend Jim Hutchinson. Circling around the scene in a single-engined Cessna, I and fellow photog Chris De Laat were able to get some truly amazing images. Of which, this is one. The famous Niagara Falls…
Life
This weekend has been a roller coaster of events. Canal Days is an annual four-day festival and this one was a round of concerts, plane rides, street meat, craft shows and fireworks. Sunday is the time for fireworks. This magnificent closing display is rightly considered the best in the region, period. People travel from the…
