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.
IOTW: Derelict Barn
The Image Of The Week from Somewhere In Niagara is this derelict barn which caught my eye while driving around. I presume it to be derelict, as a tree is clearly growing inside it where the wall has collapsed. It may still be in use, but the barn has clearly seen better days. Haven’t we…
A Sombre Moment
While out driving recently I found myself on another long and dusty road. I haven’t been down this one for a while. On this day I felt the need. And what I saw made me a little sad. I’ll let the video do the talking.
Sunrise Over Sugarloaf
Technically Gravelly Bay, but ‘Sunrise Over Sugarloaf’ is more alliterative and I think it sounds better. This image is from the winter of 2022 when ice and snow covered land and water in equal measure. The sharply defined horizon line features the Port Colborne sea wall and lighthouses. The sun peeks over the grain elevators…
Promo Photos
Yesterday I drove to the Don Kolov Arena in Mississauga to take photos of the wrestlers at an event for Destiny Wrestling. The photos will be used by the company promoters in future marketing and on posters. I will also share the images with the wrestlers online (see links below). I took the opportunity to…
Attention To Detail
I would like to share this image taken #somewhereinniagara to demonstrate the amount of detail in the original images I and other photographers take. This image is a full four times the size I usually export for social media, yet still only a quarter size of the original. And it’s at only 75% quality. The…
Niagara Falls Is Wet
First time visitors to Niagara Falls often overlook the fact that the famous mist coming from the falls rises far above the retaining wall, and can fall almost like rain. Children often pay more attention to splashing through the puddles than they do looking at the falls. Which drives parents crazy, and which makes me…
Laptop Backup
My laptop died in front of me a couple of days ago. I was not even touching it. The screen flashed blue and showed the dreaded “your computer has encountered a problem and needs to restart” message. Only, when it restarted it never came back. Diagnostics soon identified the problem. The m.2 hard drive was…
Stairway To Heaven
Playing leapfrog with other visitors to the Watkins Glen State Park, trying to get into or avoid each other’s photographs, became a game. Fun for the first mile or so. It soon became clear, we should do this alone. When we had the full park to ourselves. At sunrise next morning. Which we did. Being…
Watkins Glen
When it comes to waterfalls, Watkins Glen in upstate New York always comes to mind. Around four hours across the border from my home in Port Colborne, Ontario (including snack breaks), Watkins Glen State Park is home to a gorge which cuts through the landscape for over two miles. Descending four hundred metres over its…
