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.
Four Years Of Droning On
This week marks the fourth anniversary of flying a drone. Four years ago today I earned my pilot’s license and took to the skies legally and safely after completing testing and being issued with required legal paperwork. Fully licensed, registered, and trained, I have been shooting everything from weddings to corporate marketing videos ever since…
Industrial Evolution
The Image Of The Week (IOTW) comes from a recent trip to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (great place, well worth a few visits) near Simcoe. Along the way I passed the old Stelco plant on Highway 3 near Nanticoke. I grew up in a mining town in Yorkshire in the North of England. We had…
Autumn Trees
Between Two Trees: Autumn Coming originally from England, dry stone walling brings memories of rambling aimlessly across the Yorkshire moors through heather and wheat, and fields full of cow pats. Summers spent leaving the house after breakfast and returning for supper. Fording streams, swinging across rivers on ropes, and climbing trees in forests. I miss…
Back To Normal
Now the holiday season is over things can get back to normal. For us that means evenings and weekends making table cards and seating plans for weddings, conferences, and other events. Tailored and personalized to suit your guest list and their plus-ones, whatever the size of the event. From small gatherings to multi-day conferences, we…
Between Two Trees: Autumn
Coming originally from England, dry stone walling brings memories of rambling aimlessly across the Yorkshire moors through heather and wheat, and fields full of cow pats. Summers spent leaving the house after breakfast and returning for supper. Fording streams, swinging across rivers on ropes, and climbing trees in forests. I miss that energy. That freedom.…
Goose
If you have ever travelled across Southern Canada by road, you probably traversed the Trans-Canada highway. On your way, you may have travelled the stretch between Thunder Bay and Sault St. Marie, Ontario, along the shore of Lake Superior. Somewhere between lays the sleepy town of Wawa, in Algoma County. Wawa is beautiful with many…
Squirrel
One late Autumn afternoon in 2022 I went hiking in a waterfront park in Fort Erie, Ontario. As I enjoyed the sounds of families playing and waves lapping against the shore, I saw this squirrel at the base of a tree, clearly enjoying the scene as much as I was. We exchanged glances, nodded to…
Sunrise Over Niagara
My absolute favourite time of day is just before dawn, when sunrise is moments away. Watching the sun come up over the horizon, spilling light across the landscape and turning cool greys into warm colours, never gets old. I gathered a collection of sunrise images from my travels around Niagara into a gallery on my…
