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.
La Grande Hermine
She is a landmark passed without a second glance by many every day. I took to the air with my drone to capture this fine lady in all her fading glory. This is the story of La Grande Hermine. Enjoy. Constructed in 1914 this one hundred and forty foot long ship began life as a…
The Changing Pace Of Life
When I was a boy… things moved more slowly. From school, to work, to leisure. It was a much slower pace of life. Until recently. Life has returned to that slower pace. Which gives time to reflect. Things took days to happen, not minutes. Fast delivery meant sending the kids to get it. We had…
Rarely A Straight Line
We live in interesting times. Lurching from one disaster to the next, rarely a day between them. From COVID-19 to floods, plagues of locusts, forest fires… every day brings new challenges. Life is a struggle. Throughout history, life in all forms has striven to overcome challenges. Life, in one way or another, finds a way.…
Things for which to be thankful
I am thankful for my Daily Dose of Happiness… My wife. In the days before drones, you had to go and get photos the hard way. In this case that meant climbing into an inflatable boat and rowing around the headland into and out onto a choppy Lake Ontario, to get some images of the…
Port Colborne: I love this town.
At a loose end on Sunday after dropping my beloved at work, I sent up the drone. And got this view of the Clarence Street Bridge over the Welland Canal here in Port Colborne. It took a few minutes of positioning to get the angle right. That was not helped by strong cross winds buffeting…
A New York Minute: Beware Of The Lions
One more snippet from our 2019 road trip vacation to New York. We did many things, and went to many different places. Including the library.
Not A Music Video
As a licensed drone pilot I am able to do things others can’t. Case in point, producing this unique video of a local band. When the band started their sound check, I thought it would be fun to get a different perspective. So I put my working head on, broke out the gear, and up…
A New York Minute: They say the neon lights are bright…
Another short from our 2019 road trip. This time we’re wondering through Times Square on our way to the Schoenfeld Theater… on Broadway.
A New York Minute: Down Low
One more snippet from our 2019 road trip vacation to New York. Where are we this time? And is Nikki in trouble? Watch and find out.
