Natalie.

A quick portrait session with my beauty, Natalie. Out to Anderson Farm, and as you can see, made excellent use of the scenery? Wait now.. this could have been taken anywhere, couldn't it? I think I should go for something more exotic than Lively. 

Ok, here goes... This portrait of Natalie was taken in a crypt beneath the building where the original Ghostbusters movie was filmed. Yes, and that is the truth.

Home Sweet Home

I've been working on renovating my living space lately, but as you can see there are still a few jobs left to do. The roof has a couple of major leaks as I discovered in the thunderstorm last night, and I'm going to need to buy a new front door. Still, it is better than my old house, which I stole from my neighbour's dog ;)

December Nights

Considering the amount of time that goes into creating time lapse videos, I do find that I fail to try and push them out into the spotlight. They get composed, shot, compiled, cut, and dubbed, only to sit on a Youtube page collecting no views. The work that goes into a short 30 second video is usually 6+ hours, where a photo can be taken in an instant and edited (should you choose to do so) in moments.


Without further ado, a time lapse of Sudbury's West End, titled "December Nights". Be sure to watch in 720p or 1080p for full HD.

Painting of a Different Sort

In the many, many hours I've spent dragging my shutter to capture the agonizingly slow movement of the stars, I typically lose sight of what makes these photos jump out of the page and catch your eye. I worry so much about things like focus and ensuring my composition will account for the rotation that I end up missing key elements, including the entire foreground (/facepalm).

This latest excursion I made a conscious effort to bring that foreground to life, rather than silhouette it against the backdrop of spiraling lights. Rather than flashguns for light, I've opted for the slower, more precise method of painting it with flashlights. After a couple of test frames I was ready to let it run it's course, and here is the finished product:

2011 Chrysler 200 Limited

Write ups and car reviews aren't really my thing, I leave that up to Justin Pritchard. I just take the photos, and luckily they speak for themselves. Tonight's subject, the 2011 Chrysler 200 Limited.

Weekend Stargazing

This weekend I had the opportunity to go shoot star trails not once with my brother, but twice. Our first venture into the cold took us to Lawson Quarry, near Whitefish Falls, Ontario. Although driven from the spot we were most interested in simply by inaccessibility, we found a location that would work and set up before too late in the night. The results? See below.

Our next attempt involved picking up a friend and colleague, Gerry Kingsley of gkphoto.ca and heading north of the city to a mostly abandoned railway, logging, and mining townsite, Milnet.

2011 Lexus IS350 AWD - Experimental

Another attempt to mix stars and cars. Better results than the first try, if I do say so myself. Subject is a 2011 Lexus IS350. Taken by the Stinson hydro-electric dam.