xmas eve clubhouse

i was on the way home this xmas eve, and stopped by the club house at kenosee.. to see the view.

snow/wind/light.

new snow/old paint

this is a close up of the back of the canoe in the last post.

whitebear saskatchewan

i stopped by my sister and brother in law's cabin today/checking that all was safe and sound. had the camera, so this is a shot i did of a 'landscape feature' in the front yard.
some may remember the upright canoe as the background of the portrait i did of a friend, robert, which i posted in the summer. ah.. summer. what a change. it was a perfect/ warm, calm eve when that photo happened. however, here i am for a week or two, so i'm trying to embrace the seasons.......

saskatchewan winter

this is a winter shot of my summer home / wished i lived in this building, but everyone here knows it as 'the chalet'. i live down the road in a more modest abode.

grandville island

i did my bi weekly grandville island tour today. ended up talking with an asian skipper/learned a lot about crab fishin' on the west coast. he gave me a few to take home for the chowder pot.

had to stop and take a shot of the snow/rocks and sunset on the walk home. i know a little girl who likes to paint sunsets.

yaletown, vancouver bc

'tis the season. this is how i saw yaletown this aft in town town vancouver.

??

what is this white stuff? seems some people here in vancouver get a kick out of it....

coal harbour, vancouver

a replica of the past in coal harbour, along the seawall in vancouver bc.

moon over north van

full moon over burrard inlet late this aft / it's small in photo, but it's there. a very windless, sunny day on the coast. might be the calm before the storm.

ships

the ships never seem to go anywhere....

sea wall

sea wall in stanley park, vancouver bc.

tree lights

west end. vancouver

no wind/soft waves.

burrard bridge, vancouver

this is my choice for today (sorry if you have received this twice).

false creek/vancouver

dec. sunset in vancouver

wave

an abstract from the other night.

cue the lights

vancouver

one more from this eve.

vancouver

had a second look. this is the original cropping/i like it better.

vancouver

english bay shots from this eve.

ships

a late november afternoon in west vancouver.

whale rock

the sun broke out for a brief moment this eve.

false creek

last one

ok, this is the last shot of english bay for awhile (i'm tired of them as well..).

wave

over.......cast

well, except for today, clouds have been the scene since i arrived a few weeks ago.

coal harbor, vancouver

a few shots from coal harbor this eve.

english bay, vancouver bc

this is my take on english bay.

stanley park, vancouver bc

how i saw my walk this eve. more to follow.

color/no color

a few shots from stanley park today.

Cowboy Junkies

came across this image today. in the late 90's, i was asked by an art director friend of mine from toronto to shoot the cover for the Cowboy Junkies new album titled 'Miles From Our Home'. the art director was a former band member, and continued to do session work for the band. he also designed all of their album print material.

the band had rented a farm north of toronto to write the album. we went up in the fall and spent a few days simply shooting the surroundings. this is what i came up with. it seemed everyone liked the shot, except for a few folks at Geffen (the label in LA.)(i was living in LA at the time). they figured it was a little 'dark'. so, they ended going up with some other images i had shot / but i liked this one.

ryerson days

charlie

back to the archives / this is a portrait of charlie, photographed while being home for the summer from ryerson. early 80's as i recall.

snowleaf

i went for a run this morn, and noticed the interesting contrast between the fallen leaves, and the melting snow (humm.. snow / a little too early for my taste). so i picked up the canon, and went for a walk. this is what i ended up with. reminds me of a simple elegant dessert / something i have yet to master.

i was doing some house cleaning due to the snowy weather, and came across my portrait of boise lechner. he was quite the character. this was shot at his farm south of oxbow in the late 80's, as part of a portrait series i was doing, fresh out of ryerson. around the same time, i was lucky enough to work on a project with writer W.P. Kinsella (field of dreams fellow). he had met boise, and i think they connected. i remember sending bill this shot a few years ago, and i know it brought back some fond memories for him. and it does the same for me.

yaris meets fall

the wind is blowing, and the temp is falling. the yaris sees the leaves... as they fall.

wired

a shot from the radville run. this is in the blog motto / what i see and how i saw it. i like this image..... this is pure prairie.

radville run

i went down to radville this aft, to learn a little about canning beets (and raiding a garden). this is my portrait of scott and geeta, the instructors. it's always worth the drive. i hope i captured their spirit.

one more hunt

one more shot for the road.

hunt

one more.

costa & charlie

i was in the valley yesterday shooting for 'work'. i'm thinking that i don't want to post 'work' shots on this blog, but i like this one. this is costa, and his best friend, charlie. genuine upland hunters.
sorry, this is a re-post / i spelled costa's name badly.

it kills me to post a 'winter' shot in the summer. however, this shot is in the 2009 edition of 'the canadian weather trivia calendar". no big whoop, but it's by that guy 'david phillips' of enviro canada. he's always on the telly and radio talking about the weather. i find him entertaining. my buddy steve m. hates this shot, but it keeps on winning awards. sorry steve..... don't be made at elegance..

portrait series / style

still trying to tweak my lighting technique for long awaited (for me anyways), portrait series. asked a friend of a friend to pose / i really like the first portrait. she took direction very well. i was looking for emotion (as ian described it). second image is to prove she has a nice smile. thanks brandi.