saskatchewan roundup

ok, its time to get back out on the land and see these guys. i'm going to shoot a round up or two.

land of living skies

hummm, wondering if i made this print available at the vancouver winter olympics, would anyone be interested? maybe i could set up shop outside of the sylvia hotel, and hock my wares......

so a guy walks into a greenhouse

ok, there is a little story behind these 2 images (i posted the cloud shot about 1 year ago).

i went to the greenhouse in carlyle sask. the other day to get some bedding plants (given my gardening skills, they may have been dealt a death blow). i was telling the owner how i liked the space etc., and she told me that they had to re build after the "storm" from last year. turns out, that cloud and her wind pals did a prairie reno about 10 minutes after i took the photo.

as luck would have it, the greenhouse had just finished a spring sale, and closed early. so no one was injured.

northern saskatchewan

my shot of a float plane at sunrise / la ronge - northern sasktatchewan.

moose mountain provincial park, sk.

photographic proof that there once was water in kenosee lake, and i got out of bed before sunrise.

prairie recycling

prairie storm

well, it was obvious that since i had just painted my deck......... some weather would come in. so i grabbed the canon and fired up the yaris/went to the high ground. this is the result. (a little weak technically but.......... you know..... what i see and how i see it).

prairie cowboy portrait

this is a portrait of a fella named gordie. i was working on a portfolio project for my company web site awhile back / we were experimenting with a technique called cross processing (not cross dressing / that comes later in the career).

as i recall, we shoot color neg., and process E6, or shot trannie, and processed C41. anyways, some one out there will correct me, i'm sure. ( i had a staff back then). and so, in spite of photoshop.... pros have always done something for effect / mostly in the darkroom, and with matte knifes, or dye transfers , inks etc. etc.

for those that may not have seen my web site, click here. i'm getting geared up for a re-do / any suggestions??

a simple prairie post

prairie meadow

maybe these should be Saskatchewan's official flower??

prairie sunset

it finally felt like a spring/summer day at kenosee lake saskatchewan.

home on the range

i came across this cover shot i did for tourism saskatchewan awhile back. the fun part of this job was meeting the cowboys. i will be heading out their way in a month or so to photograph a round up. i shot a couple last year, and it is quite the adventure. my favorite shot was a portrait of Odin, which you can see by scrolling to the bottom of this blog.

prairie past

a glimpse back in time / not for the chamber of commerce types ... but i like the history..

flowers for food

i saw an interesting video on the globe and mail web site this morning, pertaining to a program in vancouver called flowers for food. turns out, the fellow in this photograph is the creator. so click here for an up lifting story. enjoy.

kenosee lake saskatchewan

i took this photograph awhile back. (actually, quite awhile back). it was meant to be a 'print', but that has not happened yet. the night i shot this was a lot warmer than it is at the lake this eve. who ever is in charge to the warm weather....... have you forgot about us???

fargo

this is a blast from the past.

trailer for sale or rent

if i keep workin' hard, maybe one day i can get me one of these.

photo concept

for those who feel i have too much time on my hands now ............ well, this is the type of stuff i use to do?? hummmm

tractor hueys

looks like.... somebody just had to burn a few 'tractor hueys' before shutin' her down for the day....

the yaris roaming continues

ok, canmore alberta has the three sisters (a trio of peaks known individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister) .......... well, the yaris and i came across the three trees... known as... well....... the three trees. so take that AB.

prairie meeting

every once in awhile, the yaris and the pumpjack hook up for a friendly chat. after all, one could not exist without the other......

oil patch, prairie style

i came across this location on my trip home from the 'big city' this eve. also captured a few 'flatland' portraits of the yaris / will post tomorrow. i know you all can't wait...??

when bins gather

the Goebel family of bins gather for the weekend...

prairie town

i understand that kipling saskatchewan is having a birthday this year / 100 years, so i'm posting my official town portrait (it's not a red clip, but at least a red truck). kipling has a few stories / one of them below.. from wikipedia.


On 12 July 2006, Kyle MacDonald made his final trade with the town of Kipling, Saskatchewan after a successful series of trades from one red paperclip. The house is located on 503 Main Street. Kyle bartered the right to a role in a film to be produced by Corbin Bernsen called Donna on Demand for his house. Kyle and his girlfriend, Dominique Dupuis moved into Kipling around Labor Day, 2006. Open auditions for the movie role were held in Kipling, with Bernsen selecting 19-year-old local resident Nolan Hubbard for the role.

yaris turns one

it seems like yesterday i photographed the yaris in the big sky..... as a baby....

big sky country

well, i am on the great plains, so one should look skyward...

greeting card

last week, i was looking for a greeting card in the gastown area of vancouver. on the rack, i was surprised to see one of my photographs adoring a birthday card.

the greeting goes as follows: "at our age, inflation strikes more than the pocketbook! Happy Birthday".

saskatchewan

parking lot

how i saw this parking lot, in carlyle sask.

yaris turns one

happy birthday to the roaming yaris / i shot this a year ago / one of my favorites. sask is big sky country. quite the canvas to my eye...

saskatchewan landscape / coming soon

i'm hoping this is what the lay of the land will look like soon.

i shot this awhile back as i was scouting for an assignment for adidas. the mist is actually a smudge a farmer had going for the horses. i like the effect.

vancouver music vibe 2

ok, the 'story' seemed more interesting yesterday than it does today, but here goes.

i met Marrett and his friends in stanley park while i was shooting video of their "drum circle". i guess of group of 10 or so souls get together on sundays to lay down the beat from their african drums, called djembes. Marrett noticed me filming, and asked if he could get a dvd of the shoot.

so we finally met up yesterday to pass along the disc, and he brought his animal pal, Othello (all 160 lbs of him). i immediately thought of a portrait of the 2 of them, with his drum, down on the beach. but i wanted to shoot it after sunset, using flash etc etc, so i thought i'd shoot it next fall (as i'm heading back to the prairies). Marrett was game, but then we thought, why not try something right now/might fluke out. so he hustled home and got his djembes, and i went for the canon. we met half way / i saw the bench and the tree shadow. 5 minutes later, i had my shot. it might be a winner. well........ i like it at least..........

eventually, i will post the drum circle video.

vancouver music vibe

i just shot this image an hour ago. there is a story behind it, which i will tell tomorrow with another variation or two. i wanted to get it on line as the subject (s) might want to have a look tonight. i'm heading back out to the beach to catch the sunset... stay tuned. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE.

tourism saskatchewan

man.. this is a blast from the past. i came across this image i shot for tourism sask a few years back. for you photo folks, i shot 4x5 / B&W film, and i think we did the color on a quantel paintbox (i'm sure i have spelled that wrong). any ways, it was a fun project.

stanley park, vancouver bc

DUCK FIGHT!!!

vancouver canada

what lies ahead

i'm getting into a prairie mindset with this shot i did about a year ago / in saskatchewan.

click here is see my new flora/fauna blog

Douglas E. Walker. New photography blog

for the benefit of those that are "flowered out", i've created a new and separate photo blog heavy on the blossoms.

you flower lovers can click on : http://douglasewalkerflorafauna.blogspot.com/ for a daily dose.

vancouver canada, stanley park

forest floor abstract

just a fun shot i did of the forest floor.

southwest saskatchewan

i'm back to the prairies in a couple of weeks. giving my camera a little rest out here on the west coast. came across this shot i did for tourism sask awhile back. one of my all time favorites. (no flowers visible).... you can click on image to enlarge /

california poppies

hah! i promised no more flowers. i was going thru some files from a few years ago (well, quite a few yrs ago), and i came across this advertising shot i did for Allegra. turns out it was done about this time of year / all flowers and bkground shots done in california, and model shot in vancouver bc. approx 10 images in total / and assembled. that's what they wanted.............

one for the road

couldn't resist. shot this today in vancouver. this will be my swan song / flowers on the west coast. promise.

sask rodeo

was going thru the archives... i shot this at the kennedy rodeo / 07.. i believe.

back to the hinterland

well, i booked my flight to the prairies. in a couple of weeks, the blog images will look more like this.

plant study

in my search for a blog shot for today, i came across this plant (i believe it is a hosta). the light was nice, and i thought i could capture something interesting. i spent about a half hr watching/shooting. all the while, i saw this in black & white. so here are 2 variations. any comments?? thxs,

west end, vancouver canada

know for something different. i thought the trees looked a little like paint brushes??

vancouver sun run 2009

the vancouver sunrun 2009 was today. i wanted to shoot video of the event. my film pal, tommie d., has a condo balcony with a first class view. i talked my way into the joint, and took this portrait of him as payback.

a bit about the run.... they say there were 55,000 folks participating. it's quite the spectacle. a 10-km race/walk. largest in the world. video to follow.

The Vancouver Sun Run, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun newspaper, is a 10-km race held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada