cowboy boots

tools of the trade.

cowboy

getting set to rope another calf..

prairie grid road

shot this while rolling home from last weeks roundup.

prairie storm photography

this is a multiple exposure shot of weather that passed through kenosee lake, saskatchewan the other night.

who is that masked man?

i had my friend and his best friend pose for a lighting test last night.

prairie cowboys / portrait

most of the days work was completed / time for a pop and a steak.

prairie cowboy portrait

i got down south today to photograph a branding/round up. this is a shot of barny, at the end of the day. i'll post a few more images tomorrow, and i hope to get back there next week for another gathering (camera in hand).

round up is a go

off to the south for a round up..... tomorrow. have camera, will travel. let's see if i can capture the 'spirit'. (this portrait was from about a year ago).

when you need some space

there are areas of the great plains that rule when you need some space.

canadian cowboy

golf kenosee, saskatchewan

i was lobbied to post this shot. not my favorite, but what the heck.

this is the clubhouse at golf kenosee in south east saskatchewan.

saskatchewan

my take on the evening sky...........

moose mountain provincial park, canada

short story long / i headed out of the bush to see if there were any weather photo 'ops'. i took a couple of right turns, and ended up in the back country with an epic rain/hail storm in progress (had my 4X4, the yaris would not have survived). i came across this, which i thought was a bizarre landscape. i will go back again and explore further.

living sky

my weather shot tonight from kenosee lake sk.

modern day barn raising

a bit of a crowd gathered to see a neighbors new house being moved in. a barn raising in spirit...

prairie cowboys

prairie post

this shot was taken about 15 minutes from where i make my summer home. from this image, its hard to believe i live in a forest.

big sky

my prairie eye

i went out on the land to see if there were any 'weather' photo ops / this is what caught my eye. i know its not what my good friend (ceo of sask chamber of commerce) might see, but ...........

stay tuned for a few more images tomorrow (fence posts and cattle/big sky).

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.