pre dawn saturday

this is the morning catch. the putting green has a blanket of dew, although to some it may look like frost.

gettin' her ready

well, i must have a little pull at whitebear / the superintendent himself , came out early and got the green 'camera ready'. funny thing is, i like these 2 quick shots i did of larry p. better than the hero shot.

i'll be back for more in the next few days....

part of my day at the golf course

i was back at it this morn (early... i know that's a shock to all), shooting the sunrise at whitebear. here is one version, and another shot i did later in the day. comments welcomed. thxs.

that time of year

the weather in south east sask has been summer like, but the season is a changin'. this was from my golf course shoot this morning.

whitebear lake golf course photography

i was out at sunrise looking for the light. this is how it played on hole #12. i'm back again tomorrow for round 2. any comments on the shot? did i get it?? thxs,

saskatchewan golf

i'm shooting some images for a local golf course / whitebear. this is what i saw today.....

prairie harvest

this is my take on the prairie harvest / going full bore........

north dakota

this shots looks a little like a previous post, but the location is quite different. this is one huge field of 'spits' i saw on a road trip to minot, north dakota (sun flowers as far as the eye could see).

saskatchewan golf

this course i photographed in west central sk. used to be call riverbreaks / i think its called sageview these days.

the ad years

ok, i did a road trip to yorkton today/had to buy a meat saw, ya all... (was listening to blue collar radio on sirius, hence the 'ya all').). stopped at the superstore for a few food items, and the lady ahead of me was buying loads of 'stouffer's lean cuisine'

i retro'd back to one of the most difficult ad shoots i've ever done. it was for a NY ad agency / the client was stouffer's lean cuisine.

so this is the shot. took about 5 weeks of scouting/casting/fighting tooth and nail, but we got the shot. we rented the entire cafe for about 5 grand, had 50 or so extras, and a water truck or two (for the wet sidewalk look). can't say i miss those battles.....

otter lake, sk.

northern saskatchewan

proof that i use to use film...... (and get up at 4:00 am).

prarie sunflower

i shot this at the golf course this aft / for all you who thought i was taking a few too many flower images last winter..... run for your lifes@! seems my eye is getting a little floral....

one more kick at the can

this was another version / showed a few folks after the fact, and they approved. so i'm milkin' this photo session for blog content. comments??

south east saskatchewan

a few friends from the west coast came to saskatchewan for a visit. i thought i would take them out in the flatlands to meet my artist friend, scott. of course, i wanted to take their portrait, so here are 2 versions. feel free to vote if you have a favorite.....

gastown, vancouver bc.

looks like i'll be back in vancouver for the winter, so it got me thinking about this shot i did in gastown for a toronto ad agency back in the day.

northern saskatchwan

well, i didn't make it up north this year, but here is how i saw it awhile back.

brother ron

this is my favorite shot of my friend ron. winters in vancouver won't be the same.

Ronald Dreher
Dreher Ronald William It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Ron, age 59, at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C July 21st, 2009 surrounded by family and friends. Ron was predeceased by his parents William and Muriel Dreher. He is survived by two sisters Cheryl (Gary) Freitag and their sons Drew (Sheila), Kirby (Erin), Connie (Eric) Brevik and their children Crystal (Mark) Folk and Aaron (Amy) Brevik. Great nephews and nieces Justine, Kyle, Carter, Kyra, Jack, Brandt, Zoey & Dax. Aunts, cousins and many friends. Ron will be lovingly remembered for his quick wit and sense of humour. He worked in the interior design field for many years in Saskatoon and Vancouver and leaves a legacy of his work. He had a passion for collecting antiques and loved painting abstract art and has left many of his works to be enjoyed by all. Cremation has taken place and a Graveside Service will be held in Oxbow, Sask. at a later date. Sleep peacefully Ron.

saskatchewan homestead

wow, if i was a writer / i'd spin a fine yarn about these two images. i did a road trip down to the homeland (oxbow), to hook up with friends and family for a little boat cruise on the souris river. turns out the boat didn't show, so i had time on my hands. i have driven by this farm a bizillion times (is that how writers articulate)??..... but never pulled in to document. took the time today/ met the owners, heard some great stories. i'll go back and shoot more (and maybe take a writer with me).

ps/i want to do a series on 'clothes lines' someday.

summer arts festival

one more shot from Forget............

track

this shot was taken near Kipling Saskatchewan, which is celebrating it's 100 th anniversary this weekend.

late entry

the panel of judges has chosen this late entry as ' best in show'.

saskatchewan oil patch

ok, returning home from a trip to the city / had to stop and shoot 'this". i'll call this - "one for you, one for me". i like the second one.

from the birdhouse to the outhouse

another angle from the one room school / northgate.. adventure.

birdhouse fun

these shots are just for fun. i was over at a friends place, saw this bird house, and asked him if i could come back with a camera. (moe said yes). it's a cool piece of folk art ( to my eye). lots of detail / can't be more than 2 feet and a bit high / wood pile..... gas barbie.... hanging plants... solar panel... i think a person would see something new every time you looked at it.

one room school house

i took a little drive south to my birth place today / northgate sk by name. i wanted to photograph the one room school house that is still standing there.

my sister attended for 5 grades or so, but the year my twin brother and i were to start grade 1, they shut her down. (humm. cause and effect)? so we moved to oxbow.

anyway, i had fun walking around the location, and this is an inside / out interpretation of the school. (i like the 'window' shot / click on to enlarge).

forget summer art festival, saskatchewan

this is my portrait of leroy / keyboard player for 'downwind'.

one more

i had to throw this one out as well / version 2 of tramp.

forget summer arts festival

i took a drive over to forget sk.this eve to check out the festival. typical prairie gathering... run into lots of folks you haven't seen for while / great weather and great atmosphere.

i knew that "tramp" was gonna be in the area, as he's the base guy for the local legendary group called 'downwind'. i spotted him before show time, and asked if he could reflect a little light for my camera. i like the result.

yellow brick road?

kennedy saskatchewan rodeo

this is my portrait of a rodeo competitor from hardisty alberta. his name is keifer, and as it's noted on his belt buckle, he is/was the 'canadian international rodeo association' (cira), season leader last year / saddle bronc. (man, i hope i got all that info right / if not i'll take correction).

anyway.. i watched him hammer thru a few 8 sec rides, and altho i think he made the whistle on the last one, he got thrown over the fence. these guys just get up, dust off, and head to the next town. i'll do a documentary some day.....

southern saskatchewan

it's finally starting to look a little bit like this.

disappearing grain elevators

i think this pioneer grain elevator SE. of regina sk is toast.

maligne lake alberta

anybody remember this technique? it's called polaroid transfer. i'm sure there is a photoshop filter that will do the trick now a days....

whitebear summer?

well, it's july 10th, and you'd think summer would have showed for a cup of coffee. (it's 10C today). this is a shot i did of my nephew at whitebear lake sask, back in the july days when there was no global warming............

jim & joe

or is that joe and jim? i don't usually post the 'family' stuff, but i like this one. jim (the guy), mentioned that maybe i should take a photograph of him and joe (the good looking one on the left), before one of them moved on to another world. this was a quick shot from the hip, but it may become a classic... so i post for the archives.. it's a nice moment in time (to my eye).

caterham lotus 7

took this shot last year for a friend. he works off shore on the oil rigs, (malaysia i believe), so i haven't seen him for awhile. we crossed paths the other day, and he joked that he hasn't seen the shot on my blog. so here it is. i asked clay the dentist to write the byline (he knows more car details than i).

clays' first attempt: "here's one we did a year or so ago as Neil B leans into a tight chicane with the legendary Caterham Lotus 7 open wheel British racing car built by himself !............ Vroom Vroom "

second attempt: so how's that?? too over the top I esp thought "chicane "was a nice use of words I did spell check it
Has a Jackie Stewart ring to it........

alright, i'll stick to the photography, and clay can keep on drillin' teeth. it's a swell looking ride tho..... ( the car that is). enjoy neil.

prairie storm photography

i think it was chris rock that was asking for some more lightning shots / so here's another multiple for fun.

big sky

its fun to live in a place where you can see the sky..