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.

harvest

the yaris senses harvest is on the way.

friend

this is a portrait of a friend of mine that was a long time in coming. our families lived close by when we were growing up in small town saskatchewan. ever since i took to the camera, i thought robert would be a good study. i hope i've captured his spirit.

yaris meets bale

yellow stripe

canola on a hot summer day in sk.

summer kids

i ran into some friends i new in earlier times. they know have kids, so we decided to photograph them. i was thinking that corbis might be interested. i also did many 'happy' versions, but i liked these two.

green barn

i've been on the back roads looking for flax. saw this along the way.

tight parking

the roaming yaris encounters a tight parking situation.

cowboys

here are a couple more shots of odin. the people are very friendly down in that country. they do all the work, allow me to take a few photographs, and then insist i join them for a big supper and a few pops in the quonset (killer sweet potato pie btw). i'm planning on going back in the fall to shoot a series of portraits - if they'll have me.

cowboys

i went down south for another round up. this is my portrait of odin. i was up on a hill away from the action when i heard one of the cowboys yelling for odin to bring him his spurs. i asked him if i could take a quick shot, and he obliged. one for the ages in my mind.
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big sky 2

i revisited this shot that a took and posted last night as i found out this morn there was a tornado. it must have happened in darkness as i was there until last light. this photograph is on the outskirts of carlyle sk. i've pumped up the contrast to give a better sense of what i saw.

hard workers

this is a shot of 2 sisters that where working hard at the round up.

round up

i went to a round up south of radville yesterday. not sure i captured the energy of the event, but i know i'll be back next spring for another go. forget rodeo / this is the real deal.

round up 2

my second version of kelly, a lead hand on the round up.

warm blanket

birthday kids

a couple of kids at the birthday party.

wee car

it's a little car in a big space. i'll try and start shooting something other than my little car in a big landscape...

big muddy

went to the big muddy to see the sun set on this longest day of the yr. took this portrait of john hall along the way.

silver car meets silver garbage can

my new car befriends a metal brother.

flare stack

a some what common site in oil country.

alpacas? in b&w

someone made the coment that these m/b alpacas. i'll check it out with the farmer. here they are in B&W.

B&W

i thought i had posted this already. any ways, one more time.

lama

shot this today / drove by, thought it might be interesting / turned around, took the camera out, and spend some time with the lamas.

prairie sky/iron horse

pure prairie. i will post a black and white version / let me know your preference.

big iron

one more black and white of the oil patch. returning to color tom.

prairie sky

got out and drove the back roads today / camera ready. my mind was in black and white. must have shot over 250 images. this is one / should have a few more to show. stay tuned. cheers.