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.