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.