This image was made in 2009 in Newfoundland and Labrador, a place called Arches Provincial Park. It isn't much more than a parking lot with a very unusual and picturesque structure that was made by millions of years of waves carving out several arches through a giant rock. Since we were driving by, we stopped in and this is one of the images I came away with. Getting any images from there was an exercise in patience as there were a lot of people milling about and one thing I've found is that tourists rarely care about someone trying to get a photograph.
Photo of the Week #75
Last Friday evening, I shot the closing event for The Breakout Project, which was a free concert featuring Sam Roberts Band and Kasador, a Kingston Band that features Angus Fay on drums and Boris Baker on bass. The band also includes Will Hunter on guitar and vocals, Cam Wyatt on Guitar and vocals and Nick Babcock on keyboards. They have a sound of their own, and I'm sure we'll be hearing more from them in the future.
Angus Fay (drums) and Nick Babcock, of Kosador opening for Sam Roberts Friday in Market Square in Kingston.
Photo of the Week #74
Sometimes I like to capture things that just mean something to me, personally. Our house in Nova Scotia sits in the small "village" of Philips Harbour. This is part of the harbour, captured close to dark in June of 2016. This place holds great memories for me and always will.
Photo of the Week #73
Besides Landscape, one of my favorite genres to shoot is concert photography. I like it for many reasons. First of all, music has been a huge part of my life for a very long time and I've grown up reading the music magazines and liking the photography work in them. Also, I like it because it really couldn't be more different than shooting landscapes. Where landscape photography is laid back and peaceful, shooting music is exactly the opposite. When shooting musical subjects, you are in a very fast paced world. You are being whisked into venues quickly, you have two or maybe three songs to get your product and then you are whisked back out as quickly as you came in. You have maybe 15 minutes, maximum, to get your shots, if you miss your settings, you're beat, it's that simple. It's an atmosphere that I love. I've gone to concerts since I was 14 years old and shooting just makes it that much better. This past Friday evening, I was in Ottawa at Canadian Tire Centre to shoot the Dixie Chicks MMXVII tour. Great time, great show, and I got to hang out with some photography friends at the same time.
Above: Emily Robison and Natalie Maines, Canadian Tire Centre, April 14, 2017
Below: Martie Maguire, Canadian Tire Centre, April 14, 2017
Photo of the Week #72
Took a drive to Wolfe Island recently. The landscape there is dominated by windmills like these nowadays days. They have been quite controversial over the years, but one way or the other, they're here and we have to live with them. I decided to use them in a composition since they are there and I actually don't find them at all ugly like some do.
