Photo of the Week #139

The spot pictured is Half Island Cove, Nova Scotia. For some reason, it has become one of my favourite places to spend some time when in Nova Scotia, after all, it’s about ten minutes down the road from our house. I have spent a lot of time there, drinking coffee and just watching waves if there are any. I’ve also spotted whales, porpoises and seals from this exact spot!

I urge you to revisit the same spots near you whenever you can. There are always differences……..there might be different light or other conditions that would make for a better photograph. Another thing that might be different is your own knowledge. You may have improved your own technique too, allowing for a much better photograph than you might have made before. Often, just walking around and looking at your scene from different angles will reveal different compositions that you may otherwise have overlooked.

Photo of the Week #138

Winter has finally tightened it’s grip on Canada. We’ve gotten off pretty easy this year up to this so I figure we have little to complain about. Well, maybe if you live in Newfoundland, but even then, have you seen the photos coming out of there? No matter what happens, the Newfoundlanders find a way to laugh about it. To me, the coming of snow means new opportunities to shoot. The mud and flat colours are covered in a blanket of snow. Things look clean now!

Came across this photo from Little Cat Creek Concervation Area in Kingston. Nice “wintery” feel.

Put Your Cell Phones Away

This photo is unfortunately too typical at concerts in this day and age. Sometimes, we shoot from the pit and it doesn’t matter but other times it matters a great deal. I couldn’t begin to count how many times I have had a shot all lined up and then a cell phone pops up in my frame. I see lots of the shots you get with your cell phones too, they’re not good, nor is the video. The skin is mostly overexposed and the photos are usually not sharp………..why bother? I wish people would just put the phone away and enjoy the experience, the people behind you will thank you, promise.

Photo of the Week #137

Today marks not only the last day of 2019, but also the last day of a decade. I spent some time looking through some images from the last ten years to find one that just might be a favourite. This one of a local piece of fishing equipment really is a favourite of mine and for one reason or another, I’m not sure if I’ve ever published it before. It isn’t a big vista or a landmark or anything but I do think it has a lot of detail and shows a piece of equipment from another time, but it is still maintained and used to catch food. These traps are obviously hand made and maintained, I wonder how many lobster have been hauled in using these?

Found in a fishing village in Scotland

Photo of the Week #136

I have been asked a lot about concert photography. People have all sorts of notions about how it “really is” and to tell you the truth, much of it just isn’t true. It’s a job we all do because we love it but the glamour level is a tad lower than most people imagine. It’s a genre of photography that requires specific equipment and an abundance of time learning the ropes to become good at it. It’s definitely not a situation where you set your camera on some magical mode and shoot away. I have seen a steady progression in the quality of my work over time.

Murray Kinsley (Wicked Grin)