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Sunrise up High
September 22, 2020 - I grew up with a love for music, and that love grew into a passion as I entered adulthood and picked up my first guitar.
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Scouting
July 08, 2020 - I have been called a lot of names in my life, and "late for dinner" is most certainly among them, so when my eyes shot o...
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Looking Back on 2019
December 24, 2019 - If you've been a reader of this blog over the last few years, you may have noticed something different in 2019, that is...
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2018 Favourites
December 28, 2018 - Ah yes, the annual photo round up, a time of year when photographers, despite how rarely they might post on their blogs,...
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Assiniboine Pt I
September 05, 2018 - I hadn’t made it out of view of the parking lot before I began to question my decision to carry a pack nearly half my bo...
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Assiniboine Pt II
September 05, 2018 - I woke with a start, my head nodded rhythmically with my heart beat as I sleepily came to terms with my surroundings. A...
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Assiniboine Pt III
September 05, 2018 - The final sunrise alarm rang, I had been lying in bed waiting for it and my feet hit the floor in an instant. My new pol...
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Solitude At Its Finest
July 14, 2018 - Canada Day long weekend, in theory, one of very few times a year that we can camp comfortably. It seems every other long...
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The Big Island Part II
July 13, 2018 - The ocean lured me closer with every crashing wave, and with pants rolled up I waded through warm tide pools, illuminate...
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The Greatest Adventure
October 16, 2017 - When I pointed the jeep toward the mountains after work, I didn't expect the biggest adventure would take place miles aw...
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Ha Ling
July 08, 2017 - The clock read 10:43 pm as I set my alarm to ring at midnight, a mere hour and seventeen minutes to fall asleep and wake...
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A Dirty Mind
April 18, 2017 - The landscape of my psyche could probably be best compared to a dive bar bathroom. Unapologetically messy, a little bit...
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Sleeklens Review -
February 08, 2017 - I'll be the first to admit, I suck at editing photos.
I'm impatient, slow to learn new techniques and generally an old...
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Another Trip Around the Sun
January 31, 2017 - I recently spent the weekend nestled in a cabin in the mountains between Banff and Lake Louise to celebrate another trip...
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2016 Favourite Moments
December 31, 2016 - My first photography outing of 2016 was on the coldest day of the winter, I’d left the house without a clue where to go...
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Chester Lake
October 26, 2016 - Tossing and turning until well after midnight, I can't say I was all that surprised that I slept through my 2 am alarm c...
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Mice
October 20, 2016 - Vermin.
I couldn't have been any older than 16 years old by the time I decided that I would instate a lifelong objectio...
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Not so Fearless
October 04, 2016 - One of the ways I like to scout out locations for sunrise photos is Google maps, and I've had a pin set on Rawson Lake f...
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Lake Windermere
September 21, 2016 - It didn't take long for rumour to spread Moments after our arrival we heard the sordid details from some friends in the...
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An Evening Hike
August 10, 2016 - Mr. Bastard claims it was misinformation and flat out lying on my part.
I merely mentioned it was approximately 3.5km t...
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Return to Red Rock
August 06, 2016 - Ever since my visit last January, I've had a sneaking suspicion in the back of my mind that Red Rock Coulee, tucked away...
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Canola Sunrise
July 20, 2016 - I can't even count the number of times I've seen the movie Twister. You know the one, that mid 90's gem starring Helen H...
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Fairy Tale Creatures
June 21, 2016 - Most of my youth was spent in a little hamlet nestled among towering evergreen trees. Summer time was spent finding as m...
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Retro Prom
May 10, 2016 - Saturday night marked another installment of the annual Hang the DJ Retro Prom at Dickens Pub. A night of merriment, 80'...
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Learning
March 19, 2016 - I believe a life that's too easy is probably also a life that's not very fun nor entertaining. I f you've been a reader...
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Landscape Photography - Car Sleepin
March 09, 2016 - There are countless articles floating around on how to become a better landscape photographer. They range from compositi...
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boats! Boats! BOATS!
February 27, 2016 - If there had been anyone near by last night, they would have heard a strange stream of consciousness emanating from the...
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31
January 26, 2016 - I had a very short wish list for my 31st birthday. I wanted a hair cut, three tanks of gas and cooperative skies.
My...
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Too Many Options
January 12, 2016 - The clock read 3:30 am when my brain decided it was time to wake up Saturday morning, a mere 3 hours after going to slee...
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Flash Photography
December 30, 2015 - I have been thinking back on some of my favourite images I have made this year, and I noticed a startling, though not ov...
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Time Spent
December 30, 2015 - I've been trying to get a very particular shot for about 8 months now, and my latest attempt this week resulted in yet a...
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Ungulates
December 13, 2015 - I had been puttering around in the dark for some time Friday night, snapping a few test photos and digging around in the...
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Rust in Pieces
December 08, 2015 - It was determined recently that it would be in the best interest of my sanity, safety and bank account to issue the Do N...
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Stability Sticks
October 26, 2015 - It's funny how something as simple as a set of hiking poles can open up so many possibilities, but with my new little st...
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Lower Kananaskis Lake
September 22, 2015 - I had planned to be about 4 km into the woods by the time I opened my eyes Wednesday morning but the pink glow in the sk...
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Bring a Towel
September 04, 2015 - I uploaded a new photo to my Iceland gallery this week. Well, not exactly new, it's over a year old now, but new for the...
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Chance
July 03, 2015 - The ringing of my two alarm clocks went unnoticed for over half an hour, but at 2:41 am, the sound of thunder and rain s...
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Time
June 30, 2015 - I have been trying to get out while the weather is warm and knock as many items off my "To Shoot" list as I can this yea...
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Prairies and Parades
June 17, 2015 - Last weekend Mr. Bastard was out of town on a fishing trip so I packed up the truck, loaded in Creepy-dog and headed Eas...
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May Long - Day Three
June 02, 2015 - Day Three of the May Long weekend included a rather sore Mr. Bastard, who had been practicing his Mad Max style jumps fr...
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May Long - Day Two
May 25, 2015 - Sleep.
Glorious sleep.... is what I would have had if Creepy dog hasn't recently learned that when I wake up, she gets...
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May Long - Day One
May 20, 2015 - It rained.
It rained a lot.
It wouldn't be May Long weekend without a bit of weather....
Friday evening was spent tak...
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I'm Back in the Game!
March 01, 2015 - It's been close to two months since I was able to stand up while holding a camera viewfinder to my face without tipping...
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Vertigo
January 19, 2015 - I have mysteriously come down with a case of vertigo this past week. Attempts to to bring a camera to my face have so fa...
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Print Draw
January 14, 2015 - Oops, I forgot to mention here, I'll be giving away a 12x18 print to one lucky winner over on my facebook page for my bi...
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The Highs and Lows of 2014
December 23, 2014 - Ok, I have a blog therefore I'm obligated to do a year in review post, is that how it works?
2014 was a strange one, ph...
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The Weekend That Wasn't
December 14, 2014 - I had grand plans this weekend.
Plans of adventure, of location scouting, photos of sunsets, sunrises and everything in...
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I am the Walrus or ... Tripod Induced Yoga
December 08, 2014 - A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hanging out at Two Jack Lake in Banff NP for a sunrise. When I arrived I had the p...
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Textures
December 01, 2014 - During the whirlwind trip in Iceland, we adhered to a tight schedule. We studied a map with our drinks every evening, ca...
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Two Jack Lake
May 20, 2014 - As the days get longer and longer, I remember why it's so much easier to get sunrise photos during the winter. I opened...
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Editing
May 06, 2014 - Between some exceptionally busy days at work and photo editing, I have been spending a lot of time in front of the compu...
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New Addition to the Family
April 23, 2014 - After having a bit of a scare with a moose last fall, the thought of having to go out into the woods alone for photograp...
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Sleep
March 18, 2014 - Sleep is something my life has been lacking lately, I would probably be more upset about that if it wasn't self inflicte...
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I'm Back!
February 23, 2014 - It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks, but it's all finished now and I have marked my return to photography with a sun...
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Failure at Abraham Lake
January 13, 2014 - Another failure post, I know, but this time it's not my fault. I swear.
I went to Abraham Lake to do some landscape pho...
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Advenutreday!
December 28, 2013 - As I was leaving the bedroom after a mere 4 hours of sleep yesterday morning, Mikey's voice came from the darkness with...
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Bow Lake
December 02, 2013 - After going on a shopping spree to pick up some new winter gear, I needed to test it out! Had I known less than a week l...
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Failure at Vermillion Lakes
October 29, 2013 - Photographers will stop at nothing to get the shot they want. They attempt to defy logic, gravity, personal humiliation,...
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Upper Kananaskis Lake
October 27, 2013 - I have lived in Calgary for going on 9 years now and during that time I like to think I had the place pretty well explor...
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