Wet nose, warm heart.

We are dog sitting for friends, and today Shamrock the Shih Tzu was my model. I was still set up from the conservatory, so I went semi-macro with him once he sat still.

Once I started looking at him, I realized that the little guys face is all about texture so that's what I wanted to capture. I went monochrome to highlight that. I also like his pouty little lip.



Take with my 7D and 60mm Macro at ISO 100, f/4, 1/100th shutter. It was sharpened, desaturated and the contrast adjusted in post-processing.

2012 kicks off!

So I guess the question is: Is this a Project 365? Well considering this first post is on January 2nd, not the 1st, probably not. What it is a commitment to get out and shoot this year. If it's daily so be it, if not so be it. I'm going to call it Project 2012.

So, one of the things I will do to get this thing going again is going back to the places and shots that inspired me. As such, the kids and I went to the Assiniboine Park Conservatory today.

Here are my three best shots of the day:







For those of you still following me, thank you!

Once more into the breach?

A buddy of mine got a DSLR this year, and he wants to try a project 365. He wants me to do it with him...

I can't believe I'm actually considering it but there would need to be new ground rules for me:

- If I miss a day, I miss a day. Don't beat myself up over it. It happens.
- Every shot doesn't have to be great.
- Shoot what I see. Spending half an hour every day dialing in three or four flashes is going to burn me out.

If I can keep to those rules, maybe I can pull it off this year.

Om nom nom...

Something old and something new to post today. Pardon another kid pic, but this one is a rite of passage:



His first cob of corn! This is when it's officially summer, when you have butter and corn shmutz dripping down your chin.

I also realized I took some nice shots back in May that I didn't post. I work in Downtown Winnipeg, and the entire city centre was abuzz when the news leaked out the the deal to bring the NHL back to Winnipeg had been struck. I grabbed my camera and did a little photojournalism. Here are my favourite shots from that day:

















Thanks for reading :)

Fort Whyte, macro style...

I know I've gone shooting at Fort Whyte Alive quite a few times, but it's a nice place just to go for a walk.

Today, to change it up I went with one lens only, the 60mm Macro. This sort of backfired since we had a windy day so flowers, bugs and the like were nearly impossible to get and keep in focus. Having said that, it made me look at my photo opportunities differently and got me thinking about how I was shooting again.

Here is just a sample of the shots from today, starting with the kids, and then a few flowers that I found striking in colour and texture.

Thanks for reading!









Four days of shooting this week. Must be something wrong with me!

Three days of shooting!

I'm on training this week and that means I'm out of the office, and very close to Assiniboine Park which has consistently been one of my favourite places to shoot. On top of this, a friend who bought a DSLR this year was also on the training.

So, for the last three days we've been taking off at lunch, walking over to Assiniboine Park, and shooting for 30-40 minutes. I've collected some favourite shots from the Conservatory, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, and English Gardens.

There is a little landscape, macro, flowers, insects and a bit of people watching too. Enjoy!



























As always, I welcome and value your comments and criticisms!

Hey guys!

No project, just some pictures from the backyard.

I figure you probably all forgot what my kids look like by this point, so what the heck. A couple from the backyard swingset, playing around with wide angles. Shot at ISO 100, 17mm focal length:





This little guy has an elaborate little web on the kids slide and decided to stay still long enough for me to switch to my macro lens.



A face only a mother could love. A horrible, drooling, furry spider of death mother anyhow.