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Abandoned Farmhouse
Situated along a busy highway, this abandoned Manitoba farmhouse bears witness to the families who lived in it and worked hard to earn a living from the land.
Corner Post
This picture remind me to people who play a similar role in communities and organizations. Through their work and dedication they keep things going, even when others may come and go as their interests ebb and flow.
New Slideshow: Farm Relics
I never get tired of this collection. The combination of light, texture, and shallow depth-of-field resulted in an abstract, kind of dreamy look.
Mushroom Dream
Photography is the presentation of light, shape, and texture. Mushroom Dream invites viewers to put aside the need to see objects with perfect clarity and enjoy the more abstract light, shapes, and textures of the natural world.
New Gallery: Prairie Wheat
Video: Back Roading After Supper
As a fellow classic truck enthusiast, I could appreciate the moment they were enjoying - taking their classic Power Wagon out for a drive after supper. I’ve gone for many similar drives with my classic GMC, so I felt like I could read their minds.
Back-Roading After Supper
A couple of young fellows came by driving a classic 70s Dodge Power Wagon. As a fellow classic truck enthusiast, I could appreciate the moment they were enjoying - taking their classic Power Wagon out for a drive after supper.
Tree and Angry Sky
One of the things I love about photography is the need to creatively adapt to changing conditions. So, I shifted my vision from “golden hour” to “thunder storm” and started to look at how the storm clouds and rain changed the prairie landscape.
306 Sunset Tree
Which one do you like better? For most, I suspect that the dramatic sunset colours will be the deciding factor. For a minority (myself included), the black and white version will be the most interesting. I enjoy the drama and the rich lines/textures emphasized in the black and white representation. Let me know in the comments which you prefer and, if you have a moment, why you prefer it.
Thistle Fantasy
The “move close” rule helped me to find the world of exploding Canada Thistle seeds represented in Thistle Fantasy.
Cows From the Hood
Hope
Hope brings new life.
Trees of Note
Trees of Note is a video slideshow of tree photographs that I’ve taken over the years. Some photographs may be familiar if you follow my work, others are “new” to the web. I hope you enjoy my photographs and the slideshow.
Around Town
Around Town is an anthology of photographs that I’ve taken over 35 years. Sometimes I like to go for a walk, camera in-hand, just to see what I can find.
Monochrome Flowers
Today, we’re so used to seeing colour photographs that we view black and white, or monochrome, pictures as “missing something” or as colour photography’s poor, boring cousin. I’d like to challenge that perception with my Monochrome Flowers collection.
Cloud Ring
Black and white allows the eye to appreciate the subtle tones, textures, and shapes of the subject. In this case, the dark, wispy clouds surrounding the ring of spot-lit clouds in the centre of the photograph.
Tall Thistle
Rendering this tall thistle in black and white highlights its spiny textures against the prairie sky.
Mountaintop
On the day I took this photograph the weather was not cooperating at all - a rainy BC day. As luck would have it, a break in the cloud cover illuminated the top of this mountain long enough for me to take this photograph.
Contemplation Light
Union Point United Church has been a long-standing subject for me. It's a beautiful country church and cemetery located between the lanes of Highway 75, one of Manitoba's busiest highways. As a photographer, I'm on the lookout for visual stories. In this case, seeing this quaint little country church sitting quietly with cars and trucks rushing by makes for a compelling visual narrative.
Today at Home X
Looking for photographic subjects around the house can be tough because I’m so used to everything I see. It takes some mental juggling to shift from seeing things I use everyday to looking for interesting light, shapes, and patterns.