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Dad’s Old ‘52
There are a lot of memories in these pictures of Dad’s 1952 Chevrolet pickup.
Gallery Exhibition
I'm very pleased to invite you to my first public photography exhibition at Altona's Gallery in the Park, August 3-September 26. The exhibit is a collection of photographs that I call Prairie Designs.
Love to see you there!
New Gallery: Prairie Wheat
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.
C10 at Sunset
Seeing the blue truck arrive was a good thing. It signalled that it was time for a meal break, or, in this case, that the day had been long enough and it was time to head for home.
My Backyard in May
My Backyard in May is a loose collection of photographs that I took one weekend in May. I hadn’t picked-up my camera for some time so it was as much a “practice session” as it was one of my “serious” photography outings. All of these photographs were taken in my yard.
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.
Sunflower
I’ve given enlargements of this photograph as a special gift on a number of occasions. By special, I mean that I’ve given prints to people who have really made a difference in my life - my gesture of thanks for acts of kindness and grace.
Stubble Fires
It felt strange to bring my expensive camera into a burning field, but I was eager to capture this part of the farming cycle on film.
Skylines
If I’m drawn by the abstract shapes and colours of a sunset, they becomes my focus. Striped Sunset represents such a choice. I was fascinated b the parallel lines, subtle textures, and beautiful variation in colour. I used a short telephoto to isolate this abstract image of the sunset sky.
Sunflowers for Ukraine
The bright yellow of the sunflowers combined with the deep blue summer sky echo the proud blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag. As the sunflowers stand together in the photograph, I hope that lovers of self-determination, human rights, democracy, and peace stand together and oppose those violate these precious principles.
Meadows Freight Train
What perfect timing that a CP Rail freight train came along as I was photographing. It doesn’t get any more prairie than wildflowers, elevators, and a freight train. Enjoy the colours of this prairie scene.
Winter Leaf
Even though the leaf is a relatively small part of the photograph, its shape, colour, texture, and placement make it the dominant feature. I love the power of photography to make small things take-on a bigger than life visual presence.
Crossing
The flash illuminated the reflective tape on the sign an made it glow. Now, instead of drab colours, I had the dramatic colours of the sign contrasting with the drab bluish-grey sky. I set out to photograph one of the taken-for-granted features of the prairie landscape and I’m pleased with the results.
Prairie Grasses
The subdued reds combined with the straw-coloured grass are a fine combination. Add some golden hour lighting and you have a photograph.
Eigengrund Cemetery
I’m grateful to people in the community who have worked to preserve monuments like the Eigengrund Cemetery sign to help us remember the communities that came before us.
Antler Garage
People usually decorate their houses in like with the “rules” of the neighbourhood. The rules tend to relax for the garage out back. I loved how this fellow (I’m assuming its a fellow!) decorated his garage.
Autumn Abstract
When viewing photography, we expect a representational approach that is similar to how we see the world around us. I’d like to invite you to step out of that way of seeing when you view Autumn Abstract. Enjoy the richness and subtle variations of the colour that the forest displays every autumn.
Lonely Tree Out West
I just love the colour in this photograph. It looks even better full screen - check out my lonely tree gallery to see the full sized version. CLICK HERE to view on the GALLERY page.
Cloud-Y
As it happened, there was a whole layer of light and colour that I hadn’t seen in the underexposed slide. Moving the sliders revealed the shape and colour of the light that had been hiding behind the cloud formation.