Photo of the Week #114

2018 for me was spent doing more concert work than landscape by far, but I did get a couple of exceptional shots just the same. This photograph was made in Tor Bay, Nova Scotia, a place I’ve gone many times before. Typically, Tor Bay has a gentle surf coming in where children play and the odd surfer sometimes braves the cold water. This day was different, as I walked from the car, I saw the huge waves crashing into the rocks causing gigantic spray to fly into the air. I ran back to the car to get my gear, knowing that there wasn’t much light left.

I scrambled around to get my camera on the tripod and placed it behind the large rock using the smaller boulders as a leading line. I waited for the larger waves and tried to time it so I hit the shutter just as one of the biggest waves pounded on the rock, sending it’s spray high into the air, catching the golden light. When this particular wave crashed in, I hit the shutter and I immediately knew I had captured the one I wanted. within maybe 30 seconds of capturing this image, the sun slid behind the trees and the beautiful golden light was gone.

I have since printed out a copy of the image at 24”x36”. It looks stunning and is currently in our livingroom above our couch. if you like this image, you could own a copy, it will be for sale in a limited run in either 16x24 or 24x36 sizes. Printed on archival quality paper to assure many years of enjoyment.

Photo of the Week #113

This photo was made in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The Callanish Standing Stones are located on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis and date back about 5000 years! They actually pre-date Stonehenge. These stones are in a pretty remote area requiring about a 3 hour ferry ride followed by another couple of hours driving, but it’s worth it when you finally see it.

Photo of the Week #111

I spend a lot of time following other photographers. I watch what they are doing and after looking at their work, I often get kind of uninspired because I don’t go to exotic locations and I don’t have their subject matter at my disposal all the time. Southeastern Ontario doesn’t have crashing surf, or mountains, or desert landscapes. Sometimes when you look at others’ work, it’s easy to say “I can’t do that, I don’t have access to those places”. While it is true we don’t have the same subject matter, we do have our own beauty right here in Southeastern Ontario, you just have to learn to spot it. Sometimes the picture is right at your feet.

Photo of the Week #109

Some years it seems that autumn isn’t very colourful but this year it was quite beautiful in most places. This is just a shot I took on the way back from Nova Scotia earlier this month. I think this was in southern Quebec, down near the New Brunswick border.

Photo of the Week #108

Eric Etheridge is a country singer from Sarnia Ontario and until recently you may not have heard of him. That has been changing this summer as he has had some amazing successes in his career lately. he has a brand new album that has generated tons of streams online as has the singles from the album. I first met Eric in Saint Agopit Quebec in June and he really impressed me as being a down to earth guy and is the kind of guy you immediately like. He has no record deal, he does it all himself as an independent which makes what he has accomplished all the more special. I caught up to Eric again last week in Kingston and saw another stellar performance. Congratulations to Eric on all his success so far and I think there will be much more to come from him.