Part of my New Year’s resolution is start posting on this site more often. Even though I don’t think anyone really visits this sites, perhaps the odd post might inspire some of you out there to get out and photography close to home. I get out a lot and take photos. I simply can’t imagine a life without photography.
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Chippewa Park - Sony A7R III
It’s actually been a few weeks since I was last at Chippewa Park. The weather wasn’t too cold so I figured it would be a good location to take Bea for a walk. My camera of choice this time around was the amazing Sony A7RIII paired with the Tamron 28-75mm. Honestly, that lens is rarely my first choice but I wanted to step out of my comfort zone, which is almost always a prime lens.
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Cold Winter Walk at Jumbo Gardens - Ricoh GRIII
After selling my Ricoh GRII over a year ago, I instantly regretted it. But I used the money to fund gear I needed, or so I told myself. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago, and I decided to purchase the Ricoh GRIII. My ongoing quest to find the perfect everyday camera seems to have come to a conclusion, hopefully for a long time.
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Downtown Fort William - Canon R + 135mm
I have actually been getting out quite a bit lately, but haven’t really posted any of the photos here on my blog. If I have time, I’ll upload some previous photo walks, but in the meantime, here is my latest one from last night. My Canon R was the camera of choice and I decided to completely switch it up for my lens.
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Thunder Bay Marina - Canon 5D Classic
I’m slowly trying to get out more and more on my photo walks. Last night around 8:00pm I trekked down to the marina with my super old Canon 5D Classic and the 50mm 1.2. It really is my favourite combo out of all the gear I own. I’ve said it before but, that camera just has something about it and the look of the photos it produces. Combined with the battery grip and somewhat heavy prime lens, it’s not the lightest combo, but it doesn’t really bother me.
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Dowtown Port Arthur During a Flower Moon
I’m slowly trying to get back into the rhythm of doing my photowalks, safely of course, One of my recent excursions was a spur of the moment one in downtown Port Arthur. Living in a smaller city like Thunder Bay can be challenging for creatives like me because there are only so many places to go that you haven’t been before. Luckily, sometimes it’s as easy as photographing at different times of days, looking at things from different angles or just using a different camera and lens combo.
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Campus is Closed - Canon 1DX II
I haven’t been getting out nearly as much as I did before the whole pandemic thing but I do my best. Last night I grabbed my Canon 1DX II and the 70-200mm and set off for the empty Lakehead University campus. It’s not the lightest walking around combo, but it doesn’t really bother me. I’m used to carrying out cameras for 8-10 a day at weddings. Plus, it is such an amazing combo. I’m glad I ended up using my zoom for the walk as it allowed me to capture my favourite photo of the walk, a fox running around campus, which you can see from the header image.
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Empty Streets with the Fuji X100
This is my first blog post in about a month and I can’t believe how much has changed in that time frame. I’m not going to go into a deep discussion regarding the epidemic is affecting the world, but I will briefly discuss how it effects me, and specifically my photography. Before the virus I would go out almost every day to take photos in the city streets. Since I work from home, and my wife is a teacher, it left me a lot of time during the day. I used photography to get my creative juices flowing before I settled down to do my work from home.
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A Walk to the Ice - Lake Superior
There has been a lot of photos on Facebook in regards to the giant ice along the shore on Lake Superior. I’m not really one to shoot what everyone else is taking photos of, but I knew I had to at least check it out. It’s always amazing, discovering new areas in a city (a smaller one at that) in which you have lived in for the better part of your life. With my Canon 1DX II and my point and shoot camera in hand, I set out to see what all the fuss was about.
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Waiting at the Airport - Canon G7X II
One of my recent camera purchases after selling a lot of my gear that I wasn’t using was a true point and shoot camera. I ended up choosing the Canon G7X II. Seeing as how my professional cameras are all Canon full frames, and I love the files that come from Canon, I decided to give the super compact, but extremely capable Canon G7X II a try. It’s not the latest version, but I rarely buy the latest greatest cameras. A lot of times, I buy older models used or, at the very least, new ones at a discounted price because they have been out for a while, or an updated version has been released.
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Chasing the Light - Canon 5D Classic
It was bit chilly for my latest photo walk but it was the perfect weather. The snow was gently falling, and it was overcast with no sign of sun. I will shoot in the sun, but I prefer gloomy days. I chose to use my amazing Canon 5D Classic paired with the 50mm 1.2. I sound like a broken record, but this camera produces my favourite photos. They have a character and tone to them that no other camera I own can replicate it. Honestly, the other camera that comes somewhat close, is my equally old Canon M. That’s not to say my newer pro bodies don’t produce great photos, they are just slightly different, and not as ‘film like’.
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Foggy Thursday - Canon 1DX II
Often times when I go for photo walks, I simply stick to one area and explore. This time around, I ended up driving to a bunch of different locations. It was a nice change, and it allowed me to capture different parts of the city. The main reason I wanted to get out today for a bit was because it was kind of foggy out. Foggy weather is my favourite kind of atmosphere to take photos in. I think everything just looks great.
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Downtown Evening Walk - Canon 1DX II
This is just a quick post. Anne and I got out the other evening for quick walk around downtown Port Arthur. I wanted to keep testing out the new (yet old) Canon 1DX II. As I continue to use it more and more, I’m realizing how much of a capable camera it is. Not that that was ever in question. Strangely enough, I find myself shooting vertically a lot more. Which is strange because I do have battery grips for all my other cameras.
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Neighbourhood Walk - Canon 1DX II
It’s easy to think you have to go somewhere beautiful to take photos. I think a lot of photographers get discouraged by that thought, and it forces them to simply not take photographs. I look at it a bit differently. I see beauty in the ordinary things. Today I decided to just walk around my neighbourhood and see what I could find. I brought my Canon 1DX II along with the 35mm 2.0. Admittedly, I really wanted to just use my usual 50mm 1.2 lens, but I forced myself to use a different focal length. The great thing about the 35mm is that you can focus pretty close with it, which I love doing.
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Snowy Days - Canon 1DX II
I woke up today, and as I usually do, I looked out the window. To my surprise, I saw snow falling. Lots of it. I knew I had to get out for walk, no matter how cold. I looked at the weather forecast on my phone and it said .. ‘feels like -25’. Yikes. After some breakfast and easing into the morning, I decided it was time. My wife always gets made at me for not dressing warm enough. Well, if she saw me, she would have been extremely proud.
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Gloomy Day with the Canon RP
Admittedly, I have been neglecting my Canon RP. I got it as a back up camera to my Canon EOS R which I love. As I use the RP more I realize (which I already knew), it’s a fantastic camera. It’s smaller and lighter than the R and is just about as quick. I still paired it with my favourite lens, the 50mm 1.2. That lens does add quite a bit weight but it’s still a fairly light combo.
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Kam River Park - Canon R + 135mm
I am very excited for 2020. I play on getting out even more for my personal photography. I also plan on pushing myself a bit more, whether it’s with new techniques or using different lenses. Case in point, I decided to use my 135mm last evening and it felt really good. Admittedly, I usually put my 50mm lens on my camera and call it a day. Using a fixed lens such as the 135mm really forced me to see differently and obviously position myself different, not just physically, but mentally.
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Thrift Store Saturday - Canon EOS M
Today I joined my wife, my mother-in-law and her sister for a full day of thrift store shopping. I’m not much of a shopper but I do enjoy thrift store shopping for the photography aspect of it. Anyone how has seen any of my other posts, knows that I tend to photograph a lot of still life and random objects. I always challenge myself to make the ordinary look interesting.
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Back Alleys with the Ricoh GRII
It’s cold here in Thunder Bay now, especially in the mornings. I’m still trying to get out first thing in the mornings for my photo walk. I do this for a couple reasons. It’s a great, fun way to get some exercise to start the day and also, I get to take photos which I absolutely love. Plus, the lighting this time of year in the morning is actually quite nice. It was a sunny morning today which isn’t always ideal, but luckily the light was still fairly soft. It also forced me to work with shadows.
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Simpson Street - Canon 5D Classic
One of the streets I have been taking photos up and down for the past 10 years more than any other, would probably be Simpson Street. I never get tired of exploring the side streets and back alleys of this old part of town. Whether it’s the small details most people miss or the street scenes, I always find something interesting to capture.
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