Katy and the Bridge, Pt One

Katy and I have known eachother for a few years now and despite talking about getting together again for photos on a couple of occasions, and chatting frequently, we had not been able to do a creative for a while. The last time I photographed her was in 2008 which seems eons ago!

A couple of weeks ago she was nearby so we decided to meet up and here are the results. She is always a pleasure to shoot and is always always kawaii. Domo arigatou gozaimasu, Katy-chan!

Part 2 will be in the next post.

The Windy Day

I had the opportunity to shoot with Nadine again a couple of weeks ago. The last time was a freezing cold day in the winter. This time turned out to be very windy. To the point that I struggled to maintain my balance at times and her hair was going everywhere and with brief momentary exceptions could not be controlled unless she turned her face into the wind: think a wind machine on max and no off switch. :)

Those who have posed for me in the past know I can be a bit of a perfectionist with hairs out of place and so on. So the old me wouldn't have even considered shooting this day let alone suggested doing it, and if I did, I would have got frustrated, and at the very least would have done it all in black and white... :) But I enjoyed the challenge and knew Nadine's long hair would be fun to shoot in the natural wind machine.

And as a bonus, I got to save a couple of tiny tiny fish that were flopping about in the shallow water in the above shot. Changing my ways a little saved lives. :)

These and most images from the past 2-3 years on my blog are available as prints.

Jennifer

I have not had at the same time both the opportunity and the means to photograph people too much in the past six to eight months. There were a couple of exceptions of course, such as Nadine in the depths of winter, but this weekend I was able to go and see Jen and photograph her with her family.

She is pretty much due early next month - and with babies you never know, so I was glad I was able to see Jen and shoot some photos before she had her baby. We spent a bit of time doing photos, and I had a great dinner before I headed out again. There were quite a few really nice family photos of Jen, Mike and the kids, but this was the first image I sent her: I wanted her to have at least one belly photo before she had the baby - just in case. :)

Mike

Oil's well that doesn't end well.

So, last weekend after hanging out with a friend I was heading back and saw these neatly stacked Quaker State 5w30 oil containers and a vehicle battery by a curb in an area cleared for a new subdivision or something. Nice of the construction dudes to so conveniently leave them out in the open when there is no hope of a garbage pick up for months.

These and most images from the past 2-3 years on my blog are available as prints. Mike

The Fallen

It may not do the job of a fence anymore, but the jumble of angles, the lack of uniformity, and the sense of abandon and decay does make for a better image.

These and most images from the past 2-3 years on my blog are available as prints.

Mike

Like the hand of a giant

I saw the remains of this tree which had been cut down very recently - presumably due to it being rotted out. From the road, it looked like a statue of a giant hand with the fingers broken off.

Looking closer at the stump, it was interesting that a splintered skyline had remained and someone had placed a curved section of bark on it link an airplane hangar.

These and most images from the past 2-3 years on my blog are available as prints.

Mike

A long time ago

This was the only sort of lock you needed. A simple iron loop that would mate up with a farm gate latch. Now there are steel vaults, Kryptonite bike locks and remote car locks, razor wire and  thumb print scanners on smartphones.


The march of technology has it's advantages, but it has certainly made life more complex.

These and most images from the past 2-3 years on my blog are available as prints.

Mike

Red Antiquities Building Interior Final Images

Final part of my series of images of the century old Red Antiquities Building in London, Ontario.

Early last fall, I was able to go to London and was given access to shoot some interior and exterior images of the building 'as is' prior to the commencement of structural improvements and renovations. ( Part I with the interior images is here. and Part II with the exteriors is here.) These were shot the same day as the exterior images.

The website for the "Back From the Brink" project is located here and they are actively looking for donations and community involvement in the completion of this large undertaking.

All images are available as prints should anyone be interested.