Hiking the Hilton Trail

Excellent snow hiking day! Didn't have enough time to enjoy the views as the hike pace was a bit hectic for composing and working the shots. Next time, I'll bring my cleats and much lighter shoes so I can double time and catch up faster.

The light hitting the snow was absolutely beautiful. Trying to capture that feeling, the calm and peace of being in the middle of it. No tracks on the blue blaze except from the resident fauna.

From the Junkyard

Didn't post this last year when I went with Glen. Planning to bring a few guys with me when the ground is dry.

Flower Series

Here's to good friends. There ain't much, just a few scattered across the globe. May you be blessed with good health and prosperity for the kindness and generosity you have given me and the wisdom and advise that humbles me.

I'm starting a flower series for 2011. Hopefully a few keepers that's good enough to analog print by the end of the year. Keeping my hopes high and fingers crossed.

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

Window Ice

Too cold outside to do the planned hike so I was stuck indoors today. Played around the ice on the window. Opening a single pane melted the ice. Interesting formations when it had a chance to freeze again.

New Directions

Looking back the past year, there were lots of bungled opportunities and several insights on what to do next time. I tend to leave the area when I'm done with my shots not until I've exhausted all possibilities and that includes looking back before packing up.

It may be different now on as I focus more on the output, the print and how it should look like. More of working back from a perceived end result and that is how I think it should be. I may increase keeper rate but this phrase is pointless when your printing will yield its own unique personality. Repeatable yes but alternative process prints have a distinct feel and each one is unique and different, the subtleties and brush strokes as you lay down the sensitizer.

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At the Allan Gardens on a Cold Night

This has been in my head ever since I passed by the gardens one time and it was all lighted up. It doesn't happen very often but I had my chance on this cold Sunday evening.

Mills Tour and Lang Pioneer Village

A cold but great day to be shooting the different Mills and ending at Lang Pioneer Village at Peterborough.






Finally had a little bit of down time to edit some images.