The snow is mostly gone, here on the prairies, but it will be some weeks before we see greenery and flowers blooming. I can’t wait! It has been a long winter and I sure could use a bit of color. Late spring or early summer images are great for it because all is fresh and green is bright and not dimmed by dust of late summer days.
We are lucky here in Alberta, because some nights are full of light show. We had a couple of gorgeous Aurora showing last fall and I have managed to capture some shots without leaving the city.
I know, I know it is winter and everybody posts winter photography, but I am not ready for it yet. I see it outside my window every day, so I want to see something warm, colorful and pretty. Hope you are in need of this as well.
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything about Elk Island National Park. So, I think, it is time for some lovely sunset from the beginning of summer, when all was green, flowers were blooming and days were warm and long.
I was playing with 645 Pro photo app on the iphone. It's quite an interesting app, with a lot of options for film and format. Then edited via Snapseed app. They were done while on a walk with Konrad and our little dog Atos. He's not little anymore mind you. I think he doubled in size in the last month and a half. At least he's a good mosquito catcher, of which we have an abundance. Atos is doing his part. Here are some of the photos from that walk. Enjoy!
Mac here... I have been a little silent on the blog lately, as a week ago, we got a new addition to the family. He's a rescue german shepherd, lab cross puppy. He's almost 3 months now, and for the last week or so, has been taking practically all of my attention. As you know, we have rescued 2 little kittens about a year ago, and now with the puppy it a full house. It took the cats about a week to figure out the dog, they are still cautious, but I think they figured out who is the king. So today I took my camera for the first time in a week, shot some playtime in the yard. I have to say, the dog is persistent :)
This is Artur. Artur is a vet by occupation, and photographer at heart. I've known Artur for quite some time, and we've became very good friends. When we have time we always go out on photo shoots together. One day he asked if I could do some portraits of him and his two pals, Gucio and Lala. I think he wanted to see how the images will turn out with my new Fuji X-Pro1. I was very happy to oblige. I think the Fuji did the job very well, but the main thing was that Artur liked the images. That's the main thing... a satisfied client. Personally I don't think, I would shoot these any differently with any other camera. Here are some of the images I like the most out of the session. Enjoy!
A few weeks ago, and good friend of mine and a vet went out to Elk Island National Park, to see if we can catch the sunset. We arrived at our favourite spot by Astotin Lake. I've photographed a lot of sunsets on that lake, and they are always different. Every one. One always meets some interesting people either watching the sunsets, or like us trying to capture it. This time we met Brian. Very interesting character. On the first glance you would not say he enjoyed sunsets. It was not the case. Here are some pictures of Brian, and his little puppy. Enjoy!
This is the continuation of the portrait series with Tuff. Next post I will do show some out-takes from the whole photo shoot. One might ask, why are they in black and white. Well the colors were not that great, lots or browns and blacks, and after converting a first couple to black and white they appeared more lively then in color. Thus I figured the whole series should be in black and white. More shots after the break. Enjoy!
I've been asked by a good friend of mine to help him create some portraits of his dog Tuff. I will not go into details why, because it's not a happy story. Nonetheless we spent good 4 hours setting up different lights, different positions, and just plainly experimenting. We were setting up only off camera flashes with 1 white shoot through umbrella, 1 reflective silver umbrella, and a softbox. We ended up doing a lot more than just portraits of Tuff. In the end we had 4 people in the house, trying all kinds of different things. I found it very educational experience. First off I present Tuff himself. There are more shots of him after the break.
