Laughing women
Sept. 16
Sometimes you just catch people at the right time like this
group of women at the Gravenhurst Senior’s Centre. They were laughing for
several minutes and even after I asked them if I could take the photo, they
continued to laugh. Photos like these are among my favourites and why I
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Nature and holidays
Aug 12
I am back from a holiday this week and reflecting on a week
spent enjoying nature in cottage country. A friend of mine once told me if she
brings a camera on holiday, she feels she might miss the bigger picture. I
think that is partly true but at the same time I think just having a
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Triathlon
July 23Sporting events are one of my favourite subjects. The
triathlon in Gravenhurst offered the perfect backdrop with the steam ships and
wharf. I tried to include the ships in many photos, which I thought really made
the event unique. But I then moved around to show different parts of
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Fireworks
July 8Canada Day fireworks or any fireworks tend to be one of my
favourite things to shoot. Usually I get in position early, set up my tripod
and get the right settings then sit back and watch the show. There are
probably lots of ways to get good fireworks shots and I have tried a few. Th
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G8 Mania
July1
Too many photos to ever publish came out of G8 Summit week. I personally wanted to be everywhere at once. I wanted to be in Huntsville where the protests were peaceful but colourful and at the airport where the leaders were arriving. There was so much to photograph and write about. The we
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F8 and be there
June 24
Two fires in one week is a rarity for a reporter in a community newspaper. This week I happened to be in the right place at the right time for a house fire and then a fire at the Purple Pig Bar. Photojournalists have a saying “F8 and be there,” which means being at the scene when news b
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