Steampunk Cowboy

This is a shot I took as part of a massive Steampunk photo shoot at FanExpo 2011.

I did some minor editing of the shot in Photoshop including the removal of a few background people and changing the shot to sepia.

I love Steampunk, but this shot still needs something... maybe as simple as vignetting it but damned if I know right now.

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More of Emily in Niagara on the Lake

A few more shots from the photo shoot with Emily. These shots were also taken in Niagara on the Lake, but instead of the park these were taken in a cemetery and down by the beach.

Messing around with sun and flares on the lens. I was probably laying on some one's grave as I took this shot.

In front of a small mausoleum in the cemetery.

The same mausoleum.

Down by the beach. If you look closely you might be able to see the little old Korean man who asked to have his picture taken with Emily soon after I shot this reflected in her eyes. OK the person you might see is me but I promise the old man is behind me somewhere.

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Slightly Adventurous Photo Journey in Black and White

Here are the same two shots from the last post in black and white.

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Slightly Adventurous Photo Journey

So the other day I found myself with an open afternoon and a chance to finally go take some shots of a waterfall that I have always liked. The only problem was the shots I wanted to take of the waterfall involved me getting below the falls. This involved climbing down into a ravine and shooting up at the falls from below, this is where the slightly adventurous part comes in. Getting down the ravine while somewhat treacherous was not too bad thanks to a well placed rope, what made it adventurous was the fact that I had no idea if I could get out again. As it turns out there were lots of people down there so I knew getting out couldn't be too bad. Seriously, I had no idea it was such a popular place to go swimming.

Here are a couple of shots that I took and there are definitely more to come.
Yes I used photoshop a little to increase contrast, and colours a little.
And yes my shoes were soaked as many shots I took while standing in the stream, river, whatever you want to call it.

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Emily

I recently did a photo shoot with a good friend of mine who is always willing to have her picture taken. We actually spent quite awhile doing this as we were constantly changing locations and occasionally dealing with an old Korean men who wanted to and did have his picture taken with  Emily.

These shots were taken in Niagara on the Lake in a local park with a small amphitheatre and my daughter's guitar. All of these shots have been edited in photoshop in various ways.

I will post more of Emily from the other locations soon.

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A couple more Carnival Shots

Just a couple more quick shots from the carnival.

It's kind of embarrassing that it took me this long to change this picture to a sepia tone when you consider that this was the type of image I had in my head when I was taking the shot to start with.

This is another of the fireworks shots. It is actually quite a bit of fun taking these so I think I will have to take a shot at lightning sometime. Guess I will actually have to pay attention to the weather more.

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Walk in the Forest

Back in April we had some extremely nice weather so one afternoon we took our little girl for a walk in a local park. She loves parks and has really taken to walking in the woods lately so this was perfect for her.

After clearing the fallen tree, she spent the next several minutes throwing sticks and branches on the path to block my way.

I do not remember at all what they found but she was enthralled, until she later found an old spoon.

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