AMBUSHED OFFICERS
Victims vs. Aggressors Who are the victims and who do you blame? As I read this article from CBC News my immediate concern was for the grandparents of Chris Doncaster…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving. To all my American friends, no I have not flipped my lid. Today was Thanksgiving here in Canada. (The first Monday of the month of October.) Jan and…
Mother Nature 1 and John 0
Did I get beat or did I wimp out? Personally, I don’t know; maybe a little of both. Regardless, I’m disappointed. For a month I have been looking forward to…
Princess Elizabeth, 1951 by Yousuf Karsh
Great portraits – Great people
The original "In Search of Greatness" is an autobiography by the great portrait master photographer Yousuf Karsh, published in 1962. As I reflected on Queen Elizabeth II lying in state…
How did that happen?
How did that happen? It's the last month of summer and this past Friday I got my kayak (The Banana Boat) out for the first time. I'll admit I was…
The changing face of downtown Galt
Change is inevitable. But is anyone asking why the change is happening? Not all change is good. Is anyone asking if this is a good change? Thyssen of Galt is…
Photographing the head – part 2
What happens when it's the head of a person? In taking the photographs the same decisions have to be made. From which angle does it look the best? This can…
Photographing the head
A head’s a head. A head’s a head whether it’s the head of a person or the head of a flower. What they all have in common is their uniqueness. …
Lost lessons
Dating myself, I recall my mother trying to drive home the message “you need to learn to pick up after yourself.” Do mothers ever say that anymore? Is it time…