Wise Words About Photography

"If I could get one good shot a year...boy, I'd be ahead of the crowd after 40 years!" - Budd Watson





Saturday, October 9, 2010

Fall in Muskoka...Two of My Favourites

Yesterday I had a great day of shooting photos in Muskoka with my friends Tim and Yvonne. We started in Gravenhurst and ended up taking a ride (including a full turkey dinner lunch) on the Muskoka Steamship "RMS Segwun", North America's oldest operating steamship. After our cruise, we went to High Falls near Bracebridge where I shot Little High Falls - one of my favourtes. Then on to Windemere House, Muskoka's legendary resort on beautiful Lake Rosseau. What a fantastic day to view the fall colours, do some photography with friends and spend time in Muskoka. Enjoy and have a great Thanksgiving!












Monday, October 4, 2010

My Fall Photo Drive

Wow!!! Look at me, 2 days of using my camera in the past 3 days. I love this time of year. I didn't find a lot of fall colour to shoot though, but I still have 7 days of vacation to go. Enjoy!







Sunday, October 3, 2010

In Search of Budd Watson

Yesterday I went to Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay Islands National Park with some friends. We had a great time hiking the north end of the island and taking photographs. In light of my recent research into the life and work of Budd Watson (the late prominent Canadian photographer from Midland, Ontario), I was so excited to do this trip. I kept walking around the island, wondering if at sometime during his life Mr. Watson had walked this island taking some of his amazing photos. As I scouted out photo ops and set up some shots, I kept asking myself, "What would Budd do?". I know the answer to that question is that he'd take way better photos than me. Here's a few of shots that I took. Enjoy!





Me on Beausoleil Island (Photo courtesy of Chris O'Driscoll):

Me on the beach at Honeymoon Bay (Photo courtesy of Chris O'Driscoll):