Oh how I miss this drive!!!

This morning I woke up to rain and fog and it got me a little down but not for the usual reasons rain and fog get me down. Normally rain and fog means lots of traffic and idiots on the road for my mornings drive to work. Today wasn't really any exception but that's a story for another time. No, today reminded me of the exquisite landscape that we saw in Scotland. The low-lying fog that hung over the tops of the mountains as the sun tried ever-so-hard to peek through. It was amazing then and it's still crystal clear in my memory now.

Here's a little glimpse in to what we enjoyed on our honeymoon!

t.

Marcelo's Office...Round Deux!

Hey Kids,

Well not 24 hours after I asked "what would be next?" to happen to Marcelo's Office, the battle continued. This time, "Marcelo's Petting Farm" was turned into "Marcelo's Winter Fantasy Land!" It was quite hilarious but you must see it for your own eyes!

Enjoy!

t.

Marcelo's Office

So there is this battle going on between a couple of guys at work where they do fun stuff to each others office's. Nothing really harmful, just playful banter. The pictures I have included below are from the first time something MAJOR happened to one of their office's (I say office but it is really a cubicle). This was November 9th...I give you "Marcelo's Petting Farm!"









I wonder what will be next?

t.

The Rush is on...

So, I have been neglecting you again. So sorry am I! Despite having promised that I would try harder, I simply haven't. But there's a good reason my friend: there just isn't enough time! Dana and I have been busy arranging the last minute details for our impending reception this weekend and it seems like there hasn't been even a moment for fresh air. I certainly would love to post more, but I simply can't. Not now anyways.

Give me a week and then we will see just how frequent things are!

(that is of course if you are still visiting by then?)

t.

CK with....hair?

So in starting this blog based around my photography, I am forced to look back into the vault, something I haven't done in a long time. A quick scan this morning found an interesting picture of my buddy Chris. You see, Chris hasn't had much hair for a while.

Insert Exhibit A:



So when I saw the picture below, I couldn't resist! It was taken at our good friends Yvan and Kathryn's wedding last September. At the reception, Chris had to sing a song and part of the act that the DJ made him do was wear a wig and a big set of lips. I believe he was singing a Stones song but I could be wrong. Chris, if you are around, pipe in and let us know!

Anywho...enjoy today's picture.

t.

From the Photo Vault!

Back in Autumn 2005, my then fiance now wife was in a community play called Taking Sides. This play ran for (I believe) 3 weekends at the Dundas Theatre in Dundas Ontario. "Taking Sides is a 1995 play by British playwright Ronald Harwood, about U.S. accusations against German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwängler of having served the Nazi regime." The cast was excellent and their performances were stellar.

So I thought today I would post a picture that I took of Dana in that play.

Enjoy!
t.

Photoshop and the "Art History" Brush

So believe it or not, I have had a little bit of spare time over the last two days (I KNOW EH?). And when I have some spare time, I enjoy reading tips and techniques to better my photography. Upon reading PBase's latest electronic magazine (www.pbase.com/magazine), in the Photoshopography section (Page 14 onward), there was an interesting technique by Stephen LeQuier explaining how to use the Art History Brush. It is a pretty indepth technique so I won't go into too much detail here but I decided to try it out on one of the pictures I took in Scotland. In lamens terms, the technique allows the user to "paint" over an existing image using the data and colours below it. You are essentially creating an electronic painting.

If you are into this sort of thing, I suggest you try it out. It's a pretty cool technique.

Here is my first attempt.

The Picture:



The Painting:



That is definitely a technique that I would like to get better at. I believe that a Graphics Tablet would come in real handy when trying to paint those thin edges. Of course, maybe I just picked a really difficult image for my first attempt. Oh, well, who's judging?

t.

The Best Band in the World!

Ok, so everyone has their favourite band. Everyone thinks that their favourite band is the best band for whatever reason. This is no different. Ever since I can remember, I have been listening to a Canadian band called The Tragically Hip (www.thehip.com). The have been together for 20 years and have just released their 13th studio album. They have evolved over the years (like any good band does) but they still remain untouched in my mind. Their music is poignant, historic, moving and poetic, all at the same time. There are not a lot of bands out there that have had the same 5 members for their entire career and it shows. These guys truly are family.

So enough about the history, let's see the present. The band is currently on a "Multiple-Show Small Club Gig" tour in Canada. This doesn't happen very often because here in Canada, they sell out 20,000 seat arenas in less than a day. I was lucky enough to be able to go to the 4 nights that they played at the Phoenix Concert Theatre (The Phoenix) here in Toronto. I was also lucky enough to be able to shoot all 4 shows. Below are just a couple of snaps I took over the 4 nights as well as links to the full galleries.

Please enjoy and if you haven't heard The Hip yet, please do yourself a favour and pick up one of their CD's.

t.

Night 1: Sunday October 22nd, 2006.



Night 2: Monday October 23rd, 2006



Night 3: Wednesday October 25th, 2006



Night 4: Thursday October 26th, 2006.