I’ve been intrigued by star trail photography for some time. What do I mean? Star trail photography is using a long exposure of a clear, starlit sky to produce streaks (trails) caused by the relative movement of the stars as the earth rotates. By aiming the camera at the North Star (Polaris), the pattern is…
Author: shotsbyp
Sports Action: NASCAR
This past Sunday was my annual NASCAR day in Phoenix. Along with friend Barry Stewart, I attended the Advocare 500, named for this year’s race sponsor. There are two NASCAR races each year at the Phoenix International Raceway, one in March, the other in November. I prefer the latter because it is the second last…
Back Porch Sunrise View
Sunrise comes a little late in Canmore these days, 8:41 am today (expecting earlier tomorrow after we set our clocks back). So you can understand that it is not unusual to be up before sunrise, even on a Saturday. I was downstairs for awhile and came up for a coffee at just about sunrise. I…
Scenes from an Autumn Day
Today’s post features two pictures from my recent trip to New Brunswick. These pictures were taken at the home of one of our workshop leaders, Freeman Patterson. It began as a misty day, a great backdrop for photographing colourful autumn scenery. The first picture is one of a stand of birch trees, with a patch…
Workshop
I have just completed a week long workshop on Photography and Visual Design, led by two celebrated Canadian photographers, Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant, both from New Brunswick. The workshop was held in St. Martins, New Brunswick, a small seaside town on the Fundy coast of the province, about 50 km (30 miles) east of Saint…