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For this image I take us into the highways of the sky, back to a world I know so well, back into something of a real emergency in my studio the other night.
“Airway 401″
Highway 401 runs along the Nothern shore of Lake Ontario, connecting the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal. An airway follows the same path, only a little wider and thankfully somewhat higher. It is one I’ve travelled several times, flying at over 1000km/hour and leaving those annoying little trails of white water vapour behind.
Last week, the sun had just set, and my final images were made with my lens pointing into the sky south of nearby Belleville. Pressing the shutter I recorded the various states of contrail decay to the sensor in my camera, which in turn passed the 19mb of RAW data onto one of my older compact flash cards. It appeared to load onto my Hard Drive OK, until…….
… from previous post.
I’ve recently found harmony, a place where I can sense my spirit dancing with the energy within the passing clouds and singing with the birds in the treetops. Waking up each morning in a place I described in an earlier post as my “watership down,” I have every reason in the world to protect everything about what is around my new home. Every day is an Earth Day here.
My wife named our small 40 acre farm “Sengdroma” which is Tibetan for “The Protector of Herds.” I think it is a fantastic name which embodies everything about how we intend to manage the land, the animals we want to bring here, the animals, flora and fauna that already live amongst the trees, ponds, and grasses.
As a photographer I look forward to photographing the wild life, the moods and the little moments that mother nature provides. Long term we plan a small additional building in which we can share and educate those who visit. Space that will provide studio and gallery opportunities for myself and a creative studio overlooking the lands we manage and the skies I enjoy.
Living in the heart of Prince Edward County, near the quaint town of Picton, I have great access to the surrounding scenery, lake Ontario, and many other interesting places, whilst being about 2 hours drive from Toronto. There is also a fairly large population base within 45 minutes, although most are over the bridges on the mainland.
But in my books, living at the wavelength that I enjoy is key in allowing the creative ideas and energies to do their stuff, and as I unpack items and start to organise my computers, printers and other equipment in the basement under our house, I look forward to a life sharing my view of the messages and emotions from the world around me.
I’m off to enjoy the sunshine! Steven
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Today is earth day. There will be a lot of stuff about turning out lights, probably a bash at air travel, supermarkets, gas prices, hybrid cars, the list goes on. How we must plant more trees, do more of this less of that. How we must convince politicians….
“Bethel Road Sunrise”
However the real answer to our problems is in principle simple - plus it’s free.
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“Grand Designs at Sandbanks!”
18months ago I bought a tripod, it’s one of the most critical photography purchases I’ve made. And at about $1500 for the base, ball head, clamp, and attachments, it needed to be right. I could take the family on holiday for this, or add another useful lens to my camera bag!!!
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It doesn’t bother me how many “keeper” images I make from any one trip, month or year. If I’m meant to photograph something then I will, it’s quite simple. I do not get over excited about trying to hunt images, of course I am always looking for potential “image zones,” but my favourite images are those that have come to me when they are ready. Some are spontaneous, right moment, right place - point, shoot and score.
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Its all been a bit quiet here recently. That’s because the past few weeks have been tied up with moving home from our previous base in the artistic community of Bear River in SW Nova Scotia, Canada. My families new home is in Prince Edward County, which is a little rural island in Lake Ontario about two hours drive from Toronto, filled with artists, vineyards, and little cafes to drink soup bowl sized mugs of ethical coffee while chatting the day away.
My two boys and I in front of our truck, we thought that adding the flag would improve our chances through Quebec!!
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