Late Winter Sun | Melting Ice in the Niagara River

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A bit of Footage of the late summer sun on the melting ice in the Niagara River.

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The All Saints Sessions - Easter Morning Celebration from 1993

Once again I'm posting from what I've been calling "The All Saints Sessions".

The All Saints Sessions are a hand full of old recordings (some Audio, some video) captured in the 1990's at All Saint Anglican Church in Niagara Falls.

I have previously posted Audio from Lessons  & Carols & Christmas Eve Services. Now it's time for  video of the 1993 Easter Morning Celebration.

This is a 25 year old video taken with a consumer camcorder & recorded on a magnetic tape that sat in a box for about 15 years before being digitized. I've done some light colour correction & a bit of work to boost the audio. But, for the most part I've left it looking & sounding like a home video from 25 years ago. A few edits have been made to remove problems with tape and so on but, it's mostly the same as it was when it was shot.

The video has been divided it into smaller pieces for easy posting.

 Part 1

Part 2

 Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Easter 1993 can also be viewed on YouTube & Flickr.

I have an idea that there could possibly be an additional recording hiding somewhere. If any more turn up I add them to the collection. For now all the parts I have of the All Saints Sessions are here on the blog.

PoTd April 16th - Spring Flowers

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 Spring Flowers. Not sure what kind of tree these flowers are on but, we have lots of them in Niagara Falls & & the flowers look great in the spring.

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PoTd - December 18

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Pic-of-The-day - "In the Shade of a Tree".

A November walk through the grounds of St Mark's Anglican Church in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario.

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PoTd - December 15

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Pic-of-The-day - "November Walk".

More photos from St. Marks NOTL.

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PoTd - December 12

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Pic-of-The-day - "Textures".

From a November walk through the grounds of St Mark's Anglican Church in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario.

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PoTd - December 9

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Pic-of-The-day - "Mushrooms".

The first in a series from a November walk through the grounds of St Mark's Anglican Church in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario.

I got a fair number of shots that day, so they'll be spread out til the end of the year.

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November 23 - Daily Post - Golden Hour

Golden Hour

What is Golden Hour & why would  I be interested in it?

Golden Hour is that great time just before sunset when the sun in low and imparts a great warm light & soft shadows. It's a favourite time of day for photographers & cinematographers. The light at this time of day does great things, it can give skin a wonderful glow, it can create nice shadows that give definition without obfuscation. So many people sing it's praises that it is almost a cliche.

Although some of the glories ascribed to golden hour might be a bit extreme it's still something to be explored.

I say explored because it takes a bit of effort & experience to get good golden hour photos, same as with photos taken at any other time.  You can't just say "oh, it's 30 minutes til sunset" and point your lens in any direction push the shutter & be guaranteed a captivating piece of art.

With basic photgraphic techniques, a bit of observation &, probably some trial & error, you can get some really interesting results. This formula of basic techniques, observation & trial will usually work in most situations. This is another reason I used the word 'explore' earlier. When shooting at "solar noon" with the sun directly above you it makes very little difference how you arrange yourself & the subject in respect to the light as it will always be directly above you.  I've heard this time of day called the "ugliest", "most boring" & "worst" part of the day to shoot outdoors using all natural light. The idea follows that the farther away from that light/ sun position your are the nicer or more appealing the light will be.

Obviously with some skill and a bit of kit you can make the light at "solar noon" look much more pleasing and do just about what you want.  But, that's not what we're talking about today. We're talking about exploring golden hour. At noon there's modifying , but not much exploring of the light.  where at golden hour it can be more about exploring what the existing can do for you "out of the box" or "as is".    You look at the sun and the subject and work out from there, you can still add modifiers and other tools to enhance your photos if needed. For me at least,  golden hour is about seeing what the natural light can do alone and building on that. The light might give me something different than I had planned, but that's what exploring is all about.

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PoTd - November 19

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Pic-of-The-day - "Our Star". AKA Evening Sun & lens flare.

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PoTd - November 3

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 Pic-of-The-day - "Golden Hour Light".

Golden Hour is famous for a reason.  It can't fix all your photgraphic problems, but man is it a nice addition to an image.

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PoTd - October 23

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Pic-of-The-day - "Morning Dew".

A nice little scene that caught my eye on the way into the shop one morning.

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PoTd - October 15

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Pic-of-The-day - "Barbs".

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PoTd - October 13

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 Pic-of-The-day - "Dramatic Sky".

A couple of photos on a foggy morning and a lit of work in post and you get something a bit surreal.

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PoTd - September 23

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Pic-of-The-day - "Summer's End".

Photos from the last Twilight races at Fort Erie for this summer. Shouldn't be long til' Fall racing photos are being posted.

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PoTd - July 26

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Pic-of-The-day - "Open Window".

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PoTd - July 11

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Pic-of-The-day - "Morning Sun".
The sun & shadow caught my eye. The shade was especially alluring on a hot summer morning.

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PoTd - July 10

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Pic-of-The-day - "More Flowers".

Flowers in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
When ever  I have time I try to get a few photos on the way to (and from) work.  In Spring & Summer it's mostly plants & trees. In the Fall there's lots of colourful  leaves & yard decorations. Winter is a bit tougher with weather photos seeming to dominate.

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