Photo Impressions, Photography by Pat Beaudoin, Sioux Lookout

The Golden Hours

PatB — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:27:15 +0000

All of these were taken during our camping escapade at Ojibway Provincial Park a couple of weeks ago, beautiful light when the sun gets low. Those are Canada Geese basking in the glow.

By the time I came into a clearing and saw that beautifully red, setting sun it was all but over and too late to run for the right equipment; not my best exposure but had to include it to complete the story. Couldn’t for the life of me figure out why those fishermen didn’t put those fishing rods down and grab a camera!

What Do You Think…

PatB — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:41:15 +0000

… too fluffy an ad for Goodyear Tires?

Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer…

PatB — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:35:15 +0000

Last of the Evening Light

PatB — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:20:21 +0000

I’m really enjoying the colour in these pseudo-Cone Flowers, new to my yard this year. Quick shot with the last of the evening’s light, at 50mm.

Annual Blueberry Festival

PatB — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:46:33 +0000

Blueberry Bert is back and on-hand for Opening Day of our annual 10-day Blueberry Festival. Highlights for me were the Scottish Pipes performance and the fun Pie-Eating Contest, blueberry pie of course. Best of all was watching my three grandchildren enjoying being together again for the month of August.

A brief history of the Blueberry Festival and this year’s Schedule of Events is here.

Changing Landscape

PatB — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:08:49 +0000

Long time since I’ve taken any kind of landscape; these were quick shots, late afternoon at my niece’s home on Sturgeon Lake. Three shots later I was running for the shelter of my car to escape the down-pour.

Only minutes earlier, this was the scene; what a difference clouds make…

Be Still and They Shall Come…

PatB — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:19:05 +0000

… sunflower seeds help as well. Isn’t this Chipmunk just a cutie, look at how tiny his “hands” are! He’s one of four new little ones that we’re enjoying in our yard this year.

For some reason he also reminds me of a wise little gnome – I hate Gnomes!

Portrait of a Model…

PatB — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:01:03 +0000

My granddaughter, Kelsie, graciously agreed to help me out by sitting for some tedious camera practice. We got some nice portraits but I knew the session was taking too long when…

.. her smile began to fade .. her eyes glazed over ..she began to plead

It WAS OVER when an approaching mosquito was mistaken for a monster alien wanting to devour her…. LOL

THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE KELSIE!

(I was experimenting with various reflectors which accounts for different skin tones.)

Mylo

PatB — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:44:06 +0000

My daughter’s family dog, Mylo. I think the simplicity of B&W expresses his gentle nature better than the colour version does.

I have been focusing on portraits this month and photographing little else. Nothing worthy of posting as yet; it is difficult to find models to practice with which makes for a slow learning process. My grandchildren have lost their patience with me but Mylo doesn’t mind.

Mom’s Irises

PatB — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:42:08 +0000

I ran for my camera when I noticed the Irises beginning to bloom. As I snapped along, I thought of my mom as I always do; many years ago after a visit in Thunder Bay, I dragged home a large clump of these Irises from her yard and they have graced my yard since, ever moving and spreading and eventually shared with my daughters as well. Now that she’s no longer with us, each new bloom is a cheerful reminder of her.

I was also thinking about how difficult I find Irises to capture, I’ve just never caught them from an angle that made them very attractive to me – they always looked the same and other than their rich deep colour, were never satisfiying. I even wondered why I was bothering again.

Well, I finally managed to go on and get just ONE shot where I liked the angle I caught the flower from – and one was enough! The background is very different, a bit busy for my norm, but I liked the feel of it for a change. I think a reddish wooden fence in the background is responsible for the red tones and I processed it high-key to emphasize the peeking light that was scattered about.

I am really enjoying this one… thanks Mom!