Published on October 18, 2009
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Tout deux, moi et ma femme voulions annoncer de façon original à nos parents qu’il serait bientôt grands-parents, je dois dire que j’ai cherché sur la toile à trouver une idée original que nous aurions pus utiliser mais en vain. Nous avons donc pensé à notre propre idée! Mes parents étais déjà en route pour nous rendre visite alors nous avons pensé d’y écrire dans notre cours un petit mot avec des crayons Crayola, couramment utilisé par les enfants et parfois… les grands. Cela m’a prit environ 5min à écrire et attiré bien des curieux et en a fait rire plus d’un, surtout mes parents qui étaient fou de joie lorsqu’ils ont lus la nouvelle. D’ici la, je croit le temps ne passera pas assez vite.
Published on October 12, 2009
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Autumn is my favorite season of all, there is always a cool breeze, huge cummulus clouds and when it’s not overcast, stunning light conditions. When the light peaks thru the clouds back lighting the colored leaves still hanging on, it gives an amazing show not everyone is able to witness. Most places I visited this year had yellow colored leaves mostly because it was land of the White Birch, sometime you could spot the contrasting bright red of a great Canadian Maple. The fallen leaves will again decompose and it will be the beginning of a new cycle for new life. This shot might seem like a water reflection but in autumn with the constant wind it would be almost impossible to get a calm body of water. To get the desired shot I’ve used a low shutter speed of 1/25th at F16 using the multiple exposure Nikon camera has, this was 3 shots panning up.
Autumn Reflection, Daily Point Reserve
Published on September 21, 2009
in Misc.
Yep, a photo tree, even with an explanation or a drawing to show my friends it wasn’t hard to see they were still confused. Before anyone would start thinking I was crazy with my ideas I put a plan into action, on the weekend I went to seek for old wood left by the sea. It wasn’t an easy task has I had to find a tree trunk with roots that could be stable enough and about four rustic log with an about 5 to 6 inch in diameter, everything had to fit in our 2 door Cavalier. After searching for about an hour I had found all I needed and more to go forward with my Photo Tree project.
Where have I gotten the idea? Nowhere, a brainstorm of ideas to better display my work at the Chal-Baie Artisans Boutique was initial reason of all this. This project would’ve never came to life if it wasn’t for my wife for all her time getting the 4×6 ready, my dad for is chainsaw, my friend Daniel for his chainsaw skills and drill bits and Yves for his electric drill. It’s now almost done, there’s a few things to tweak here and there but you will get the idea.
Photo Tree made with old wood log / Original idea by Micaël Savoie
Last weekend I shoot Mikael and Melissa’s Wedding in Campbellton, what a great time I had shooting. They were so cooperative and open minded with the ideas I shared with them, that always makes things easier. I also have to mention Sylvain and Rémi who gave me a hand on several occasion holding up the reflector since it was a bright warm sunny day. Melissa and Mikael, I wish you all the best and thanks again for this wonderful day.
Here’s a sneak peak of a few shots I’ve came across while downloading the few hundred shots taken on 12/09/2009.
The bride
And Groom
Cette année, fut la première à laquelle j’ai eu la chance de voir de mes yeux la fierté des Acadiens et Acadiennes. Il m’est impossible de décrire en quelques mots cette grande fête qui rassemble tant d’Acadiens. Caraquet est une ville qui détient un cachet spécial et les gens qui y vivent sont accueillants et chaleureux, ce qui en fait une ville très agréable à visiter. Festival ou non, Caraquet est un endroit où l’on aime bien aller visiter de temps en temps. La route du littoral acadien est superbe avec ses beaux paysages, que ce soit à Pokeshaw avec son île aux oiseaux ou Grande-Anse avec ses plages et falaises impressionnantes. Ils nous est impossible de passer à Caraquet sans faire un arrêt à la boulangerie Grains de folie et un petit souper au Mitchan Sushi lorsque le temps nous le permet.
Cette année, avec le Congrès mondiale acadien, Caraquet était d’autant plus vivante avec beaucoup de divertissements à différents endroits tels le violon fantastique qui s’est déroulé à la place du vieux couvent de Caraquet. Il est évident que cette année le tintamarre du 15 août qui se déroule entre 18h et 19h suite au son de cloche de l’Église Sainte-Pierre-aux-Liens ne pouvait passer inaperçu. Avec plus de 50 000 personnes présentes pour démontrer qu’encore une fois les Acadiens sont bien vivants et là pour rester. Lili Tintamarre escorté de musiciens y à fait sa première apparition, une géante d’environ 20 pieds de haut dessiné et construit par l’artiste Bernard Dugas et sa soeur Pauline.
Lili Tintamarre créer par Bernard Dugas et sa soeur Pauline
Environ 50 000 personnes ont assister au tintamarre de Caraquet
Lézardom Labo lors du tintamarre
If you ever go to Halifax, you should plan on being there on a Saturday to get the chance to wonder around the the Halifax Farmers Market. It’s the oldest operating farmers market and by far one one my favorite market, you can almost everything you’d be looking from fresh flowers to pottery while having local play guitar or the violin. It’s open year round from 7am till 1pm and located in the old historic Keith’s Brewery Building downtown Halifax. You can easily spend 1h exploring the market, there are lots of different section each of them different from the others.
On a side note, if you’re planning a trip to Halifax, make sure to visit Nova Scotia’s Official Tourism Website to plan your trip, a few highlights downtown Halifax is the visit of the Old Historic Keith’s Brewery, the Public Gardens and while you’re at the door of the largest port in Atlantic Canada why not hop on a sailboat for the evening.
Entrance of the Halifax Farmers Market
Fresh flower area, Halifax Farmers Market
Yes I know, I know, I was inactive for most part of summer with my blog, although I must say we’ve been traveling, hiking and enjoying summer to the fullest. In July the weather was not cooperative but it did not stop us from climbing the northern terminus of the Appalachian trail, Mount Kathadin with an elevation of 5, 268 feet. Last time we had tried to climb it without any luck, we went back in July, it was foggy/rainny but able to hike with precaution has there was a chance of thunder/lightning. Once at the top it was pretty exciting but we’ll climb it again, I sure hope so anyway. I’d like to be able to witness the beautiful scenery of a clear sky day.
Plateau at about 4,300 feet, Mount Kathadin
A few weeks later, me an my wife decided that on our vacation week we’d hike Mount Carleton which is relatively small compared to the previous mountain I had made. Mount Carleton is still one of the highlights of the Canadian portion of the International Appalachian Trail and the highest elevation in New-Brunswick with 2, 690 feet. The day started with the same foggy weather, we took the short way up to mountain and had lunch in the old fire tower. I knew the weather forecast was good before we left so we decided to wait until the fog would lift. We waited about an hour for it to clear up but it was worth it.
View from top of Mount Carleton toward Bathurst Lake, Park NB
Which will be the next one you might think, I still have to discuss with my wife but I’d love to do Mount Jacques Cartier, which is one of the Moutains of Chic-Chocs located in the central Gaspé Peninsula.
Spring is almost over and I was only able to enjoy one evening outside to relax without having to worry about time. Flowers are starting to bloom while some are dancing in the wind with their striking colors and vibrant green foliage. What I intended on capturing with my digital camera that night was movement. How could I accomplish this task around 7pm at night when light isn’t an issue, I could’ve added a polarizer, set my ISO and Aperture to the lowest and use a slow shutter speed but I wanted to try something else.
There are things we tend to forget, it’s always good to try and think outside the box, it can sometime create the most artistic shot and you’ll learn from it. For this one I’ve used the in camera multiple exposure setting, about 8 shots were taken. After looking at my Summer Snow Spirea for a few minutes, I’ve notice that everything was almost moving in the same direction in circles everytime the wind would blow. Here’s a shot done after a few try.
Down the Spirea (Multiple exposure, 8 shots done in Camera)
People usually try to avoid it around sunrise/sunset or even at night but it during that time that the scenery strikes you. I’ve driven on many road in NB and I consider this one to be the best, but the road condition are in bad shape. Driving that road you’re 100% sure to see wildlife so driving carefully is a must. I took it earlier this week, heading toward Edmundston on Sunday night I was in a hurry to get home before dark and missed most of the magic light but I knew I’d be taking the same road to come back home around the same time.
On Monday the weather was really cold for the month of May, wind was blowing with lots of cloud. The light was peaking thru the big white clouds at times but it wasn’t lasting very long before it became overcast again. I’ve stopped the car to one of my most favorite spot on that road and waited for that newly grown green weed be lighten up.
This past weekend I took the opportunity to get out early, something I’ve not done in a while. The alarm clock went on around 6am, grabbed my equipment, 2$ for a Tim Horton coffee that I would grab on my way back home for my wife and left, it was windy, cold but at least sunny.
It’s harder to find places you’ve never seen before or simply overlooked when you’ve been shooting 2-3 years around the same area, you basically have to think outside the box, be creative and open your mind. This is one shot taken on my outing that morning, and yes, my wife was quite happy to get he large coffee with 2 milk. I must say, she kinda like it when I get up early for a photo shoot, I guess she has an idea what I’ll be back with.
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