A quick weekend getaway to the cottage. Time lapses definitely did not go as planned so keep an eye out for a redo on those. Live and learn from the mistakes.
For anyone in the area, I highly recommend the Segwun Dinner Cruise around Lake Muskoka!
It’s St. Patty’s Day, but the sunset didn’t know it. In my new condo I’ve been meaning to shoot some skyline photos and the planes taking off from the Toronto Island Airport (YTZ), my newest favourite place to fly out of.
Check out the CN Tower basking in a bit of Green LED. I’m going to go kick that crane over because I don’t think asking them nicely to take it down for a bit will get the job done to my satisfaction.
Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines
Toronto Skyline - St. Patricks Day
On my quest to get all sorts of photos I would never see in Ontario, I took an evening hike up to Cecret (or Secret) Lake in the Albion Basin at Alta. An awesome spot, and the hike up is only 30 minutes and fairly easy to do.
I knew something was up when the parking lot was full at 6pm on a Tuesday night. Turns out there were a lot of people up there already, or on their way up. Not ideal for shooting landscape photos, but it was only 30 minutes, no big loss. I was sure as the sun started setting, people would be heading home.
On the way up, I heard rushing water coming from the side of the trail… gotta check it out. Snow in July, Utah is awesome for that.
Another 10 minutes from that spot and I’d made it to the top. Turns out there was a god damn frenzy of people up there. Little kids screaming at the top of their lungs, middle-aged women with bottles of wine, teenagers throwing rocks at the water… all the good stuff you need for landscape photos. So here I am standing on a small rock in the lake, when some kid asks me to move so he can catch salamanders. Hmm… ok, I’ll indulge this for a few minutes. I ask him to watch out for the camera. No such luck… child starts bumping into my lens and almost knocks the tripod and camera in to the lake. Wicked. Alright kid, I’m Kenny Powers, and you’re fuckin’ out!
Thanks for getting outta the way, back to making some bangers.
People finally left, so I hiked up higher to catch the sunset as it was going down over the mountains.
Finally, I passed a bull moose and a family of 3 deer on the way home, but the light was gone. I guess I’ll have to visit them another day.
It’s been a bit of time since I last updated this blog. In that time frame, I’ve managed to fly back to London, Ontario, get my university degree from Western, pack up my house, move everything to a storage locker, book a big corporate client and do a 7am shoot for them, and fly back to Salt Lake City for the next six weeks where I’ll be riding my bike… and that’s about it.
Flying with bikes is a real pain in the ass. Somewhere in the last few months, Delta upped their minimum charge by $75 for a total of $175, which I then have to pay tax on, bringing it to $185, on top of that, it’s a US airline, so that’ll be US Dollars… thanks a lot Delta. If you’re lucky your box won’t get hammer-tossed onto and off of the plane. When it finally reaches you on the other side, the wheels are out of alignment and that’s a few more bucks having a local shop get them spinning in a straight line and less like a taco. If I can avoid flying with a bike again, I will.
Yesterday involved a trip to the Draper DH course. I’d read about it as a decent local downhill bike trail, so decided to give it a go. All went reasonably well, until I reached the end about 15 minutes later… and realized where I was. An hour hike-a-bike from where I parked my car… that really sucked. Never again without a shuttle.
After spending a whole day with power tools to refinish some Muskoka Chairs for the parents, a big storm blew up from the valley and right over the house. After the storm cleared, an awesome sunset with an epic rainbow. Photographers dream.
2006 Porsche Carrera 4S
Actually shot this one last night. Borrowed the car and took it up the mountains just as the sun was setting over the Uinta’s across the valley. Can’t complain with how it turned out.
