Beach Photo Club 2012 Calendar launch

President David Sweeney of the Beach Photo Club (BPC)
invites you to attend the launch of yet another exciting
initiative that celebrates the Beach.

THE BEACH 2012 CALENDAR
On September 6th at 7:30 pm at Community Centre 55, the Beach Photo Club, a community non-profit organization, in partnership with Vistek and Community Centre 55, will launch its second-ever professional-quality calendar focused on the Beach community.
Sponsored by Vistek, the calendar is an initiative that will support arts and social services in the Beach community while celebrating the Beach. A portion of each sale will go back to BPC and Community Centre 55 toward their valued programs.
The beautiful pictures in this calendar were taken by BPC members and were juried and selected by a panel of notable local community members. Featuring forty-nine spectacular images of the Beach, this stunning photo product is a practical calendar that emphasizes the seasons in the Beach, and includes photo tips for all who want to sharpen their photographic skills.
The calendar will sell for $20 and is available through club members, Community Centre 55, and selected retailers.
This launch will include an exhibit of the 13 main images, many of the club photographers whose images grace the calendar and some of the individuals who played a key role in the juried selection of the 2012 calendar photos. Please join us to celebrate this unique community endeavour.
Information:
Nancy Culver, Community Centre 55 416-691-1113
Mike MacLaverty, Beach Photo Club 416-690-6405
Community Centre 55 at 97 Main Street is accessible by TTC: Main Street Station

(Preview of my image "The Gazebo Painters" appears above here as a sample)

Doors Open Toronto 2011

Thank you to all of those who dropped by at Black Creek Pioneer Village this weekend - May 28th and 29th 2011. If you would like more information on my work, please feel free to contact me directly at lxdesign@rogers.com. I sell my work in several different ways, including framed and unframed prints, greeting cards, and more.

You may also have learned about my Millworks project while you stopped in to see my Pioneer Photography display. I also photograph historic mills. You can check out some of the images on my flickr page at www.flickr.com/lxdesign

Thank you, and hope to hear from you soon!

MILLWORKS 2011

Come and check out Millworks 2011, opening on Monday May 2nd 2011, and running until Thursday May 26th 2011. Millworks 2011 will also be on display at Black Creek Pioneer Village on May 28th and 29th for this year's Doors Open Toronto event. David will be at the Town Hall at Black Creek giving advice to th public on photography of historic buildings. Please drop by if you can to either the exhibit or Doors Open at Black Creek.

Japan photo industry distupted by tsunami quake....

The recept earth quake and resulting tsunami in Japan has affected the photography industry pretty heavily. I found an interesting article on the subject at Adorama.... http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/Japan-photo-industry-disrupted-by-quake

Happy New Year

Welcome to 2011, and another year of great photography. As I start off the new year with a new camera model, I would love to share with you a sacred moment that I got to share at the Toronto Zoo this past Thursday. While testing out my brand new barely hours old D7000, I got to witness the arctic wolves howling. Apparently this is a common occurance, but rarely happens during visiting hours - only early in the morning, or later in the evening according to zoo staff. I captured the image of this fellow on a hilltop in their enclosure, and as you can see the air was cold enough to show his breath. What a sight! Happy New Year to all.

Algonquin Moose

On Monday September 27th 2010 I trekked up to Algonquin park, coming from Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve where I was staying that weekend. My intention - to shoot Oxtongue Rapids for sunrise, and then venture over to the Opeongo road to see Moose. Well... Moose is exactly what I would see that day, and lots of them!

As the morning proceeded at Opeongo road, I did the usual drive slow up the road and scan left and right looking for any sign of wildlife - like many do every day. Once I reached the lake, it was time to turn around, and then come back the meadow where the new bridge has been built. This would turn out to be the spot of gold. We tracked a bull which appeared to come out suddenly from nowhere. He came to the point in the meadow, and then back towards us to the bridge, then crossing right over the road, and up into the hill where the hydro line was. Obviously he knew this path well, as he had no problem forging his way between a group of photographers and nature watchers that has massed. We would follow this guy for the next couple of hours, as he made another appearance not 20 minutes later into the second meadow. My favourite shot of the day was from his second pose, where he stopped to take a drink of water in the river. The river was nice and calm, and I got the perfect reflection shot - a great nature story ineed! Thank you to the Moose of Algonquin.

Fall Colours Are Coming!

As we approach the end of September, leaves are starting to change all around us! This is my favorite time of the year, with warm days, and cool nights making it wonderful weather for being outdoors. I have also been spending a lot of time on the weekend's this past month up in Haliburton at the Haliburton Forest Wildlife Reserve, where my wife and I lease a campsite, and have a trailer on our site. Last weekend we observed a very nice start to fall colours in the highlands of Haliburton. The forest property borders on Algonquin Park - and from what I observed - I am thinking that the upcoming week will definately be prime time to visit Algonquin park for fall colours.

We may get a nice showing right up until the October 2nd/3rd weekend, but I believe that by Thanksgiving weekend, we may have significant loss of leaves - this is just my prediction - I could be wrong! In any which case --- get outside - and check out the fall colours in your area over the next few weeks - 2010 should be an awesome year for colour.

Have fun, and keep shooting!