Slave Lake 2009

Every year, we make a trip up to Lesser Slave Lake and camp with a group of friends & family. The fishing is pretty good and the lake is...well, it's a lake. As a photographer, I much prefer the grand vistas of the Rocky Mountains...but there are still some good photographic opportunities to be had if you are creative.






This is Canyon Creek, also the name of the village and campground.




My Wife loves these tree shots, I must say, I like them too.




And of course, the obligatory sunset shot. Life is pretty good when it's July and you can set up your tripod, sit back and have a beer while waiting for the sun to go down. At that time of year, that far north, the sun doesn't set until after 10:00pm. I may have had time for more than one beer. ;)


More photos (for friends & family) can be found HERE.

Forrest likes his new house

As some of you may know, we recently moved into a new (older) house. We are a lot closer to friends and family now, which is great for us and will be even better for Forrest as he gets older.
The downside to buying an older house (in our price range) was that it required a lot of work to make it livable for us. It's been a long month of painting, laying new flooring, replacing lighting and plumbing fixtures etc. It's still a long way from done but we are finally getting settled.

Forrest has been a little trooper though the renovations...he's had to spend a lot of time 'trapped' in his exer-saucer...but now that we have gotten rid of the rather disgusting living room carpet he is free to roam about...which is perfect timing for him now that he can 'army crawl' like a champ.

Anyway, here are some new photos of Forrest at 8 months old.

Lightning

Out at the farm one night, there was a big thunderstorm heading east toward us...so rather than running for cover, I grabbed my camera and captured these shots.

Hair Models

I've been sitting on these for a while and now that the competitions are over, I'm finally allowed to show off these photos I took of hair models. These were done for a high end hair salon, complete with professional makeup artist and fashion designer.

Portraits

Here is a selection of portraits I've shot...I won't say recently because I've been lax at updating the ol'blog...but here they are.








Not really a portrait...but I thought it was cute.

Birthday Party

Here are some photos from Forrest's cousin Reid's 1st Birthday.

My wife made these great (and fully edible) 'Shark Cupcakes'

Forrest doesn't crawl yet...but he's very good at getting around via the log roll.

Outside in the sun, he had to borrow a hat...it's a little big.
This one is still big but it looks a little cooler.
Piggyback ride from Uncle Mike.

Six Months Old

I took these shots on the day that Forrest was six months old. He is in his Jumper...he loves jumping....and thank goodness because it keeps him occupied and out of trouble while we make meals for him and ourselves.