I am an Uncle now..

I love my sister, she is an amazing woman and I am so happy to be an uncle now.
Congrats Marni and James

If Machines Could Talk What Would They Say?

I love rusty old machines. They have so much life to them. The lives that some machines have seen, the stories they could tell if they could talk. I went on a search for old machines with my Dad in southern Alberta. Just south of Lethbridge we came across some pieces of history. (Please keep in mind that I am a big city kid and am illiterate in farming implements).

We found this piece of equipment abandoned on the edge of a field.
It make me think about the circumstances that led to it just being discarded.
Did he run out of gas, did he go in for lunch and have a heart attack, did the engine
break down or did he just give up and walk away because the land had sucked the life
out of him?...

Close up on a wheel. I wonder how many revolutions this wheel has made?...

The wheel  has sunk into the ground and the grass has started to devour it.

Links of some sort. I love the texture that the rust brings out.

New Friends are the BEST!

I love making new friends. It feels so good to meet people and connect. I went to Toronto for 5 days with Carla to visit her friends Holly and Tyler. A big reason that my our visit was so incredibly awesome was because of these great people. They opened their home to us, shared food and their vehicle. They shared their love of photography, live theatre, live music and FOOD! I am privileged to have met them.

 We made many memories like trying on weird toques..

 

We shot lots of pictures of each other. You can see what Holly and Tyler shot at their blog- http://underourbumbershoot.blogspot.com/

I love being able to share my passion of photography with others. It brings a sense of fulfilment to my soul. I like sharing ideas and concepts with other photographers, creating a community to be able to talk with and shoot with. 

I have seen some groups of photographers who keep all their trade secrets to themselves trying to keep their edge in the market but they end up restricting themselves. I personally want to be able to learn from other photographers and to be able to share all my knowledge to help others just starting out.

How about it then? Are you willing to share with others what you have learned, not just in photography but in life to help everyone become better. Only good things can come from this. I am going to make an honest effort to do this. If you have stories that you would like to share about this I would love to hear them. 

Well, that was a fun speech. I love photography. I want to share it with others. That is that!!

Good day EH!