Friend, photographer, artist, historian and fellow University of Edinburgh alum, Jess Lessard, gave me and several other friends a small challenge, to post a photo a day for five days and write a little something about it. (My photo of Johnny Bower was my first submission, since it was a fun story). This photo comes from a draft horse pulling competition in Caledon, Ontario in June 2013. Essentially it's a competition to see whose gigantic horses are the strongest. Bred for ploughing fields and pulling heavy cards, these horses needed little encouragement from their trainers to do what they were designed to do. Above is my official "submission", shot with a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8. Below is a detail shot that I quite like, shot with my Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8.
Tamron
Hockey Hall of Fame Member Johnny Bower giving an autograph on his 90th Birthday
A Hockey Surprise
Working for SNAPD Brampton, I've had the opportunity to photograph some sporting events, including the local basketball team, the Brampton A's, as well as the local hockey team, the Brampton Beast. I went back to shoot freelance on Friday November 14th, 2014, purely with the goal of expanding my sports photography portfolio, which I did (photos to follow in a later post).
When packing my gear, I decided I wanted to go a bit lighter though, and ditched my 30mm prime. I also had the thought, "Why take my flash? I'm shooting hockey. You don't use a flash for that. But whatever, I guess I'll take it. You never know what's going to happen." Turns out that what happened was Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, WWII Veteran, and all-around Canadian hero, Johnny Bower showed up and celebrated his 90th birthday, and I managed to photograph him. Thank goodness I brought my flash!
Caledon Sunset
in Landscape
I went for a short drive, north on Highway 10 into Caledon to catch the sunset somewhere interesting. I could have done with a few clouds to liven up the sky a bit, but the setting sun's light was at the perfect angle to bring out the texture in the wood of these barns and fields.
