Tlewis Photoblog

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The Trees Were Dancing

Taking Flight

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The Evens @ The Charlotte Street Art Centre (June 18, 2007)
-- see the link for "From Signal To Noise" (my music photo blog) for more pictures of The Evens --

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Contemplation

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Untreated wastewater filters into the Bay of Fundy.
The most depressing thing about taking this picture was that there was a small group of ducks swimming and feeding in the water...so sad.

2007-04-09T21:32:00.000-03:00

Stand Up Like A Champion

2007-04-03T21:24:00.000-03:00

2007-04-03T08:24:00.000-03:00

All Things Illuminated

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Wolf Waits For the Light

Another shot of the amazing ice sculptures at the ATCO Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon during the Canada Winter Games. Today I found a very interesting Day-by-Day account of the creation of this sculpture here: http://www.snowcarver.ca/Past_Glories/2007_World_Tour/Whitehorse_atco/Whitehorse_atco.html

Canada Rocks

I think this was the first time that a complete stranger has ever asked me to take a picture of them. This guy and his friend we met at a bus stop in Whitehorse, while waiting for a shuttle to the athlete's village. Within 10 seconds of seeing my camera, he asked me to take his picture, which I did immediately and quite willingly...while I was taking the shot he kept saying "Canada Rocks..."

2007-03-13T21:10:00.000-03:00

Like Trees

A photograph of the rear window of a city bus in Whitehorse, Yukon.

I've never really been one to take many portraits, but the above and below pictures were taken of two gymnasts that I coach while we were at Canada Games...I was really happy with how they came out, so decided that I would share them.

The following three pictures were taken in Whitehorse, Yukon at the ATCO Canada Winter Games Centre. All three were part of a large ice scultpure in front of the venue, which was somewhere close to 15-20 feet high...and, I might add, were completely breath-taking in their detail and sheer scale.

The Raven Steals The Light

The Raven's Eye

The Fisherman

Poop Squared

Taken on a shuttle bus while in Whitehorse, Yukon at the Canada Games. Guess someone was in trouble.

A view of the mountains North-East of Whitehorse.

2007-03-05T17:01:00.000-04:00

My Heart Glows In The East

2007-03-05T17:00:00.001-04:00

2007-03-05T16:48:00.000-04:00

Let Me Be Blunt With You

2007-03-05T13:07:00.000-04:00

Following the Sun

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The Price Of Oil

2007-02-07T20:40:00.000-04:00

2007-02-06T07:20:00.000-04:00

In The Weather: Snow.

2007-02-05T14:07:00.000-04:00

The Hiding Place

With Arms Outstretched

2007-02-04T21:04:00.000-04:00

An Army Before The Sky

Like A Sentinel Of The Sun

2007-02-01T23:34:00.000-04:00

Like A Tower, Built For An Armory

Fractured and Frozen

2007-01-30T23:37:00.000-04:00

January Has Come

2007-01-18T14:54:00.000-04:00

These Years I Have Grown

2007-01-11T22:26:00.000-04:00

Self-Portrait

Shattered

Reach To The Sky

Buy A Cock and Pullet

14K

2007-01-09T21:03:00.000-04:00

The Shadows May Befall Us

2007-01-08T12:54:00.000-04:00

Remnants From Our Past

2007-01-07T14:00:00.000-04:00

The Distance Between Us

2007-01-06T00:42:00.000-04:00

December is the Darkest

Weathered Beyond My Years, I Wait

The Roots Lie Deeper Than December

My Last Sunrise With You
(Dec 31, 2006)

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2006-10-12T23:49:00.000-03:00

I can't figure out whether I am glad or sad that summer is over and fall is upon us.

Taken on the periphery of O'Dell Park, about 10:45pm, over a 30 sec exposure at f4. The bench sits almost directly across from a grocery store parking lot, which provided a nice source of indirect light for the photo.
Vignetting and slight tonal changes applied with Adobe Camera Raw, and Unsharp Mask filter in Photoshop CS.

2006-10-09T23:47:00.000-03:00

Another alley photo.
This one is taken behind the school where I attended Junior High School. As I recall it, this short alley was where all the "cool" kids went to smoke or make-out.

On the photo:
Taken over a 20 sec. exposure at f3.5 ISO 200 at 18mm focal length.
At first, I wasn't happy with how this one came out...namely, the lens flare from the white light (though I had a good feeling I would run into that problem, shooting directly into the light like that). The other streetlamp just to left of the white light and slightly above the fence annoys me as well, but there wasn't too much that I could do about it.
The more I look at it though, the happier I am with it.

2006-10-08T23:36:00.000-03:00

2006-10-04T00:08:00.000-03:00

Tonight I got to see some old friends rock the socks off this little town of Fredericton.

I was blessed to have met the band Moneen over six years ago in Saint John when our bands played together for the first time. That first time seeing them I was amazed by their energy, their drive, their musicality, and their personalities.

They are amazing people and amazing musicians.

Thank you, Moneen, for the enthusiasm, love, and rock through the years.

More pictures to come, when I have time to sort through them and edit as necessary.

2006-10-01T22:48:00.000-03:00

2006-09-30T13:57:00.000-03:00

Jason of Hospital Grade -- @ the Capitol, Fredericton, NB (September 29, 2006)

2006-09-30T13:53:00.000-03:00

Christ Church Cathedral -- Fredericton, NB

Taken over a 20 sec. exposure at f 3.5

2006-09-28T23:14:00.000-03:00

One of my favorite alleyways in downtown Fredericton, located between the bus station and the Brunswick Street parking garage. It has to be about the darkest alley in the city, and I remember in Junior High School having the impression that very, very sketchy things went on between these two buildings.

Taken over a 30 sec exposure at f3.5

2006-09-22T21:49:00.000-03:00

I came across this baseball field about two minutes from my home one night while driving around. It surprised me because it was just past midnight and the lights were still on...never thought that recreational baseball games went on that late.
Anyway, just after taking a few shots of the field, as I was walking off the field and back to my car, the lights turned themselves off.
I laughed, thinking that the field must have been waiting for me...

2006-09-20T23:56:00.000-03:00

Both of these photos were taken at a small fishing village in Southern NB, near where the ferry to Deer Island leaves the mainland.

2006-09-16T10:14:00.000-03:00

Christ Chruch Cathedral in downtown Fredericton at about 11:00 or so in the evening. Taken over a 20 sec. exposure. Building is a little over-exposed due to a large floodlight on that side of the building, but wanted to capture the sky behind the spire.

Again, taken over a 20 sec. exposure (I believe), around 10:30 or so in the evening.
The river was beautiful that night, as was the whole of downtown as it was the biggest night for the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. There was a wonderful hum of drums, guitars, and horn instruments in the air and a beautiful mist / fog on the other side of the river creating an eerie glow from the streetlights.

I was really pleased with how this photo came out.

Continuining with my recent pre-occupation with long exposure night shots and passing car lights.

2006-09-14T15:36:00.000-03:00

Yet another long exposure night shot, featuring passing car lights.
I was fairly happy with how this shot turned out, except for the bit of a lens flare coming down from the top right hand corner.
Some minor PS work, including inserting a layer mask with a gradient on the right hand side of the photo to limit light coming from our local "Lighthouse" (read: stupidest building in all of downtown Fredericton).

2006-09-10T22:19:00.000-03:00

2006-09-08T10:46:00.000-03:00

I can't find beauty in anything anymore.
This city feels shallow and hollow.

2006-08-27T13:51:00.000-03:00

More photos from Grand Manan...

The picture above was taken from Swallowtail Lighthouse, in North Harbour. If you look closely at the bottom of the picture, you can see the head of a harbour seal who was fishing just outside the weir.

2006-08-26T00:17:00.000-03:00

Cat in a Box

My cat loves cardboard boxes (well, actually, boxes and bags of all sorts...anything he can climb into work just fine for him). Not only does he like to hide in them, climb in them, etc. he also has a strange habit of eating them.

2006-08-20T08:34:00.000-03:00

First attempt at photographing lightning.

After the power going out while at the grocery store, we rushed to get home and not miss the storm. Set-up was a little rushed...
Luckily, there was hardly any rain with last night's storm, which made it easy to just throw the camera out on the front step.

2006-08-19T19:11:00.000-03:00

For my dad: one of his favorite places to eat in New Brunswick, I believe. Anyone who has had any of their seafood will probably agree that it is the best seafood in North America, hands down.
Located between St. George and St. Andrews, NB. Ossie's Seafood

2006-08-19T18:56:00.000-03:00

I finally had the guts today to go look at the old house in Mactaquac, where my family lived through most of my first 18 or so years. I had wanted to see it for quite some time but was always a little scared, fearing that it had fallen into a state of disrepair...it's not quite that bad from the outside, anyway, but it definitely looked a little more unkempt than I ever remember it.

We stayed just for a few seconds (long enough for me to take a shot or two on my camera), but I really want to go back...I would love to ask the current owners if I could look inside, but I think that might be a bit much...and it's probably so different from when we lived there that I don't want to see it.

2006-08-18T21:23:00.000-03:00

2006-08-15T16:04:00.000-03:00

I always feel lucky to catch a rainbow with a camera. This one appeared while crossing from mainland New Brunswick to the island of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy. While we didn't see any whales on the crossing, the rainbow was good enough for me.

The next photo was shot from our campsite in Grand Manan at Hole In The Wall Campground . The night before I had planned to get up early enough to take a series of photos of the sunrise, but had some serious problems getting to sleep due to the lack of background noise. So, when I awoke in the morning startled at the time, I jumped out of the tent and hoped that I wasn't too late to catch the sunrise.

Our campsite in Grand Manan, over-looking the Bay of Fundy. The photo doesn't really do them much justice, but just on the other side of the tent are quite sheer cliffs that fall downward to the Bay. In the far distance you can see Swallowtail lighthouse on an outcropping of rocks.

2006-08-15T15:51:00.000-03:00

One of the best church signs I've seen in a while:

2006-08-14T23:11:00.000-03:00

Taken from Long Eddy Point on Grand Manan, NB

2006-08-13T22:41:00.000-03:00

North Head Harbour -- Grand Manan, NB

For background on the following pictures:
Heroes, not Criminals
Man Charged With Arson

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2006-08-08T22:32:00.000-03:00

Mr. Cat

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Trinity Church -- Saint John, NB

Set of Smoke Stacks from Irving Oil Refinery -- Saint John, NB

Christ Church Cathedral -- Fredericton, NB

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...more from the Oklahoma City National Memorial