Landscape
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In the Shadow of the Moon
A composite of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, photographed at Lake Magog, Quebec, Canada. This composite covers 3.5 hours duration in total, including the entirety of the eclipse, with individual solar images 5-6 minutes apart. All elements of the image were taken at 28 mm focal length from the same camera position, therefore reflecting their true relative sizes and positions.
During a total solar eclipse, the sky turns dark. Near the horizon, however, one can see the distant atmosphere that is outside the shadow of the moon and is lit by the sun, creating the twilight effect much like during sunrise and sunset, except that this happens in the middle of a sunny day!
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Annular Solar Eclipse, 2023
This composite image of the October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse was captured from Kodachrome Basin State Park in Utah. The landscape was taken just before the rising sun cleared the hoodoo, and then 58 exposures of the sun (captured with solar filter), taken 4 minutes apart, covering the entire duration of the eclipse, were added. As with all my astro landscape images, all exposures were taken from the same camera position, using the same lens, therefore accurately reflecting the actual unfolding scene. An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon goes between the sun and Earth while near its apogee (furthest point from Earth in its elliptical orbit), and therefore does not complete cover the sun. While not as spectacular as a total solar eclipse, the “ring of fire” is still a sight to behold.
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Partial Solar Eclipse, 2021
A partial solar eclipse during sunrise on June 10, 2021.
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Total Lunar Eclipse in Toronto, 2019
This image captured the progression of the total lunar eclipse on January 20-21, 2019. The winter full moon was high in the sky and that made it hard to compose an eclipse shot with an interesting foreground … unless the foreground is pretty tall, like the CN Tower! With lunar trajectory information available online, Google Maps, and a bit of calculation using high school trigonometry, Simcoe Park on Front Street, Toronto turned out to be the location where the eclipsed moon could be seen passing exactly behind the tip of the CN Tower. The entire sequence lasted about 3 hours with images taken approximately 5 minutes apart, and was taken on a frigid night when the temperature plunged to -22°C.
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Ocean Dynamics
I spent half a morning photographing the surf from the Pacific Ocean. Every image was different and there wasn’t a dull moment. I loved all the action, how the stiff breeze sheared off the top of the breaking waves, and how the water turned into streaks of blue.
A black-and-white version of this image was selected to represent Canada in the 2024 Four Nations Competition, in which Team Canada won first place.
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Ocean Spirit
I spent half a morning photographing the surf from the Pacific Ocean. Every image was different and there wasn’t a dull moment. I loved all the action, how the stiff breeze sheared off the top of the breaking waves, and how the water turned into streaks of blue.
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Ferocious Lake Erie
Gale force wind sent Lake Erie churning at Port Stanley, Ontario. Winter storms are common occurrence in the Great Lakes, with wind gust frequently reaching 90-100 km/h.
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Unrelenting Waves
Lake Superior, churning from the steady wind on this September day. I wanted to capture the unrelenting waves pounding on the shoreline, sculpting the landscape, as they have been for millennia. A black-and-white long exposure suits the mood.
This image was accepted at the International Salon New York 2021.
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Rushing Waves
It was a particularly stormy late summer day by the Lake Superior shore. I spent a good part of the day watching giant waves crashing into boulders and rushing onto rocky beaches. I thought about how the relentless force of nature sculpted the shorelines over millennia, shaping cliffs, polishing rocks into pebbles, and making fine sandy beaches. I fired the shutter. The moment a wave breaking up on the rock was frozen in time, a testament to the power of nature.
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Sandstone Shore
A section of the sandstone shoreline at the Pictured Rock National Lakeshore in Lake Superior. Lighting was lovely this day with the sun making occasional appearances behind dramatic clouds. A gentle wave made a splash, adding some extra texture to the intricate layers of sandstone.
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Ebb and Flow
A study of light and patterns where the Great Lakes meet the shore.
It was a calm day with gentle waves lapping on the shore. The air was fresh from the earlier rain. As the sun made occasional appearances through the mostly cloudy sky, the receding water line turned into a golden ribbon with ephemeral form. An instant of the scene now lives on photographic paper, but that dream-like summer day will live in my mind for years to come.
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Early Bird
The lighthouse at Port Dover, Ontario basked in the warm morning sun, as a seagull flew by.
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Autumn Glory
Fall colours revealed themselves as the morning fog lifted around Rabbit Blanket Lake in Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario.
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Beaver Dam Sunset
Sunset by Georgian Bay, Ontario.
