Photo Friday's Are Back!

It's been far too long.  But in addition to being back in school, I'm participating in the Photo Friday challenges with Conrad once again.  It's good to be pushing the button again.

Photo Friday:  Evening

The Peace Bridge crossing the Bow River in Calgary

 I wasn't a big fan of this bridge when it was being built, but now that I've seen it for myself I actually like it a lot.  I can see this being the subject and the backdrop for many photos in the future.

Photo Friday: At Play

I'm lucky to have a family that is very accomodating of my requests when it comes to photography.  Some of my favorite photos are favorites not only because of the content, but also because of circumstances surrounding the shot.  This is one of those photos.

 

Our Son, Alex.

This was a fun shot.  It also doubled as a class project shot.  Alex was standing on one side of the tipi shaped rope climber spinney thing and I was on the opposite side.  While is was shooting Alex, Shannon was running around in the snow, spinning us around as fast as she could so I could blur out the background with motion.  I thought it turned out pretty good and it seemed to be well received in class.

Photo Friday: Constructed

This was a concept that I had been thinking of for quite some time.  When they were first introduced people were happy to get a company BlackBerry.  But it didn't take too long for them to realize how much it tipped the scales of work-life balance in favor of the company.

I've seen it time and time again.  It starts slowly at first.  Emails coming in on the "shoulder hours" of the work day and usually containing a disclaimer like "FYI..." or "Don't worry about this until tomorrow, but...".  The disclaimers soon fall away.  Then the emails eventually become immediate in tone,  often demanding a reply in short order.  That's when it happened.  The company now expects you to be available on short notice to answer; available day or night, weekday or weekend to answer to them.  Where's the balance in that?

I took this opportunity to 'Construct' my work around the clock concept by shooting a single BlackBerry and building the clock around that image.  After I was done I thought it would make a cool t-shirt, which you can check out here.  Maybe you'll think it's cool enough to order one too!

Love or Money....?

I came across a Youtube video that posed a simple question.... What do I desire?  In this short video the author suggests a seemingly simple scenario.  Do what you love... if not you'll be trapped doing what you hate only to get by so you can continue to go on doing what you hate.  Seems stupidly obvious when you're on the outside looking in.  Perhaps not so obvious when you're on the inside looking out.

This photo is demonstrative of at least two people doing what the love in one finite moment in time.

Paradise

You can't always judge a book by its cover. 

Maui

It's kinda hard to take a crappy photo there.

Just sayin'.