Daniel Marchand

Friday, February 20, 2009

Friday video

Canon is launching its new TS lenses this week; a replacement for the 24mm/3.5 and a new super wide 17mm/4.

This Keith Loutit time lapse video (Bathtub IV) gives a good idea of what can be done with TS lenses. The song "Clementine" by Megan Washington is also very catchy.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Winterlude

Last weekend was particularly good for the second weekend of this year's Winterlude.

However, skaters had to wait until noon on Saturday to get on the Rideau Canal.

This gave them time to see some of the artists carving their ice sculptures at Confederation Park. Here are a few pictures of Suguru Kanbayashi, at work carving his prize winning sculpture.

On the Gatineau side of the River, families were enjoying the activities of Jacques Cartier Park.

I was particularly attracted by this snow sculpture. Wonder why?

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Ottawa Winter Night Sky

"Maman", Louise Bourgeois' sculpture of a spider seen on a very cold winter evening (-23 C) earlier this week.

Snow Carver

A lonely snow carver working on his sculpture yesterday afternoon on Dow's Lake.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

"Expiration Notice" vs Magenta's "Flash Forward"

As I am reminded that the deadline for submission to Magenta Foundation's "Flash Forward 2009" competition for emerging photographers is being extended to January 17, 2009, I discover a new blog and website for emerging photographers: "Expiration Notice".

I, along with many of my contemporaries, have long wondered why Magenta, and many other organizations for that matter, are limiting participation to their competition to photographers who are 34 years of age or younger. Can't anyone over 34 be "emerging"? Stan Banos and Mark Page have heard the same cry and are providing us with an alternative, "Expiration Notice", which will be limited to photographers worldwide who are over 35 years old with no current gallery representation. They are now taking submissions for the first edition which will go live in February 2009. The deadline for submission is the 31st of January.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

TS lens trials

After being so impressed with the photographs done by Vincent Laforet with the TS (Tilt-Shift) lenses (check the CN Portfolio series), I decided to rent the Canon TS 24mm f3.5 lens for the weekend and try it with my 5D. Although it takes some getting used to, I managed to get some shots I am happy with. If you check Vincent Laforet's blog entry for today, do not miss the HD videos he is making with the new EOS 5D MkII soon to released by Canon. In particular the aerial shot of New York taken with a TS lens.

I am no Vincent Laforet, but here are two of the shots taken on Sunday with the TS lens (click the photo to enlarge):