Blog: Jay Kerr

"August 19, 2008
Photography in Northern Ontario
My photography road trip was better was better than expected with Lake Superior Provincial Park being the big surprise. If landscape photography is your thing then this park is a must stop on your travels.

I camped at the southern end of the park in Agawa Bay. The Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 17) takes you to the north end of the park in less than an hour but in between are an endless choice of trails, lakes, waterfalls, valleys and rugged coastline to photograph.

Every trail and location I visited was more impressive than the last. Each of these locations was never more than 10-20 minutes apart which is astonishing when you consider that you can drive for hours across Ontario without the landscape changing very much. The close proximity of trails, coves, and scenic lookouts is perfect for the photographer that wants to shoot multiple locations in a morning or evening.

If it was raining at the north end of the park I was able to travel south for 30 minutes where I had perfect conditions for an 8 km hike. Some of the coves had strong mist and fog in the mornings but if you travelled north 10 minutes you had warm morning light. Incredible...."

Jay Kerr, a web designer in Toronto, Canada, talks about his recent trip to Northern Ontario on his blog, The Wonderful World of Bombippy. Check it out!

Thunder Bay: Photography

Ted Tiboni


Garry W. Michaluk


Dan Collins

See more fantastic pictures of Thunder Bay at TBsource.com

David Kennedy - Photographing Loons

"The cry of the loon reminds us of our northern lakes and captures the wildness of this environment. In a similar way, seeing a loon is a wonderful experience to be remembered. On your cottage dock, you may see one swim by and, as you are boating, you may see a pair fishing out in the lake.

Photographing a loon, however, is not as easy as it may seem. The loon may not be close enough for your camera and lens combination. If that is so, you can try an environmental portrait where the loon is part of the photo but not the photo. If you do want to capture a portrait of the loon, you will need a longer lens such as an 80-400 mm zoom (which is an effective 120-600 mm lens on most single lens reflex digital cameras).

Even if you do have the loon (or loons) within reach of your camera, you are often faced with difficult lighting. The light may be too dark for a moving subject or you the light may be casting harsh reflections on the water that distract from your subject. You can compensate somewhat by choosing a higher ISO for the dark light and using a polarizer for the reflections. Or, you can wait to find better light on a bright but cloudy day.

Waiting is probably the most important trick to photographing loons. If you wait, you can study their behaviour...."

Read David's great photography tips on OspreyBlogs !

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day

Northern Ontario
Mitchell Gerskup @ July 29th, 2008




Check out Mitchell's entry at Lintbox

Focus: John Izatt

Check out John's Beutiful work at jbipix.blogspot.com

Blueberries in Northern Ontario

by Danno-3 | July 16, 2008 at 07:08 pm

See this on NowPublic.com

Jessey James

Someone has been taking some amazing photos in Sudbury, Northern Ontario.



I've come across the page several times now and with every new posting I find myself impressed over and over with Jessey James' work.


Check out the pictures at Flickr

CJ photographer places 3rd in national competition

" By THE CHRONICLE-JOURNAL
Monday, July 7, 2008

Chronicle-Journal photographer Sandi Krasowski has won an award in the News Photographers Association of Canada‘s second annual National Pictures of the Year competition. Krasowski‘s photo of a water rescue in June 2007 on the Current River in Thunder Bay‘s north end received third place in the spot news category, in which there were 62 entries. The National Pictures Of The Year awards competition was created by NPAC to recognize excellence in Canadian photojournalism. NPAC is a volunteer-run, non-profit association comprised of professional and student photojournalists in Canada. "


So I found this article on Thunder Bay's Chronicle Journal page, and then proceeded to search the internet, trying to find the winning picture. I looked for the News Photographers Association of Canada that handed out the award, and apparently they're a secret association, because I can't find an official website for them at all.

An article written by Deborah Jones says "The association says it’s dedicated to “quality and ethical photography in journalism,” and the awards aim to recognize excellence in Canadian photojournalism."

Hmm... for an organization that's so dedicated to photography in journalism, you'd think they might remember to SEND THE PICTURES with the press release.

*shakes head and rolls eyes*

I'll keep looking folks!

In the meantime, congratulations Sandi!

The Chronicle Journal