April 2009 archives

Attitude goes a long way

April 30, 2009 by Younes
During my early morning round on twitter today, I stumbled on a tweep that said something along the lines of Thank God it’s Friday. My heart jumped in excitement and joy (I don’t hate my job, but I really like my week-ends). Then came utter disappointment, well, it’s only Thursday. Fast forward to an hour [...]

Tools of the trade

April 29, 2009 by Younes
“Gotta have a big camera, eh?” (yeah, I live in Canada) That’s a question I often hear when people look at my photographs. My standard answer (after several rounds of tongue biting) is somewhere along the lines of “Yeah, it’s HUGE”. The thing is that the camera is, well, just a thing. It’s true that having [...]

Balancing Act

April 28, 2009 by Younes
After a week of non-technical posts, I am going to spend most of this week discussing, well, mostly technical aspects of photography (sorry Jenn, you know I just can’t resist it). Did you really expect anything different? I mean come on, I am a scientist, hardcore geek, a nerd. And for the record, I fully embrace [...]

Power Showdown

April 27, 2009 by Younes
When I made the image above, I was far from guessing what was transpiring only a few kilometers away, closer to my home, real close. It certainly was an unusually hot and beautiful day, but even as the forecast called for thunderstorms, nothing prepared us for what was about to happen. So here I am [...]

The non-glamorous side of Photography

April 24, 2009 by Younes
They say, better late than never! So here is today’s post, a short one to end the week as you’ve probably had enough of my ramblings so far (I am just pretending that someone actually reads this stuff, see how this parenthesis is just getting longer and longer, I am just drifting to see if [...]
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