Trip to Maine, as seen threw my iphone...

Its truly incredible how good the iPhone camera is. I can at time take some really amazing photographs. It also helps when you are photographing, a beautiful place.

Maine was spectacular. We took the back roads on our way down. Threw White Mountain National Forest.

It was a sight to behold, one that the iphone camera could not capture. It was more spectacular than any photograph I took.

Then Maine, its beautiful beaches, and endless ocean. Beautiful quaint holmes, medium sized holmes and giant plantation style holmes.

Standing on the rocks looking out at the Ocean, I was at peace.

I closed my eyes and felt the wind rush round me.

The sounds of the waves crashing against the rocks,

It was like taking a breath of fresh air for the first time.

Every problem, all my concerns melted away into nothing,

Standing on the rocks looking out at the Ocean, I am at peace.

We were informed that during the fall and winter, the population of Maine is approximately 7000, But in the summer months it grows to a population of 77000 people.

We then went and visited the beaches, they were incredible.

They seemed, at some points as though they went on forever.

What really caught my eye, were the patterns left in the sand by the tide.

Like the peaks of mountains pointing towards the water.

Later that night we had a fire on the beach with some of the locals.

A joyful group that welcomed us among them and treated us as friends.

We played and sang songs together, with the endless crashing of the waves all around us.

Later on in the night as we were putting out the fire and getting ready to leave the tide had come in and covered most of the area that we had played in before it got dark.

As we filled the buckets with water to put them out, we noticed a glow in the waters edge.

There were thousands of little minnows or plancton, or bugs that were swimming and glowing.

It was beautiful,

The next day we visited Boston, where we met a slew of wonderful people at Church.

After our meetings we left and started our journey back home.

We were blessed with beautiful weather and spectacular scenery once again.

After dropping of Haedrian in Montreal, as we drove across the Champlain Bridge the sun Started setting. It was the longest Sunset I remember witnessing. It must have lasted for at least an hour or more.

As I stared off into the sunset, a smile appeared on my face as I looked out at the silhouettes of the passing landscapes, my thoughts turned to home, to the people I had missed, the friends and life I was coming back to. It was a great trip, a wonderful experience, but I was coming back home.

Creme Brule

4x5 Cameras - Architecture

These are a few pictures from when I was in college. My first experience with doing architecture with a 4x5 camera....

It was a great time. But doing it alone it hard work. Luckily for one series my homeboy J.M. was there to help me out!

The government building was my backup project, incase my main focus did not turn out.

I chose the Observatory as my main focus because one of my ancestors helped build it.

Its a part of my history, and therefore a part of me.

Doc Dave

Holga - Street Photography

Hello people of the Blog, ...

So if your just tuning in now, I am going over some of the work I have done recently.

This series was an attempt to do Street Photography with my Holga.

I wanted to see if I could shoot from the hip and capture the elements of the street and accurately as i have with my 35mm slr.

It was a fun experience, I really enjoyed doing it. I always seem to have more creative ideas when I go out shooting with J.M.

I think that my experiment was very successful. People did not seem to take notice of my toy camera and seemed to just ignore it.

On top of that the shutter on my holga is pretty discrete so that worked out perfectly!
I think I was able to get some really neat shots!

My favorite shots are the one with the guy at the bus stop and the one with the man at the homeless shelter smoking. I just like how they captured the people.

But I kinda like the picture with the beard man walking into the frame too. Its fun!

I really enjoy doing street photography, its always exciting to see what I come back with.

That is the major reason I enjoy film so much. It takes allot more patience and work. But you end up with more interesting results.

Dont get me wrong, I still love digital. Its perfect for weddings, comercial, portraiture etc...

But when it comes to my art, my creative side, I love film.

Thats it for now,

Doc Dave, over and out.

Experiments with my Holga - LDS

I admire these 2 individuals.

Harry and his firm handshakes.

Erin and her sassy wisdom.

But they both got BIG hearts...

"Keep on, keeping on..."

Experiments with my Holga - Clouds

I have always loved looking up at the clouds. They fascinate me.

I love looking for shapes in clouds, I guess I have an overactive imagination!

I can stare at the clouds for hours, and by taking these pictures I can, I can stare at them forever!

The shapes that usually stay for only a moment are immortalized forever.

Experiments with my Holga - The Canal

Going back in time on this one...

Me and a few friends had a blast on the canal this winter.

I brought my Holga along because it was compact, lightweight and perfect for occasion.

I took shots all along the way, reloading the film as I went along.

I was cold that day, so we were all bundled up. That gave me the chance to wear my balaclava, it makes me feel like I'm a Ninja!

I shot mostly Ilford Delta 100 and 1 roll of color film that my homeboy J.M. gave me.

Ill be going back in time for the next few posts, trying to bring some of my recent exploits to light.

I'm exited for some critiques and criticism of any kind, positive or negative Ill accept it and appreciate it.

Let me know what you think.

"A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ~Chinese Proverb"

Doc Dave

Experiments with my Holga - The Street People

I heart my Holga!

I have to admit that she is my favorite camera. I take her with me everywhere. She always surprises me in the best way possible.

She is discrete and stealthy.

And as you can see does the job on the streets that I need her to do!

These are a few shots that I took walking the streets of Ottawa with my homeboy J.M.

I heard some funky sounds and looked up at the corner of Bank and Somerset. Low and behold a group of rough looking fellows we serenading the public with joyous sounds.

I just could not resist and decided to capture the moment. Later I would find out from a friend that they were, in fact, a local band that played folk music.

You never know who you'l run into on the streets...

Doc Dave