Brian Atkinson Photographer

The Biking is Done (for 2011)

brian — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:48:48 +0000

A great day today. A great day yesterday. Nine below or five below and sunny is perfect for hiding in the woods and spinning a mountain bike. The four k. to get to Woolastook was a bit chilly- windy to be sure, but once inside the park and working the trails all was well. Icy in some parts, but usually room enough to use the crusty snow to stay upright and lots of room to do loops and let’er rip when the trail opened up. So that be that according to the weather man for 2011. A great year that taps out at 8950 k on the bikes. Not bad, not bad at all. And heck, only two days until the new season starts. Bring it on. Bring it on.

This is the End- The Bike Season Officially Closes-

brian — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:48:33 +0000

Okay, I got to stretch it out a bit by giving up my toes- but heck I didn’t even know they were frozen till I got home and they started to thaw out. Still, nice to ride until almost the end of December even if the temp was around nine below. Not so cold that I couldn’t get 50 last k in. Yippie. Only a bit over two months till the next go round. Now where did I put that trainer.

It’s a Dirty Job or Biking in December

brian — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:09:26 +0000

Nice to be back home after two months in Costa Rica and Honduras, but how can they compare to biking in December in the rain and sludge, or reaching for your water bottle and finding not a drop to drink as it be frozen like a Mr. Freezie. But back on the bike is all that matters. Even if the season must surely be over.

A New Look

brian — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:03:32 +0000

A new camera means a new way of shooting and a bit of boost in the desire to see new things department. So, yep, I have a new Olympus E-PL1 with a 14-42 lens on it. Love it. Great image quality and very easy to use and carry. Should make a nice back up to the Nikons or a great travel camera all on its own.

Foggy Foggy Day

brian — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:55:50 +0000

Well it isn’t always sunny on the Bay of Fundy, but missing a ferry can yield some photo ops when the fog rolls in. I had just missed the ferry from Deer Island over to Campobello and was standing around wondering what to do when the fog lifted just enough to see these fisherman gathering the day’s harvest of rock weed.

Set for Take Off

brian — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:09:32 +0000

Whale watching has to be one of the most exciting things going, and whale watching on the Bay of Fundy has to be one of the best places to do it. Yesterday I was out with Peter Wilcox of SeaWatch out of Grand Manan, and we couldn’t have asked for a better day. Calm seas and sunshine and, after a bit of a hunt, Right Whales- lots of excitement, but this Gannet made for some great photos as we steamed out. Nice to be ready. Nice to have fast autofocus and digital technology. I’m not saying you couldn’t get these shots in the past, thousands did, but it’s nice to have equipment that allows you to think only of the subject and not the tech part of the world. Go Nikon Go.

The Bull Fight

brian — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:41:03 +0000

Just back in Canada after three weeks in Europe, most of it following the most twisted roads on the map- of course that means the least visited places on the map as well. And places where everything happens by chance and good fortune. We had just pulled into a town north of Sevilla in Spain, looked like another quiet town of sun-drenched, white-washed houses with a touch of Africa thrown in, when Steve discovered a bull fight going on up the road. We caught the last twenty minutes of it- can’t say I am a big fan and the matador in this contest took many a stab before he brought the bull down making it look even less glamourous. I’ll post a few other shots later today from the fight and more later from the trip. Still ice on the river here in NB. Hard to believe.

Bull Fight

brian — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:37:06 +0000

Just An Another Snow Day

brian — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:35:58 +0000

Sitting inside and working on the computer didn’t seem right with all that great white stuff coming down, and besides with winter tires on the sporty car, I couldn’t refuse a bit of slip sliding away anyway. Snow plows were out which is always fun to photograph from the other side of the road. And lots of room on the side to park so not getting spattered was assured. Changed the lenses in the car and went out when all was clear. Now back at the computer but at least it is dark outside.

Fresh Flowers

brian — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:02:45 +0000

With a wind chill nearing minus 40C it wasn’t a day that called on me to be outside, camera in hand, but then again the sun was shining and when it hit these tulips that had just passed their best-before date, out came the camera for some playing around. The manual focus 55mm micro lens by Nikon is perfect for these kind of shots- it focuses close and very accurately. Hook it up to a digital camera and the trip from shooting to emailing it out is down to under five minutes- slightly faster than the two weeks I had to wait for Kodachrome to make it back by pony express.