Canada Day London

Hi,

Last week was Canada Day, and I spent it in Trafalgar Square with my camera doing some event Photography. It was quite a long day (10am to about 2am), it was very hot and sunny (over 30 degrees and no shade) and my feet were killing me at the end. I probably was carrying too much kit (monopod, 1D, 30D, a flash plus 3 lenses and other bits and bobs).

The event was very well run, with Network Canada supplying the volunteers and Rainmaker event managing. Given the fact that it was pulled together at the last moment, it was spectacular.


Enough talk, now onto some photos:

Trafalgar Square:


Alexandria Beck:


Stereos:


Some Hockey on the square:


Other pics:





You can find more photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icemanuk/sets/72157621160270930/

Thanksgiving Ball 2008

This past Saturday was the Network Canada Thanksgiving ball at the Four Seasons in London. One may comment on how early the event is in the Calendar, but the venue is set to close its doors for around a year next month, and that would be a bit late for the event.

TGB itself was pretty fun, and as always I had my camera along to take a few pictures (though I wasn't the official event photographer for the event.) Here are a few of my favs:















More can be found here.

BTW, the excellent Living in London: A Survival Guide for Canadians can be bought through amazon.

Fun with HDR

Here is a picture I took last month that I HDR'd. I'm still quite new at the HDR thing, but I like how this one turned out.



It's a photo from TRS (the Network Canada board of directors annual planning retreat.)



On a side note, if you're in the London area and have some free time (and a DJ) on 30 May, NC is having their annual May Martini Mixer at the RAC. Should be a blast. More details here