November 2023 trip from Brisbane to Nelson Bay
22 photos
Charlie and I drove to Brisbane, then down the NSW coast to Nelson Bay, then back to Armidale. This is my first trip with my new-to-me K-3.
Adventures in Cooking
67 photos
Scanning Electron Microscope
37 photos
Images taken with a scanning electron microscope.
Review Rentals
10 photos, 2 videos
Pictures and Videos for use in reviews of rental vehicles or other equipment.
Exploring Australia
343 photos
Travels that take me away from Armidale. Work, fun, random adventures.
Armidale and Environs
338 photos, 4 videos
General photography from my wanderings in and around Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Selling Stuff 2018
80 photos
White Otter Lake Canoe Trip 2018
129 photos
Charlie took me to a large lake she knew well. White Otter Lake, north of Atikokan, Ontario.
Summer 2018
381 photos
Canada 151 Bioblitz
19 photos
I participated in a challenge on 1 July 2018 - Canada's 151st birthday. The challenge was to add 151 different species observations to a Project on iNaturalist.
Culturally Ignorant Cuisine
11 photos, 1 video
My entries for a thread on the SomethingAwful.com forums.
The thread, Culturally Ignorant Cuisine, is for participants to make recipes based on no information at all except their own interpretations...
Personal Favourites
6 photos
Photos of my own that I especially like. Don't expect rhyme nor reason here, just "I like this" about myself.
Fieldwork
143 photos
Pictures of my field work, the people I work with, the places I go, and the science we do.
Summer 2017 / Bruce Trail
49 photos
Charlie hiked the Bruce Trail (!!!) in June and July of 2017, and I helped. I served a support role, driving out to her on the trail on weekends to provide food, recharged batteries, emotional...
Alberta Fieldwork 2017
126 photos
I spent most of May, 2017, in Alberta for fieldwork as part of my post-doc.
Regina February 2016
45 photos
I visited Charlie in Regina in February 2016.
Cottage 2015/2016
150 photos
Charlie and I visited my family's cottage on Lake Skootamatta in eastern Ontario from Boxing Day 2015 until 6 January 2016.
I had not been to the cottage in winter ever (I think), and nobody from my...
Sarah & Chris Wedding
30 photos
My cousin Sarah married Chris in late June, 2016.
They had a professional wedding photographer and I entertained myself with pictures taken from wherever I was at the periphery of the goings-on.
It...
Ness Creek 2016
212 photos
I volunteered at Ness Creek 2016, along with Charlie. We were Campground 3 hosts, for four four-hour shifts.
This gave me plenty of opportunities to see, listen to, rock out with, and photograph...
Summer 2016
576 photos
My summer research and other events in 2016
Regina Reading Break 2016
2 photos
I visited Charlie in Regina over Reading Break in mid-February, 2016.
Maxwell's Concerts and Events
253 photos
My first visit to an evet at Maxwell's in Waterloo, Ontario, was The Watchmen (with East of Avenue) on January 28, 2016.
It's a great place, and I can move around and get close to the stage for...
Betty Crocker Cookbook
33 photos
I have decided to try to prepare every recipe in the 2006 edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook, in 2016
There are 634 recipes in this book, ranging in apparent complexity and difficulty from...
Kitchener/Waterloo and Vicinity
327 photos
General photos from in and around Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario.
Ness Creek 2015
124 photos
I attended Ness Creek 2015, a music festival in northern Saskatchewan.
I had an absolute blast and I'm hoping to get to it again next year!
Seba 2015 Fieldwork
87 photos
Photos of direct relevance to the field work conducted at Seba Beach, Alberta, in the summer of 2015
Qu'Appelle 2015
61 photos
Charlie and I finished what we started in 2013. We canoed the Qu'Appelle River from the bridge where we ended our 2013 trip to Buffalo Pound lake.
Summer 2015
365 photos, 2 videos
My fieldwork and other activities during the summer of 2015. I was working at a wetland in Alberta near the tiny town of Seba Beach, west of Edmonton, with forays to nearby areas and further afield.
Manitoba 2015
90 photos
For February reading break, Charlie and I visited some people in Manitoba.
First, Jen in Dauphin for a few days, then Charlie's sister and nephew in Winnipeg.
Cypress Hills 2013
73 photos
For her birthday in 2013, Charlie and I went camping in Cypress Hills Interprovincial park.
Christmas 2014
33 photos
Charlie and I spent late December in Calgary again this year.
Eagle Creek 2014
28 photos
For our annual May-long tradition of canoeing on a prairie river, in 2014 Charlie and I paddled down Eagle Creek to the North Saskatchewan River, then down the river to Borden Bridge (Highway 16).
Go Slow
155 photos, 1 video
In July of 2014, Charlie and I returned to the McLennan Lake canoe area, a region in the near-north of Saskatchewan - about 100 km north of La Ronge - that we'd visited for a canoe trip once before,...
Live Music @ The Capitol
22 photos
I ended up at the Capitol, a new bar / music venue in Saskatoon on a Friday night.
I had my camera with me, so I decided to try my hand at some concert photography.
There were three acts, "The...
Trans Canada 2002
76 photos
In the summer of 2002 I travelled from Mile Zero (B.C.) to Mile Zero (NFLD) with my friend James.
Captions under these photos are what I wrote in the logbook under the photos during the trip.
BMW Parts
32 photos
My BMW (1996 328is), named Tyra Borealis, has died. She suffered a blown headgasket, the repair of which requires more money than could every be reasonably put into (I won't say "invested")...
Riverwalks
62 photos
Charlie and I have decided to spend more time at the South Saskatchewan river, because it is so close to our home.
Qu'Appelle 2013
99 photos, 1 video
Our second annual Prairie Rivers adventure canoe trip, May long weekend 2013.
Austria
1 photo
In April and early May of 2014 I visited Austria for the European Geosciences Union meeting; I bought Charlie with me and we had a week as tourists before the conference.
We had a fantastic time.
Montana September 2013
26 photos
I visited Montana in September of 2013, to attend the 5th Polar and Alpine Microbiology Meeting in Big Sky. We also had a trip to Yellowstone National Park organized by the conference.
Vancouver 2013
110 photos
In mid-April 2013, Charlie and I visited her friend Ashlee, who was shortly to depart on a cross-Canada bicycle trip.
Christmas 2013
276 photos
I spent the holidays in Calgary.
Me
5 photos
Pictures of me!
Lab & Field
12 photos
A set to gather in one place the photos I think well-represent the work I've done and the experiences I've had during the course of my PhD in the Department of Soil Science at the University of...
Tampa 2013
477 photos
I visited Tampa, Florida in early November of 2013 for the ASA/CSSA/SSSA conference. Before the conference I went on a 1-day tour of the Everglades (organized through the conference) and a 5-day tour...
Arctic 2013
1409 photos
My field campaign in 2013, to Alexandra Fjord on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic.
Zigview
4 photos
Shots taken using the various functions of my Zigview S2 viewfinder attachment / intervalometer / motion sensor.
Blackstrap Weekend
47 photos
The weekend of June 8 & 9, 2013, Charlie and I camped at Blackstrap Provincial Park, about 45 km south of Saskatoon. The weather was rainy and a bit cold, but we had an excellent time anyway.
Saskatoon and Environs
360 photos, 2 videos
Photos from in and very nearby Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This set will mostly exclude Sunday Drive photos.
Rust Repair
9 photos
My BMW has some nasty rust on the rear quarter panel, driver's side. A cut-and-weld replacement job by a professional body shop would cost thousands of dollars, because the panel cannot be replaced -...
Charlie's Visit to Tassie
158 photos
At the end of my 4-month stay in Tasmania, Charlie came to visit me (and take me home). We visited Maria Island, explored a bit of southeastern Tasmania, and wandered around Hobart.
Highlights Reel
200 photos
Pictures I think are representative of what I've seen, what I do, and what people ask me to show. Includes both work stuff (field work in the Arctic) and personal stuff (driving around on weekends).
Sunday Drives
2994 photos, 4 videos
Almost every week I go for a drive, just to explore and take pictures. Some of the pictures I take are not terrible, and end up here.
Scientific & Technical Imaging
3 photos
I occassionally work with images produced through means other than a normal camera, such as scans of DNA-microarrays. This is where I'll put such things when I feel like talking about them.
Hobart and Environs
427 photos
I'm living in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia for the 2012/2013 austral summer. I like to walk around and take pictures, and they need a place to go. So here they will be.
Tour de Tassie
433 photos
Leaving on Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December 2012, I drove around Tasmania, visiting several National Parks and other attractions, and generally exploring further afield from Hobart than I'd been...
Royal Hobart Show 2012
83 photos, 3 videos
Every October, a large Fair is held at Hobart, Tasmania.
I went on the last day, Saturday October 27, mainly for the Circle Work competition.
Chickencheese
23 photos, 1 video
A thread from GWS (goons with spoons) on the SomethingAwful forums travelled through the other subforums, to allow all goons to showcase their skills with chicken and cheese.
Delicious!
SCO 2012
31 photos
Sports Car Olympics 2012, by the Queen City Motorsports Association (QCMA).
Old Film
20 photos
I've been taking pictures pretty consistently since about 1998. Occassionally I run across an old roll of film that never got scanned or the prints are buried in a box.
Great Sandhills of Saskatchewan
189 photos
For Charlie's birthday in September of 2012, we spent a weekend in southwestern Saskatchewan, visiting the Great Sandhills and other areas within the drainage basin of the South Saskatchewan River.
Getting on the Map
45 photos, 2 videos
In August of 2012, Charlie and I spent six days paddling and portaging her canoe around the McLennon Lakes area, about 50 km northeast of the village of Missinipe in central (some would say northern)...
Camera Around the World
15 photos
I'm sending my Canon AE-1, with two prime lenses (50mm f/1.8, 35mm f/3.5) to the goons of the SomethingAwful.com "Dorkroom" photography subforum. Shoot a roll, send it on.
Rosebud River Alberta
85 photos
Over the May Long Weekend of 2012, Requinamoore and myself paddled her canoe down the Rosebud River in Alberta, from the town of Rosebud to a short distance upstream of the river's confluence with...
QCMA SCO 2011
90 photos
Sports Car Olympics 2011, organized and hosted by the Queen City Motorsports Association.
I placed third overall, and as navigator with Elvis (yes, that's his name) placed second in the...
Netherlands 2011
57 photos
In the first two weeks of July, 2011, I attended the European Nitrogen Cycle / International Nitrification Network 2 joint conference, followed by a vacation in the Netherlands.
Norway 2010
77 photos
In June of 2010 I attended the IPY 2010 Oslo conference of polar scientists. Before the conference I took a few days to vacation and explore a bit of Norway. I travelled with a friend from Oslo to...
Autocross
652 photos
Autocross and similar automotive-competitive events that I attend.
Hunter+Laird Wedding
14 photos
On May 15, 2011 two of my friends were married to each other. I served as groomsman to Brian, and I took a couple of rolls of black & white film with me.
Film Test
192 photos
In early 2011 I decided to try my hand at home developing. I bought a kit second-hand from Kijiji, from a man who had decided he had too much going on to add another sub-hobby. I bought some...
Field Work 2008
66 photos
In the summer of 2008 I collected aquatic invertebrates from lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wet ditches on a continental-scale transect stretching from Florida to the High Arctic.
Photowalks
77 photos
Short or long trips specifically undertaken for photography. Not necessarily all walking.
Exploration I - Artificial
41 photos
Urban Exploration, and other adventures that take me into buildings, tunnels, under bridges, and other man-made habitats.
Soil Science Social Events
10 photos
Events organized by the University of Saskatchewan Department of Soil Science Social Committee.
Christmas 2010
46 photos
Photos of family, places, and things taken in Ontario around christmas, 2010.
QCMA 2011 01 01
12 photos
The first Ice Dice rally-x event of 2011, new year's day at SIAST Wascana campus, Regina.
Arctic Field Work 2009 - Alexandra Fjord
190 photos, 1 video
In the summer of 2009, I spent nearly 2 months at Alexandra Fjord on Ellesmere Island, as a research technician.
Christmas presents 2010 work in progress
13 photos
Water Crossings
23 photos
A project started in fall 2010. I'd like to capture on film (not digital) the diversity of ways to cross water people have invented. Obviously this means mostly bridges, but I will also be...
Canadian Light Source
16 photos
On Wednesday, November 3 2010 the graduate Soil Chemistry course was treated to a tour of the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, led by the professor, Dr. Derek Peak.
The CLS...
QCMA 2010 09 19
8 photos
Autocross at 3 Flags motorsport near Regina, September 19 2010.
QCMA 2010 10 24
33 photos
QCMA Autocross Solo II event, October 24 2010
Arctic Fieldwork 2010
51 photos
Photos and such from my 2010 trip to the High Arctic, for fieldwork as part of my PhD.
Calgary, October 2010
16 photos