Cooler weather is here for awhile and for most of us that is a good thing. For some it doesn't mean an end to swimming lessons. This photo is taken with a Pentax K10D and a Sigma 70 to 300 APO lens. We have lots of cameras and lenses in stock today, maybe too many. It is also a good day to buy a new camera. Bill

As you may know it has been very hot in Grand Forks. On our deck in the shade it is 40c plus every day. Leif, in Iceland, these are for you, Laura's pictures of Gus and Oliver, which may give you a feel for how hot it is.

Time for a new photo or two. These fawns have been in the yard most days.

We see this mother and her ducklings often, but not with good light and when I am ready with a camera. Just another photo opp. that starts with 'while washing the dishes'.

Young bucks, morning light. Another deer photo, there are several young bucks out in the morning kicking up their heels. Their antlers are growing and some of them will be quite large come fall.

We were making changes to our web site that took longer than planed. Its good to have everything working. This weekend I took home a Nikon D40x with a Nikon 70 to 300 VR lens to test. This photo, my nephew Stefan took of one of our many dear. Dpreview.com have posted their review of this camera which is very small and light and with a VR lens very nice to use. Its priced right too. Bill

Bob the beaver is still around he swam by last night, but while I was looking for him the other morning this raccoon ran by. Sandy has a story to tell of going out on the lawn in the middle of the the night to chase away a stray cat but it was no cat, but Bob, when she got within three feet he sort of growled a little. She came to find me and he was gone. This is her story but remember it was in the middle of the night.

While walking to work through the cemetery today, I was surprised by this fawn beside the path. I have started taking my camera home every night for the wild life out the window so it was on my back with a long zoom lens. I was able to take a photograph without getting too close. I didn't see Mother deer but she could not be to far away.

We are back from a short break and there is always many things to do. Here is a photo I thought you just had to see, Looking out the back window, the front of the house faces the river the back of the house the road, I saw my first fawn of the season.

Update, this camera will be here soon and we are taking pre-orders at a cost of 849.00 cnd. www.contactphotoarts.com

Hello All, Bill is on a well deserved vacation so I felt it necessary to make one of my oh-so-scant blog posts.
Sigma Photo, a leader in the making of glass, has announced the introduction of a compact camera. Now, many people do not know that Sigma makes SLR bodies, but the truth is that indeed they have and continue to. They have been quite good too, but for a long time the SD series lacked the appeal of the major markets outside the fashion industry. The new DP1 should change that, as it uses the full 14mp Foveon X3 chip, giving the camera very good overall image quality. Maybe I can convince our favorite camera guru to order one...

Two more bird photos today, panning or moving the camera with the birds is fun because you can never be sure what you have until you view the photos. The action says more than the detail and the surprise one finds in the detail when frozen in time.

Before the sun was up this morning, out of the woods came a group of geese and their goslings. They were different colour and size because of their age. As a group they made their way up the river looking for their breakfast so after a few photos I left them to enjoy the bugs while I finished my bagel. Bob the beaver swam by yesterday but he didn't stop for a photo. Bill

Something I think I relearned this weekend is always have a camera ready. There have been a few photos I have missed because the camera was in the camera bag with the wrong lens. Not this one, we hear pheasants all the time, often see them fly by, but they are very hard to photograph. This was taken through the window as he was running away. Bill

This photo was taken for our ad in this week's Weekender Magazine. For people finding their way to my blog because of that ad, welcome, if its your first time here. The info you may be looking for on photo printing and print fading can be found by going to the bottom of the page and clicking on old posts. For other people the ad I am referring to has very many words and when I am able to link it, it will be here. I need Max's help first. Here is the link Bill

Here is a photo of two customers, Mrs Robertson and her daughter using our photo ordering station. We are very proud of what we have accomplished by building our own software solution so it is easy to order digital photos from your cameras memory card. After years of looking at software solutions from photo companies and being frustrated at what they had to offer, the solution was to build our own. For most photo labs this would not be possible but they wouldn't have someone with the talent of our IT person Max Milaney on staff. The ease of use and features our order station offers can not be easily described, but something I would like to show you if that was possible. The next step for us is to add it to our online photo order web site as option # 3

The first light this time of the year is so nice. This photo is taken with a Pentax 10 to 17 fish eye zoom at 10mm. It is about 180 degrees and has been fixed a Little for distortion. I haven't seen Bob the beaver lately but there are deer in the photo. Bill

Happy Mother's Day Mom. Today was our first family day in the store for the season. I know you don't need a new camera and I'm hoping my sister gives you flowers, so I thought a family photo of us would be nice. Also, you were just the 1001 visitor to my blog. Hope to see you in June. Your son Bill

While filing my photos today I found this one. How many deer do you see in the photo? Clicking on the photo will enlarge it on your screen.

The deer and I were watching for Bob the beaver today, we did catch a glimpse of him swimming by. By watching these deer it should not be to long before we see the first fawns of the Spring. Bill

Here is today's best of Bob, I named him Bob. The river still will come up another meter or so, and this might change Bob's eating habits. The goose just kept flying by until I took his picture, I think he may be jealous of Bob. Bill