rockislandimages.com http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog Photo Blog from the island of Newfoundland Canada, regularly updated with new photos, discussions on photography, equipment, techniques, news, etc. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Red Cliff, Newfoundland http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=70 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=70#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:20:44 +0000 geoff http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=70 This was actually my first trip out to Red Cliff, an old abandoned radar station which was part of the Pinetree Line, a series of stations spanning across the US and Canada.  The Line was meant to be a defense against Soviet Bomber attacks on North America……………Turns out it wasn’t such a good investment, as [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=70 Adventures in Infra-Red http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=60 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=60#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:34:01 +0000 Geoff http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=60 One morning a few weeks ago…..before the “mishap” with my knee, I decided to get up super early and go sit in the woods to get some wildlife shots.  Well I don’t know if it had anything to do with the massive storm that was on the way, but there was absolutely nothing moving.
So after [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=60 I mean it this time http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=50 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=50#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:42:44 +0000 Geoff http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=50 I know, I know……….every post I promise that I’m going to start updating again……….then I don’t.  Well this time I mean it, mostly because I have recently destroyed my knee and am imprisoned to a splint, not allowed to bend it for three months. (for any of you anatomy folks…..I ruptured my patella tendon…..not good)
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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=50 Wedding photography is fun times http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=47 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=47#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:31:49 +0000 geoff http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=47 So like I said……..I started doing wedding photography, and it’s pretty fun.  I wasn’t sure how I was going to handle it at first, with the fairly significant pressure of being that one guy who is supposed to capture what is probably the most important day in a couples life………….yikes.
However, like most things I do…..I [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=47 Aaaaaand….we’re back http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=45 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=45#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:18:24 +0000 geoff http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=45 So if anyone is even still coming here……you have no doubt noticed that I haven’t updated this blog in a while.
Well, let me give the excuse that I have just recently come out of what was probably the busiest 6 months of my life.  As you can probably tell from the galleries, I’ve started doing [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=45 Iceberg Alley http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=44 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=44#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 22:07:16 +0000 geoff http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=44 Been a while since I’ve written a post………been a while since I’ve taken any pictures too. The weather chick has been saying that it’s spring for about a month now but it’s still cold enough to freeze your balls off……..and raining 97.4% of the time…………which doesn’t leave much opportunity for taking pictures……….well, good pictures [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=44 Abandoned http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=39 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=39#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:22:48 +0000 geoff http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=39 nlpotographers has sort of a mini contest each month, in the form of a theme. You get to post one photo, and this months theme was “abandoned”. Now see, I’m immediately thinking abandoned house….partly because there is an amazing one back home that I find myself shooting every time I’m there. But then [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=39 New Gallery Pics http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=38 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=38#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:07:39 +0000 geoff http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=38 A few cool shots added to the galleries lately……………..you know…just saying.

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=38 The one that got away http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=37 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=37#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:57:51 +0000 geoff http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=37 Had a couple nice days over the weekend, but not much new to shoot back home seeing as everything is still covered in snow………too much for biking, not enough for snowboarding………so what do you do? You sit in the middle of the woods for an hour and a half hoping some animals will wander [...]

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]]> http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=37 Snowmobile Adventure, Back Country of Rocky Harbour, Gros Mourne National Park http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=32 http://www.rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=32#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:07:23 +0000 boyd http://rockislandimages.com/blog/?p=32 Snowmobile Adventure, Back Country of Rocky Harbour, Gros Mourne National ParkSnowmobile Adventure, Back Country of Rocky Harbour, Gros Mourne National Park

I just returned from a 4 day snowmobile adventure that led our group from Rocky Harbour to the back country of Gros Mourne National Park and back on a daily basis, all via new routes in. The scenery, excellent weather, and ideal snow conditions all combuined for one memorable trip (not to mention the fine [...]

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