In July 2011 I visited my daughter Erica and her husband Jeff Ward in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories. These shots are from the Old Town area of the City
The above frame is from a film of Garijp made in 1955. Here is some background to the film:
In 1952, my parents Jan Tjeerdsma and his wife Aukje Tjeerdsma- Kloosterman, and their three children, Tjeerd (me), Eelke, and Alie, left Garyp and immigrated to Ontario, Canada. They left their entire family behind; except one brother of my mother, Symen, who had emigrated a year earlier. When they left, most of the family assumed they would never see each other again.
So, in 1955, some people in Garyp, ( I don’t know who), decided to travel around Garyp with a movie camera, and film throughout the town, showing many of the residents of the town and their occupations. This film was sent to my parents at that time, so they would have a good memory of their home town. Once the film arrived in Canada, my parents invited several other families, who also had a connection to Garyp and held a special evening when they showed the film. I remember it well, (I was 7 years old). I specifically remember seeing my Pake Eelke Kloosterman one of the town’s milk men.
This film lay in my mother’s cupboard for more than 55 years. When I was made aware it was still in existence. I decided to see if I could have it converted to a digital format and create a DVD. I found someone that could do this and the result is this 38 minute video.
To give viewers an idea of the contents and quality of the film I have decided to separate the first 15 minutes of the video into several 5 minute segments and upload them to YouTube. The version you see on YouTube is a low resolution version, however I do have a high resolution version of the entire video available on DVD. Should you wish to have a copy, please email me at stjeerds@yahoo.com .The cost is $20.00 CAD plus $5.00 for shipping. You can send your payment through PAYPAL
The following 3 links will also take you to the YouTube segments.
Anne and I have now returned from Arizona. We had a blast!. Weather was perfect. It is a state with unlimited photo opportunities. I have included a sampling of the shots I took. On this trip I bracketed most of my shots and then processed them into HDR in Photoshop CS5. I am very happy with the results.
Anne and I will be visiting Southern Arizona for the month of January. My son John will be house-sitting while we are away. I hope to get lots of photography in while we are there and will post some of my favourites on this website when we return. If anyone has any special locations they would recommend please leave a comment.
One of the current popular trends in photography is HDR (High Dynamic Range). In essence it is the blending of at least three photographs of the identical subject taken at various exposure levels (eg: ev=+1,0,-1). The final result can be manipulated to create a very vibrant photo. I went through my portfolio and found a number of photographs where I had bracketed the exposure.
The other day we heard a continuous and loud rat-a-tat-tat-tat, coming from a tree near our home. When we went out to investigate we discovered a huge 10″ high by 4″ wide by 4″ deep hole in an older maple tree. There were huge wood slivers on the ground beside the tree trunk. There was no bird in sight, but the next day I was fortunate to capture several shots of the culprit hammering away at the tree.
I have been intrigued by infra-red photography for some time. Unfortunately my camera does not allow me to take infra red photos, so I have been playing around in Photoshop, trying to produce images that appear to be taken in infrared. I have included some of my trial attempts, a few of which I am quite pleased with.
I have had some fun creating 3-D photos. Visit my gallery
Today I posted some of my photos taken at twilight
