Today the veterans who fought in the Battle of Britain and flew bombers into the heart of Germany were honoured at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. These men flew against overwhelming odds being vastly outnumbered by the German Air Force and those in the bombers flew missions unsupported by fighter aircraft, until later in…
Today was the celebration and remembrance of all those sailors who, during World War II, sailed the ships that made the convoys across the Atlantic Ocean to help feed the Allied war effort and played a significant role in the Battle of the Atlantic. The ceremony was held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa…
August 9th is a day to honour and remember all Canadian peacekeepers who have served or are currently serving in support of peace operations around the world. This date was chosen to commemorate the events of August 9, 1974, when nine Canadian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt and Israel lost…
Crysler’s Farm was the scene of a seminal battle in Canada’s history in 1813 and celebrated its’ 200th anniversary this past weekend. To commemorate the event, the Friends of Crysler’s Farm Battlefield Memorial hosted a large scale re-enactment event that consisted of an 1812 encampment (Americans and British), daytime and nighttime battles, native dancing, a…
I had the pleasure to do a photoshoot for a young woman who wanted a couple of headshots for use in her business as well as a couple of shots that showed a different side of her. We’re very pleased with the results. Have a look under: Galleries -> People -> Courtney’s Photoshoot or http://www.richardlawrencephotography.ca/rlpgalleries/courtney/
I have started looking at how to use High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) into some of my photos and started with a simple study of our cat looking out the window. The HDRI is supposed to provide an increased dynamic range of light by compositing several different exposures of the same scene. In this case,…
Went back to the photoshow today to pick up a couple of seminars but also got to do a bit of a shoot with a professional model. Follow the link to some more shots. I haven’t processed them yet but other than a little brightness, they look pretty good. http://www.richardlawrencephotography.ca/rlpgalleries/model/
Today, the Animals in War memorial installation was unveiled in Confederation Park, Ottawa. It consists of an information plaque, two bas relief plaques of animals in war, and a sculpture of a dog acting as a medical assistant. The following photos don’t follow the ceremony but are here to show the installation and some of…
Here are our pictures from Paris at the link below. Keep in mind these are holiday photos, not fine art. Many may appear to be the same but probably have a subtle difference such as a different focus point (hand in one, face in the other). Some won’t make sense without an explanation (such as…
We have had notice that a photo of one of our cats has been published in the 365 Cats 2013 Page-A-Day Calendar published by Workman Publishing Company of New York.