Yanik’s Photo Blog

Do you have an idea for a video tutorial? Are there photo techniques you’d like me to explain? Would you like me to review a new book, website or software? I have tons of ideas but I just might run out!

So I created a Suggestion Box just for you! Just click on “suggestion box” in the top menu and send me your ideas. Nothing is too wild for me! Challenge me! Remember that this blog is for you so please let me know what you would like to see. I’m not a mind reader just yet. Just remember to keep you suggestions photography related.

I hope you enjoy this new feature on my blog and I look forward to having a full box!

Happy Monday everybody.

This is our first Spring in our new home “out in the bush”. So seeing nature come alive after a cold winter and 12 feet of snow (a record) is awe-inspiring to say the least! I took my canoe out for the first time a few days back and made my way down river to see if the lake had started to melt. To my joy, the currents had melted a part of the ice for about 200 feet in. I got to soak up this unique and beautiful scenery and I saw these two love birds, actually called Common Mergansers, basking in the warm sun on the edge of the ice. What a sight!

Sitting back at my desk transferring the photos from my CF card, I hear a short scratching sound from the window on my right. I peak out and see Continue Reading »

I woke up this morning to a majestic sight. Not 1, not 2, but 3 Great Herons dosing and fishing on the river! This was followed by a pair of Loons making their way up river. WOW! My friends are slowly coming back north and I’m enjoying every minute of it. There’s still about a foot of snow left on the ground but that hasn’t stopped any of the critters from migrating back to their summer homes.

Ok, let me get a little philosophical now…. Waking up to such a sight reminds me Continue Reading »

Well guys…. being a Fench Canadian, I have a strong French speaking following and I was asked why my blog was in English. To be honest, I was torn. I eventually decided to go with English as most (if not all) of my French speaking readers understand English which is not true the other way around. And typing everything in both languages was out of the question since it’s soooooo time consuming. So that was my head speaking….

After discussing the issue with people close to me, I’m happy to say that I found a middle ground. So here it is… posts related to Quebec events or issues will be in French with an English summary. All other posts will be in English with a French summary. Ahh the joys of living in the Great White North! I’ll try it out for a while and hope for the best!

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Mes chers lecteurs francophones

J’ai pris la décision d’incorporer ma belle langue maternelle dans tous mes écrits du blog. Lorsque le thème touchera le Québec, mes commentaires seront en français avec un résumé anglophone (merci de ne pas m’avoir trop tombé dessus pour mon entrée de Ste-Justine!). Tous mes autres commentaires seront en anglais avec un résumé en français. Je vais essayer ce format et on verra bien!

I decided to create a blog because I had nothing else better to do! Hahahaha! Or better yet, I’m a masochistic workaholic who wants to have a burnout before I reach my next birthday!

Actually, I was looking at a way to keep every one informed about ALL the Image-Y websites… in one place…. to actually save me some work! What’s fun about the blog is that I’ll also include personal experiences as well.

This blog will eventually replace my mailing lists therefore I invite you to sign up to the RSS feed (left) to be kept informed every time I update the blog.

All the best,

Yanik