Sam’s Photo Blog

CNE, Canadian National Exhibition, is opening in less than a week, I happened to walk by while they were assembling the various rides and booths.

Very interesting to see how the rides fold together and for transporting to different venues.



Advanced tickets are $11, anyone interested?

Time is flying by and things have been pretty hectic. This past week I was playing around with the Lensbaby Composer with a custom made aperture with some really cool effects.

Recently I just wander around the city without worrying about how to compose the shot or think about what lens to bring.

Sometimes I kick myself for not having a camera on hand but it is quite refreshing to just explore and enjoy the setting.

A vibrant sunset near Dongguan. I was so tired the camera was set at ISO1600 and then realized I had gotten off at the wrong train station…

Waiting in the rain. I covered him with a few more umbrellas!

My 5-week journey in Asia is coming to an end. Time to start packing again, see you in Toronto!

Time flies when you are having fun. I spent some time wandering around Boston in the wee hours and it had a very different feel compared, the street performers and crowd has disappeared, leaving the historic buildings behind.

Quincy Market, I got in trouble for ‘wandering’ in while they were cleaning…I didn’t know any better :P

The Rosebud Diner near Davis Square, Somerville. You can only get away with the intense pink neon lights with such a classic setup.

Running into a war veteran and chatting with him. Inside, the war has never really ended for him and substance abuse is one way for him to get away.

I didn’t expect to do much at the Aquarium initially but turned out there was a little of different stuff going on. It was really neat working alongside the biologist and trainers that oversee the well-being of the animals.


I spent a morning with the group that maintains the large area for the penguin exhibit. Here they are feeding them fish and logging them so they don’t get overweight.

Rockhopper Penguin

African penguin moulting (changing fur)

Me in a wetsuit for the morning. The penguins knew I was new so were poking at me curiously.

There are always lots happening the Giant Ocean Tank…

This cownose ray is fast swimming bugger!

In the Animal Medical Center they were doing a check-up on recovering stranded sea turtles.


Whale watching, this time we spotted 2 humpback whales logging near the surface. The size of these animals are just baffling!


Tomorrow I will be starting a 2-week roadtrip with Anthony, John, and Ludwik. Just putting us in a van would be an experience by itself, with insults flying everywhere. We have started a blog, Engineering East Coast Expedition, for updates along the way, see you there!

I am in Boston this week visit fellow Azure Dynamics co-workers as well as doing some photoshoot for the New England Aquarium.
I think the feeling of being done school has finally sunk in.

This animation was taken from Brian’s balcony near Yonge & Bloor. Lens used was a lensbaby with a home-made spiral aperture.

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