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PETERBOROUGH COLOUR : Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal some camera time while running about doing errands with him in the Northern Ontario community of Peterborough. I need two DSLRs, one for colour and the other for B&W. Peterborough in colour ...............................

PETERBOROUGH COLOUR

Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal som ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 7:13am PST

PETERBOROUGH BLACKEN : Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal some camera time while running about doing errands with him in the semi-Northern Ontario community of Peterborough. This is only my second foray into B&W. I need two DSLRs, one for colour and the other for B&W! Peterborough in black and white ...............................

PETERBOROUGH BLACKEN

Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal som ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 7:29am PST

Nuit Blanche 09 : This is our second year attending the Toronto Nuit Blanche, dusk to dawn Art Festival. We must have walked 10 to 15 miles or more, crisscrossing the city core to visit as many exhibits as possible. This year, despite traveling light and leaving a 30 pound gear bag at home, I struggle all night to get the elusive, keeper shot. Oh well, after 10 hours we arrived back home at 6:30a.m. the next day, exhausted and pleased with the evenings entertainments.

Nuit Blanche 09

This is our second year attending the Toronto Nuit Blanche, dusk to da ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2009 7:30pm PST

Toronto Football : An afternoon right on the playing pitch of a Toronto Football Club soccer match, organized by the Sony Alpha Camera Company of Canada. Thanx SONY......... Stv.

Toronto Football

An afternoon right on the playing pitch of a Toronto Football Club soc ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2009 11:15am PST

Your Bio

Hello, my name is Steve and welcome to my humble photo gallery. I have owned a camera in one form or another for most of my adulthood, aiming to capture some of life's memories, also better known as snapshots. Since going digital a few years ago, everything changed photographically speaking by permitting more creative control over the captured image process. However, I still struggle with the hardware and the software equally, which should qualify me as a Certified Perpetual Newbie. Anyhow, this is where I park my images, gathered about from my wanderings. If you are compelled to pick a favorite image or leave a comment, please do. You the viewer determines the "Most Popular Photos" gallery content posted above.

Thank you for visiting.

Steve Beland

For additional information, please contact : stvbelandATrogersDOTcom


NOTE: The photographs displayed in this gallery are available for SALE. These images are the exclusive copyright properties of Steve Beland, unless otherwise noted. If you wish to use my photos for private, public, commercial publication, charitable, hot-linked, web, blogging use or otherwise, please contact me for permission of usage.

Galleries

Cobourg/PortHope : A smattering of selected summer weekend images from across two Lake Ontario waterfront towns, Cobourg and Port Hope, Ontario.

Cobourg/PortHope

A smattering of selected summer weekend images from across two Lake On ...

Updated: Aug 15, 2009 12:13pm PST

OLD REDS : Wandering about the shoreline of Lake Ontario on a recent road trip in the Cobourg and Port Hope area, we stumbled upon this interesting little patch of real estate. Sorta like a graveyard for dead firetrucks, but really, they are part of a larger museum collection, patiently waiting their turn for refurbishing and restoration at the (humble) Canadian Firefighter's Museum. Mmmmmmmm, sure looks like a photo-op to me! * NOTE: A posterization filter was used to obtain the blocked colour look for additional depth perception. ** LINK : ( http://www.firemuseumcanada.com/index.html )

OLD REDS

Wandering about the shoreline of Lake Ontario on a recent road trip in ...

Updated: Aug 11, 2009 7:57am PST

Rib Fest : My first shoot in B&W plus after a full year of ownership, I finally took my "new" 50:1.4 out of the box and on a stroll for the first time with it to a local fund raising Rib Fest in Pickering.

Rib Fest

My first shoot in B&W plus after a full year of ownership, I finally t ...

Updated: Nov 03, 2009 12:05pm PST

Autumn Cornucopia : About mid-summer, I made a mental note to come back to this location with my trusty shooter and take a few snaps. Although I think I missed the peak shoot time by about a week or so, I did manage to steal a couple of keepers just the same.

Autumn Cornucopia

About mid-summer, I made a mental note to come back to this location w ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2009 5:50pm PST

Pickering Village : Jazz in the street. Pickering Village(AJAX), an historically preserved, quaint, little 19th. century Victorian enclave located in the heart of Ajax city, is hosting the annual weekend main street jazz festival for 2009. A few captured moments of this picturesque village and plus a little of all that jazz.

Pickering Village

Jazz in the street. Pickering Village(AJAX), an historically preserved ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2009 9:21pm PST

Pickering Pioneer : Fathers Day! The teen boys went that away, so the wife and I went the other and we found ourselves here, in an authentic, relocated pioneer village out, into the near country side of Ajax, in Durham County. I've ridden past this community project dozens of times on the road-bike and have never gone in, even though it's only a few short miles or so from our home. It was a pleasant day well spent and practicing my composition skills.

Pickering Pioneer

Fathers Day! The teen boys went that away, so the wife and I went the ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2009 10:56pm PST

My Neighbourhood : Early spring, summer and fall walkabouts about the neighbourhood, all close or within walking distance of our home in south Ajax, ON, Canada.

My Neighbourhood

Early spring, summer and fall walkabouts about the neighbourhood, all ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2009 6:54pm PST

BRIGDEN FAIR : BRIGDEN FAIR : near Sarnia , Ontario, Oct.2008

BRIGDEN FAIR

BRIGDEN FAIR : near Sarnia , Ontario, Oct.2008

Updated: Oct 19, 2008 10:45am PST

EAST COAST , Canada : This gallery collection is my first experience in Digital with a DSLR camera (Minolta-7D) and that I was also trying to master on the fly and while on a vacation road trip. The result, is this collection of images, captured while travelling through several East Coast Provinces of Canada and Quebec with my family in August of 2006. Your comments and observations are most welcome. Thank you for visiting. (Gallery Update: Added New Photos May17th.2008 - *** ALSO SEE THE NEW "EAST COAST", CANADA PART II "THE OUT TAKES GALLERY" ***) LINK: http://Stv.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=4960142&AlbumKey=HmQNF

EAST COAST , Canada

This gallery collection is my first experience in Digital with a DSLR ...

Updated: Dec 13, 2008 7:14pm PST

Winter White : Winter White : Yes, it's winter in Ajax again, east of Toronto and the winter doldrums leave little to shoot in sterile suburbia. The first week of February 2008 and three major snow storms have whacked us back to back in just as many days. A short meander about the perimeter of my neighborhood in the storms aftermath provides for a few photographic opportunities, despite the passing nasty weather. (Plus a few additional images from about the same time period).

Winter White

Winter White : Yes, it's winter in Ajax again, east of Toronto and the ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2008 7:36pm PST

Bluewater Bridges : My favourite spot whenever I return for a visit to my hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, is under the twinned Bluewater Bridges where Lake Huron discharges into the mouth of the St.Clair River. Just a great spot to blow a couple of leisurely hours, grab some fries off the chip truck and recharge the old battery or watch the submarine races. Don't like the view? Wait sixty seconds and it will be something completely different! On the opposite shore is the American border city of Port Huron, Michigan. Thanx fer look'n.

Bluewater Bridges

My favourite spot whenever I return for a visit to my hometown of Sarn ...

Updated: Oct 25, 2008 7:54am PST

Prince Edward County, Ontario : Vacation 2007: For the past twenty years or so, we have vacationed at least a week or more, every summer in the County of Prince Edward, located in Central Ontario, Canada on the shores of Lake Ontario. Arranged in this gallery is just a few of my favourite images pulled together from several larger collections, all taken during a single, one week vacation in July of 2007. Thanx for looking in. Steve (P.S. many of the images included here were made using a tiny P&S Pentax L30 7.1 MP camera)

Prince Edward County, Ontario

Vacation 2007: For the past twenty years or so, we have vacationed at ...

Updated: Nov 28, 2008 1:26pm PST

Great Grey :

Great Grey

Updated: May 10, 2008 8:47pm PST

NUIT BLANCHE 08 (new) : Toronto, Canada, the photographic results of meandering about Nuit Blanche until dawn, the all-night Conceptual Art Festival of 2008 and my first street shoot into the dark.

NUIT BLANCHE 08 (new)

Toronto, Canada, the photographic results of meandering about Nuit Bla ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 4:00pm PST

NUIT BLANCHE 08 : Toronto, Canada, the photographic results of meandering about Nuit Blanche until dawn, the all-night Conceptual Art Festival of 2008 and my first street shoot into the dark.

NUIT BLANCHE 08

Toronto, Canada, the photographic results of meandering about Nuit Bla ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 4:23pm PST

Odds'n Ends : A mish-mash of misplaced and orphaned images without a place to call home. Might as well park it all here, as good a place as any I guess.

Odds'n Ends

A mish-mash of misplaced and orphaned images without a place to call h ...

Updated: Aug 13, 2009 11:45am PST

Wild Critters :

Wild Critters

Updated: Jul 12, 2009 8:29pm PST

Toronto Zoo : The Toronto Zoo, Canada. At 710 acres, 10 plus kilometres of walking trails and over 5,000 animals covering 460 different species, makes this is one of the largest zoos in the world.

Toronto Zoo

The Toronto Zoo, Canada. At 710 acres, 10 plus kilometres of walking t ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2008 4:32am PST

HandWorks TammyLove : Hand Works, the Tammy Love Studio in Bloomfield, the largest selection of fine handcrafts and eclectic stuff in south eastern Ontario. The effervescent Tammy, graciously left me to wonder about the property, snapping my shutter away. Unfortunately, many of the shots were taken with a Pentax 7.1MP P&S and half with my 7D DSLR. I only wish that I had more time, to take my time here!

HandWorks TammyLove

Hand Works, the Tammy Love Studio in Bloomfield, the largest selection ...

Updated: Nov 27, 2008 6:43am PST

Car Parts I : Car Parts, summer evenings at the local Hot Rod Street Meets.... nuff said !

Car Parts I

Car Parts, summer evenings at the local Hot Rod Street Meets.... nuff ...

Updated: Feb 13, 2009 6:43am PST

Canada Day 2007 : Canada Day Celebrations 2007 in the park, small town Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

Canada Day 2007

Canada Day Celebrations 2007 in the park, small town Ajax, Ontario, Ca ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2007 9:09am PST

Ajax Downs (Picov Downs) : Quarter Horse racing, a day of hooves'n horsepower at Ajax Downs Race Track. Sadly, this year the track has gone via the wrecking ball and replaced with a sterile, brand new and nondescript modern horse arena.

Ajax Downs (Picov Downs)

Quarter Horse racing, a day of hooves'n horsepower at Ajax Downs Race ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2008 9:18pm PST

OSPREY NEST : A family of two adult Osprey, with three fledglings still in the roost.

OSPREY NEST

A family of two adult Osprey, with three fledglings still in the roost ...

Updated: Aug 16, 2009 10:04am PST

MUSTANG DRIVE-IN : The Mustang Drive-In, Picton, Ontario, Canada. Absolutely on the definitely "must do" list while we are vacationing in the Picton area and that is to attend the local drive-in. A fun place to take the family for a great evening of movies and entertainment. Have some fun, Paul the owner will personally see to it. Thank you for visiting. Link : http://www.thechequesinthemail.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

MUSTANG DRIVE-IN

The Mustang Drive-In, Picton, Ontario, Canada. Absolutely on the defin ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2008 7:38am PST

Wedding Party : Shots (stolen) from the sidelines, a small wedding party photo-op under the International Canada/USA Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ontario.

Wedding Party

Shots (stolen) from the sidelines, a small wedding party photo-op unde ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2007 7:56pm PST

Tiny Kerr :

Tiny Kerr

Updated: Aug 14, 2008 7:19pm PST

DOLL HOUSE :

DOLL HOUSE

Updated: Sep 17, 2008 11:57am PST

Tree Gnomes : These are the last images of the best examples of the remaining Tree Gnomes that still reside in the local wood. This ethereal community was once much, much larger. Alas, hapless victims of urban sprawl, vandalism, nature's ravage and the violence of the ubiquitous chainsaw have taken their toll. Fortunately, in archive I have photo captures on print film of the many other members of the enclave, now long since gone . Someday, when I have lots of time, ... I will scan the ghost photo's and post.

Tree Gnomes

These are the last images of the best examples of the remaining Tree G ...

Updated: Sep 11, 2007 8:11am PST

JUNGLE BRASS : JUNGLE BRASS: This interesting little spot is actually on the sidewalk, outside of the store front of a little shop, barely a stones throw from the bustle of downtown Toronto. All of these interesting curios are tightly spread over an area no larger than twenty-five or thirty feet at best. Right next door is my sons orthodontist, so while he is inside having the braces adjusted, I finally remembered to bring my trusty shooter and stole a few images to kill the time. I hope you like them.

JUNGLE BRASS

JUNGLE BRASS: This interesting little spot is actually on the sidewalk ...

Updated: Dec 22, 2007 3:47pm PST

Engine 6069 : ENGINE 6069 : A Static Study in Steam - Bayview Park, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Engine 6069

ENGINE 6069 : A Static Study in Steam - Bayview Park, Sarnia, Ontario, ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2008 6:39am PST

Air Trenton : The Trenton, Ontario, Canada air museum. A collection of mostly vintage Canadian Military jet aircraft on field display. The centrepiece of this unique collection is the WWII Halifax bomber currently undergoing a full frame restoration. It was raised from a Norwegian lake bottom a few years ago in several pieces, after some 60 years being submerged in the mud. Simultaneously, a new hanger building construction is underway that will display this last remaining example of a Halifax bomber in North America.

Air Trenton

The Trenton, Ontario, Canada air museum. A collection of mostly vintag ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2007 7:54am PST

TIN MEN : TIN MEN : The original "Ruffnecks". I stumbled upon this interesting photo-op purely by accident while out on a drive in the countryside desperately looking for anything to shoot, when these stoic but handsome, full-size "Oil-Patch" workers appeared. They were found scattered randomly about a number of very old, still producing, low pressure oil fields covering several square miles in and about the town of Oil Springs, Ontario. According to the history books, this is the location where it all began, the first commercial oil well production in North America that subsequently started the global search for the black gold and where the Age of Oil all began. These remarkable full size steel figures were constructed by a local folk artist; Murray Watson (see link below). I understand that each one of these handsome fellas are modelled after real people (past & present) and residing in the local area oil patch. Folk Art Statues by Murray Watson of Oil Springs Ontario: http://www.petroliaheritage.com/oilSprings.htm

TIN MEN

TIN MEN : The original "Ruffnecks". I stumbled upon this interesting ...

Updated: Mar 26, 2008 6:14am PST

"PINK LLOYD" : I would like to introduce you to a genuine character by the name of "PINK LLOYD" MacLean of Point Edward, (Sarnia) Ontario, Canada. While passing through this tiny village recently, my wife and I literally stumbled into the "PINK", sitting upon his lofty perch, preaching to the feeble minions who are drawn to the steps of his humble abode. Holding public court, "LLOYD" awaits the world to congregate before him, to hear him speak eloquently of worldly deeds, pontificate colloquial witticisms and off-coloured banter for all but the most delicate of ears to hear.

"PINK LLOYD"

I would like to introduce you to a genuine character by the name of " ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2007 5:23pm PST

The Muskoka's : Several images captured around the Gravenhurst area in the Muskoka's of Canada, while on a family vacation, the summer of 2005.

The Muskoka's

Several images captured around the Gravenhurst area in the Muskoka's o ...

Updated: Oct 22, 2009 6:55am PST

Summer Flowers of 07 : My very first foray in to the botanical flora and fauna in the summer of 07. Assorted pics of the colorful foliage around the West Lake, Sun Rise Cottages and at the Wharing House, a local dinner pub in Prince Edward County

Summer Flowers of 07

My very first foray in to the botanical flora and fauna in the summer ...

Updated: Aug 26, 2007 8:37pm PST

Muskoka Chair : A study of the Muskoka chair.

Muskoka Chair

A study of the Muskoka chair.

Updated: Dec 10, 2007 4:37pm PST

The Dunes : The Dunes of Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County, a spit of sand bordered by West Lake and Lake Ontario.

The Dunes

The Dunes of Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County, a spit ...

Updated: Dec 08, 2007 1:18pm PST

Santa Parade / Ajax 2006 : Santa has arrived and he's visiting the town of Ajax, Ontario. (My youngest was in the parade) As for me, I'm test driving for the first time a newly acquired/used AF-80-200:2.8-APO-HS-G lens for my Minolta 7D. This lens is no longer made, but is widely considered to be one of their very best glass assemblies. I'm learning and hope to eventual do it some imagery justice.

Santa Parade / Ajax 2006

Santa has arrived and he's visiting the town of Ajax, Ontario. (My you ...

Updated: Jan 19, 2009 9:03am PST

Star Gaze : David Dunlop Observatory : North of Toronto, The developers have recently got their hands on this primo property. I forsee a wreckers ball in this structures future. I'd luv to get inside with my 50:1.4 first.

Star Gaze

David Dunlop Observatory : North of Toronto, The developers have recen ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2009 5:32pm PST

BMW "Bench Mark Works" : Errol & Sean Weaver, proprietors of "Bench Mark Works" , ..... B.M.W. .... , a custom shop specializing in BMW motorcycle vintage parts and restorations are located in the tiny hamlet of Milford, Ontario, Canada. The featured bike in for engine repairs this week is the original German Army motorcycle c/w sidecar that was used in the 1966-68 television series "The Rat Patrol". PS: The owner pulled the side-car mounted machine-gun prior to shipping!

BMW "Bench Mark Works"

Errol & Sean Weaver, proprietors of "Bench Mark Works" , ..... B.M.W. ...

Updated: Aug 12, 2007 8:44am PST

Scarborough Bluffs : A delightful couple I met in the Scarborough, Bluffers Park, who became my models for the moment.

Scarborough Bluffs

A delightful couple I met in the Scarborough, Bluffers Park, who becam ...

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 8:50pm PST

XmasEveSnaps06 : A quiet family gathering on the Eve of Christmas 2006.

XmasEveSnaps06

A quiet family gathering on the Eve of Christmas 2006.

Updated: Dec 27, 2006 9:37pm PST

East Coast Canada Part II "The Out Takes" : The "East Coast Canada Part II" is a gallery of the Out Takes version of the enormously popular Quebec and East Coast Canada collection. All of the family vacation "snaps", bloopers, lousy exposures, boring and generally the so/so STUFF is all in here. Come in and have a look see.

East Coast Canada Part II "The Out Takes"

The "East Coast Canada Part II" is a gallery of the Out Takes version ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2008 6:51am PST

Forum(s) Uploads : Holding gallery for image transfer uploads to e-Bay, photography or other forums.

Forum(s) Uploads

Holding gallery for image transfer uploads to e-Bay, photography or ot ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2009 5:39pm PST

Sub-DOO'd : Foto/Phunn/Thingy: This is known in the Jet-Boat Community as a "Sub-Move" whereby at speed the reverse gates are enabled and the thrust jets are thrown into reverse, forcing the bow down and actually submerging the entire 2,000 pound boat under water! Pics taken internally from a JVC Mini-DVD tape camcorder, with less than 1MP and heavily PP, hence the very poor image quality.

Sub-DOO'd

Foto/Phunn/Thingy: This is known in the Jet-Boat Community as a "Sub-M ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2009 5:38pm PST

ADAM : Adam Beland and Pals Ajax High School Grade 12 Convocation.

ADAM

Adam Beland and Pals Ajax High School Grade 12 Convocation.

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 1:00pm PST

Nuit Blanche 09 : This is our second year attending the Toronto Nuit Blanche, dusk to dawn Art Festival. We must have walked 10 to 15 miles or more, crisscrossing the city core to visit as many exhibits as possible. This year, despite traveling light and leaving a 30 pound gear bag at home, I struggle all night to get the elusive, keeper shot. Oh well, after 10 hours we arrived back home at 6:30a.m. the next day, exhausted and pleased with the evenings entertainments.

Nuit Blanche 09

This is our second year attending the Toronto Nuit Blanche, dusk to da ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2009 7:30pm PST

PETERBOROUGH COLOUR : Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal some camera time while running about doing errands with him in the Northern Ontario community of Peterborough. I need two DSLRs, one for colour and the other for B&W. Peterborough in colour ...............................

PETERBOROUGH COLOUR

Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal som ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 7:13am PST

PETERBOROUGH BLACKEN : Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal some camera time while running about doing errands with him in the semi-Northern Ontario community of Peterborough. This is only my second foray into B&W. I need two DSLRs, one for colour and the other for B&W! Peterborough in black and white ...............................

PETERBOROUGH BLACKEN

Visiting Adam at Trent University gave me the opportunity to steal som ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 7:29am PST

Toronto Football : An afternoon right on the playing pitch of a Toronto Football Club soccer match, organized by the Sony Alpha Camera Company of Canada. Thanx SONY......... Stv.

Toronto Football

An afternoon right on the playing pitch of a Toronto Football Club soc ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2009 11:15am PST

My SmugMug Site Files (empty)

DO NOT DELETE. This gallery was created for you by SmugMug. Please do ...

Updated: Jul 18, 2009 8:00pm PST

I am Inspired :

I am Inspired

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 4:23pm PST