We night sky watchers had a bit of a boring winter here in Hay River this year. A mix of bad weather, bad geomagnetic conditions and bad luck have led to some dark skies. March so far has been a good month for aurora viewing and photographing, though. The 2nd of the month looked to […]

I had my first opportunity to shoot Kayak Polo for the first time this past Sunday. The sport is played largely the same as water polo, except the players are all sitting in small specialized kayaks. The ball is played with a combination of hand, paddle and vessel. The object as always, is to score […]

Had my first chance last night to get out and capture the Northern Lights here in Stony Rapids. It was a beautiful clear night and we saw a good burst of colour. Our staff house here is only footsteps away from the Fond du Lac River, so I made my way down to the river’s […]

This is my first blog post from Saskatchewan! A week ago today (March 15), Leanne and I boarded a plane in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and flew off to our new home in Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan. We had been living in Fort Chip for the previous nine-and-a-half months working for the North West Company and were […]

Wow, we’ve really been seeing a lot of awesome Northern Lights here recently. Tonight’s show started early – I looked out the door just after 8 p.m. and the sky was already starting to fill up with auroras. By 8:30, things really started to pick up and we (myself, Leanne and her parents who are […]