I’m a Laird

The weather was sunny and it wasn’t very windy. I saw an interesting this setup along the edge of the Ottawa River Pathway that we use for the Orleans parkrun. So the IMALAIRD Photography team grabbed the cameras and we headed out.

The interesting thing turned out to be a teepee like structure. No one seemed to be living in it, but the birds were very interested in us. Several even landed on us. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any bird seed with us, but we did manage to capture a few birds.

I photographed a friend who plays Sledge Hockey for the Team Atlantic Para Hockey. They played in a tournament in Montreal this past weekend. The team took Silver over all.

The following photos were taken on Sunday, March 16th, 2025 during the finals when Team Atlantic Para Hockey played a very good game against the Quebec Team in the morning. Quebec had White Uniforms.

We really enjoyed getting to know some of the players and fellow Team Atlantic Para Hockey supporters.

I photographed a friend who plays Sledge Hockey for the Team Atlantic Para Hockey. They played in a tournament in Montreal this past weekend. The team took Silver over all.

The following photos were taken on Saturday, March 15th, 2025 when Team Atlantic Para Hockey played a very good game against the Ontario Team in the morning. Ontario had green stripes on their uniforms.

In the Afternoon Team Atlantic Para Hockey played a very tough Quebec Team. Quebec had Blue Uniforms. Not as many photos taken as our friend got hurt mid way though the game and we looked after him for the rest of the game. Thankfully he is fine.

I photographed a friend who plays Sledge/ Para Hockey for the Team Atlantic Para Hockey Team. The team took Silver over all. It was our first experience watching Para Hockey and we were very impressed how fast and at times how hard hitting the games were.

The following photos were taken on Friday, March 14th, 2025 when Team Atlantic Para Hockey played the Quebec Development Team.

Our friends son was playing hockey at a rink nearby and we were invited to come and watch his game. I asked his Mom if I could take a few photos of him while he played and she said yes. Afterwards I sent them the pictures and they were so impressed that they have asked me to take Team Photos next year. Hmmmm. Do I do it? With their permission here are the photos that I took.

This was really good practice and I have been invited to take photos at a Provincial Sledge Hockey Team in the coming weeks and this session helped me figure out some settings. Stay tuned!

One of the other hobbies that I have is being a member of the Ottawa Virtual Conquerors Walking Group. A few times a year, some of us get together for a in person meet up and walk. This time we met up and did a short 3 kilometer walk around the Kitchissippi Forest to see the Famous Snow Bears. We are hoping to a full Ottawa meetup in the Spring with all the members to go a group photo and walk.

I saw this on Instagram and thought it would be a fun experiment to try. I learned a lot doing this and I may order a different set of fiber optic cables to try this again. The cables I used were clear and they leave a “Flashlight” effect. The cables I will get will be coated completely in black except for the tips.

Well it finally rained last night. I took a little walk around the neighbourhood and noticed there were a lot of puddles around. I love doing reflection photography and I think this series is really nice. I sure got a lot of comments and like on my other social media feeds.

The light tonight was amazing and I haven’t had my 50mm lens out for a while. The weather in November so far has been amazing and I am not sure how many more days, evenings I will be able to get outside. So taking advantage of it while I can.

As part of my recovery from my Autoimmune Disease, I was encouraged to walk a bit everyday. My pen pal in Glasgow mentioned the parkrun, a worldwide weekly 5k walk with no set finish time. I started just over 2 years ago and I wasn’t very fast but I completed my very first 5k walk after my fall due to my health issues.

parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning.

parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along. I really suggest you check it out

A friend of mine did his very first parkrun, so I brought my big camera with me and took a few photos to mark the occasion.