KAP 2008-36: Lake Shelbyville Dam, Shelbyville, Illinois. July 6, 2008

Lake Shelbyville Dam was created for flood damage reduction. It was built over the 1963 to 1970 time period. Ironically at the time I was there a large area of the area above the dam (at the top left of the first picture) was almost completely submerged and roped off. Presumably the dam helped to [...]

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KAP 2008-35: Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 21, 2008

The Canada Post headquarters building at the corner of Heron Road and Riverside drive in Ottawa catches some amazing sunset reflections. The objective of this KAP session was to try to capture this from the air. Unfortunately a large cloud obliterated the sun in a relatively clear sky and forced a premature dusk. Lighting was [...]

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KAP 2008-34: Victoria Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 14, 2008

I returned to the Victoria Island area after 1 week as I was asked to try to get some pictures of a wedding taking place on the small island between Victoria Island and the Ontario shoreline. I have not included any of the wedding photos as they are private but I have included here some [...]

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KAP 2008-33: Carling Avenue near Shirley’s Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 11, 2008

This KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) outing took place near the Watts Creek Bike Path near Carling Avenue in the area of Shirley’s Bay. The objective of this KAP was private work, and thus the primary photos from the shoot are not included. Only a few of the general shots of the area and some straight-down [...]

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KAP 2008-32: Victoria Island, Canadian Rivers Day, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. June 8, 2008

This session was planned in order to take pictures of the Canadian Rivers Day – 4th Ottawa Riverkeeper Celebration. This is a guided paddle on the Ottawa River from Victoria Island to Petrie Island. I contribute photography, both aerial and on-the-ground images, as a volunteer with Ottawa Riverkeeper. More information regarding the Ottawa Riverkeeper can [...]

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KAP 2008-30: Nepean Sailing Club, Dick Bell Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 24, 2008.

Dick Bell Park is at the west end of the city of Ottawa near the community of Crystal Beach, just west of Andrew Hayden Park, and is home to the Nepean Sailing Club. The location used to be a larger bay (Crystal Bay) but the marina and park, as well as Andrew Hayden Park, was [...]

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KAP 2008-29: Hartwell Locks, Rideau Canal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 24, 2008.

Hartwell Locks are on the Rideau Canal system, just upstream from Dow’s Lake in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are next to Carleton University and the Central Canada Experimental Farm of Agriculture Canada. Many commuting students (bike, skates or on foot) have to cross these locks. The locks throughout the system are manually operated. The Rideau [...]

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KAP 2008-28: Britannia Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 17, 2008.

This KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) session was abandoned after a few minutes due to rain. The few images I had in the camera had to be tilted, cropped and doctored significantly. Thus they may be significantly undersized if downloaded from my website.
Britannia beach and pier offer a lot more photographic opportunities for KAP at a [...]

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KAP 2008-27: Watts Creek Pathway, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 15, 2008.

Watts Creek Pathway is a bicycle path running from Ottawa’s west end to Kanata. These photographs were taken using Kite Aerial Photography (KAP).

Bridge over a creek on Watts Creek Pathway, Ottawa, Ontario. I’m not even sure if this is the actual Watts Creek; there are several that the bike path crosses. This is the [...]

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KAP 2008-26: Reilly’s Country Gardens, Kinburn, Ontario, Canada – May 15, 2008.

Friends Phil and Carole Reilly own this jam-packed one acre nursery which is located on Diamondview Road between Carp and Kinburn, Ontario. They combine a sales area comprised largely of perennial plants and shrubs with lovely gardens containing many large versions of the plants you can buy in a pot. They provide specialty stock (and [...]

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