Hello blog world! Today was awesome ! Actually, this whole week wasn't so bad. There have a been a few minor bumps that I could have lived without, but I'm still alive and the hard stuff is done. I got the paper off to print today after some crazy last-minute-craziness. The shortened weeks are always a little insane because my paper's deadline for stuff is usually Tuesday. With Monday off and my new girl not around all last week, I was flustered to say the least. Still got it all together, the pages made, sent off, proofed and sent off to Estevan to print! Yay!
     After work, I ran into a friend in town (the vet) and we decided to go do some adventuring. We found a hug field fire that we couldn't get anywhere near because of it being on private property. Note to self: ALWAYS have your long lens (readers will understand better when they see pictures). I took a couple frames and we continued on some dirt roads, a cow pasture road which lead to a random oil pump jack and then back out onto a different dirt road. As dusk set its lovely colouring onto everything, I immediately noticed a large shape in a tree. I stopped the car and stared right into the eyes of a very handsome great horned owl. I decided I would try my luck with my portrait lens *sigh* My fellow photoj's can relate to this horrible moment when I realized my telephoto lens, tripod and flash unit were all at the office still. I didn't think I would be venturing out of town and certainly not into my favourite animal. Needless to say, I will be better prepared and plan to go back this weekend with all the appropriate gear. Owls stay around the same areas and this was the second one I had spotted in this area, so I'm really hoping that I will be able to get some better shots. For now, I'm uploading the crap first attempts I got, plus some of the other cool shots from the evening.
     Hope everyone had a good long weekend and an even better shortened week!

More of my life in Sask.

Hello all!  I am not uploading as often as I would like, but here is another update for the blog world. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer (or whatever time of the year they are in as they read this). I have (since the last post) been to another rodeo, this one being a little more professional and I landed much better seats. I've also met a lot of cool people, spotted many cool animals and discovered new areas in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba. I want to head over to Alberta and perhaps through to B.C. eventually, but my next trip is actually set for September. I'll be heading home to take some photos for a friend's wedding in Tiny, ON. and will snag the weekend's opportunity to hug my parents as much as possible. I am planning on bringing my favourite little dog, Taco, home with me to Redvers and hope he is comfortable here . I've been feeling the 'need my best friend' blues, so he'll be finally resettling up here with me.
I guess I shall get to the picture part, as this is what this blog is mostly about (for me, anyways). I can't imagine who else reads this, but thank you to anyone who does follow. For me, it's a good way to revisit my memories made.

Redvers, SK. Yes sir! We had a tornado in town.

Kenosee Lake, SK. This is a baby raccoon in a poorly lit bathroom. I apologize for it not being entirely sharp,
but I'm sure the cuteness makes up for it. This little guy is one of a batch of abandoned babies, living
at a rehabilitation centre in a bathroom, safe from harm. 

Fairlight (area), SK - On the way to Moosomin, there is one area with a valley and some hills. They said it was all flat, so I found some hills!

Manor, SK. We get some pretty wicked weather out here from time to time, and I've yet to catch a really
decent one with my gear, but I did manage to snag this lightning shot before having to run inside from the rain.

Manor, SK. This is PBR Fun Daze Jake Wilson, having an unfortunate accident with his riding, resulting in him being taken to hospital. I've only heard rumours, but all have said he's recovering.

Kenosee Lake, SK. This is a beautiful Great Horned Owl that is staying at a rehabilitation centre due to some injuries.
Due to anxiety about being near humans, he was not very interested in his meal.

Redvers, SK. I have been meaning to get a shot of this privately owned airplane that often flies over Redvers.
My dad will like this.

Manor, SK. Another PBR Fun Daze shot I liked.

Redvers, SK. I went to cover a golf tournament recently and was invited along to try my luck at it. I'm not very good, but it was a lot of fun and I got some great shots with such beautiful weather!

So today was productive and indulged my passions! I worked a normal Friday, getting the printed weeklies out to our community and all the good stuff. I started on next week's edition and it was, as I said, a very productive day! I then was surprised by the new vet in town who was wanting to go see bull riders. So, I grabbed some camera gear and we were off ! On the way out to Gainsborough, SK, we stopped and saw some awesome wildlife. So, this post is to show off some cool animals I found and captured and some of the bull riding. I have never seen bull riding before and honestly didn't like the way the bulls were treated, but there was something strangely satisfying for me, watching the bulls get their revenge on some of their riders (haha I may be horrible for this statement). I apologize in advance for the bull riding photos. We got there late and were only able to sit in an awkward spot and there was no way to stand up and shoot, so yes I am aware of the huge annoying bars in some of the photos, and that the quality is off~ Enjoy it nonetheless!

Later!

~Kris B

     Oh gosh. It's been some time (a year, more or less) since I've touched my blog. To whoever comes across this thing; I suppose I'm sorry. To be honest I was just discouraged after college. Jobs were scarce in the media field and my spare time went to shooting events outside of my meaningless jobs. It's a horrible attitude and if you're coming across this blog as a new photojournalist/media junkie, don't let it get to you! The teachers warned us [my program] that finding work was going to be hard and they weren't kidding. For some, it seemed to come quickly and it was both encouraging to see them succeed and the opposite as it wasn't me in their shoes. To those people (who probably won't ever see this)... good for you.
     To my surprise, today I am managing editor of a small community newspaper. A lot has happened very quickly in the last few months and I am regretting not keeping up on this blog, as I am clinging to those little pieces of home now. As I had mentioned, I worked some of those nine-to-five meaningless jobs over the last year. I even found a comfortable position with Bell Canada, but it wasn't where my heart was. Money will only comfort your financial stresses, not your soul. I continued looking for work and a friend whispered of an opportunity through the grapevines. At the time I was again living with my family, seeing a guy exclusively and the job offer was in Saskatchewan (I'm from Ontario). That's a big move for someone who has scarcely seen outside of her provincial backyard. I clearly made the jump, that much is obvious, right? Anyway, I was offered a full-time reporting position for a small community newspaper called The Optimist. The managing editor left the paper two weeks after I was hired (NOT MY FAULT!) She was offered a job that was much more suitable to her liking, as media wasn't her calling. I was immediately thrown in to running a weekly production and am still learning the ABC's of it all. Pretty amazing stuff and I know it's not the Toronto Sun, but it's amazing either way. I wouldn't even know where to start with updating this with photos. I think I need to just upload a few tonight, and keep updating it every couple of days or so. I'll stop writing and start posting pictures, as visuals are a necessity ! I will be blogging again soon with the adventure of driving from Kitchener, ON to Saskatchewan. Night world!

A model I did a short shoot with in a forest. I liked this photo in grey. Belleville, 2011.

Just a cool shot I took of a fancy looking chandelier in a cafe. Regina, SK. 2012.

Tiger salamander, Redvers, SK. 2012.

Driving in to Sask...beautiful. SK, 2012.

Pumpkin season! Guelph, ON. 2011.

Amanda Nicoll and a leopard gecko say hello to one another. Cambridge, ON. 2011.

Multicultural fashion show (got front page of the Guelph Mercury). Guelph, ON. 2011.

The start to a long photo project. Trenton, ON. 2011.

Visual noise? St. Catharines, ON. 2011.

Little Viktor Konsabo being as curious as a George. Kitchener, ON. 2012.

This guy posed for me in Waterloo Park. Waterloo, ON. 2012.

Elvis was reincarnated into a chicken. Waterloo, ON. 2012.

Stray cat checking me out. Rockwood, ON. 2012.

Kite flying on the farm. Rockwood, ON. 2012.

Spring time! Rockwood, ON. 2012.

Baby Ashton with his big blue eyes (my new cousin!) Rockwood, ON. 2012.

Catharine dying her hair a new colour. Kitchener, ON. 2012.

Road tricks. Guelph, ON. 2012.

Pretty colours, wandering around. Guelph, ON. 2012.

Night time. Rockwood, ON. 2012.

Sudbury's skyline at dusk. Sudbury, ON. 2012.

Soft mountains in Northern Ontario. Thunder Bay, ON. 2012.

Thunder Bay, ON. 2012.

Thunder Bay, ON. 2012.

We stopped at an adorable motel. Winnipeg, MB. 2012.

Reading on the road trip. Somewhere in Manitoba. 2012.

Mmm Chicken Teriyaki at Sushi Hut. Brandon, MB. 2012.

Stopped to take a picture of myself somewhere in between Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 2012.

The Doll House project house ...Reston?, SK. 2012.

A Quilt Show in a church. I think pews should always be decorated like this. Redvers, SK. 2012.

A new, old face. Regina, SK. 2012.

Jessica Mees and Leah Myers, in my bed being girly and scandalous. Redvers, SK. 2012.

Photojournalism'mobile? Oxbow, SK. 2012.

They have spotted a new girl in town. Carnduff, SK. 2012.

A beautiful surrogate mother fox named Rose. Mostly blind, this fox was an imprinted house pet and is now a permanent member of a rehabilitation team in Moose Mountain Provincial Park, SK. 2012. 

Road to Moosomin, aka where the Tim Hortons is hiding. Fairlight, SK. 2012.

I don't know if I posted this one before, but I really like it. An abandoned car on the farm. Rockwood, ON. 2011.

Kuki, an Ethiopian woman new to Guelph, ON. Her husband and her family moved to Guelph to start their traditional Ethiopian cafe. Guelph, ON. 2011.

Kitten to cat. She grew up and claimed the her throne. Rockwood, ON. 2011.

Beautiful oil rigs? Oxbow area, SK. 2012.

A happy pug. Cambridge, ON. 2012.

The graduating class. I love Frank's face! Belleville, ON. 2011.

This is a turkey. Waterloo, ON. 2012.