Ex_member of CAPIC l'Association Canadienne des Créateurs professionnels d'Images I take to photography seriously.

My photos are used by many painters, to inspire their compositions.

I watermark all my photos. I am really sorry for all my friends and contacts on the web. This due to frequent blatant infringement of my copyrights by major companies!

Please do not repost rather use the link.

I now use a Canon Camera with more than often the flexible sigma 50-500 on a tripod with mirror lockup and remote cord for sharpness. I also work my photos extensively but sparingly with a legit Photoshop CS6.

Coming from sculpture and painting,adequate composition for frame exploitation is a basic and an absolute must.

My only secrets are to be there when it counts . Good light in the back, also with nice ( with clean or interesting background).

And trying again and again.

Clearskycharts.com helps a lot.

AIS signals, like Shipplotter Or Siitech on line, timely harbor and pilot info are also basics for this ship photo hunt.

I am lucky enough to live nearby an old cantilever bridge that doesn't vibrate a lot. And most of all this bridge has pedestrian access.

The bridge is overlooking the St-Lawrence busy seaway.

Ships aerial photos are rather scarce on the net, even more so those with ships proceeding ice . Companies that uses aircrafts or helicopters with costly cameras on gimbals charge, beforehand, thousands of dollars for unwarranted quality photos.

So It is clear that all my photos are copyright and are for sale as high resolution files.

It is known to all serious shipspotters that a trade of ships photos Cds is taking place. But the resale of any of my pictures is prohibited.