03May/17

Shooting Infrared with the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens

For the last year I’ve been playing with the 2016 update of the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Manual Focus Aspherical Circular Fisheye Lens. Once manufactured side by side with the Samyang and Rockinon fisheye lenses

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14Jun/16
Introducing the CEP Students in Switzerland to Nature and Wildlife Photography

Introducing the CEP Students in Switzerland to Nature and Wildlife Photography

One of the great experiences I’ve had in Switzerland was introducing a class of students from the CEP School (Le Centre éducatif et pédagogique) to Nature and Wildlife Photography. The motivation for

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22Feb/15

Conference – My Photography from A to Z

CONFERENCE @ THE MONTREAL CAMERA CLUB MONDAY FEB 23 – 7:30 PM Take out your hand warmers and join me at the Montreal Camera Club this Monday night, the 23rd of February

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22Jul/14
Little ladybug without little dots

Little ladybug without little dots

Ladybug Here’s a ladybug that I found intriguing. She had no visible small dots. These days we see an increasing number of ladybugs with more and more little dots, however it’s the first time I see so many without their little dots.

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13Jul/14
The Dorothy Benson Trophy and the Zoology Award

The Dorothy Benson Trophy and the Zoology Award

Last May I was honored to receive the Dorothy Benson Trophy and the Zoology award form the Montreal Camera Club. Both of these awards reflect the hard work I invest in documenting

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28Jun/14
Little Green Grasshoppers

Little Green Grasshoppers

Little Green Grasshopper Tettigoniidae – (Tettigoniidae / Katydid) – Nuns’ Island It seems that no matter where you go on this planet you can find a grasshopper. Well, maybe not in Antarctica.

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18Jun/14
I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly

I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly

I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly Here’s an image I was happy to get. You don’t always find a Damselfly ready to cooperate and pose for you. Cooperate is a big word, I was

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04Jun/14
Kabania – Nature Treehouse camping in a Cabanita

Kabania – Nature Treehouse camping in a Cabanita

Kabania is nestled in a cozy little wooded area in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, along the Ouareau Regional Forest Park (Parc régional de la Forêt Ouareau) in the Province of Quebec. Separating Kabania from the Ouareau Forest

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06Aug/11
The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

  New Born Cicada drying it’s Wings next to It’s Exuviae – Photo by Steve Troletti The simple thought of the Birth of a Cicada has always fascinated me. There’s a fairly large

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14Jul/11
The Slow Death of Montreal’s Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park

The Slow Death of Montreal’s Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park

Crackling Bomb Fireworks Aimed at Nesting Birds in the Marsh bois-de-l’Île-Bizard – Photo by Steve Troletti As I visit the community of Ile Bizard I can’t help but think that it was

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