Some stuff from May 2008

Posted by Rob on May 28, 2008 in Baby & Children Portraits, Engagement Sessions | 0 comments Been busy playing catch up since getting back from France.  Plus, I just got back from Moncton, where I gave a two day workshop to the maritime association of the PPOC (professiola photographers of Canada. What a great bunch. These guys are the most down to earth, nicest and friendliest people ANYWHERE! Me last Saturday on the rocks beside Science North….shooting a wedding (should I be...
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Our final destination: Bruges, Belgium, before heading home….

Posted by Rob on May 13, 2008 in Travel | 0 comments Bruges, Belgium Our last stop before we head back to Paris and then home. There was a fair in town that week. Danielle wanted to go on this ride. Fat chance….. And there was a road race marathon thingie…. Bruges has many old medieval buildings, canals and bridges….. All packed and heading home…. OH, OH! What’s the noise??!!...
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Off to Belgium and WW1

Posted by Rob on May 10, 2008 in Travel | 0 comments After leaving the coast of Normandy and the D DAY beaches, we were headed towards Belgium, with our goal being the ancient town of Brugges. We were winging it and stopped at a town called Arras.  Would’nt you know it, this is a major WW1 town. The front lines were right outside the town limits and this quaint little town was virtually desvataed during WW1. They’ve rebuilt the place...
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Dieppe, France

Posted by Rob on May 10, 2008 in Travel | 0 comments Here’s some shots from Dieppe, on our way to Belgium. On our way to Brugges, Belgium, we took a side trip stop  at Dieppe. Dieppe is in the northern part of France. READ ABOUT THE DIEPPE RAID HERE Above. An oil painting depicting the raid. Above: Monunent on the beach. The cemetary. Very sad. So many killed in one day. The beach...
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Back from France

Posted by Rob on May 8, 2008 in Travel | 0 comments It’s May 8th, and I haven’t posted any images since Paris. We left Paris on or abouts April 30th and headed to Caen via a very fast train. In Caen we rented a small car, checked out the local museem, and drove off to Bayeux, with the intention of visiting the D DAY landing beaches the next day, mostly winging it, no schedule. We stayed an extra night at the B&B in Bayeux and then...
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