This summer, Jean Vaucher and I set out to create a directory of TRAM artists. It had been requested for several years by the members, but for various reasons had never been delivered.
Our criteria were:
• That the system be user-friendly
• That the artists can present, if they wish, their photo, a brief bio, a contact and 5 works.
• That they do it themselves
• That they can modify or delete the content at any time
• That the system is secure to avoid abuses
• That the system be efficient (fast) and does not take up a lot of resources
I created a sub domain on HIL-AIR in order to test our work. Jean and I each having a server at home.
I must say that I had a lot of fun working with Jean. We did a lot of searching and experimenting to solve the problems we were facing. Very quickly we had something that worked, but being perfectionists, we wanted to have an efficient system, elegant and using recent technologies.
We solicited the help of several members who served as testers and gave us valuable information about what they liked or not and made suggestions that were often very judicious.
I think we have succeeded. The system is in production and the future will tell if the members like it.
Here is the link:
The Directory
Once again this year I participated in the TRAM Salon d’Art.
I presented 4 photos, 3 (the 12×18) were selected. They were all shot with a Nikon 750 and a Nikon Zoom 200-500 at very high speed. The fourth, a panoramic photo of Machu Pichu taken with a Sony Cyber Shot RX 100 was not selected.
The condor: 1/4000 s, f 6.3, ISO 5000
The hoatzin: 1/2000 s, f 5.6, ISO 5000
The Butterflies: 1/1600 s, f10.0, ISO 900
Condor au Pérou à 3 800 m d’altitude
Hoatzin en Amazonie (Pérou)
Au bal des papillons
Machu-Pichu dans les nuages
The other day I was working in the garden when out of the corner of my eye I saw a big bird appear, holding something in its claws. His flight did not look like the one of the crows we see in the neighborhood.
A few seconds later the bird lands on a branch of maple in the garden and Oh surprise, it is a large hawk holding in its claws a squirrel !!
Needless to say, I ran for my camera with the 200-500 zoom. I was able to take a series of beautiful photos.
The irony is that I spent hours this summer trying to capture hawks photos at the Mount Royal without much success, and here is one that comes in my garden and poses for almost 2 hours …
Warning: some photos may seem a bit harsh for the faint of hearts.
Épervier
Épervier et sa proie
Photo taken in December at the Mount Royal cemetery
Voûte enneigée
This photo is exhibited at the Dupond 7 Dupont Bistrot as part the TRAM exhibition
Mural Parc Bélanger
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1 December , 2017 19:24 | 
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