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Shot of the Week
I’ll tell you, it wasn’t easy. I had a difficult time trying to choose which image left me creatively impressed over another. As a result, I highly recommend you pay a visit to tploy.com and peruse their gallery of amazing animal images. Viva Photoshop!
Shot of the week
New York has to be one of the most exhilirating cities in North America - it just never sleeps. Simply breathtaking, this photo was shot from above the Empire State Building.
Photo credit: Ludovic Bertron
R.I.P. Master Cpl. Francis Roy
Master Corporal Francis Roy of Rimouski, Que. and the Canadian Special Operations Regiment was named Sunday as the 157th Canadian soldier to have died in Afghanistan.
With only 10 days left before the official end of Canada’s five-year combat mission in southern Afghanistan, Roy, who was a transport specialist and former member of the Royal 22e Regiment, died Saturday morning of what were described as a “non-combat related wounds.”
Read more at The Montreal Gazette
War Dogs: A Soldier’s best friend
My enlightment on war dogs first caught on during my daily read of Andrew Sullivan over at The Dish. In the wake of the Osama bin Laden killing, Andrew’s post spotlighting War-Dog blogger Rebecca Frankel gave way to a renewed respect for our canine companions. With the recent killing of Osama bin Laden, these brave canine soldiers slowly came out of the woodwork. Frankel delivers an impressive photo essay in Part II on her War-Dog series over at Foreign Policy.
Frankel captions the above photo of a US soldier and his war companion:
The difference a dog makes: No matter how war dogs were involved on that fateful day in Abbottabad, the military’s canine forces are doing more than their fair share. And even if the true story of what happened never comes out, we already have plenty of legendary war dogs to celebrate: the three stray mutts living on a base in Afghanistan who wrestled a suicide bomber to the ground, forcing him to detonate before ever reaching the barracks where 50 soldiers lay sleeping; the fatally wounded handler who called for his dog with his last breath; the bomb-sniffing dog who, after his trainer was killed in Afghanistan, succumbed shortly after of a “broken heart.”
Like other handlers, Dowling knows this from experience. His dog Rex was “a great moral boost, a symbol of home. You come back to base [to these dogs] that are so freakin’ loyal — a dog who is waiting for you, who will play with you because they love you…. There are so many benefits.”
Above Lance Cpl. Daniel Franke, a dog handler attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, enjoys a quiet moment in Towrah Ghundey, Afghanistan, on June 11, 2010.
Hollywood hits Montreal
Montreal will be a happening place this year with a parade of Who’s Who from Hollywood coming to town to film upcoming projects. Perhaps some Montrealers have already run into Aaron Eckhart who’s here filming The Expatriate, a Belgian-Canadian co-production in which Eckhart plays an ex-CIA agent trying to re-connect with his teenage daughter.
Actors who have already been here, are currently filming here, or plan to visit include Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Angela Bassett,to name a few An impressive line-up indeed!
The Montreal Gazette lays out all the details on the upcoming Hollywood appearances.
Shot of the Week
Credit to Amit Madheshiya from the 2011 Sony World Photography Awards. I’d have to say this one was my favorite from the get-go. The expression on his face, the illuminating ray of light above his head … it all fits doesn’t it?
An open-air movie enthralls remote villagers in India’s Maharashtra state in this year’s winning picture from the “Arts and Culture” category of the Word Photoraphy Awards Professional Competition, which were announced in London late last month. According to Indian photographer Amit Madheshiya, travelling cinemas visit villages far from movie theaters once a year, screening an eclectic mix of films for the equivalent of about 40 U.S. cents a ticket.
From the unforgettable eyes of a child in Bangladesh to leaflike bugs in Tokyo, explore the 2011 winners by visiting National Geographic’s website to view their stunning photography. Sponsored by Sony, and administered by the World Photography Organisation, the awards featured Kathy Moran, senior photography editor at National Geographic Magazine as one of the esteemed panel judges.
Delayed Reax
I’ve been ignoring it. Four more years of Harper. Bah hum bug. On a good note, refreshing change for Quebec with the NDP sweeping the province. It’s time the Bloc retire. A sad sad day for the Liberals. But young MP Justin Trudeau hangs on to his seat.
Time will tell. We’ll be watching.
