Michelle Smith, who has Multiple Sclerosis is waiting to hear she can go to Scotland for a controversial treatment for her MS. Thousands of MS patients are lining up in several countries outside of North America for the “liberation treatment” that claims to improve or slow down symptoms of MS. Smith poses for a photo in Edmonton on June 2, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal Read story: MS patients eagerly pursue their ‘liberation’
Youth listen to quadriplegic speaker Nick Vujicic at Rexall Place as part of Christian Youth Conference in Edmonton on May 29, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Reverend Neil Gordon (centre) the new Dean of All Saints Cathedral, smiles as Brewmaster Scott Harris pours the new Yellowhead Premium Lager. The reverend blessed the new Yellowhead Brewery, 10229 105 St., as part of an age old tradition in Edmonton on May 19, 2010. Also as a tradition, the reverend was paid four pints of beer for performing the blessing. Yellowhead Brewery is Edmonton’s oldest brewery founded in 1894. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
A panoramic image of The Alberta Health Services East Edmonton Health Centre located at 11240 79 St. in Edmonton on May 18, 2010. A whole section sits empty due to budget cutbacks. Image was created by stitching multiple pictures together. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal. Read the story: A $42-million health farce
Charred remains of an abandoned farm house that exploded after it was deliberately set on fire for a training exercise near Edgerton, Alta., 200 kilometres South East of Edmonton on May 11, 2010. Thirteen volunteer firefighters were injured in the blast Monday night. Residents could hear the explosion from several kilometres away. The cause is under investigation. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
If you missed the free course then you can buy and download all three days for $79 US which works out to $75 CAN.
I watched most of the first day and it’s already well worth the money. You can get up-to-speed on D-SLR cinematography very fast for free/cheap. God I love living in the future!
Posted by ryanjackson on Apr 29, 2010 in photos, video
Wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. Recruits learn to rappel from helicopters into the brush, find water sources and put out wildfires. Video by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Tim Denbok, left, and Alan Huber run water hose through the woods during a timed hose and pump exercise for wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Alan Huber runs water hose through the woods during a timed hose and pump exercise for wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Students wait to start their pump and hose exercises during wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Patrick O’Callaghan does pushups as punishment after making a mistake during rappelling exercises in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. Students practice on a tower used to simulate rappelling from a helicopter into a forest during wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Students wait to start their pump and hose exercises during wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
A student rappels from a helicopter during wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
Students wait to start their pump and hose exercises during wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
A student rappels from a helicopter during wildland firefighting training at the Hinton Training Centre run by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in Hinton, Alta. on April 23, 2010. (Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).
This was a really fun assignment and my first time using the 5D Mark-II in the field on a news assignment. The entire video was shot with the 5D Mark-II, 16-35L, 70-200 f2.8 and a 4-stop ND filter. For sound I placed an Olympus LS-10 in each person’s front pocket. I used the Final CutPro plug-in Plural Eyes to automatically sync the audio tracks. HUGE time saver.
Finally, the picture above of the guy doing push-ups as well as the fish-eye shot are both frame grabs from video. Can you tell?
Posted by ryanjackson on Apr 29, 2010 in photos, portrait
Canadian actor Paul Gross poses for a photo at the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton on April 21, 2010. Gross is in town to promote the release of his upcoming movie, a Western spoof called Gunless. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
I shot this 35mm f2.8 on a 5D Mark-II, available light.
I had to make some nice photos of the LRT for a big story on two new terminals. Here are my two favorite images.
The McKernan Belgravia LRT Station south of the University of Alberta in Edmonton on April 20, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
To make this image I shot at a slow shutter speed ( 1/30sec, F22, ISO50) and zoomed my 24-105mm lens while the shutter was open to give the zooming effect.
The South Campus LRT station south of the University of Alberta in Edmonton on April 21, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
To make this image I placed my camera (safely) near the tracks, down low with a 16mm fisheye lens on a 5D Mark-II. I set the shutter speed at 1/125th so that there is a little motion blur. I triggered the camera remotely with a Pocketwizard so that I could stand 10 feet away and be safe. I was sure that the conductor of the train could see me with my big cameras and see that I was a photographer.
If I saw someone place a black box with wires coming out of it next to a train track and then stand back with a wireless trigger in his hand I would be concerned!
Dausen Kluin, 16, right, from Fort Assiniboine, AB who suffers from Cerebral Palsy defeats Levi Leitch, 14, from Vegreville, AB during the annual ‘Pull in the Park’ arm wrestling competition held in Sherwood Park Mall in Sherwood Park, AB on April 17, 2010. Kluin uses a walker to get around and had never been able to put on his own socks but has become an accomplished arm wrestler and public speaker. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
