Brittany and Brett Wedding – Saskatoon Wedding Photography

The first of the six weddings I’m shooting this year. I’ve known Brittany and two of the bridesmaids since grade 10 so it was a fun day to shoot. Here are some of my favorites. You can find more pictures in the Portfolio section.

Human vs. Horse Race

Human vs. Horse Race from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.

Athletes raced a thoroughbred named Blue Heron Bay at Northlands Park in Edmonton on Wednesday to promote the Northlands Park One Mile Road Race on June 5. Video by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

End of CN Rail in Girouxville

End of CN Rail in Girouxville from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.

CN Rail has announced that they are canceling service to the village of Girouxville, Alberta located 450KM north-west of Edmonton in the Peace River region. Some residents fear the loss of the train service will kill local businesses and inevitably the town which has a rich French Canadian heritage. Video by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Ernest Johnson owns Merlot Agriculture Services Ltd., a producer car loading station in Girouxville, Alberta. Johnson must re-locate his business to the nearby town of Falher which may kill his home town. CN Rail has announced that they are canceling service to the village of Girouxville, located 450KM north-west of Edmonton in the Peace River region. Some residents fear the loss of the train service will kill local businesses and inevitably the town which has a rich French Canadian heritage. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Lifetime Girouxville residents Armand Boisvert and wife Rollande.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Alain Johnson with Merlot Agriculture Services Ltd. directs grain into a producer car.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

BLU-U

Journal columnist Todd Babiak receives a BLU-U blue light acne treatment at CosMedics, 11526 Jasper Ave. on May 21, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Murlark Rally – Go 500kms in 2 minutes!

Murlark Rally – Go 500kms in 2 minutes! from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.

Driver Brian Birch and his navigator Bill Bakelaar start a new section during the 500 kilometre, 13-hour 2009 Mudlark TSD Rally that ran from Calgary to Cochrane overnight May 2nd to 3rd, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Driver Ian Seda checks his wheel for damage near Rockyford after miscalculating a turn and going into the ditch during the 500 kilometre, 13-hour 2009 Mudlark TSD Rally that ran from Calgary to Cochrane overnight May 2nd to 3rd, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

A view from Journal photographer Ryan Jackson’s rooftop camera during the 500 kilometre, 13-hour 2009 Mudlark TSD Rally that ran from Calgary to Cochrane overnight from May 2nd to 3rd, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Here is how I mounted my Canon 1D-Mark III for the time lapse video. I build the bracket from scrap wood and two giant suction cups from Princess Auto. I then used a tie-down strap wrapped around the inside to keep the mount and cups squeezed down. I used a Canon 24mm f1.4 lens and kept it at f1.4 most of the time. I ran a 10-ft USB cable from the camera to my laptop so I could control it with my laptop.

At night I set the camera to ISO6400, f1.4 in Av mode with -1EV exposure compensation. This gave me around 1/200 sec which was surprisingly fast for night shots. As the sun came up I lowered the ISO more and more until I was at ISO100, f1.4. I set the Canon software to take one picture every five seconds. In total 5315 frames were taken. I put them into a video using Final Cut Pro. For some of the parts in the video I play at 60fps. Most of it is at 30 fps.

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New Canadian Citizens

Left to right. Dostukmanim Alizasa from Azerbaijan, Pek Ngoh Leong from Brunei, Kingsley Savariraj from India, Bhanu Pathak from India and Irina Makowsky from Ukraine swear in as Canadian citizens during a citizenship court at the Edmonton law courts Saturday during Law Day at the Edmonton Law Courts on Saturday April 18, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Easter Egg Hunt

Margaret Paproski helps her sons Peter, left and Henry hunt for eggs during the Sweet Treat Hide and Seek egg hunt at Fort Edmonton Park in Edmonton on Saturday April 11, 2009. Plastic eggs were hidden throughout the park for youngsters to find and redeem treats. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Tags: candy, chocolate, Easter, treats

So you think you can dance!

Shayne Martell, 25 warms up while waiting in line for auditions at the Winspear Centre for So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s next series on Tuesday April 7, 2009 in Edmonton. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal/CNS

Tags: auditions, ctv, dance

NPAC Picture of the Year Nomination!

I’ve been nominated for a News Photographers Association of Canada Picture of the Year Award for my Sitting Volleyball Video!  The winners will be announced on April 25th in Toronto. Wooooo!

Sitting Paraplegic Volleyball from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.

Tags: poy

102 Musical Chairs

102 people played musical chairs on Saturday March 21, 2009 for a chance to win a one-year lease on a 2010 Kia Soul at Kia West Edmonton. Sonic 102.9 radio station drew names for 102 contestants to play and Mark Laing, 38, was the “Soul survivor” that took home the prize.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
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