Pimp My Ride - Canon 5Dmk2 video ready

Canon 5Dmk11 with a Sennheiser MKE400 shotgun mic, a Zacuto Z-finder on the lcd screen for focusing, a Cinevate focus puller and its all sitting on a Gorilla Focus set of legs that I bought for travelling, which doubles very nicely as a quick and inexpensive shoulder rig for stability shooting hand held.

This is pretty much the bare minimum for shooting video with a 5D2. Can't wait to start shooting with my fast Canon prime lenses! That is the beauty of 5D2 video, fast prime lenses.

Michael Eastman photos

Found Michael Eastman photos online. Really like his work. I ordered his new book "Havana" right away!

Stuffed flank steak

Cut red peppers in half and put them under the broiler until black

Put the blackened peppers in a paper bag for ten minutes. If you don't have a paper bag, go buy a nice bottle of wine, it will come in a paper bag ;-)

Peel the skin off the peppers

Butterfly your flank and tenderize using one of those tenderizing hammers. Layer slices of prosciutto, roasted red pepper and a puree of baby spinach, (steamed), 1/2 cup parmesan, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 2 or 3 garlic cloves, 1/4 cup olive oil.

Roll it all up and tie with butchers string and bake in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes or just slice it, use bamboo skewers to hold together and throw it in a frying pan.

snapshots from my kitchen - Lunch

Colin's bicycle race

A Photographs Value

"A woman was strolling along a street in Paris when she spotted Picasso sketching at a sidewalk cafe. The woman asked if he might sketch her and charge accordingly. Picasso obliged. In just minutes there she was. An original Picasso. And what do I owe you she asked. 5000 francs, he answered. But it only took you 3 minutes, she politely reminded him. No, Picasso said, it took me all my life."

Harry Beckwith - Selling the Invisible

Grilled octopus!

Food photography

I love food! I love eating it and I love shooting it!!

Havana Workshops 2012

This is one of my all time favourite photos taken in Havana during the workshops. Besides the obviously great looking girls, Indira and Emmy, I love the doormen in the background. The guy straightening his bow tie and the other gesturing, you just see his hand. This restaurant on the Melecon became our favourite place for lunch. We'd sit on the 2nd floor balcony where you could watch the ocean and the traffic on Havana's most iconic street. The food was really good and very reasonably priced also.

There are still a few spaces left for January 2012 - www.havanaworkshops.com

T-shirts available at www.havanaworkshops.com small to xx large, short sleeved or long.

Snapshots from my kitchen - Thanksgiving carrots

Mac surgery

The 12" powerbook was one of my favourite Macs. It was small, small, small, before that was the trend. I picked one up recently for $150 on kijiji, it was like new. I then boldly opened my old 12" and removed the hard drive and inserted it into the new one. What a chore! They packed a lot into that little machine! I didn't count the number of tiny screws I had to remove and replace in each machine but it felt like about 100. All in all it was kinda fun.

We paid less for the house...

Finnbarr - 17yrs. old

Ameleck was Finnbarr's West African grandfathers name. Its Finn's middle name.

Snapshots from my kitchen - RIBS!

In the smoker

corn bread

Salmon fishing in Newfoundland

Went salmon fishing and only took one photo. Too busy catching salmon!

Big Salmon

A one minute video of the biggest salmon I've ever caught...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR-FJaQozbo

Free Enterprise in Cuba

The Cuban Gov't. is laying off 1/2 million people. At the same time they are opening up free enterprise. These people are lining up for licences in Centro Habana.

http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1229088.html

Havana Workshops participants photos

photo by Nancy Embry

photo by Giovanna Gatti
photo by Giovanna Gatti
photo by Giovanna Gatti
photo by Giovanna Gatti

photo by Nancy Embry

photo by Alan Dunlop
photo by Alan Dunlop
photo by Alan Dunlop

photo of me by George, hungry George.

photo by Rick Chicoine
photo by Rick Chicoine

photo by Rick Chicoine
photo by Rick Chicoine

photo by Nick Fulford
photo by Nick Fulford

Havana Workshops

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Cementerio de Cristobal Colon - Havana Cemetery
Cementerio de Cristobal Colon - Havana Cemetery
Cementerio de Cristobal Colon - Havana Cemetery

photo by Nick Fulford

This was a great family meal with 6 workshop participants and our host family and friends. It was a great night! I was blessed with a fantastic group. Although we were a bunch of strangers I could not have asked for a better group of people.

The first Havana Photography Workshop was a great success. I would love to do another this winter so if you're interested drop me an email dan@dancallis.com or give me a call at 902.425.8093 www.havanaworkshops.com

La Guarida Paladar

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L to R: Nick, Nancy, Cuban street photographer, Dan, Giovanni, Joanne, Rick, Alan.

the group photographed by Cuban street photographer...

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Yemeya

bras for sale on the street

candy for sale

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My favorite Havana photo. The past, present and future.. with a touch of the 'decisive moment', this photo really captures Havana today.