Joey's Morning Note for Tuesday, October 10, 2017
The Star Wars trailer is out, my response is meh. Rogue One was a great movie, I truly enjoyed its gritty plot line. I’m not much for nostalgia and The Force Awakens didn’t appeal to me. Also, I can suspend my disbelief for most Sci-Fi movies, but the…
Afternoon Coffee Notes for October 8, 2017
Yesterday, Sunday, I attended the Blessing of the Animals at St. Patrick’s this afternoon – a nice event that builds the parish community beyond the Mass. Photos here on my Flickr page. My favourite photo is these three Labrador Retrievers who are hard to distinguish from each other.…
Thank You CBC for Crediting my Public Domain Work
I’ll never forget the emotional gut-check of my short coverage of the Tim Bosma murder while it was still officially a missing persons case. Thanks to public support of my crowdfunding, I was able to livestream the police news conference during those long days in May of 2013.…
Recapturing "The Digital Footprint of Joey Coleman"
I hadn’t been blogging like I used to for a long time, years actually. I’m working to fix that, and return to the fun I used to have blogging. In the early days of JoeyColeman.ca, I had a lot of fun experimenting with design, banners, and trying to…
Morning Coffee Notes
My formal note on the day ahead for my journalism is here: https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/2017/10/morning-coffee-notes-for-october-3/ I’m enjoying the start of fall, and slowly transitioning myself into a proper sleep routine. Started off well today; biked into work enjoying the crisp cold morning air, and handled a lot of content in…
The Flower at the Bus Stop
Today seemed dreary relative to the heat wave sunny days we experienced earlier this week. 16C, mostly cloudy with a steady breeze, yesterday having been sunny, no breeze, and over 30C. I stood in this relative cool at Eastgate Square, waiting for the 58 bus to go into…
Friday Night, Downtown Hamilton
Today’s blog post, photos of Friday night on Mulberry Street in Downtown Hamilton…
Photography, Challenge, Focus, and Fun
Still photography is one of my passions. I recently purchased a DSLR for my work on The Public Record, getting back into news photography after a six year hiatus. I love the challenge of trying to capture a moment, especially the effort that goes into framing, the focus…
The Simple Pleasure of Waving While Cycling
"Ding, Ding" and a wave, it’s amazing how such a seemingly small thing can have a big impact on brightening the day. This evening involved a bike trip from my office downtown to the McMaster campus around 5pm. Along the way, every few blocks, a "Ding, Ding" and…
Dave Hanley, Great Hamiltonian, Gone Too Soon
Devastating news tonight, as we learn of the sudden and unexpected death of Dave Hanley, who is widely known for his work organizing the great PopUp Hamilton events. When someone dies, especially someone as amazing has Dave, it is my practice to try and capture the person in…