Mercury Visuals

March 26, 2009 - Trades and Technology

GUELPH, ON. March 26, 2009 - Grade eight King George students Garrett DeHaan, left, and Nathan Clark do some welding in the Welding Skills Shop at Conestoga College during a Trades and Technology Day Thursday. Over 100 grade eight students from six schools in the region took part in the hands-on skilled trades and technologies workshops throughout the day. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

March 25, 2009 - Job Fair

GUELPH, ON. March 25, 2009 - Hundreds of people still wait in line outside while a man fills out an application form during a Source One job fair at the Ramada Inn Wednesday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

Photog's comments: I wanted to show the lineup outside in context with what was happening inside.

March 25, 2009 - Contemporary Dance

GUELPH, ON. March 25, 2009 - A couple of dancers perform Suzanne Miller and Allan Paivio's 'Speed' during a Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival preview event at the University of Guelph Wednesday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

GUELPH, ON. March 25, 2009 - Company Blonde performs 'First Aid' during a Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival preview event at the University of Guelph Wednesday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

Photog's comments: Both of these photos were shot at the same event, one from the third floor of the atrium and one from ground level. 'Speed' lent itself nicely to a shot from above. The dancers were moving quite slowly and at interesting angles. Company Blonde's performance involved more facial expressions and worked well shooting from eye level.

March 24, 2009 - Severn Cullis-Suzuki

GUELPH, ON. March 24, 2009 - Environmentalist Severn Cullis-Suzuki looks at pictures at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre Tuesday afternoon. Severn was visiting a group of grade eleven and grade three students attending the centre as part of their school's outdoor education program. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

Photog's comments: The top picture was taken outside on a bright sunny day. Luckily Severn was standing with the sun directly behind her allowing me to expose for the shadow on her face. I used a long lens to frame her with trees in the background. The bottom picture was taken inside with great window light coming from two sides of the room. The plants painted on the wall help tell a bit more of the story.

March 23, 2009 - Diane Nalini

GUELPH, ON. March 23, 2009 - University of Guelph physics professor Diane Nalini is releasing the album 'Kiss Me Like That' May 24, 2009. Advanced copies will be available during her concert at War Memorial Hall Friday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

Photog's comments: I setup an off-camera umbrella light to Diane's right and shot photos while she was being interviewed. As always, I tried to use the background as a frame for the subject. At this point in the interview she was talking about planets and space so she was gesturing with her hands.

March 22, 2009 - College Royal

GUELPH, ON. March 22, 2009 - A trainer signals for her dog to stay during College Royal at the University of Guelph Sunday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

GUELPH, ON. March 22, 2009 - Six year-old Ethan Bush and his four-year-old sister Amelia Bush race through the junior tractor rodeo course outside of Rozanski Hall during College Royal at the University of Guelph Sunday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

GUELPH, ON. March 22, 2009 - A series of three consecutive photos show Shetland Sheepdog Ayleigh jump off the feet of Canadian Disc Dogs trainer Jenelle Holbrough during College Royal festivities at the University of Guelph Sunday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

Click here for a photo slideshow from the event.

March 21, 2009 - Alex Dunbar

GUELPH, ON. March 21, 2009 - 14-year-old Guelph Water Polo Club player Alex Dunbar poses for a photo at the university of Guelph swimming pool Saturday afternoon. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

Photog's comments: I shot the portrait first. There is an umbrella setup camera left and a bare flash sitting poolside to the right of the camera. In the second image Alex is throwing the ball to her coach who is standing poolside near an umbrella.

March 20, 2009 - Liz Sandals

GUELPH, ON. March 20, 2009 - Guelph MPP Liz Sandals was at the United Way office Friday for a funding announcement related to low income families and poverty. (Guelph Mercury/Ryan Pfeiffer)

March 19, 2009 - Soccer

Nathan McLean of the Kitchener Spirit leaps over Guelph Royal Owen Satcliffe and avoids being slide tackled last night during Under-11 boys indoor soccer action at the Guelph Soccer Dome.

March 19, 2009 - Man Injured in Crash

Photog's comments: Today is my last day at the Guelph Mercury, this will be my last picture posted on Mercury Visuals. I had a great time bringing this blog to life and helping Ryan fill it with local content. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to stop by our little slice of the internet. - Nick Iwanyshyn,  nickiwanyshyn@gmail.com

GUELPH, ON. March 17, 2009 - Emergency workers attend to an injured man on the corner of Woodlawn Road West and Silvercreek Parkway North yesterday afternoon following a crash between a motorcycle and a minivan. The driver of the motorcycle was rushed to Guelph General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the collision just after 3 p.m. The 40-year-old Guelph man was driving north on Silvercreek Parkway and turning left on to Woodlawn Road when his Kawasaki collided with a van driven by a Guelph woman, 30. She was driving south on Silvercreek and entering the intersection on a green light, police said. The man suffered injuries to his right leg and was taken to hospital by ambulance. (Guelph Mercury, Nick Iwanyshyn)