The Journal Pioneer

A great photo is like making a cake -you must have all the right ingredients: a good camera, a willing subject and perfect timing.  Tim Gallant was armed with "all of the above" when he snapped this stunning sunset photo.  The ...

The city of St John’s is beautiful from every angle. This peaceful nighttime view of the provincial capital is one of my favourites.  Gary Mitchell has a great eye and snapped this photo early last week – before the Friday snow ...

Ted Kajdas watched as close to 30 eagles gathered in a local farmer's field in Cape Breton's Margaree Valley.  Did you know:   While a bald eagle's white head may make it look bald, the name comes from an ...

It's not an easy way to make a living, but it does come with some unique benefits – like no traffic headaches and stunning views!  Just after sunrise one day last week, Sam Perley caught Spencer Fraser taking a little break from ...

I don't see a flake of snow outside my window in Halifax, but Barry Burgess wants us to know that if you search a little, you'll find some.  Barry took advantage of the mild weather and snowshoed to the old sugar camp at Sugar Moon Farm ...

Have you ever seen a beaver up close?  Well, you don’t have to venture off into the deep forest to find one, at least Gail Coolen didn’t.  Gail and her husband live along the Sackville River in Bedford, N.S.  One ...

I don't get very much mail the old-fashioned way, but that's how this photo came to me.  George and Doreen Noble live in Wilmot, N.S.; they wanted to share this lovely bit of wisdom with those of us who might not ...

Winter is vacationing south this year. I normally feature local photos in my “Snapshot” segment, but I couldn't resist this one.  Candy Shannon Mapplebeck has friends who live in Georgetown, Texas - this is what their backyard ...

Kara Cooper teaches a Grade 1 & 2 class at Natoaganeg School in Eel Ground, N.B.  When the students went outside at lunch last Thursday, a couple of the kids spotted this "rainbow" in the sky.  Because ...

Imagine … waiting for that wild wave to climb the rocks and just before it crashes, snapping the perfect photo.  Well, that's not what took place here. Jerome Canning has a great eye and noticed this intriguing cloud that looked like ...