lundi 18 mars 2024

TRIBUTE TO BRIAN MULRONEY (1939-2024)

TRIBUTE TO BRIAN MULRONEY (1939-2024) 
"The 1984 Conservative team was like champion athletes and you were the coach. Very proud to have been part of that team with you and Mila!" - Bernard Bujold - Montreal, Quebec 
 
A state funeral will be held from March 19 to 23 in memory of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada. A ceremony will be held at Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica and broadcast live. 
More details here: 
https://www.canada.ca/fr/patrimoine-canadien/nouvelles/2024/03/des-funerailles-detat-seront-organisees-a-la-memoire-du-tres-honorable-brian-mulroney.html?fbclid=IwAR2I-MNGXIPoVI00GLf1GCnTOolTC1K0hwy9gm2E2PlLlLqKs4jgMyeiHEs

vendredi 15 mars 2024

THE DEPARTURE OF WINTER 2024 -

THE DEPARTURE OF WINTER 2024 - 
By Bernard Bujold-
Winter will bid us farewell next Tuesday, March 19, at 10:06 p.m. (GMT) as spring 2024 will bring in a new season. One must conclude that this is the last weekend of winter 2024...  https://nrc.canada.ca/en/certifications-evaluations-standards/canadas-official-time/3-when-do-seasons-start

jeudi 14 mars 2024

HAPPINESS IN 2024 -

HAPPINESS IN 2024 - 
By Bernard Bujold - 
My friends ask me if I believe that Donald Trump will be re-elected this November? I tell them they're asking me the wrong question... The real question is: "Will I be happy if Donald Trump is elected, and the answer is yes! It would be the ultimate happiness for me, for the old man that I am. 
But no one can predict what will happen between now and November 5, and it's like a horse race! Who will win: Donald Trump or Joe Biden? Observers place the two opponents on an equal footing. Two old men convinced of their superiority; committed supporters loyal to their respective mentors; and a world divided by differences of opinion, not just in the United States, but all over the planet. 
An election campaign is like a horse race, against the clock. The only objective is to finish the race first, if only by a thread at the finish line. And if Donald wins, I'll be a very happy man! 
Happy in the depths of my soul... 
To be continued! 
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mercredi 13 mars 2024

PHOTOSHOP REALITY IN 2024

PHOTOSHOP REALITY IN 2024 - 
By Bernard Bujold -
Poor Princess Kate! She thought she was having fun with Photoshop and created the scandal of 2024... In the end, it's a trifle. But in the world of traditional media, it's the scandal of the century... 
This controversy is a return to the old debate of the 1990s, when Photoshop (first edition 1.0 - released on February 19, 1990) was first introduced and several major magazines refused to retouch their models' photos... 
I've always loved Photoshop's creative possibilities. My goal as a photographer is to create an image. But for other photographers, the goal is to record time in the camera... It's a question of vision. 
I had two main mentors in my passion for photography: Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) and my mother Anita Cyr (1922-2005), and both were forerunners of Photoshop. 
Karsh employed an assistant in his Ottawa studio, whose exclusive job was to make up negatives with pencils and other instruments, according to Karsh's instructions, and thus eliminate defects. The most important thing for Yousuf was to offer his customers a photo that made them look their best. 
My mother Anita was an amateur photographer, but she had an instinctive grasp of image techniques. And just like Karsh, Anita would use a pencil to make up her photos and remove or add elements, such as the hair in my father's photos... 
Of course, this was before the magic of Photoshop, but the concept has never changed. Photography is the art of creating images that convey a message, our message as photographers. Without our message, photography becomes useless and boring. 
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mardi 12 mars 2024

THE FUTURE OF PARIS MATCH MAGAZINE

THE FUTURE OF PARIS MATCH MAGAZINE -
By Bernard Bujold - 
The legendary PARIS MATCH magazine is on the verge of a change of ownership. The magazine's current owner, the LAGARDÈRE group, is in final negotiations with the luxury goods group LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Hennessy). The sale price is said to be in the region of US$109 million. 
The owner of LVMH is a well-known figure. He is the richest man in the world; he is married to the famous Montreal pianist Hélène Mercier; he is a friend of Donald Trump; and he is my namesake: Bernard Arnault. 
PARIS MATCH is one of France's most prestigious magazines. 
To be continued! 
SEE THE REPORT FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/lvmhs-arnault-rivals-bezos-and-musk-in-wealthand-in-media-influence-5a29138d?st=29sed0g8dh6oyo5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

lundi 11 mars 2024

THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2024

 

THE ART OF PHOTOSHOP IN 2024 - 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Personally, I'm a huge Photoshop fan, and I have no qualms about using the program! But I'm not a king, nor a princess... Princess Kate has allegedly retouched a photo she took with her children and sent to the media. It's the new scandal of the hour, and maybe even of the whole year 2024 in the world of photography, not only in England but all over the planet... 
Conclusion: if you're a king or a princess, no Photoshop! 
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THE LONELINESS OF WINTER 2024...

THE LONELINESS OF WINTER 2024... 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Week after week, we learn that characters from our lives have left us for another world. People like Paul Houde and Brian Mulroney, including all those who preceded and followed them. Neighbors, friends, relatives and others! 
I discussed death with some friends at the traditional dinner last weekend (March 9, 2024): how did all these characters experience their departure from life? 
In my opinion, death is loneliness, and no one can share that situation. Some say that death is like turning off the light. Death is an end, or a beginning if you believe in a religion. Some say you should die surrounded by loved ones and friends, and that death will be so sweet! I imagine that agony is sweeter when you're surrounded by love, but death remains solitude, in my opinion! Of course, these are just opinions, because, in reality, no living person has ever experienced death... And then there's the kind of death! Dying for a heart attack seems to be less painful than having to live through the long agony of cancer or another disease. 
When I die, I'd like my ashes to be thrown into the sea in my native Gaspé village, opposite my childhood church and the local cemetery where my father and mother are buried. But since I'll be dead, my surviving children and friends will do as they please, because I won't be around... 
In the end, death and life are like the winter of 2024 ending. It's the end of one season, but another will soon take its place. 
To be continued! 
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samedi 9 mars 2024

THE PASSAGE OF TIME

THE PASSAGE OF TIME... 
By Bernard Bujold -
Time gave us an extra hour of life on November 5 last year, but now it will take it back on Saturday night, March 10, 2024, when we'll have to advance time by an hour from 2 am to 3 am. 
Such is life...

THE PASSAGE OF TIME

THE PASSAGE OF TIME... 
By Bernard Bujold -
Time gave us an extra hour of life on November 5 last year, but now it will take it back on Saturday night, March 10, 2024, when we'll have to advance time by an hour from 2 am to 3 am. 
Such is life...

THE SKY FALLING

THE SKY FALLING... 
By Bernard Bujold -
The Gauls in Asterix and Obelix were afraid of the sky falling... 
Montrealers are going to start being afraid of buildings falling on their heads... 
I took 5 photos on this Saturday morning, March 9, 2024, of the brand-new National Bank building on  St-Jacques St...
I think I'll take another street to go downtown!