Bladez Clicky Thread

[Bladez]

Alright kids, now that I've got my new camera (aka "Clicky"), it's time for me to start posting pix for you to see.

I'm by no means a photographer, and am still really new to photography, so bear with me, as some of these may be utter crap. But the only way to get better is practice right?

Very first picture it ever took:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Erinys1.jpg

Another shot of one of my babies:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Erinys2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Keyboard.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Rocks.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Signs.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Cranes.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Statues.jpg

[tuliptree]

Hey! I get knocked off line for a few days and come back to see you've got a new camera! Most excellent!!

Your photos are great, Bladez! I love the one of the rocks. And your snake(s?), what's it's name? Really nice shots. Your snake looks very curious! :)

[Bladez]

Thanks tulip :D I was wondering where you were! I've missed you!

That snake is Erinys. I have 2 more in seperate tanks. (Kihone and Onyx)

[tuliptree]

Aww, I missed you too! *tackle hugs Bladez!* (I've got several days of tackle hugs built up, I'll probably be obnoxious the next few days! Everyone's gonna get sick of me real fast! :p)

I was going crazy not being able to get online and on GDF! I can't complain though, we still had power, it could have been worse. Hard to believe a hurricaine's leftovers can do so much damage all the way up in NE Ohio! I heard hundreds of our power company trucks were helping in Texas, not expecting we'd have so much backlash up here.

Neat names, how is Erinys and Kihone pronounced? What kind of snakes? Very cool looking. Just keep them away from our pet rats! :D

[CkretAjint]

Love the rock, papers, scissors banner.... crack me up! :p

[tuliptree]

That is great. Is that a building in Calgary I assume?

[Yossarian]

Nice shots, Bladez. I got a chuckle out of the rock, paper, scissors banners too. Just curious, what kind of aperture setting did you use for the snakes?

[Bladez]

*Tackle hugz Tulip back*

Neat names, how is Erinys and Kihone pronounced? What kind of snakes? Very cool looking. Just keep them away from our pet rats!

Erinys = E-rin-eez (one of the greek fates)
Kihone = Key-own (greek goddess snow)

Erinys is a Sunglow Corn Snake
Kihone is a Snowcorn Corn Snake
Onyx is a Mexican Black King Snake.

I'll get pix of all 3 of em up soon.

That is great. Is that a building in Calgary I assume? yea, all of those were taken here in town just on my lunch break (except the snake pix)

[Tea]

I'm so not a snake fan, but those are nicely done. I too like the rock, paper, scissors. What kind of shop/company is that?

[Bladez]

I'm so not a snake fan, but those are nicely done. I too like the rock, paper, scissors. What kind of shop/company is that?

They're a design company. For like, wedding stuff.

[acousticmind]

why didnt u post the photo u took of me? bizatch

[Bladez]

nobody wants to see that....

plus, if you recall, it wasn't in focus

[garricks]

Well done, Bladez! They look great! I assume you didn't post accoutic's pic because of the potential for seizures and blindness? :p

[CkretAjint]

plus, if you recall, it wasn't in focus

My camera does that too a bunch... I need to figure out why (its an auto focus)!

[Tea]

My camera does that too a bunch... I need to figure out why (its an auto focus)!

Do you have a lens that has a MF/AF switch on it? Check that. Manual focus/Auto Focus. Otherwise, try pressing on the shutter button halfway so the camera has a chance to focus and then take the picture.

[Bladez]

K, here's pics of acoustic. Now he can quit complaining!

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Seb.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Seb2.jpg

[Tea]

Is acoustic still with us Bladez? Are you trying to tell us something?

[tuliptree]

Acoustic has two sets of ears!!!

:p

[Red Kittie Kat]

Those are great :D

Love the snake pics and the Rock, Paper, Scissors :D

And Seb darlin .... oh if I were only 20 years younger :p

[acousticmind]

haha
ya well this is the last time i tell bladez to post whatever he wants

;) RKK

[tuliptree]

Oh pish! You look handsomely angry, acoustic. And the other one, while alarming, is alarming in a very funny way. I think those were good photo choices!

Do I hear you purring, Kittie!? :p

[garricks]

Hey, tulip, doesn't he look like a young Keanu?

[tuliptree]

I can see that. It's the "I'm gonna kick your butt" look. I can only imagine the conversation happening between Bladez and Acoustic when the photo was taken! http://forums.viachicago.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif (javascript:add_smilie()

[urstwile]

Yay! Fun with a new camera! I love the snake pics and the water cascading down the rocks especially. :)

Congrats again, Bladez.

[D-Frag]

hahaha, your co worker looks very amused! love the pics man, keep em coming!

[acousticmind]

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9912/sebomsl1.jpg
might as well have a little fun with it

[Typically]

oh man you guys get windows???

cool pics man. i was so irked last night i saw a bunch of nice photo opportunities but didn't have my camera :( the sun is starting to get low around the time i get home so maybe i can get some pics tonight =]

[tuliptree]

LOL acoustic. That photo has so many levels of dementia to it now, I can't even wrap my brain around it!

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Hats.jpg

Playing with still life. Have another concept for one coming soon:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/4.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/5.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/6.jpg

[acousticmind]

weirdo..
i really like the 1st photo though

[garricks]

Nice om nom, there, accoustic! LOL

[Virgo Nightingale]

Hope that marker doesn't dry out before you're done with your series! :eek: :p

Nice shots Bladez!! :)

[Bladez]

Today I went for a walk at lunch today. Here's some of what I saw:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Church.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Walking.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Trees_Rock.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/doggy.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/River.jpg

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Berries.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Flower.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Life_Free.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Tree_River.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Leaf.jpg

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Bug.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Purple_Flower.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/River_Path.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Bird_Reflection.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Bird_Reflection2.jpg

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Bird_Flying.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Solo_Bird.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Duck.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Thistle.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/Feeding-Ducks.jpg

[garricks]

Nice, B! The dog made me laugh--obviously having as much fun as you did! :)

Interesting church...I don't normally connect teal with religion!

[Bladez]

Thanks Garricks :)
I'm starting to get the hang of Apertures and shutter speeds and such. keeping my camera on manual, rather than automatic so I have to do the work. Next will be to start working with more motion shots to see if I can do it without the blurs. then night shots.

[tuliptree]

Nice! I like the white flower with the little bug on it.

That's quite a walk, how long was your lunch? :p I'm picturing you walking so far the season start to change, mountains give way to canyons, suddenly you are in the rainforest . . . LOL!

[Bladez]

LOL @ Tulip

that's actually less than a 10 minute walk from my office. The river runs right along the edge of downtown Calgary, and a big section of it is just parks. Mountain pictures will come soon I hope.

[garricks]

I need to take my camera out of the office at lunch. We don't have anything close to that awesome near my office, but I haven't taken a macro look around, either...

*shifts paradigm*

What a great way to decompress from the bullcarp.

[tuliptree]

LOL @ Tulip

Whut? Do I look that silly? I mean, wearing an upside down flower pot on your head is fashionable, right? Ask Devo! They knew what was going on . . .

:p

[garricks]

Ask Devo! They knew what was going on . . .

Whip it! Whip it good!

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/GDF/whippingcream.jpg

[Tea]

Love that dog photo! That's a great capture for sure. Boy the sky is so blue! Pretty cool!

[urstwile]

Nice collection of photos, Bladez, the dog is hilarious! :) I'm glad you're having fun with the new camera.

[a_muse]

Very pretty pictures Bladez, I like them very much :)

We were at a reptile show on Sunday, I kinda like snakes now, yours look very cool, we might get a little crested gecko.

You live in such a great place for photography, isn't Canada beautiful :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Very nice Bladez ... you are finding some nice little spots :)

[NTLemon]

Cool pictures bladez, I'm glad your running around on manual definitely the best way to get the hang of it.

[tuliptree]

that's actually less than a 10 minute walk from my office. The river runs right along the edge of downtown Calgary, and a big section of it is just parks. Mountain pictures will come soon I hope.

You live in a beautiful city for sure! You should rename your thread "Lunchtime with Bladez" and take us on daily or weekly walks! :)

LOL Garricks, now I want whipped cream . . . the power of suggestion is strong on this board!

Hijack: Muse! A gecko, how exciting! I love geckos. My kids have been begging for one, but alas, we're full of pets right now.

Aaand, back on topic: now!

[acousticmind]

Now that i look at the photos again, dude, I feel like the white balance might be off... A lot of those photos look like there's too much Blue. Come to my office and we'll have a photoshoot again :D ! yay!

I really like that photo of the seagull with its wings spread and the reflection underneath. VRY NEET

[Typically]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/om_nom.jpg

[tuliptree]

You just made me produce a weird snorting sound, followed by some whole hearted laughter. Thank you Typically, that made my morning. hahahaha! That's just too funny!

[acousticmind]

lol @ that om nom nom nom

[Typically]

glad i could brighten up the morning for you tea it was the first thing that came to mind when i saw it :D

[Typically]

opps i mean tulip..... the changing of avatars has me all bewildered

[tuliptree]

Lol! I was just going to ask what you were smoking this morning. But I've heard it's the diaper genie! Spot told me! :D

[Typically]

yea i gotta stop that before going to work =]

[tuliptree]

Lol!!

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao Typ .. too funny :D

[fredrich]

I like your nature photos. Nice colors.

I actually have relatives in Calgary (or somewhere in the area around).

[Bladez]

Love your nom there typ! That's awesome!

thanks for all the kind words kids. If you have any other tips or suggestions, please post them so I can work on getting a better eye for things.

[Bladez]

Went to the reservoir this weekend. Here's what I saw:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/bench.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/bench2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/boats.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/boats2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/boats3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/daisy.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/daisy2.jpg

[Bladez]

More from the reservoir:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/grasshopper_top.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/grasshopper_full.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/grasshopper_cu.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/orange_trees.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/Res_Path.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/sailboat.jpg

[Bladez]

Last batch of the reservoir:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/shadowypath.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/towers.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/yellow_bush.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/yellow_tree.jpg

[Bladez]

Some of me and the g/f:
http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/me.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/mel.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/Res/shadows.jpg

[a_muse]

Nice :)
I like the park bench ones with the two different focuses.

Our trees are mostly still green out here.

[Yossarian]

Lookin' good there, Bladez. The bulk of my photographic knowledge is limited to one class in college so I'm certainly no genius, but one thing you could try is using the flash outdoors. Mainly I'm thinking of the grasshopper pics. With the flash you could pull more detail out of the shadows.

[Bladez]

Thanks Yoss. I'll do that in the future :)

Is it still mostly warm out there still muse? It's starting to get kinda chilly here. We're getting highs of about 10 or 12 now.

[a_muse]

Ya, it's really nice here, indian summer-ish, cool at night, and the kids wear a sweater in the morning but nice for the afternoon.

I'm trying to live in the moment and ignore the impending cold and snow ;)

[tuliptree]

Nice job! I like the composition of the second flower image a lot.

[Red Kittie Kat]

well you know me and flowers ... I love the daisy :D

The shadow pic is cool too.

all very nice :)

[urstwile]

Nice pics, Bladez! :) I need to get out and about experimenting with mine more as well, although mine's not as fancy as yours. ;)

[garricks]

Shweet, buddy! Nice perspectives. Well done, you!

[Bladez]

Garricks! Good to see ya' today :)

I was thinking about you when I took that pic Kittie....just 'cause I know how much you love flowers ;)

[Red Kittie Kat]

aww that is so sweet :)

[urstwile]

aww, didn't think of me. :sad:

[Bladez]

Aw, don't worry urst. I'm always thinking of you. I love penguins!!! (((hugz)))

[bismal]

lovely shots

I noticed a big colour profile difference in some of the shots, was this the camera automatically or shopped?

[Bladez]

Some of them were shopped. Some weren't. Depends on how energetic I was feeling when I took them off the camera

[tuliptree]

aww, didn't think of me. :sad:

Or me. :(
*argues with hands* :p

[Bladez]

Are you kidding tulip?!?!? I'm stalking you, isn't that enough?

[tuliptree]

LOL!! You are? Well then, as far as stalkers go, you are a very polite stalker. Thanks! :p

[Bladez]

My pleasure ;)

[tuliptree]

;)

[urstwile]

Aw, don't worry urst. I'm always thinking of you. I love penguins!!! (((hugz)))
I feel better now. :)

[Bladez]

Last night was our first major snowfall of the season, so I figured it was time to play with my camera a bit more. Sadly, I don't have a tripod, and with it being cold, I needed a fast shutter speed, and a higher ISO, so the pix are a bit grainy. But hey, now I know right? Gotta love learning by trial!


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/berries.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/frost.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/tree.jpg

and to give you an idea of what we got:

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/trees.jpg

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/fence.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/fence-with-trees.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/leaves.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/pine-needles.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/snowy-bench.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/snowy-bench2.jpg

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/candle-light.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/dark-candle.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/D80/wick.jpg

[synthetik]

i love love LOVE the candle ones!!

also
http://weblog.sinteur.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/scissors_win.jpg

[Bladez]

yes, but the Rock, beats all
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080605/the-rock_l.jpg

[synthetik]

I understand that Scissors can beat Paper, and I get how Rock can beat Scissors, but there’s no way Paper can beat Rock. Paper is supposed to magically wrap around Rock leaving it immobile? Why the hell can’t paper do this to scissors? Screw scissors, why can’t paper do this to people? I’ll tell you why, because paper can’t beat anybody, a rock would tear that sh*t up in 2 seconds. When I play rock/ paper/ scissors, I always choose rock. Then when somebody claims to have beaten me with their paper I punch them in the face with my already clenched fist and say, oh sh*t, I’m sorry, I thought paper would protect you.~so says my sister

[Typically]

lol

[Bladez]

We've had a Chinook rolling through Calgary for the past several days, and it's been wicked nice out! averaging around the +10 mark (50 F) so I decided to go back down to the river during my lunch our to get some pictures of the ice. this is the same river that is in a lot of the pictures at the start of this thread.

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/ice1.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/ice2.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/ice3.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/ice4.jpg


http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/ice5.jpg

[Bladez]

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/ice6.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/river2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/river3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/rock1.jpg

And just because this made me laugh:

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/ice/signs.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

Great pics Bladez :)


What is that last one all about?

[Bladez]

It was a sign on the side of a power station I walked past. It amused me, so I had to share :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

ahh I gotcha ... I was just thinking there was a story behind the Sled Panel or something :p

[garricks]

Looks like graffito to me... love the ice pix, dude!

Bladez, blow that Chinook this way please. It will help make up for all those pancaking Alberta Clippers you send on a regular basis. Mmm'kay? ;)

[Tea]

Some interesting shots there! I like the candle and the ice shots. The fence is pretty cool.

[tuliptree]

Really nice job, Bladez. I especially love the shots with ice and bubbling water in them, really beautiful!

LOL @ all the yelling at the readers in the sign photo!!

[Bladez]

You get the Alberta Clippers down in MO garricks? Wow...that's neat that we can throw them that far :)

Our chinook is ending tonight, so maybe it'll make it down to you. I'm trying, to get it there faster, but the only box I can fit it in is way to expensive to send via FedEx, UPS and DHL, so it's just gonna have to to air mail. Hopefully it makes it.

[garricks]

Yeah, they make it this far and then some. Most likely 'cause it's so flat in Nebraska and the Dakotas. Stupid not-tall-and-hilly states. :(

it's just gonna have to to air mail.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/BBU%20avatars/badumdhumsmiley.gif Nice pun there! :)

[tuliptree]

He's a punny guy, isn't he?

[Bladez]

I figured you would appreciate that one there Garricks :D

[BrainchildGroup]

Excellent photos, especially for a beginner! :)

-Aaron

[Bladez]

Sun setting behind the mountains about an hour west of the city.

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/sunset1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/sunset2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/sunset3.jpg

[Typically]

brrrrrrrrrr looks cold

[Bladez]

it was nice until the sun went down. Then it got damn cold, damn fast! *LOL*

[Red Kittie Kat]

man it looks cold ... but beautiful all the same :)

[Audentia]

it was freaking cold when we took those photos!
I know I was standing there. :)
Though.. they turned out better than I thought they did on the tiny back of the camera Bladez.
Got some nice colours in there.
I hope that we will try for some more with the fancy new camera. :)

[garricks]

Sweet pics!! :D And they make me feel warmer.

[Bladez]

Hiking in Bragg Creek over the weekend:

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/194.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/207.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/208.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/224.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/bragg/225.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

That is some clear water! I love seeing the pebbles :D

[Tea]

That's some beautiful country! I bet that was a great hike. Nice shots Bladez!

[garricks]

Nice shooting, B-man!

[morea]

it's beautiful there, Bladez. Was it cold, or is the leftover snow just sort of hanging around despite the spring temps?

[Bladez]

it was gorgeous out there! I got a pretty good sunburn from it too *LOL*

But otherwise it's been pretty cold throughout the weeks. Hopefully it'll warm up by next weekend and stay warm.

[tuliptree]

Wow, great shots! Beautiful, what a nice place to hike!

[WannaBrie]

Great shots, Bladez!

[eugenetyson]

I'm so not a snake fan, but those are nicely done. I too like the rock, paper, scissors. What kind of shop/company is that?

Nearly got sick looking at the snake. I hate them so much.

Nice pics though.

[Audentia]

Hey Bladez... where is the shot of the Rockies with a ton of snow on them still??
I like that one, and it really shows the landscape we could see from far away.

[Bladez]

Nearly got sick looking at the snake. I hate them so much.

Nice pics though.

*LOL* sorry 'bout that eugene. I love snakes so much. I've got 3 of 'em :D

Audentia, I put that one in the "Photograph your part of the world" thread.

[eugenetyson]

Seriously, I have nightmares about snakes. I wouldn't go near them. I'm glad I live in Ireland and good old St. Patrick drove them all away.

That and fish. Don't show me any pictures of fish.

I was out camping with a friend last week and he fishes. I was saying we should go swimming in the lake, he then got onto a story on how Pike can sometimes eat a duck (or duckling) by dragging it under the water. I didn't want to go swimming anymore.

[Audentia]

Seriously, I have nightmares about snakes. I wouldn't go near them.

Awh, phobia suck don't they?
I can feel your pain as that is pretty much how I feel about anything more than a bathtub full of water.

I have to check almost every night, especially if Bladez is not at home, to make sure that the snakes are all in their cages. I dont' mind them in their cages, or to hold them, but roaming around my house wild and free just gives me shivers.

[Audentia]

Audentia, I put that one in the "Photograph your part of the world" thread.

Ah cool.
I just really like that one. It really shows our area good. So I suppose it belongs in the "part of your world" thread. :)

[garricks]

he then got onto a story on how Pike can sometimes eat a duck (or duckling) by dragging it under the water.

Beware the chain pickerel, then! :eek:

[Bladez]

Pictures from the annual 4th St. Lilac Festival in Calgary:

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/car1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/car2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/dance1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/dance2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/performer.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/sea2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/solarcar.jpg

[Typically]

cool pics! did you sign the car?

[Audentia]

we did not... the guy handing out markers was scary looking. ;)

[Typically]

lol couldn't be scarier than the guy you went there with :D

[Bladez]

hahah, I was thinking about signing it, but opted not to. didn't want to take up space that the kids could use. But when I saw those, my first thought went straight to the touring shoes!

[Audentia]

lol couldn't be scarier than the guy you went there with :D

ROFL!!
Yeah people give us a wide berth cause we are just so scary. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Pictures from the annual 4th St. Lilac Festival in Calgary:








http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/performer.jpg






She is very tall :D


They are great pics Bladez! Looks like a lot of fun :)

[Bladez]

she was standing on a platform too kittie...that may have helped ;)

but when people dropped money in their plate the guy would play, and she'd dance for about 30 seconds, then freeze again until somebody paid again. and if she wasn't dancing people would yell "Give her money!" and cheer for more coins to be donated.

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao I figured she was on some sort of platform ... otherwise she would have 6 foot legs :D

That's a cool idea too :D

[garricks]

:confused:

I didn't see one single lilac!?

:p

[Audentia]

:confused:

I didn't see one single lilac!?

:p


There never are any liliacs. There might have been some on the floats in the tiny parade they do...which we didn't get up for because it's at 10am. the name actually really means nothing... i think it's just legacy.

[tuliptree]

^That's hilarious Audentia! Still, great photos of the (non)Lilac Festival! :)

[Bladez]

On the weekend Audentia and I went for a hike in the mountains. Here's a few of the shots from Heart Creek

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/bottom_fall.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/bottom_fall2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/canyon.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/tree_roots2.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/upper_creek.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/upper_fall.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/bladez/.Pictures/heart/upper_fall6.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

They are beautiful Bladez!

[disneyhippie]

Awesome shots Bladez!

[Bladez]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3720769121_623e819a70_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/3720768767_7382c9dfc1_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/3721585044_4b5bf6843d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/3721584858_225d09c8fc_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/3721585958_b5aa995452_o.jpg

[Bladez]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/3720772757_a659753a2a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3721596552_09671e3d5e_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3720783849_03c6f05908_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3721595864_d46d94a3fd_o.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

They are all just beautiful Bladez! I love that sap dripping! Very nice shot :)

[willy_flew]

Nice Shots....Love that last stream in the first set

[disneyhippie]

Very nice shots. We're going canoeing this weekend. I'd love to get similar shot of water like that.

[Audentia]

Bah... too bad the mountain is so washed out in the last one.
Those are our friends walking up ahead and I just love that idea of them walking along the path together.

Also...the last stream one in the first set is a great shot. :)

[Typically]

ooo nice lens flair :D

[Bladez]

It's because of the lens flare, that I had to keep (and share) that one *LOL*

[doctorfoz]

verrry nice - is it just you taking the shots Bladez? And do you just have to stick to the paths, or can you 'off road' into the wilderness?

[Audentia]

We don't have to stick to the paths Foz. We do sometimes hit deer trails and scramble up the side of mountains where there is really no trail.
Those shots you see from the top of the falls and up in the creek area are from an "off trail" area.

In the national parks we have to stay to the trails because of wilderness protection but this particular hike is crown land (owned by the government) so we can go wherever we like.

Bladez takes all the shots... sometimes I suggest he tries something... but I do not take many photos at all. I just direct. ;)

[Bladez]

hey look, for once, it's not waterfalls! Instead, I present to you....Fireworks! :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3739997801_a0953018c6_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3739998011_4e36785ecd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/3740791948_c2ca977592_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/3740792484_241ba437c7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3740794846_f27837a5fd_o.jpg

[Bladez]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3740797382_cb51355ae6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/3740003379_452b99f52d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/3740002531_e558501b88_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3740795588_5575080a40_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/3739999861_4912318ba7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3421/3740794630_b4d189cb3a_o.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

show off :D

Those are fantastic!! :)

[urstwile]

Wow! Nice ones Bladez! :)

[doctorfoz]

oooooooooooooooh!
Those are really very good (but then again, you knew that already!)
Nicely done.

[garricks]

Well done, Bladez! :D

[Typically]

ooooo ahhhhhhhhhhh

[Tea]

I just got the chance to see all the photos here. Great shots! Heart Creek looks like a place I'd like to go to over and over again. Love the fireworks!

[Bladez]

This was my first attempt at shooting Fireworks.
Set up my tripod on a good hill, and used the tester fireworks to figure out where to frame my shot. Then I just slowed down my shutter (I think I was running it about 1/3rd of a second) and just kept clicking away, hoping to get lucky.

I have since learned another technique that involves keeping the shutter open the whole time and just covering the lens between blasts to get multiple exposures. I think I'm gonna try that at the Global Fest fireworks at the end of August :)

[Audentia]

I like fireworks. :)

[WannaBrie]

Awesome fireworks, Bladez! Our local area didn't do fireworks for the 4th due to budget cuts, so thanks to you I got to see some after all!

[disneyhippie]

Great shots. I particularly like the first one in the second set of fireworks.

[Bladez]

Photos from my and audentias holidays:

Chateau Lake Louise:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3795752135_5c86659cbd_o.jpg

Glacier at Lake Louise:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3795751405_38ca18c55a_o.jpg

Takakkaw Falls:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3795750441_2df8714e88_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3795749565_8da92579c6_o.jpg

Cathedral Mountain:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2571/3795751055_703b14d81d_o.jpg

Bighorn Sheep in Golden BC:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3796566830_daf8388466_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2602/3795747125_843f45fdc0_o.jpg

[morea]

it looks like the weather cooperated for you! What a beautiful place.
I love the bighorn sheep, especially that last shot!

Glad you had a nice time... and thanks for sharing the photos. :)

[Audentia]

We had a fantastic time. The weather was great during the day... but lots of nights of thunderstorms. Bladez where is the cool lightening shot that you got???

[Bladez]

Marriage Lake (aka Summit Lake) at the top of the mountain between Creston and Salmo BC:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3795746203_f8416b7e43_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3795746009_6309e5f3b6_o.jpg

humming birds in Salmo:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/3796564744_0677d15971_o.jpg

Bigass Dragonfly:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3795745023_0471d1da24_o.jpg

random shack:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3795742809_942f9ab714_o.jpg

what used to be a cow:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3448/3796559164_8cfaff312e_o.jpg

what still is a frog:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3796557128_997c38dbdb_o.jpg

[Bladez]

Lightning that Audentia mentioned above:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/3795735239_de695e274c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3795735057_b84ccd9a52_o.jpg

Crescent Lake (US side):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3508/3796553230_7ca9f65d4a_o.jpg

Crescent Lake (using my new fancy polarizer filter. I love that thing!)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/3795729199_fd4dcc3331_o.jpg

I'll bee:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/3795731139_9661f0cc4f_o.jpg

[morea]

oops, sorry. You weren't done! :o

We had a fantastic time. The weather was great during the day... but lots of nights of thunderstorms. Bladez where is the cool lightening shot that you got???

That works out pretty well! How far is this from where you live? Driving distance?

These are lovely shots. The first two in the second batch are my favorites. I love the rich greens and blues, and I could definitely see myself in that cabin overlooking the pond.

Nice exposure on that cow skull. Great detail.

That lightning shot is amazing! Was it really hard to capture? What settings did you use, if you don't mind my asking?

I love the shot of crescent lake, too.

Just lovely.

[Bladez]

Uhhhh....I forget:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3796547854_caf36f9d1b_o.jpg
OH YEA! Forget-me-nots!

pokey:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2490/3795727935_0e2db2c53e_o.jpg

[Audentia]

The last batch of shots are about 8 hours away from where we live up in the BC Rockies. (and the ones of Crescent Lake are in the US. Where we are staying is about 20 minutes from a border crossing and Cresent Lake is just on the other side)

The first batch showing the bighorn sheep in Golden is about three hours away, and then Takakkawa Falls and Lake Louise are on the way from Golden about 2 hours out.

[Bladez]

Mo: For the lightning shots, I opened my shutter and just left it open with my aperature as wide as my camera would allow (I think it was f3.6). Shutter was open for a few minutes.

And I love that cow skull shot. It was on of my favourites from the batch. :D

[morea]

thanks both for the info! :)

[Audentia]

With the lightening shots:
We are glad it is all digital now as there were alot of just black shots that got deleted afterwards.
We had the advantage that we were in the middle of nowhere with no street lights or any light noise to get in the way as well.

[Yossarian]

Great shots, Bladez. I generally like where I live, but you do make me feel like I'm missing out by not being near any mountains.

[garricks]

Nice work, guys! I love seeing the world from my armchair! :D

[urstwile]

Beautiful photos! I absolutely love that cabin shot in the second batch, it looks like it'd be an amazing place to be able to stay for a few days.

[Bladez]

Um...why do we have a user copy/pasting comments left by other people? (Tea and Acousticmind respectively)

[Kool]

Just a Chinese spammer who was too lazy to even post the normal "Good Job" or "Great stuff" nonsense. I took care of it :)

[Audentia]

Just a Chinese spammer who was too lazy to even post the normal "Good Job" or "Great stuff" nonsense. I took care of it :)

Thanks Kool!

All I can think when you say you "took care of it" is that you hired a Viggo Mortensen look alike from Eastern Promises and "took care of it". :)

[Virgo Nightingale]

I witnessed it. You're not too far from the truth. ;)

[Yossarian]

** wonders if this is at all related to Virgo's husband suddenly leaving for a "gig." **

[Virgo Nightingale]

My husband looks nothing like Viggo Mortensen. He's been likened to a cross between Dustin Diamond and Jason Mewes. Not that that means you're wrong about his 'gig'... ;)

[garricks]

Um...why do we have a user copy/pasting comments left by other people? (Tea and Acousticmind respectively)

Sharp eyes, Bladez!

Remember, you guys, if you see a wonky post, click the little triangle with the "!" under the avatar in that post to report it to the mods! :D

<---

[Audentia]

Sharp eyes, Bladez!

Remember, you guys, if you see a wonky post, click the little triangle with the "!" under the avatar in that post to report it to the mods! :D

<---

I totally didn't know that trick!! Thanks Garricks. You're so helpful. :)

[Bladez]

I clicked the triangle thing for the weird, wonky and suspicious comment posted above this one

[Virgo Nightingale]

What, you don't find Garricks to be helpful? :p

[garricks]

What, you don't find Garricks to be helpful? :p

I don't get no respect. :rolleyes:

[Virgo Nightingale]

There, there Mr. Dangerfield...

[redneckrodney]

Bladez,
Love the shots from your and Audentia's vacation (love a lot of your shots, actually). I hope this is ok to do, but this one particular shot just screams for a treatment like this (imho). Just did this really quickly, but I think if you spent a little time in p/s, you would really have something here. Again hope you don't mind, just a thought...
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq90/rbraden01/3795751405_38ca18c55a_o.jpg

If this was in any way inappropriate to do, please let me know and I'll get a mod to take it down.

[Bladez]

No worries Rodney :) I like that people look at my photos and get ideas from them. And at least your a decent enough person to make sure it's alright. I have no problem with this photo being left up, as it shows another direction, and another persons take on pictures I've taken.

That photo has a really old look to it now. I like it. Sort of...1940, just sharper. Could definitely be something to play with :D

[Audentia]

I like that now you can see the canoes that were on the water. They get lost in the original.
Neat!

[Bladez]

As some of you may remember, Audentia and I went to the zoo a few weeks back to see the Koalas. Well, I finally got around to downloading the photos from our day. Here's the proof that we saw them (I apologize for the crappy quality, I was using a 300mm zoom lens and had no room for my tripod, so I had to hold it by hand. The blur is kinda brutal).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3884490299_82d5f7ef99_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3885285108_3ece75872c_o.jpg

We saw other animals too (i.e. Lions, and Tigers and Bears. OH MY!)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3885279506_36a1116d3a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2532/3884490813_d1695628c6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/3885283920_f8f929b9ba_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3885278234_9d9a9c97ce_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3885277812_3a3c51a871_o.jpg

[Bladez]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3884483449_4046d00fd0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2526/3885275786_12bc9a37be_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3884481939_bd18c94335_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3884484037_150994a901_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3884485147_122a574242_o.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3885281196_68e8b8fbc4_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/3884487713_736c3eb7f9_o.jpg

[Bladez]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3884487307_f3a432610b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3885284356_35e5b86045_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3884488235_e6e162388d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/3884485689_69d1bc9b6b_o.jpg

[Audentia]

eee... the zoo is awesome!!!

[disneyhippie]

Great shots Bladez. I love that second tiger one!

[redneckrodney]

Great shots Bladez. The one of the bear on the big round rock sorta reminds me of my dog, except he doesn't look like a bear, and we don't have any rocks that big, and...never mind. Great shots. (stumbles off to get another beer and look at some more of Bladez's pics).

[redneckrodney]

Oh yeah,
Btw, weren't there any squrrels at your zoo? :)

[garricks]

Bladez, I really love those shots! Now I want to spend the day at our zoo!

Oh, and I just had to do this:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/GDF/cheeeeez.png

[Ned]

Oh yeah,
Btw, weren't there any squrrels at your zoo? :)

lol, I went to my local zoo once and this was the best shot I got out of the entire trip!
http://mediamainline.com/photos/squirrel1_crop_web.jpg

Not much for exotic animals at the zoo here...

You got some totally wicked shots, Bladez!! I'm jealous... :(

[Virgo Nightingale]

http://i30.tinypic.com/1zd7pc0.jpg

I blame Garricks...

[Bladez]

^^^ I KNEW somebody was going to do that!!!

And I'm glad the bear on the rock could make you think of your non-bear-looking-dog with no big rocks around Rodney. That's kinda what I was going for with that shot. I had you in mind the whole time :D

Ned, we totally lucked in! That day was really cool and overcast, and the only time I've ever seen that many animals out and active at the zoo. Usually they're all sleeping in a back corner somewhere that you can't see 'em. I've never seen the tigers playing!!

[Ned]

They must've known you were coming, Bladez! xD

lol @ Virgo! btw, the banff squirrel follows me on Twitter. lulz.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oh yeah,
Btw, weren't there any squrrels at your zoo? :)


There was .. he just didn't want to post them :D



http://www.lutralutra.co.uk/site_media/images/squirrelizer/1252095341830103716354574.jpg

[Yossarian]

Poor Bladez. I'm glad he's a good sport!

That pic makes me think of one of the zoos back home. They had a prairie dog exhibit, but didn't put enough of a barrier under the enclosure to keep them from burrowing out. Now there are prairie dogs all over the zoo. Some are out in the middle of lawns, others actually come up inside other exhibits.

[Red Kittie Kat]

me too since I missed a page ... here I thought I was being original ... oh well ..

you know we love ya Bladez :D


right??...... RIGHT????

[Bladez]

Hey, if I couldn't handle all the sh*t and abuse I get around here, I wouldn't have stuck around for as long as I have ;)

Stupid squirrel.....I LOATHE YOU!

[garricks]

Careful, dere, Bladez, dat squirrel might gnaw right through your rappelling line!

[Audentia]

Careful, dere, Bladez, dat squirrel might gnaw right through your rappelling line!

Woah now badger man... there will be no squirrel chewing nothing on rappel day... none whatsoever. I would like my Bladez back all in one piece after this insanity that is throwing himself off a building.

though... if he ever gets around to signing his life insurance off to me there could be benefits... ;)

[urstwile]

Awesome zoo shots Bladez! :)

[Bladez]

Ok, time to change it up a little. No more rappel pictures. Back to fireworks!

Beginning of August was Globalfest here in Calgary. Every year, there are 5 teams competing in a fireworks competition. These are from Team Canada. I was playing with my new remote shutter release, so some the shutter stayed open for a good 30 seconds, some it was roughly 1/3 of a second. And a variant thereof....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/3932689064_56c688cc8a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3932689168_c1a876a962_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3932689304_e0b58d5376_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3931907915_80100bc673_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/3932690014_a6c8ecea17_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/3932690122_88ac8524dd_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3932690236_e9d2f260d4_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3932690440_bc791e79f0_o.jpg

[Bladez]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3932690570_d72ae8afe8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3932690728_a28c578461_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/3932690830_0e2b5daa2b_o.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3932692008_0c62a4baa6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3932692486_8c81341451_o.jpg

[morea]

fun! They have a national fireworks competition not too far from here every summer, but it was rained out this year. :(

You and Audentia should come next year to take pictures and you could meet up with me (and my cats). :D

[garricks]

Sweet pix, bladez!!! I really like the 'hang time' you got! :D

[Typically]

those are dope dood! i really need to get a tripod

[urstwile]

Beautiful! Makes me want to get a tripod as well.

[Bladez]

TRIPODS FOR ALL!!!

They're surprisingly handy to have *LOL* Same with the remote shutter release.

[Tea]

Those are nice! Tripods can be relatively inexpensive. I have a couple that I bought for student use that do the job for $30.

[garricks]

TRIPODS FOR ALL!!!

.

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2009/09/blur-tripod-285x300.jpg

Now I need one for my new video nano!

.

[Virgo Nightingale]

Awesome shots Bladez!

[Bladez]

I'm glad that I've gotten so much feedback from you guys on my photos. Now I'm looking for a little more help. A camera store, and newspaper here in town are having a photography contest, with a prize of $5000 worth of equipment from the camera store.

Here are the details:
The Calgary Herald and The Camera Store invite you to enter our second annual My Calgary Digital Photography contest. Just submit your best images of life in Calgary, its people places and idiosyncricies, for your chance to win a photography prize package valued at over $5000.00.

Your original digital images of My Calgary are eligible for the competition. We ask that you also include a short note about what inspired you to shoot your photograph.

Simply upload your images below, three per person, files no larger than 5 MB each, by midnight on October 22, 2009. A panel of expert judges will select the winner and three runners-up, all to be announced Sunday, October 25 at the 2009 Digital Photography Expo at the Telus convention Centre.

I've got a bunch of photos at home that I've done that have never made it on here, which I am going to go through, but I was wondering if there's any in this thread (or this one (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30673&highlight=live)) that perhaps you think would be a good choice to enter as 1 of the 3 photos. Any feedback would be great. (just remember, it has to be of the city, so all my waterfall and nature shots are out, which sucks as that's what most of my stuff is)

Thanks again guys!

[Mickelangelo]

Very nice shots!

[Bladez]

With Halloween approaching, Audentia and I decided to visit a local cemetery.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4026630049_b5fb910970_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/4027377566_a82655e81c_o.jpg

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[Bladez]

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4026629479_aab6125553_o.jpg

[Typically]

sweet! i like the first one in the last batch the best.

[Tea]

I like Perpetual Care and Etta. Those are great.

[urstwile]

I don't know about others, but I absolutely love cemeteries, the older the better. This one doesn't seem particularly old, but the way you've captured some of the aspects is just wonderful Bladez. And I agree with Typically, the first one in the second batch is great, very evocative.

[Bladez]

Actually, Urst, believe it or not, but that's one of the oldest cemeteries (http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dsucha/unionhist.html) in Calgary. The first bodies were buried there in 1892. It's also one of the biggest in the city.

And I'm the same as you. I love cemeteries. Especially the older ones! There's one by my moms place I want to check out too. The small church there is abandoned and boarded up, and there's probably only about 50 graves in it, but it's really cool looking.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I love cemeteries too ... the older the better ... Willflew and me talked about that before in one of the threads here ... We have both posted Cemetery pics :D

I love the row of stones ... nice perspective on that one :)

Etta is beautiful and I love the roadway .... ok I love them all :D

[urstwile]

Weird, Bladez, the headstones in the shots you've taken look relatively recent. 1892? Wow!

[Bladez]

yea, we didn't get to the oldest part of the cemetery, but you can see some of the older ones in my flickr page.

The headstones all in a row are part of the WWI memorial.

[MikeHun]

Perspective shot with pine tress along a road.

[Audentia]

A lot of the stones you see there that are engraved with 1892 on them and older were reconstructed. The originals were made of sandstone in some cases (because there was a law at one time after a huge fire that every building had to be built from sandstone) which of course disintegrates too quickly (and alot of these stones and the bodies were moved when they decided that the spot they chose originally, see Bladez history link above, was not suitable).
However that said... we live in a very dry climate... so some of those stones that are that old are well preserved because of it. Like papyrus surviving in the desert, stone does well in Calgary because it's so dry.
This is a pretty good article on the sandstone city if you are interested...
http://www.where.ca/cALGarY/article_feature.cfm?listing_id=39

[Bladez]

couple of quick shots of the bridge I cross to work every day between my office and Audientias

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4068952457_862c64ae33_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/4069709612_cda463baf5_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/4068952003_77e517af3e_o.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

cool! Love the transparent people :D

[Yossarian]

I like the 2nd pic where the people are blurred from motion but the cars aren't.

[greeneye]

I like all of them :) they are really cool

I wish the bridges here had walkways :mad: there are so many beautiful scenic views begging to be captured from the bridges here, and I can't take them... It drives me nuts haha

[Bladez]

Taken through 2 panes of glass after a VERY cold weekend (and knee deep snow):
(did this with a 13 - 20 second shutter speed, and 2 or 3 pops of my flash from different angles)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4166569391_996dafac08_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4167326698_ed9ef145b6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4166568837_2ff560af4b_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4167328572_2c6384935b_o.jpg

[willy_flew]

Taken through 2 panes of glass after a VERY cold weekend (and knee deep snow):
(did this with a 13 - 20 second shutter speed, and 2 or 3 pops of my flash from different angles)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4166569391_996dafac08_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4167326698_ed9ef145b6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4166568837_2ff560af4b_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4167328572_2c6384935b_o.jpg

these are awesome...!! cool idea

[Bladez]

Credit to Audi. She called me from upstairs and told me to grab my camera. She called these shots. I just figured out the best way to shoot 'em. (seems to be a common trend. She'll see or set up a shot, I'll take care of the technical side to get the best exposure I can, etc)

[Typically]

SICK!!!! thats dope dood you could probably hock that on istock

[Audentia]

Ohh... I just love how these turned out. When I walked into the room where the window had fogged up I could see the sparklies and thought... i wonder if we can photograph it.
So pleased Bladez! Nice job on seeing my vision (as usual). :)
We are a rocking team, if I may say so.

[Red Kittie Kat]

wow I really like those .... looks like sharp lace :D

The Palace of the Snow Queen comes to mind ;)

[redneckrodney]

OK,
You guys are too dog-gone cute, with your "she's got the vision, I make it happen" stuff :).
Seriously Bladez, the ice shots are awesome. Mind givin' a little more on the how-to?

[redneckrodney]

wow I really like those .... looks like sharp lace :D

The Palace of the Snow Queen comes to mind ;)

How did I know you'd see something like that :rolleyes:?

[Red Kittie Kat]

heheh ;)

I can't help it ... it speaks to my inner Glitter Goddess :D

[Tyger]

very cool idea!

[garricks]

SICK!!!! thats dope dood you could probably hock that on istock

I'd buy 'em! I'm always looking for non-denominational winter-type stuff for holiday cards. :)

[Bladez]

Not much to it Rodney. Set up my tripod, approx a 20 second shutter, no lights, door closed, think I was using about f16, ISO 400. Once the shutter was open, I popped the flash from each side with a wide angle diffuser, and 2 or 3 from below to get the different glitter showing, and to pull the white. Did it all on angles to avoid any kind of hot spots reflecting in the glass.

Hardest part was trying to focus it properly. It's actually not that easy to tell if frost is at it's sharpest or not *LOL*

Thanks for the comments guys :) I've never really thought about selling to istock...not even really sure how to go about it. May have to look into that soon tho...it's an interesting idea for sure. I just don't know if my shots are good enough to really sell. (tho I guess there's only 1 way to find out right?) I've only had interest shown in 1 picture I took, and that was for a website. Schmap.com is running one of my photos (www.schmap.com/calgary/introduction_history/p=60302/i=60302_55.jpg) in the Calgary Stampede section of their calgary attractions. It's a non-paying thumbnail kinda thing, but at least it's something.