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Monthly Archives: January 2012
A bit of time on the Jack Pine Trail
A bit of time on the Jack Pine Trail Today, I decided to walk along the Jack Pine Trail to see if I could find some nuthatches and woodpeckers to photograph.
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Jack Pine Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, bird feeding, chickadees, Downy Woodpecker, large hole, marshland, nuthatches, Pileated Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus, pileated woodpeckers, Red Squirrel, White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis, wood chips, woodpecker, woodpeckers
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Death on the Old Quarry Trail
Death on the Old Quarry Trail Usually when I walk along the Old Quarry Trail, it is a time for relaxation and the enjoyment of the wonderful natural surroundings and wildlife around me. Today, sadly, those wonderful moments were marred … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged blood, chickadees, dead deer, deer carcass, Greenbelt Trails, happy moments, National Capital Commission, natural surroundings, NCC, Old Quarry Trail, porcupines, red squirrels, relaxation, sad moments, small animals, sunflower seeds, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, winter wonderland, wooded areas
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Auto Repairs and Other Such Things
Auto Repairs and Other Such Things Those who follow our blogs know how much Graeme and I like taking our vehicles into garages to have repairs done. It’s a necessary evil of car ownership. Sometimes the squeak or shimmy is … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About
Tagged auto repairs, Canadian National 6200, car ownership, car repair, computer modules, customer shuttle, diagnostic equipment, independent garages, Locomotive on display, museum of science and technology, night approach, Ontario, Ottawa, shimmy, shuttle van, squeak, squeaks, St. Laurent VOlvo, Volvo C70 Convertible
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Creative Moment – Phosphorescent Painting
52 Creative – Week 4 Last Week I went and picked up a tube of Tri-Art Phosphorescent Paint to try a different kind of “Light Painting”. The plan was to use light and the phosphorescent paint to ‘paint’ various images … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Moments
Tagged art form, canvas, drawings, final result, glow in the dark, images, new art, phosphorescent paint, photo shopping, Tri-art
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Creative Moment – Dynamic Range of the iPhone 4s
This week’s video is a quick compilation of videos I took in the first month of getting the iPhone 4s which demonstrates the dynamic range of the camera (dark scenes with bright lights). In general I found the iPhone’s video … Continue reading
Graeme’s Most Popular Videos of 2011
All right, so I made a bunch of internet videos last year (above and beyond my film work with Check It Out Films. In addition some of my 2010 videos are starting to creep up to significant number of views… … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged bear jump, best videos of 2011, crazy wind, cs5, demo, dragonball, film work, films, over 9000, polar bear, tripod, videos
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What the eye sees – Illusions
What the eye sees – Just illusions, or is is time to upgrade to a new camera body? – the Nikon D4 has been announced. When we look at an image, our minds are filling in the blanks. We connect … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged casa loma, double image, hallways, Nikon D4, optical illusions, Sony XQD memory card, Toronto, tourist attraction
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Creative (and Cold) Moments – Annual Polar Bear Jump
Brr… It’s cold outside, this week’s submission is from last Sunday’s Polar Bear Jump (Offically Called Sears Great Canadian Chill) where several hundred people jumped into freezing water to raise money to fight children’s cancer! For More Photos and info … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Moments
Tagged bear jump, brr, chill, Creative Moments, last sunday, polar bear, sears, Sears Great Canadian Chill, submission
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Wild Turkeys on the Old Quarry Trail
Wild Turkeys on the Old Quarry Trail (Location) My father continues his stay in the hospital and I was a bit early for visiting hours so I, once again, took the opportunity to walk a short distance up the Old … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged apple, carrots, deer trail, Feeding the deer on On Old Quarry Trail, gate keepers, Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, NCC, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, photographic interests, quarry trail, sunflower seeds, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild turkey, wild turkeys
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