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Canada Day in Kanata (2013) – Fireworks and Stage Show
Canada Day in Kanata (2013)Â – Fireworks and Stage Show My original plan was to head downtown to the Parliament Buildings for the daytime activities and then return to Kanata for the night time fireworks and stage show. That plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple IPad MIni, Bassist Scott Brown, Canada Day 2013 Kanata, Canadian entertainers, celebration, Celebration of Canada Day, Drummer Clayton Hill, fireworks, GoGo Keyboardist with the group Trooper, iPad Mini, kanata ontario, Ottawa, Polar Express carnivalride, Ra McGuire, stage show, Trooper band
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Canada Day’s coming – Planning for Fireworks displays
Canada Day’s coming – Planning for Fireworks displays Today, among other things, I’m actually thinking ahead and trying to decide where to go to photograph Canada Day fireworks. I’ve decided not to go to downtown Ottawa this year for the … Continue reading
Planning for Canada Day 2013
Planning for Canada Day 2013 I haven’t decided what I will be trying to photograph this weekend yet. I guess, it depends a lot on the weather forecast for the Ottawa area, which at the moment, looks like hot and … Continue reading
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Tagged canada day in kanata, canada day plans 2013, carly rae jepsen, chris hadfield, doghouse villains, entertainment functions, family fun zone, fireworks, free yoga class, helene campbell, Jennifer Podemski, kanata north, kanata ontario, kanata recreation complex, karim ouellet, live entertainment, marianne wilkinson ward north, marie-mai, measha brueggergosman, metric, musical acts, ottawa area, ottawa ontario canada, puppet show, spectacular fireworks, terri clark, togoggan hill, trooper, walter baker park
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Winterlude 2012 – National Capital Commission – Ottawa/Gatineau
Winterlude 2012 – National Capital Commission – Ottawa/Gatineau Today marks the first day of The National Capital Commission winter festival, “Winterlude”. Where: Ottawa, Ontario & Gatineau, Quebec (former Hull, Quebec). During the period of festivities there are activities in many … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec
Tagged Alexandra bridge, Canada's Capital, dawn to dusk, fireworks, gatineau quebec, National Capital Commission, NCC winter festival, ottawa ontario, photo opportunity, winter festival, winterlude
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A year in review – 2011
A year in review – 2011 It’s a damp, cold and drizzly day outside (December 13, 2011 – Kanata, Ontario – +3C and forecast for freezing drizzle overnight) so I decided to start our year end review a bit early … Continue reading
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Tagged 165 Benjamin Boake Trail decorations, 2011 year in review, amazon, astrophotography, Breeding Bird Survey, Butterfly Exhibit, Butterfly Show at Carleton University, chapters indigo, Christmas in Toronto, Christmas Lights, commercial publication, DIGI60 Ottawa Film Festival, exploring the world, Feeding the Chickadees, fireworks, fort niagara, freezing drizzle, French and Indian War, Frommers, Frommers Far & Wide - A Weekly Guide to Canada's Best Travel Experiences, garter snakes, geographic distribution, Great Canadain Chill, image world, interlake, Italy, john wiley and sons, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, kanata ontario, Kingdom of Osgoode, narcisse manitoba, NHL Hockey, nikonians, Noctilucent, noctilucent clouds, ogdensburg new york, Ottawa Bicycle Club Rideau Lakes Cycle TOur, ottawa tulip festival, pbase, photo views, Polar Bear Dip, Polar Bera Plunge Ottawa River, Royal Visit, snake dens, still image, stowe vermont, syracuse new york, track visitors, underground dens, volvo, volvo c70, wiley and sons
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Fireworks in Kanata – Canada Day 2011
It was an interesting way to spend Canada Day. First, there was the not so easy task of milling around Parliament Hill trying to see and then maybe photograph royalty. Then I returned to Kanata and enjoyed listening to and … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada Day 2011, celebration, fireworks, images, Kanata, Ontario, Ottawa
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What’s in the news this week? Mail Delivery Resumes, Royals Visit Canada, Fireworks, Fireworks and More Fireworks.
Some royal visitors are coming to Canada and spending Canada Day in the Nation’s capital (an understatement!). Their arrival should completely clog up the streets of downtown Ottawa on July 1st (Canada Day) and add to the party mood that … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Canada Day, celebration, fireworks, kate middleton, Ontario, Ottawa, prince william, Royalty, visit to Canada
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The big bang theory of fireworks watching!
If you stand downwind from a fireworks display you get smoke in your eyes and the sound is louder. There are other words of advice and things to think about in our on-line Fireworks Tutorial but let’s just say that … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged entertainment, fireworks, night photography, Ontario, Ottawa, smoke
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Fireworks and Smoke.
As mentioned in my other post for the May 23rd fireworks on Carling Avenue, Graeme and I arrived late and ended up being downwind from the fireworks launch point. Not ideal for photography but an interesting experience especially when the … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, fireworks, night photography, Ontario, Ottawa, smoke
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Backyard Fireworks
My middle son purchased a box of fireworks to set off in the field behind our house. As soon as it stopped raining, he decided to head out through the wet grass in the dark with me and my tripod … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 mm, camera settings, colours, fire works, fireworks, Fireworks in field, Fireworks tutorial, fish-eye lens, flashlight, iso 200, Kanata, lens caps, Ontario, release camera, star wars light sabre, swirl, tripod, wet grass, what settings for fireworks
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