New Years Eve - Last photos for the year.

                              Tried out an inexpensive fish eye on my iPhone.

No fireworks for me this New Years, but I still managed to get a  couple of cool shots.

Not too sure just what these are, but I love the way the light reflects off them.

Country Lights

On my way to the "Country Lights" Christmas display near Leduc Alberta. Each year this gentleman puts up thousands of lights and allows people to come and see them for the entire month of Dec. It has grown so big that thousands of people come each year to wander through the Christmas Wonderland.

 

Some of the Magic

 

 

For some reason I just kept coming back to this photo, so I decided to add it.

 

 

 

Xmas Tree

I received a new Circular Polarizer Filter for Christmas and decided to try it out. It helped cut down the glare on the window. I am excited to see what it can do, Outdoors

 

My new ornament

Escape from the Zoo!

     What nice surprise to find this hidden gem between two main street buildings.

Skating Path

Tonight was a beautiful evening for a walk by the Lake.

 

 

Each year the City floods an area for skating and light it up with Christmas Lights creating a magical place.

Zoominescence

      Each year the Edmonton Zoo lights up the Zoo for the Festive Season.

                                        Santa's team taking a break

                              Topiary Elephant outside of "Lucy's Barn".

                    Loved the interesting designs in the snow - note the starburst.

                                      One of the Fantastic Art displays.

                                A Lantern to light your way or warm the night.

 

A new addition to the light festival.

 

                       Constant changing lights create an ever changing scene.

 

On the way home I swung by Candy Cane Lane.

One of the houses decked out in Christmas Lights

 

A cool way to brighten up Winter. I wish I had a yard to do this in.

 

Urban Lights

The Full Moon on a night of shopping.

 

Self Portrait

              -30 degrees Celsius & wind -Testing out my new coat - Yup, it's warm!

Luminaria

Annually held at the Devonian Gardens, this has become a very popular event.

 

Last day of November

                               Beautiful Hoar frost on this last day of November.

 

I would have loved to have gotten a better shot of this, but the fellow was running and truthfully I wasn't prepared for that.

 

The boardwalk on Telford Lake

 

This has always been a curiosity to me? If its creative art than it is understandable.

 

Another view from my apartment of Telford Lake. I used this photo on my Xmas Cards this year.

Christmas in the Park

Devon's winter festival promotes its Luminary. What you see is actually a view of a maze of candles. In order to get this photo, I had to hike up a candle lit path.

 

Led Dancers were part of the entertainment

Whoa! - slow down there! This is a 1944 fire truck that they take people around in the park. I couldn't resist using my light painting skills to capture this photo.

                                 Devon's main street is lit up for the Festive Season

Santa Claus Parade - Leduc

   Tonight was a good example of why I need more practice at night photography.

                                       Thank goodness Art is subjective.

                  Lots of things "Not to Do" could be demonstrated with this shot.
                  Notice the light preceding the vehicle.  Technically speaking the Flash fired
                  as the shutter opened (front curtain sync). 
    

Walking around By the Lake

                                  Out for a walk @ By the Lake Park

 

The hoar frost was beautiful

 

The lake is starting to freeze over, winter is on its way

Festival of Trees

Some of the beautiful decorations adorning the trees @ the Leduc annual Festival of the Trees. Trees are decorated by donors and then auctioned off as a Fund Raiser.