Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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.

Saturday, November 26, 2016

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

Friday, November 25, 2016

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). 
    

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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

Sunday, November 20, 2016

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.





Saturday, November 19, 2016

Busy Photowalk Day

Today is one busy day taking photos. Our photo group is having their monthly photo walk along the North Saskatchewan River Valley. This time of year, the scenery is drab and with today being cloudy, it was somewhat of a challenge. The first photo made me think about how scary this place could be at night..

                                     "Shall we go out into the woods today?"

 
Great display of Bracket fungus



 
All is Bright on 124 is a winter festival put on by the businesses on 124 St in Edmonton as a kick off to winter and was my second photo walk stop of the day.
 
Lots of great Entertainment
 

               These people are promoting the Canoe Festival which is held in Feb.

 
 Fire Dancers are always a crowd pleaser


 
Business' were strutting their decorating talents.

 
A really FUN event!
 
 

Friday, November 18, 2016

A Night of Light

Having a little fun with the Light Painting Group
                            
                                 "Oh Xmas Tree" (Using DIY saber light)

 
Looks like an umbrella ( Burning steel wool)

 
Holding a blue light while spinning the wool.

 
Xmas lights - set WB to tungsten to eliminate some of the noise caused by the
City Lights


                             We started adding a little lighting to the trees


 
Did I say I could draw? Used a white string of Christmas Lights.