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Tag Archives: tripod
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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Another trip to Toronto, Ontario
Another trip to Toronto, Ontario We had decided on spending a couple of days in Toronto between Christmas and New Year’s. Weather is always a consideration at this time of the year so, right on schedule, we had a night … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged Buildings at night, Christmas, city hall, freezing rain, hotele escalator, medieval times, Nathan Phillips Square, new year, night of snow, night photography, postcard, sheraton centre toronto, sheraton centre toronto hotel, Sheraton Hotel, skating rink, Snow man, snow plows, snow-covered streets, snowman, toronto ontario, tripod, winter weather
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The Rock Sculptures of Remic Rapids
The Rock Sculptures of Remic Rapids Our last post of the Remic Rapids sculptures was Graeme’s video of the drummers and fire dancers who were performing there during his last visit to the rapids. Today, I had a business meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged autumn, Fall, fall colours, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, photographer, rapides remic, remic rapids, rock sculptures, rocks, tourist attraction, tripod, water
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Astronomy Camping at Nirvana
Astronomy Camping at Nirvana Nirvana is a nice dark sky zone known to Members of RASC where one can go for astronomy. That weekend there were over 9 of us out there, from planetary observers to DSO (deep space objects). … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Home and About
Tagged andromeda galaxy, astronomy, camping, dark skies, dark sky, deep space, f1, GH2, horizon, many things, meteors, nikkor lens, nirvana, planetary observers, rasc, scorpius constellation, solar, space objects, subs, telescope, tripod
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Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy To begin our day, we traveled to the Galleria dell ‘Accademia where are guide took us through the various sculptures and works of art until we reached the Michelangelo sculpture of “David”. Photography in the Galleria dell ‘Accademia … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Italy
Tagged accademia, Acquedotta, architecture, art work, Basilica di Santa Croce, Basilica di Santa Maria, basilica of st mary, Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower, Basilica of the HOly Cross, basilicas, battistero di san giovanni, Benvenuto, Benvenuto Cellini, brick done, bridge, bronze sculpture, bus windo reflections, caricature artist, Carlo Collodi, Carrera marble, carriage ride, Comune di Firenze, countryside, David, east doors, Firenze, Florence, Florence at night, florence italy, flowers, Fognatura, Fonderia dello cure, Fountain of Neptune, Franciscan church, galleria dell academia, galleria dell accademia, Gallileo crypt, gates of paradise, guitar, hillside panorama, iron rings in walls, Italy, L'Antico Centro Della Citta Da Secolare Squallore A Vita Nuova Restituito, lamp post, largest brick dome, Leonarda da Vinci, line-up, live entertainment, Logia dei Lanzia, lorenzo ghiberti, low relief bronze sculpture, manhole covers, marble panels, maria del fiore, Medici Lions, michelangelo, Michelangelo Large Square, multi-coloured marble panels, night photography, old streets, Palazzo Vecchia, PAMPiazza della Signoria, panorama, paradiso, Persus with the Head of Medusa, Piazz di Sana Croce, piazza del duomo, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazzale Michelangelo, pigeion, pink marble, Pinocchio, Porte del Paradiso, Prato marble, river, Roman Forum, santa maria del fiore, sculpture, singer, smorgasbord, stained glass windows, Staue of David, street merchants, street vendors, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The FLorence Bapistry, tripod
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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
Posted in Home and About
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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Startrail Photography
Startrail Photography We will start with the Star Trail photos, all taken in Cobden Ontario as Ottawa, Arnprior and Renfrew were clouded over. We had gone out hoping for auras which didn’t materialize, but ended up with several star trail … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Ontario
Tagged astrophotography, auras, big dipper, caption, clouds, cobden, cobden ontario, drift method, fence posts, Manfrotto, minute exposures, night photography, north star, photography, polar scope, polaris, reference point, rush, star polaris, star trail, trail photos, tripod
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Old Montreal, Quebec – Just out wandering on a cold Sunday morning – Part 1
It was morning. It was cold. The wind made it feel like -20C despite the bright sunshine. Very few people out on the streets. Wandering around the streets of Old Montreal under those conditions is quite the experience. The quiet … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Montreal, Quebec
Tagged architecture, Bell, bright sunshine, cold morning, dry dock, frozen river, fur coat, horse and carriage, horse blanket, horse drawn carriage, image, jettty, meanderings, Montreal, montreal quebec, old montreal, photo, photography, pier, port, post box, postings, Quebec, sea port, ship, skyline, St. Lawrence River, stamps, sunday morning, telephone booth, Telus, tripod, weather
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Bavaro Princess, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Bavaro Princess, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic The first day in Punta Cana was arrival day so I spent the day flying, arriving, checking in, unpacking, finding the restaurants, and wandering along the beach. Lying around on a beach all day … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean & Mexico, Dominican Republic
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