Well, they’re not really just northern. Soon enough we’ll get them all over the northern hemisphere. Last weekend I went a bit north with a friend. A few hundred kilometers north, to Duck Mountain. We went camping on a soon to close-for-the-season campground.
In fact, it was the last weekend they were open, with closing time set at Sunday, 3pm. The days were nice and “warm” with temperatures hovering around +29C ( I specify the Celsius here, some people might think that Canada is already frozen in September). Nights were a bit fresher, around +2C.
After waiting for 15 minutes for the bar to pass from 0% to 5%, I had enough of it. I decided to go out and do something useful instead of staring at the progress bar. So when a group of friends organised a little outing, I jumped to the occasion.
The outing itself didn’t yield many photographs, but lots of laughs instead. Going out with the Manitoba Foto Friends (and friends) is always welcome.
All over the Internet one can see pictures of skies. From dark skies to clear skies and anything in between. Storm chasers seem to have the upper hand at this time of the year. I have been storm chasing with friends some time ago and had a great time. It’s a pleasure to be out in the middle of nowhere with people who know what they are talking about. A rare quality in this day and age.
I am not a storm chaser per se, but I do like the occasional chase. But sometimes, the chase only needs to go as far as down the road from the house. A panorama always seems to do cloud formations justice.
A story about toys, boy toys, techy toys, however you want to interpret this. The Austin Threshermen’s Reunion in Manitoba is an awesome place to be if you like steam engines and old motorized farm equipment. Last weekend I went with a friend to see this reunion for myself. I had heard of it before, but never really got the idea of going there.
As it turned out, it was not in the town of Austin in the first place. Not a sign in sight to point us in the right direction. Until we came across a tiny sign on the side of the road, saying “65th Reunion”. We decided to follow that route as there was nothing else in the area to follow.
When you go to a coastal area, be it on a lake, sea or ocean, chances are that you find things that are floating around. Or at least they were at some point in the past. We have spent about six days in Nova Scotia and fell in love with it.
Until now I am posting pictures from that trip and even blogging about it.
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---Great Blog again Henk - well done..
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Thanks :) !
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---Very nice Blog Henk - some nice shots there...-:)
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Presets can speed up your workflow a lot, provided you have plenty of the same type of pictures. People doing weddings will a ...
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Hi, I hadn't noticed that the typing colour was that dark... changed it to pure white, that should do it ... Henk
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I certainly agree the use of presets will discourage people learning their own methods but they can offer a shortcut to fulfi ...
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Well, I was told so by a "pro" that later recanted... :-) I removed the name, so at least it is now correct.
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nice blog but sorry the horses are not Clydesdales. Those are a little bigger. :)
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This is a comment. I will see if this works or if this will be taken over by spammers. If so, then I will take it down again.