Festival time! (part one)

August Long Weekend. A see a trend here… Long weekend in Canada = Rain and more rain. Hmmm… I have to think positive and stay positive!!! After all that is the underlying philosophy of this blog…

Public school

So, rain and more rain… What to do? Well, last weekend there were enough festivals to choose from. So the first I chose was at the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach.

Historical events

Photography is all about history, right? All you can do as a photographer is capture a moment in time. After that, it’s already history. So, what if you could go back in time and catch some older history?

Precision instrument

That was my goal in going to the Medieval Festival in Cooks Creek, on July, 28 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

Keeping an eye open…

As a photographer, be it pro, amateur or a mix of both, you always need to have your eyes open. Small details in the landscape can make a great picture.

Monarch

But you also need to have an image of the landscape by itself, without the tiny details. I tend to focus on a lot of details and so I have

A day off in Calgary …

Well, more or less. Last week I had to go to Calgary for some business. Nothing special but it had to be done in person. So, I took the day off and left for Alberta around 7am.

No sunshine CPR

Arrived in Calgary, a leaden sky and rain started to come down. Wonderful, only my short-sleeved shirt on my back and nothing else. Thanks, Weather Forecasters! So …

Starry, starry night…

We all know those nights. Full of stars, no moon and dark… So dark that even reading your watch is becoming a problem.

Dark night

Away from civilisation, well, at least a few hundred meters. Not another soul in view. Even your own soul is hard to see. Nights like that can present some surprises…