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Walking the streets of downtown Havana at night, there is plenty to see. A Dalmatian looks up to see if there's a snack coming his way.
These two common gallinules were foraging at Celery Fields marsh the other evening. The one on top was hilarious. When the one gallinule put its head under the water, the other one would immediately jump on its back to look over its shoulder.
Well, I'm certainly glad that my daughter and I made this trip on 24th and not 25th October. Extreme winds on 25th, up to 172 km/hr along parts of Highway 22, with several huge container trucks/trailers flipped over on their side. Also, grass fires in fields, fueled by the strong wind. We were down in that whole area - it would have been dreadful the following day. Today's forecast, 26 October 2019, was for snow and strong winds, so I knew where I would sensibly be - home and hibernating! I cancelled out of a day trip south for today - sure enough, it is snowing this morning, with a temperature of 1C (windchill -6C).
On 24 October 2019, it was partly a repeat of my day three days earlier, which I had thoroughly enjoyed. This time, however, was my favourite kind of day - a day spent with my daughter and our cameras : ) I always try and think of places we could go where I know she will see some interesting and beautiful things. I knew that she would be able to see an old grain elevator, beautiful scenery, old barns and sheds, and anything else that we might come across. She also mentioned to me that Bragg Creek had their Scarecrows day yesterday, with some of the locals "competing" for the Best Scarecrow.
So, we combined everything into one great day, with sunshine and white clouds (that are always a bonus). Almost forgot to mention the wind that was just the same as three days earlier.
Maybe it is always windy down south.
We set off just after 9:00 am and headed south, where we could find the grain elevator. From there, we headed west, coming across several things that I had completely missed on 21 October. Obvious things, too, so I'm not sure how that happened. Once we reached the place I wanted to get to, we then turned north and headed for Bragg Creek. Such a contrast from wide open prairie farmland to forest. By that time, we were both feeling hungry, so we called in at one of the little restaurants in Bragg Creek.
My daughter had mentioned that Bragg Creek was holding a Scarecrow day, so we walked around the shops in the hamlet, looking at the various Scarecrow displays outside. We drove a few of the roads, too, discovering some different hand-made, life-size ones.
From Bragg Creek, we drove down Highway 66/Elbow Falls Trail as far as Forgetmenot Pond, stopping briefly at Elbow Falls en route. I knew snow was in the forecast for Calgary and the places we went to this day, so we made the most of the sunshine and clear ground while we could. Thanks so much, Rachel, for a great day spent together! My favourite kind of day. So glad you had a free day.
Tools: Contax 167MT, Zeiss 50mm f1.4, Kodak Portra 160. Process and scan by Exposure Film Lab. I use Flickr as my cloud storage, so I upload everything here: I have a decade worth of photos, check out my albums! I made a Ko-Fi page because I saw other people doing it. I don't expect anything to actually come of it, but on the off chance that you would be so kind as to treat me to a coffee to help me put more of my money towards film and bribing my models with snacks, it'd be hugely appreciated. Find me on Instagram & please like Millie Clinton Photography on Facebook! These images are protected by copyright, please do not use them for any commercial or non-commercial purposes without permission. For enquiries, contact me on social media.
Ah the 2014 - 2015 era of CN, when anything and everything would show up.
Here we have London - Toronto train A43431 16 about to pass under Garden Avenue with CN 2015, and CN 2563 on point
Yesterday I saw this nice Ferrari California again, so I decided to take some photos, because I hadn't seen anything else yet. Luckily it was parked on a nice location to take some creative shots, like this one. I hope you like it too!
This old log house was jacked up for foundation work last month, they must have decided on a finishing ttouch
Yes, this skirt is a little short for the office dress code, but when it's a home office then anything goes!
”Trust that little voice in your head that says ‘Wouldn't it be interesting if...’ , And then do it.”
~ Duane Michals
Without dreams, we can’t achieve anything, or at least, it won’t be as we desired, dreaming and imagining is a very important part of our lives that make us work hard to get our goals and motivate us to think in better ways, as we say “how would it be if we did that...”.
And somehow, it makes our minds and thinking more matured, it becomes then a part of our reality, and you’re not going to lose anything or waste your time in imaging, if you didn’t get what you dreamed about... at least you had fun that is good enough to write a fantasy story !!! :))
Now this is not a real reflection, as there isn’t any water space around me, so I played a little with Photoshop to make artificial one... I was thinking “what if I made a reflected photo, just flip it and add some effects ???.... Ok, lets see !!!” .... I know it looks crazy, but I liked it anyway :)
I don’t know why I thought about Nader when I was working on it !!! :))
So, I would like to dedicate it to you my dear Nader, hope you like it :D
Check his Awesome Photostream, he’s only 17-year old Genius !!! :D
And with Imagination... Life is more Beautiful ♥ ... Set - Group
If you know anything about photography, you'll know this exposure is almost impossible. In the old film days you could dodge and burn in the darkroom to get this, but this is the digital age. This is a composite of the moon I shot tonight at IS) 125, shutterspeed 1/1000 and f4.5. The trees I shot the other day at sunset.
Model: Kezia. Tools: Contax 167 MT, Zeiss 50mm f1.4, Kodak Portra 160. Process and scan by Exposure Film Lab. I have a decade worth of photos, check out my albums!
Find me on Instagram & please like Millie Clinton Photography on Facebook! These images are protected by copyright, please do not use them for any commercial or non-commercial purposes without permission. For enquiries, contact me on social media.
I have never used anything but Google Picasa since I have been into photography. Google has discontinued it an no longer supports it. I have searched many options and have found nothing that compares. I want something to store,organize, edit and e-mail pictures from. What do you use ?
A White Faced Heron stalks the waters edge looking for an afternoon snack. Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory.
Big Rick Tucker was a free trapper, or a Mountain Man. He worked for himself and traded animal pelts for anything he needed. This time he looked for the best axe that he could find. He was going to build a new cabin near lake 'gitche gumee' (today known as Lake Superior) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Rick had to be careful in his land selection for he knew that the Chippewa Indians had warned him of sacred grounds nearby that were not to be disturbed in any way.
He found a perfect piece of land near no one. He could fish, hunt and chop wood for the hard winter coming.
The cabin was completed in November. The only thing he worried about was whether he had enough wood to last 4-5 months of bitter cold.
Rick Tucker would use skates attached to logs to carry lumber back home. Snow had already fallen and it was hard work. Late in the year an Indian dropped by to talk to him. His name was One Finger, and he told Rick that he had chopped up one of the sacred trees. Rick said that he not seen any sign nor had anyone said a word to him.
One Finger said that there was nothing that could be done now. The Legend stated that anyone destroying a sacred tree, upon their death, would have their Soul sent to live in one of the sacred trees. This would last until every sacred tree was destroyed.
Rick laughed at the legend and asked One Finger to leave his cabin.
In later years some of the land containing the sacred trees went under the protection of the federal government as a National Park. Over the years many visitors have sworn that they saw what looked like a man trying to escape.
I've not posted anything lately because I haven't been able to make up my mind on what to post. Ever feel that way? To narrow the selection, I decided to select something from the last day or two.
I chose this pretty B&W Warbler that I found yesterday. It was especially nice to capture it in this pose. These bug hunters are usually spotted in a vertical position as they poke within the crevices of trees to find insects.
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