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Blooming Lilacs on the creek side of Oshawa Valley , also at the same period is the annual Peony Festival at the Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens with a beautiful trail and creek that runs through the Oshawa Valley concervation area , Martin’s photographs , Oshawa , Ontario , Canada , June 17. 2020
Rotary bridge
Rotary bridge plaque
Plaque
Having a walk on this beautiful autumn day on trail
Eastbourne park
large trees
edited photograph
Having a walk
autumn
Bridge
Oshawa creek
Bridge across Oshawa creek
trail in Eastbourne park
trail in Eastbourne park in Oshawa
Alliums
Lilacs in the Kinsman Valley view park
Kinsman Valley view park
Lilac trees
Peony
Peony Festival
Botanical gardens
Oshawa Botanical gardens
Martin’s photographs
Edited photograph
Oshawa
Ontario
Canada
June 2020
Gazebo
Gazebo at the Oshawa Botanical Gardens
Peony Festival at the Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens
Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens
Oshawa Valley
IPhone XR
Favourites
Hosta
Hosta collection
Oshawa Garden Club Hosta Collection
Oshawa Garden Club
Martin’s photographs
Cropped photograph
Alliums and Peonies at the Annual Peony Festival in Oshawa
October 2016
Trail in Oshawa conservation area
Having a walk
large trees
IPhone 6
We having nice a walk at Oshawa Valley Botanical gardens trail in the Oshawa Valley concervation area
June 2021
IPhone XR
Park bench
Lilac
Alliums
Peonies
Annual Peony Festival in Oshawa
Lilacs in the Kinsman Valley view park
Image shot with Canon EF 85mm f1.2
See the same review but with more images here drewportfolioblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/testing-canon-ef-8...
I just got the chance to test out the Canon 85mm f1.2 and 50mm f1.2. I also tested out the new Sigma 85mm f1.4 which is another lens I have been very interested in and that has been getting a lot of great praise.
These are two Canon lenses that I have always wanted to add to my kit (not just because of the red ring). The price though is the reason I have not yet decided to jump at them. I have read a lot of different reviews online saying that the 85’s focus is slow, the 50 has some focussing issues and that the sigma gives the same image quality of the canon at £1000 less. The following is just a short review and my thoughts on these lenses. I am not going to focus on the technical specifications or any of that as I really couldn’t care less about charts and numbers, I want to look at the practical uses and if the lenses will work for me and in the situations that I personally shoot. Oh and the camera used was my Canon 5D mark 2.
Canon EF 85mm f1.2
When I tested the Canon 85 I was surprised to find the focus was actually pretty fast, considering the size of glass it has to move, I have used much slower autofocus lenses in the past. I also read that the manual focus is quite annoying to use but I personally really liked it. The manual focus ring is quite loose feeling but I prefer this to a stiff focus ring. I have previously owned the Canon 50mm f1.8, most people hate the manual focus ring on that but I loved it, it was loose and I could move it with one finger, I could always focus much more accurately and quickly, this goes against most people’s views but hey different strokes. I tend to trust my eye more than the autofocus on a machine so being comfortable with the focus ring is very important to me. I took a couple of portraits of my girlfriend at 1.2 and was blown away by the images, the sharpness, the DOF and overall feel was outstanding. The weight actually wasn’t too bad, don’t get me wrong it is pretty heavy but its a nice solid heavy. I think that if you shoot any kind of portraits and can reach the price of the 85 f1.2 then it is simply the best thing out there. It is not an all purpose lens but for portraits it is simply amazing! I still cant get over the sharpness at f1.2. I think I would use this lens for portraits and gigs, I have heard that the focus hunts too much in low light but I am very comfortable with manual focus and actually get more keeper shots using my own eye and hand rather than relying on the camera and mechanisms.
Now the price of this lens is insane at around £1700 but after using it I now know why. I truly believe that this lens is a great investment for your business, providing you shoot at this focal length a lot and are very serious about your images. I’m not just saying this for the amazing creamy background that it produces as I have seen many boring images made with this lens where the photographer has simply relied on the blurred background (Bokeh) to make the image interesting. I think that in the hands of a photographer who can make great images regardless of lens and then incorporate the power and beauty of this 85 into their images it will be a revelation.
Canon EF 50mm f1.2
Through my time with photography I have used the Canon 50mm f1.8 and now for the past year the Canon 50mm f1.4. The 1.8 for the money (I got mine at around £90) is a great lens and an amazing introduction for people wanting to get into prime lenses or low light photography. I used this to shoot a lot of bands and most of my early portraits as I loved the shallow depth of field created at 1.8. The problem with this lens is the construction, when I was a kid I had toys that were made better than this. It really does feel like crap and if you drop it, it will probably break, but then it is only around £100 so you can’t expect the best. The image quality was really nice so I couldn’t really complain. The autofocus was virtually unusable, I shot mostly in low light and it could never find focus so I was on Manual 100% of the time. After a year the autofocus just stopped responding all together and I decided to upgrade to the Canon 50mm f1.4.
The 50 f1.4 was a great upgrade, the ability to shoot at 1.4, the reliable and fast autofocus and the colour was just superior in my experience to the 1.8. It helped so much with shooting bands and shooting in low light in general. My images started to get better and the lens would just respond and render images the way I needed. The build was far superior and I didn’t feel like I had to baby it as much, it just worked and worked very well. The 1.4 is still my workhorse lens and I use it about 70% of the time but I have recently been thinking about upgrading to the 50 f1.2. My reason is that there are a few times I have found the f1.4 not fast enough(aperture) for some lowlight situations in pubs, venues and other places where I had no artificial lighting available. I know that the difference between 1.4 and 1.2 is not much but if you have been in the situation where you could use that little bit of extra light then you know that it would be invaluable. Also for portraits that background at f1.2 would be nice.
When I put the 50mm f1.2 on my camera it felt awesome. It was light, not as light as the other 50’s though, it felt solid and to be honest just looked damn good. The autofocus was quick and accurate, the manual focus ring was nice to use and the construction is really nice. I tested this after the 85 1.2 and I instantly liked the wider view (I am used to the 50 view so thats probably why). Again I shot my girlfriend and the images were incredible. The sharpness on the eye, the background blur (Bokeh), the focus accuracy and the colour. I was amazed at the colour straight out of the camera. This was by far superior to my 50 f1.4 in all aspects. It wasn’t as sharp as the 85 f1.2 but this isn’t a problem for me as they have very different uses. This 50 in my opinion would be a great documentary, wide/group portrait and band/gig lens.
I really wasn’t expectimg this lens to perform as well as it did, so many people online were bashing it but I can say that for me anyway this is the best Canon 50 out there. This lens does cost a lot at around £1250 compared to the £299 of the 50 f1.4 so I think you really have to know you need it before purchasing. Like I said about the 85 I really think that investing in this lens will give you a return as the images will stand out so much more if used correctly and to its full potential.
Sigma 85 f1.4
The last lens I tested was the Sigma 85 f1.4 which is a lens I have seriously been looking at as it is about £1000 less than the Canon 85 f1.2 and people have been saying that it rivals the quality of Canon. I thought I would test it for myself.
The lens felt nice and was quite heavy, It has some big glass in it, I liked the shape and it looked good when mounted to the camera. One thing I instantly noticed is that the AF/Manual switch sticks out quite a lot and could easily be knocked accidentally and looks…..well….quite crap, but I’m looking for image quality and can deal with these niggles if it delivers in the final images. The focus was very fast, I would say faster than the Canon 85 and it was also very accurate. I have heard a lot of focusing problems with the sigma lens line but this one was dead on. The sharpness was good, not as good as the Canon but pretty good and the colours were good. The background blur at 1.4 was also very nice. One big problem for me was the manual focus ring which was very stiff and just didn’t feel good when moved which is kind of a deal breaker for me as I manual focus a lot. I only tested one lens so i’m not sure if this is the same on all or just this one but something did not feel right with the manual focus ring.
The thing I found with this lens is that it was good, not great but good. Well apart from that damn manual focus ring, really disappointed with this but other people may like it. The images came out nice but not as good as the Canon 85, the bokeh was good but again not as nice as the Canon’s and also the colour straight out of camera wasn’t quite as nice as the Canon’s. I have to take into account that there is a £1000 price difference here too which is massive. If there is no way you can afford the Canon then the Sigma would be a great alternative but Canon also do a 85 f1.8 which is highly regarded by many pro’s and is around £320 which is a lot less than the Sigma. You could save the money and buy the Canon 85 f1.8 then save up for the Canon 85 f1.2. I think If I couldn’t get the Canon 85 f1.2 I would go that route as the Sigma is a little pricey for a stop gap lens, I would have to want the Sigma and want to use it for a good few years instead of the Canon 85 f1.2 which just isn’t the case.
I would like to test another copy of the Sigma as I have heard that qaulity can vary from lens to lens and I would like to try the manual focussing ring again to see if it was just that copy that was really stiff. So Sigma if your reading, feel free to send me a copy of the 85 f1.4 and I’ll do another review.
Conclusion
I really enjoyed testing out these three lenses which I have been very interested in buying. I feel it is much better to get your hands on the items and test them for yourself, you might find that one just feels right.
I was secretly hoping that the Sigma was going to blow me away and match the Canon’s quality and at £1000 less but i’m afraid it didn’t. The extra money on the Canon 85 f1.2 in my eye’s at least does give you that something more, that something special in the images. £1000 is a lot of money but sometimes the difference between good and great is very small and the Canon just has that little something extra that I feel is very important It will last you a long time and it’s resale value will stay high if you ever decided to get rid of it for whatever reason.
A surprise though was that the lens I liked best out of all three was the 50mm f1.2. I originally wasn’t going to test this one as I was looking for a 85mm focal length, I just decided on a whim to give it a go. It’s not as sharp as the 85 f1.2, it’s probably on par if not better than the Sigma. I really liked the colours it rendered and the ability to shoot at f1.2 for low light and would be great for 3/4 portraits on location.
I am not stinking rich and can only choose one lens out of the three, I think I will try and get the Canon 85 f1.2 as I need a portrait focal length more than any other at the moment for my business. I already have the Canon 50mm f1.4 which is a great lens and I am happy with its results so buying the 50 1.2 would be more of a luxury than a needed purchase. Although if you are looking for a 50 and are considering the canon 1.2 I say go for it and never look back.
UPDATE!
Since doing these tests and this review I decided to give the Sigma another chance and tried a second copy. True it is not quite as sharp as the Canon 1.2, nearly but not quite, the Sigma does not have 1.2 which would be nice but 1.4 would be fine for most low light situations and for this price you cannot complain. The thing i loved this time round is the focus speed which is very fast, I would say about twice as fast as the Canon 1.2. the focus on this copy is very accurate even in low light. The lens is nice and weighty and looks good on the camera, it looks like a nice Nikon lens to be honest. The manual focus ring is still too stiff for my liking and can be a pain to use but with auto focus this decent I might not need to revert to it nearly as often. Most importantly images that it produces are really really nice. I am very impressed with this lens after spending a bit more time with it. I did a test by putting a few images taken with the Canon 85 1.2 and the Sigma 85 1.4, I processed them as I usually process my images (white balance and contrast adjustments) and put them into a slideshow, I got a few people (including myself) just to watch these images loop around in the slideshow and the results were very interesting. They could not tell any difference in the images, this is after about ten minutes staring at them. When I looked at them closely I also could not see any difference, now that is amazing considering the Sigma is £1000 cheaper. Now I really was going to go for the Canon 85 1.2 but after spending more time with the Sigma I have changed my mind. I would like the Canon purely because of its image quality, good looks and the 1.2 but if I (and a good few others, who are also quality freaks) cannot tell the difference in the images between the Canon and the Sigma, the Sigma has much better autofocus, it is a bit lighter and costs around £1000 less then Its a no brainer in my opinion. I actually now think that overall the Sigma is the better lens, that was not easy to say. I actually liked the Sigma so much that today I purchased one and have been shooting with it all day. and with £1000 extra still in the bank to spend on another lens, maybe the Canon 135 f2. In the end the quality of the images I deliver to clients is the most important thing and you can't go wrong with either the Sigma or the Canon.
I hope this helps anyone that is in the same position as I am at the moment.
andrew@drewportfolio.com
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have you found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here...
--Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here'
I love visiting Shenandoah National Park (SNP) here in Virginia. It is about a 45 minute ride for me to get to the Northern Entrance at Front Royal, which to some may seem like a long ride, but not to me.
SNP is a beautiful National Park, not one that has the 'Grandness' of a Yosemite or Yellowstone with its magestic mountains or waterfalls, but the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley offer something totally different in their own beauty and tranquility to visitors here.
Ever since I 'really' started coming into this park a few years ago when I moved to the Winchester area I feel like when I take images from here they are the 'same old thing', whether just overlook hopping or hiking.
Which brings me to that Pink Floyd song 'Wish You Were Here'. The line 'Running over the same old ground, the same old fears' plays through my thoughts as I drive along the Skyline Drive looking for inspiration to capture this beauty in a different way than I previously have. So that is it in a nutshell, I am on a quest of sorts to try to change the way I capture the beauty of this park that I love so much.
As the summer rolls into Autumn I am hoping to spend some time on the weekends shooting quite a bit of fresh images from here and processing them in a series of B&W images. I think for me, that is where I can show my vision of this beautiful place.
Thanks for letting me share my thoughts and ramble on a bit.
Shot on iPhone 5.
I grabbed a few shots in the city today, continuing to play with blurred movement of pedestrians. Then, on the way home, I noticed a wonderful sunset so did a low angle with the colours in the background (in comments). I was quietly pleased with it all - and then I got home and my girls pointed out that it was all very, very similar to stuff I had already done. Yep, they're right. It's same same. Oh well, that's a 365 for you.
I found out today I'm going to LA in 10 days - I'll be there for 5 days for work. I'm excited because I've never been to LA, and because it should make for some cool street shots. I'm hoping to get a burger at Red Robin (365:2011 mates who are contacts of a certain Disneyland obsessed young woman will get that reference).
For the same customer who ordered the other owl cake for her daughter Eden - she thought a white and gold owl would suit the function she was doing. Liked adding the wee frill bits on the sides of the wings this time - there are endless possibilities :-)
Same contents - marshmallow krispie cake, ganached and iced.
These are so darn cute to do! :-D
Okay, so here's the story: When i was in junior high, i used to talk to this boy on the phone like every single day. And since we didn't have a cordless phone in our house, this means i would spend hours perched on a stool in the kitchen, with my feet propped up on the stove, just talking about...well, nothing, probably...until my parents made me hang up. Now flash forward like 15 years or something, and suddenly i'm spending hours on the phone with this very same boy, still talking about pretty much nothing, and sort of loving how familiar and comfortable it feels. And so even though i have a cordless phone now, and a cell phone, and i can talk where i want and when i want, i still get this urge sometimes to climb up onto the counter and put my feet on the stove and talk to him until my parents scream at me to do my homework. It's kind of the highlight of my day.
That little tale was so disturbingly cute that i just grossed myself out. Yuck.
21/365
Lau Church (Swedish: Lau kyrka) is a medieval Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby.
The church of Lau dates from the early 13th century, but was possibly pre-dated by a Romanesque church on the same site. Just south of the church are also the remains of a defensive tower, dating from the 12th century and later converted into a rectory (since destroyed). Far earlier, the area around the present-day church seems to have been a place of importance as pre-Christian grave fields, several centuries older than the church, have been found both north and south of the church.
The oldest part of the church is the unusually large nave, dating from the early 13th century and Romanesque in style. The likewise grand choir dates from around 1300, and possibly more specifically from before 1288 when a short civil war on the island may have disrupted building plans. The church is one of the largest (during the 13th century the largest[1]) country churches on Gotland, situated in a relatively small parish. Scholars speculate as to why such a large church was built at the site. Some believe that the unusual size and grandeur of the church was an effect of the church being situated near the coast, close by a good natural harbour, and the parish may have benefited economically from foreign trade. Another theory is that it may have served as a church for pilgrims. Most probably however, the church may have drawn crowds as one of a few churches outside Visby where the island's Dominican friars used to preach for a crusade against Courland, Livonia and Prussia. It is known through several preserved papal letters that the popular Dominicans were explicitly asked to preach for crusades not only in Visby but also on certain places in the countryside, and scholars have concluded that Lau Church was probably one of these sites.
No major alterations have been made to the church since the Middle Ages. A thorough renovation of the church was carried out in 1958-1960.
As mentioned, the church is one of the largest medieval country churches on Gotland. It has five external portals, the most of any country church on the island. Especially the Romanesque portals of the nave are noteworthy, richly sculpted and unusually large. The church lacks a tower; it can be deducted from the way the west end of the church is built that plans to build one existed but for one reason or another it was never executed.
The interior is dominated by the high vaulted ceiling, carried by large columns with sculpted bases and capitals. On the western wall are frescoes from 1520, depicting the Last Judgement. A few remains of the original painted glass windows remain.
The church has some notable furnishings. The altarpiece, depicting the Coronation of the Virgin, is from the beginning of the 15th century but later (18th century) re-painted. The triumphal cross of the church is one of the largest in the Nordic countries, dating from the mid-13th century. The baptismal font is a work by the little-known Romanesque master sculptor Master Sigraf.
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Lau kyrka är Gotlands största landsortskyrka. Den ligger i Lau och tillhör När-Lau församling i Visby stift.
Mest känd är den kanske för sin unika efterklang på 12 sekunder. Musikstycken har blivit specialkomponerade för att utnyttja denna efterklang i kombination med själva rummet, och kan alltså enbart uppföras i Lau kyrka. Denna efterklang har dock blivit aningen, aningen kortare då stolarna i kyrkan bytts ut till bänkrader. Varje år uppförs här bland annat kompositören Gunnar Buchts specialskrivna Musik för Lau av GotlandsMusikens symfoniska blåsorkester.
2011 byggdes en ny orgel med 12 stämmor, två manualer och pedal av orgelbyggare Tomas Svenske AB
På 1280-talet byggdes kyrkan ut med hjälp av de stora inkomster man fick genom handel med andra länder. 1805 putsades kyrkan om utvändigt och 1807 invändigt. Svarta dekorationer målades på alla kanter i valv, på pelare och vid fönsternischerna. Kyrkan fick nytt trägolv.
1958-60 gjordes den mest genomgripande förändringen av Lau kyrka som någon Gotlandskyrka genomgått på 1900-talet efter plan av arkitekt Åke Porne. Kyrkan hade då tagit stor skada av det läckande taket, något som varit problem under alla århundraden. Redan på 1600-talet finns uppgifter om att det utgick rikskollekt till Lau kyrkas tak och man fick även senare hjälp. Nu lades koppartak på kyrkan som skulle hålla tätt länge. En ny lite mindre takryttare kläddes också den med kopparplåt, något som ingen annan gotländsk kyrka har. Västgavelns övre del, som aldrig blev klar på medeltiden, murades nu upp i nock och kyrkans ojämna väggar putsades med betong.
Bredvid kyrkan ligger Kastalbacken. Här finns en stenhusruin som sannolikt tidigare varit ett försvarstorn, en så kallad kastal. Idag finns bara nedersta våningens två rum kvar, varav ett har delar av valvet i behåll. Tornet byggdes på 1100-talet till bygdens försvar, vilket visar på platsens centrala betydelse. Om det funnits ett försvarsverk tidigare i trä vet vi inte. I fornminnesregistret kategoriseras den som en stenhusruin och storleken anges till 27 gånger 12 meter. Höjden på de kallmurade kalkstensväggar är en halv till två meter.
Troligen omkring 1200-talets mitt byggde man ny prästgård, den gamla som sannolikt var av trä var förmodligen utsliten.
Kyrkans äldsta del är det romanska långhuset i rundbågestil från första hälften av 1200-talet. Kyrkan byggdes av cisterciensermunkar, och tanken var att kyrkan skulle ha blivit ännu större. Troligt är att kyrkan har samband med Sankt Olofskulten och att kyrkan var avsedd för passerande pilgrimer.
Kyrkans enda kalkmålningar sitter på den igenmurade tornbågen. Kyrkans triumfkrucifix lär vara Nordens största.
Det långa altarskåpet tillverkades i Lübeck under 1400-talets förra hälft.
Dopfunten av grå kalksten är tillverkad omkring år 1200 av stenmästaren Sighraf.
18 years ago I was on this beach and it is so nice I had to go back. It was a mile and a half up Jake's Hill (steep) and 90 degrees out. 18 years ago it was a lot easier walk. But it was worth the hike.
This beach is used by the locals (I once was) as a nude beach (until the Ranger tells you different). When i got there (Sat afternoon) there were 5 other people there and none where locals.
So I went for a swim and shot some photos. I shot some for the people on the beach as well. A single woman from San Juan and a Honeymoon couple.
It was worth the trip...
You can see this beach in older shots I have here.
deaming man as a child
awake, will be the same man , every day
every night will return child
for the rest of his days
Marin County, CA
I love the hills when they're green, but the golden hills of Summer have more lasting appeal.
Nothing on reverse.
A studio portrait of a group of relaxed infantrymen from the 13th Landwehr Infanterie Regiment. These fellows would have been 'elevated' from the Landsturm to the Landwehr.
All men wear a black M1913 oilcloth Wachstuchmütze (cap) and a variety of of tunic types.
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Please credit Rob Larsen with a link to Drunkenfist.com, if you use this photo anywhere. Thanks.
History.com says: The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source.
Arguing that only their own representative assemblies could tax them, the colonists insisted that the act was unconstitutional, and they resorted to mob violence to intimidate stamp collectors into resigning. Parliament passed the Stamp Act on March 22, 1765, and repealed it in 1766, but issued a Declaratory Act at the same time to reaffirm its authority to pass any colonial legislation it saw fit. The issues of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp Act strained relations with the colonies to the point that, 10 years later, the colonists rose in armed rebellion against the British.
Tonight was 2007's first Blue Moon so I made a special trip out to shoot it. A blue moon is a second full moon in the same month. It doesn't happen very often. It doesn't appear any different than any other full moon, but it was a reason to go out and shoot so I'm not complaining.
I was out at 9:04 which was, according to a website I read, the official time of the Blue Moon. I'm glad I went when I did. After shooting for about 15 minutes, clouds moved in obscuring the moon.
I took a lot of shots and took some over exposed shots so that I could catch the clouds that were moving in. I then went back and cut an actual shot of the moon that I took tonight and laid it over the over-exposed shot of the moon.
I kind of like the way it turned out; very sci-fi looking.
In this version, black is less than 3.5 mph, red is less than 5.5 mph, orange is less than 10 mph, blue is less than 22 mph, and green is above that. These seem to correspond to ranges of typical Muni operating speeds.
The small town of Samer developed around the Abbaye Saint-Wulmer (founded in 668) and so the Flemish name for the town is still Sint-Wulmaars. The abbey meanwhile is in ruins and where a boucherie was once is now the office of a nurse.
This set mixes it up a bit with both a pretty blonde and brunette goddess! You can see them both modeling the Gold 45 Revolver swimsuits as well as a 45SURFER camera bracket mount for shooting stills & video at the same time.
Here's some epic video of the beautiful goddesses:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=txvupr5xOZ4 (modeling swimsuit)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G5w3u6L8x8 (modeling swimsuit)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pYrQbPayZs (modeling the bracket)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGSVw9jbAR0 (pretty closeups!)
Nikon D800 Photos of Brunette and Blonde Swimsuit Bikini Goddesses with Pretty Green Eyes and Pretty Blue Eyes shot with the Nikon D800E and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens!
Shot in both RAW & JPEG, but all these photos are RAWs finished in Lightroom 4 ! :)
All the Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits with the main equation to Moving Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Journey Physics here:
herosjourneyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the shirts and swimsuits. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
Modeling both the the Gold 45 Revolver(TM) Gold'N'Virtue(TM) Black Bikini and the Red, White, an Blue American flag bikini!
May the HJM Goddesses guide, inspire, and exalt ye along yer heroic artistic journey! all the bets on your Heroic Journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
This photo was taken on 7 July 2019, in the afternoon, when we visited URSA, which stands for Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency. I am adding the description that I wrote under several other images taken on the same trip.
"A large group of us spent the morning of 7 July 2019 at the home and property of Keith and Sandy Logan. They live NW of Cochrane on a 35-acre parcel of land. The group split in half and took turns to look at Keith's stunning photography and incredible woodwork and also to bio/blitz their land, to record all flora and fauna seen. We were treated to coffee and delicious cake in Keith's enormous woodworking barn. We all agree - if you sit in one of Keith's wooden chairs, you'll see that no chair could ever be more comfortable - they are simply amazing!
www.keithlogan.com/Keith_Logan/Photography/Photography.html
www.keithlogan.com/Keith_Logan/Woodworking/Woodworking.html
Some people saw a number of birds, though they were almost all very distant sightings. I think the closest were a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, feeding young that were in a tree cavity. I did manage to get a shot of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, too.
On a visit like this, I am always torn between looking for birds, wildflowers, or fungi - not to mention any cats and dogs. This day was a mix of all three - the kind of day I love. Actually, we were surprised that there were not many wildflowers to be seen. Not sure if this means we are a bit late for them. Our weather has been totally insane since New Year, so who knows what is early and what is late. I was happy to see the odd fungus here and there in the Aspen forest.
All morning, we were followed around the garden by the Logan's two enormous dogs - two beautiful, friendly Newfoundland dogs, named Sally and Blueberry (?). What gorgeous dogs these are! I think food must be on their mind all the time. Whenever someone would sit and eat their lunch, either one or both dogs would come over and stand or sit and look longingly at what was being eaten. Such sweet dogs.
I love to see their cats, too. On previous visits, there were three cats, but I don't know if they only have two now. What a beautiful place they are fortunate enough to call 'home'.
After lunch, we drove a short distance to another place, URSA, which stands for Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency. Before non-profit URSA obtained the area, it used to belong to W.O.Mitchell, who used it as a retreat. We were introduced to Ben, who lives in W.O. Mitchell's beautiful old cabin. Ben's passion is creating amazing metal sculptures and many of his works are scattered on the land around the cabin.
"William Ormond Mitchell, PC OC better known as W. O. Mitchell (March 13, 1914 – February 25, 1998) was a Canadian writer and broadcaster. His "best-loved" novel is Who Has Seen the Wind (1947), which portrays life on the Canadian Prairies and sold almost a million copies in Canada. As a broadcaster, he is known for his radio series Jake and the Kid, which aired on CBC Radio between 1950 and 1956 and was also about life on the Prairies.
In 1973, Mitchell was made an officer of the Order of Canada. The list of other honours Mitchell has received includes honorary doctorates from five Canadian universities and being sworn in as a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 5, 1992. In 2000, Mitchell was honoured by the government of Canada with his image on a postage stamp." From Wikipedia.
"Nestled in 18 acres of truly Albertan streams, trees and wildlife, URSA is a place that welcomes us all. The buildings and land were obtained in 2009 by Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency (URSA) with a single purpose: to create a retreat space where all individuals, regardless of ability, can experience the beauty of a relaxing and calming retreat space. We rent the URSA Retreat Centre to external groups to subsidize running it for our clients."
As far as the weather was concerned, we were so lucky. Just a few minutes of light rain and that was it. Just enough to get rain spots on the camera lens.
Thanks to Keith and Sandy for such an enjoyable time! Always a real treat to spend time with them at their home and acreage. Thank you to Stephen and Dorothy for driving the four of us there and back. Greatly appreciated, as always."