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Photography

Top of the World Provincial Park (2008)

by Brad Grier on December 31, 2008

I decided to take a scan through some photos from earlier this year. This one from our summer vacation stuck with me as one that I could play with.
And I did. Using Lightroom again. A bit of Sepia. A bit of dodging and burning, and I’m rather pleased with the result.
There’s an easter egg in [...]

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Light streaks in heavy ice fog on a very cold winter night

by Brad Grier on December 22, 2008

in In the life, Photography

After a great Friday evening with our good friends, we returned home to find this incredible ice fog over the city.
The fog caught the uber-bright lights from a local RV dealership, creating this rather nifty lighting effect.

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Alberta Legislature Ice Sculpture

by Brad Grier on December 16, 2008

in In the life, Photography

We went to the Alberta Legislature last Thursday to listen to A Joyful Noise choir — Tess sings in it.
The night was warm and we parked at the other end of the Leg. The Christmas lights were in all the trees, and in the centre fountain was this very neat (and colourfully lit) ice sculpture.

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Two resources for planning your lunar photography evening

by Brad Grier on December 12, 2008

in Doing, How to, Photography, Technology

A friend pointed me to this BBC article about tonight’s full moon. It seems that tonight’s full moon event will occur when the Moon is the closest it’s been to the earth (during a full moon) in 15 years.
Well, methinks. A perfect time to get out the photography and telescopy equipment and capture this event.
But [...]

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