The Energizer Pop Up Lantern
Not making the cut for quality gear for my 2015 excursions is the Energizer Pop-Up LED Lantern. Great in theory, and really, it should be a great piece of gear – BUT, it just doesn’t do the trick for me and my adventures. It runs on 4 AA batteries and…
Kneehill County Canola
Kneehill County in Alberta has a lot of Canola farm land. Toss in some storm clouds, an abandoned farm-house and you’ve got an opportunity for some great photos. On the travel agenda for 2015 is more exploration of Alberta’s summer storm corridor from Airdrie to Red Deer. A “bucket list”…
Photography for 2015
For the 2015 season, I’m trying to step up my photography skills. To date, I’ve been running with a Sony Cyber-shot point and shoot, a Panasonic Lumix point and shoot and my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone. During the fall of 2014, I picked up a GoPro Hero 3+ and in…
The Screaming Heads
In the Muskoka region of Ontario Canada, lies “The Screaming Heads”, a work of outdoor art by Peter Camani. The property serves as both the home of the artist as well as his expanding canvas of concrete sculptures and metal works. Pictured above is the warrior princess, and below the…
Alberta Flood Damage of 2013
In June of 2013, after a winter of heavy snow followed by a spring of heavy rain, a large portion of Alberta experienced severe flooding (Environment Canada calls this a Super Flood) which, in many places, will change the landscape until the next catastrophic flood or other incident. Although most…
