242.365 Drilling Rod.

Tuesday August 31 2010.

The company next to us makes drilling rod for the oil and gas drilling industry. They have it piled high and lined up along the fence. Miles of the stuff all over their yard.

Chris.

241.365 Big Water, Big Sky.

Monday August 30 2010.

Don't ask me what the title means. I pulled it out of the air.

When I looked up at this cooler sitting on the back of a crew truck, The sky just looked so cool. So, here it is. :)

Chris.

Exploring An Abandoned Farm.

I love old farm yards. The run down buildings, the overgrown pens. They are just the best place to explore. We had the opportunity this past weekend to explore such a place. There was so much to see! Buildings, equipment, even a house! We took some time to look around and capture some images. I hope you enjoy these.

Chris.

240.365 Drops Of Light

Sunday August 29 2010.

I spotted this jem while out on a walk in the rain today. This is the best part of rain.

Chris.

239.365 Rusty, Crusty Tractor.

Saturday August 28 2010.

We went for a drive around the lake and area today. We came across an old abandoned farm stead complete with some old equipment.

I love the rust on this unit. I'm sure there was no original paint left.

Chris.

238.365 An Apple A Day.......

Friday August 27 2010.

Makes me crave apple pie. :)

Chris.

237.365 Murphy, I Hate You.

Thursday August 26 2010.

Ok, I know I took this photo Friday morning but it is for Thursday. I was just unable to take the photo as it was so dark when we got home. Let me explain.

After shopping last night we drove into hail and rain so hard you could not see the road. We were on St. Albert trail at the time. The wind had blown over a barricade and knocked the sign off it. I didn't see it and ran over it. Destroying the front drivers side tire on the van. So there I am in a torrential down pour changing a tire. Within seconds I was soaked through to the skin. Hail was pelting me but at least it has eased up a bit. The whole time I had this evil giggle going on. I'm not sure where it came from. LOL.

Murphy I hate you.

Chris.

Outdoor Flash Photos

I've been meaning to take my lighting set up outside. Today was that day. I needed to experiment.

I started just with the Canon 430 just in my hand off to camera left and up a little. I think I was around 1/8 power here maybe 1/16th. I snapped a couple of the kids to see what I would get. I was after a nice blue sky so I adjusted my exposure so I would be about 1 stop under exposed. The flash took care of the kids.

I liked the look but thought it may be a little harsh with the bare flash. I grabbed my light stand and umbrella and tried some more. This one is the one I liked the best.

I'm not sure which look I like the best. I like the harsh pop of the bare flash with the darker sky but I also like the softer look of the umbrella shot. What do you think?

Oh, of course being the Dad that I am I had to play a joke on them too. I had them hold the umbrella up asking them to make sure it did not touch the ground as it was bad for the umbrella. As they were laughing and looking up at the umbrella I took this shot...

They didn't find it too funny. Me on the other hand, well I had to put my camera down. Any photos taken after this would have had some pretty bad camera shake, I was laughing so hard!

Chris.

236.365 Dark Side Of The Moon.

Wednesday August 25 2010.

Having more fun with the "moon rock" I found the other day. What's odd is that the rock is slightly magnetic. Maybe it is a meteorite.....I'll keep thinking it is.

Chris.

235.365 Will Travel For Work.

Tuesday August 24 2010.

It's a true sign of the times when workers will live in a holiday trailer so they can travel to find work. Sure oilfield workers do this all the time living at camp grounds or the site camp for the duration of the job but some will travel and live in a trailer because that is all they have.

Chris.