Photography
One of the other hobbies that I have is being a member of the Ottawa Virtual Conquerors Walking Group. A few times a year, some of us get together for a in person meet up and walk. This time we met up and did a short 3 kilometer walk around the Kitchissippi Forest to see the Famous Snow Bears. We are hoping to a full Ottawa meetup in the Spring with all the members to go a group photo and walk.
I saw this on Instagram and thought it would be a fun experiment to try. I learned a lot doing this and I may order a different set of fiber optic cables to try this again. The cables I used were clear and they leave a “Flashlight” effect. The cables I will get will be coated completely in black except for the tips.
Well it finally rained last night. I took a little walk around the neighbourhood and noticed there were a lot of puddles around. I love doing reflection photography and I think this series is really nice. I sure got a lot of comments and like on my other social media feeds.
The light tonight was amazing and I haven’t had my 50mm lens out for a while. The weather in November so far has been amazing and I am not sure how many more days, evenings I will be able to get outside. So taking advantage of it while I can.
As part of my recovery from my Autoimmune Disease, I was encouraged to walk a bit everyday. My pen pal in Glasgow mentioned the parkrun, a worldwide weekly 5k walk with no set finish time. I started just over 2 years ago and I wasn’t very fast but I completed my very first 5k walk after my fall due to my health issues.
parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning.
parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along. I really suggest you check it out
A friend of mine did his very first parkrun, so I brought my big camera with me and took a few photos to mark the occasion.
Went Comet hunting tonight – Captured a beautiful sunset, the Hunter Moon and Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas), which last graced our skies during the Neanderthal era. If you miss it, it will likely take another 80,000 years to see it again…
We sadly had to leave our good friends in PEI and start our journey back to homebase. We had never been to the Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick before, so we took a little side trip to see them and they did not disappoint. We got there at Low tide so we were able to “walk on the ocean floor”. We didnt have enough time to see the rocks with the tide in, but you could see how high the tides are in this location (upwards of 30-50 feet difference in height)
The IMALAIRD Team got fantastic news from the hospital, What news you ask? The Laird no longer has to go for Treatments and will be monitored by blood work for the next while. If all continues as it has been I will be considered to be in remission! Still Immune Compromised, but no longer being eaten alive by my own body. Fingers crossed.
So with this good news, we took a celebratory road trip to visit with friends in PEI. We stopped in Fredericton New Brunswick on the way down and I was able to participate in the Bill Thorpe 5k parkrun (walk). After that we left and arrived at our friends in PEI later that afternoon.
Strangely enough, I didnt take a whole lot of photos in PEI. We did visit two beaches and went to see the Jersey Boys play at the main Theatre in Charlottetown.
Lake Side Beach, PEI
This is one of my favourite beaches to visit when we are in PEI.
I tried to capture the Milky Way from the back deck of our friends house, but the clouds had other plans.
Greenwich Provincial Park, Mash Boardwalk and Beach
We saw some amazing birds and I captured my very first Bald Eagles in the Park on St. Peter’s Bay
We took our friends from Scotland up to the Wilson Carbide Ruins in Gatineau Park. It is a wonderful walk from the parking lot into the ruins and I love the waterfalls. Our friends really enjoyed their visit here.
Our friends visiting from Scotland arranged to go on the Bi-Plane ride at the Aviation Museum. The plane is a 1939 WACO.. room for 2 in the front and the pilot right behind them. They had a wonderful flight and saw the Ottawa River, Gatineau Hills and twice around downtown Ottawa.
