Archive for August 3rd, 2008
Charny, Quebec (south of Quebec City)
I visited these falls earlier today, although it was not nearly as sunny as in the video below (shot by someone else). The spray made for an interesting natural glow to the photos, though, as did the sun trying desperately to pierce through the grey clouds.
The weather’s been distinctly non-summery here, but I’ve been enjoying myself immensely, nonetheless.
I shot this photo last night in rather blustery conditions (pelting rain and driving wind), but Georges brought his tripod and patiently waited for me to set up my camera, take some test shots, and decide when to call it quits. I called it quits after I saw this version, which is better viewed larger: View Larger On Black
Not bad, but as Georges says, my kit lens (18-55mm, the widest angle I have) is producing barrel distortion and there is some blurriness, too. True! But I didn’t have a wider lens, we were both getting soaked, and I think under the circumstances, this photo is not bad… Georges is a tough crowd! (But I think I might have convinced him that my Pentax K100D is a decent camera compared with his Canon Rebel XTi. Take that, Georges!)
I wondered while packing for this trip if it was too distracting and antisocial to bring along my computer, but Georges and I just spent the last two hours recalibrating his Apple computer display, rejigging his application preferences, and discussing geeky stuff, so it was worthwhile to bring it after all! Yay for Mac users!
Unsurprisingly, I only have the energy to post this video before I go pass out. It’s after 1am and we arrived near midnight from a day that began at 5:30am to make the drive two hours north of Quebec City, where I did something new by crashing a funeral in a rural town.
Yikes!
Well, not the actual funeral (for whom the bells toll) but the reception.
Er, but don’t the bells sound nice?
Photos and stories later, after I recharge my batteries.
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