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Fort Edmonton - Highland Gathering Part 1

Fort Edmonton Highland Gathering, is a yearly event for my family.  We stumbled upon it at one time by accident, and got hooked.  No we are not Scottish, but watching bands practicing their instruments and watching big burly men throw telephone poles, makes for a very fun day.  The best thing of course is haggis. It's all hand made in the traditional scottish way, and if you visit the park that day, you get to try it too.  It's actually quite good, if you stop thinking what it's made of.  Here are some shots from Fort Edmonton and The Highland Gathering. Enjoy. Old

Secrets

Old Bank

Band

Pipes

Little Poser

On our recent trips to the Fort Edmonton park, I managed to test my strength agains a Canon 5D Classic with a 70-200mm f2.8.  Not the lightest piece to lug around, but it's a such a wonderful camera to use.  Again I was trying for candid shots, and the 70-200mm certainly helps with that.  I managed to get these shots of a little girl, which was crying at first, then started to twirl around, and pose.... like she knew I was photographing her.  Maybe she did?  Over the years I've learned to respect women's sixth sense.... :) Enjoy.