The snow is mostly gone, here on the prairies, but it will be some weeks before we see greenery and flowers blooming. I can’t wait! It has been a long winter and I sure could use a bit of color. Late spring or early summer images are great for it because all is fresh and green is bright and not dimmed by dust of late summer days.
We are lucky here in Alberta, because some nights are full of light show. We had a couple of gorgeous Aurora showing last fall and I have managed to capture some shots without leaving the city.
I know, I know it is winter and everybody posts winter photography, but I am not ready for it yet. I see it outside my window every day, so I want to see something warm, colorful and pretty. Hope you are in need of this as well.
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything about Elk Island National Park. So, I think, it is time for some lovely sunset from the beginning of summer, when all was green, flowers were blooming and days were warm and long.
So despite being in denial about the end of summer here in Edmonton, I do have to finally acknowledge that it is ending. Usually the end of summer is one of my favourite times of the year. It's usually an explosion of nature colours, wonderful time of morning mists, and cold blue skies. Technically we are still in the summer months, but it wasn't it like this last monday. The beginning of the week woke up cold and gloomy. Like this.
I think I should find some happier pictures.
Well the iPad is an absolutely amazing little device. Since the time in the hospital I've been using it to work, edit pictures, blog, play games...etc. Yes you saw that right, edit pictures. I have found this awesome application for the iPad called "Photo fx Ultra". It can add all kinds of different effects to your photos, with a lot of settings. Using my iPhone, I can transfer the photos via another app to the iPad, then edit the photos to my liking and using "Blogpress" app I can post all of this to my blog. Yes I can do all that with a laptop, but the cheapest Macintosh laptop is about $1000, and the iPad is about half the price, also it's smaller, has an amazing touch screen, and the battery lasts almost forever. It is definitely like a little laptop replacement, with amazing features. Here are some shots taken with the iPhone then edited on the iPad. Enjoy!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
I found this great little app for the iPhone, called Hipstamatic. It's a combination of old film, lenses, and flashes from old manual cameras. It can create some very interesting effects with your photos. I've been playing around with it for a bit, and I really like it. You can pair up different lenses and different films, or you can just shake the iPhone and the application will randomize everything, giving you a very different and unique effect. Like this.
On the way to Northwest Territories, one has to stop at the Twin Falls Gorge Park. It is situated not far from the Alberta / NWT border, and it is a site to behold. Alexandra Falls is the first set of falls on the Hay River. It is the largest of the two falls, measuring about 36m (107ft). The site is absolutely spectacular. On one side you have this caramel coloured river:
On the other you have a long and deep canyon:
In between there is Alexandra Falls.
The deep caramel colour of the river is a caused by its flow through acidic peat and has no connection with human pollution. I have ventured to the side of the falls, just to see how close I can get to the edge. Not the smartest move on my part, as the rock by the edge was wet and slippery. The roar of the water was deafening and the drop was mesmerizingly terrifying. I managed to snap this shot from as close to edge as I dared to go:
Researching the falls a little I found this video on youtube, (it's not my video!) that shows a person walking to where I dared to go.
