After missing two months of the photo blogging challenge, I am back. I was not out and about much in October and November. I should have been motivated to try some more indoor photography, but it didn't happen. Now I am excited to experiment more with my iPhone 12 Pro, my camera of choice on most days.
1. First photo up this month is my Granddog, Bourbon. Bourbon is a jolly old dog now. A rescue Lurcher, we are not sure exactly how old but would estimate he is between 11 and 13. His face used to be jet black, but it now has a lot of white on, especially encircling his eyes. Here he is on Christmas Day, content to lay on his bed and watch the proceedings.
4. Another Christmas highlight was our return visit to Banff Lake Louise Tourism's enchanting "In Search of Christmas Spirit" display at the Banff National Park Administration Grounds at the end of Banff Avenue. It features the fabulous wildlife artwork of esteemed artist Jason Carter. Again, I could happily of selected five photos for Holly Jolly from this event! It is a photographers paradise. This is truly a world class Christmas event. It was a bit of a production for us to get here, coordinating five schedules, the most challenging being a two year old's 7:30 pm bedtime and my husband's usual arrive home from work time of 6:30 pm. Adding to the challenge was the fact that tickets for this free event start to be snapped up the day they are made available and they go quickly. We managed to secure five tickets for a 6:10 pm time slot, with my husband getting permission to leave work 30 min early. After a rushed supper, we arrived on our planned date to find the attraction not operating due to "extreme weather." It was a delightful night with -13 C temp and no wind. But that had not been the case when the decision was made to cancel. We did not see the emails that ended up in junk mail. So..... without my husband, we ventured back on Dec 23rd for a delightful evening full of Christmas spirit! What is missing from the photo below is the audio of the wolf howling under the full moon! Spine tingling!!!
Good to see you back in action for the challenge. Good shots for the theme. And utilizing the iPhone has really come a long way. I was looking at a couple of top level pro photographers who are using the iPhone for so many things, including top-level movies. Crazy! I love my iPhone 13.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I missed seeing all these replies to last month's challenge.
DeleteSorry the Banff activities were canceled. Bummer!
ReplyDeleteThe snow-covered spruce branch is so simple and pretty.
As a kid I would have loved the Candy Cane Lane!
Happy new year, Mandy!
Thanks Tamara, well, we got back to see the Banff event on the 23rd and it was fantastic. Have a great 2022.
DeleteI love the snow-covered evergreen shot! Lovely. It's always fun when we have too many pics to choose from for the challenge, isn't it?! The howling wolf in the snowscape is gorgeous!
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I am learning to have a more open eye to simple shots, thanks to Mrs. GeoKs. Yes, I love the howling wolf. Thanks, Lisa!
DeleteSo glad you're enjoying your new phone's camera capabilities. Plus, it's easier to keep fingers warm when using your phone compared to a metal camera body. Thanks for the heads up about tickets to the Banff Christmas Spirit event. We went during a blizzard, on December 1st, when it was cold enough that several of the displays weren't lighting up properly. But it was still one of the highlights of our 2021 Christmas. Haven't been on the Georgetown Trail in forever...hadn't thought about it as a potential sunrise spot, so thanks for the idea. Happy New Year to you and Colin!
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it to In Search of the Christmas Spirit! Yes, the lookout above the Hydro plant is a good sunrise spot and the Georgetown trail is accessed easily from there. And it goes on and on and on! Cheers and all the best in 2022!
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour 2 events in one is very similar to one I attended at the Cape Codder Hotel.
Both indoor and outdoor beautiful displays
Thank you, Getting Fit in MA!
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