Photography
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How TO photograph an Ermine (kind of)
First of all, travel with someone more observant than you, like my wife. Walk quietly until she points out the Ermine to you, mere feet away. Avoid crowds of screaming children. As the Ermine starts to flee "squeak", its curiousity will get the better of it and it will come to try and choose you.
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How NOT to photograph an Ermine
First of all, find the Ermine by watching a scrum of kids chasing something around. Position yourself in a place where you can watch the action, but where you are in no way hidden from the Ermine. Next, pay no attention to your camera settings, or if you do make sure it is set on
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Cotton Eye Candy
From last night's drive, a favourite little pond this time of year, surrounded by Cotton Grass.
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Qurlurniq
Leah used to spend part of her summers camping with her grandparents on the beach near this waterfall. This is a bit of an unconventional composition for me, but it seems to work. And for another view of this waterfall, check out my contribution to Poop Week, at 10,000 Birds: Whitewashing the truth.
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I’m late, I’m late
Beautiful drive at lunch yesterday with a somewhat co-operative Arctic Hare posing in the bright warm sun. Here's two photos for you.
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B&W Photographs
After our family outing yesterday, we went for a drive around the neighbourhood. It gave me an opportunity to do some Black and White photography. Black… … and White.
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Dawning
The official opening of the new Airport in Arctic Bay happened yesterday. The Premier, the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation and other dignitaries flew in and had a short ceremony there. Then the main event, speeches, cultural entertainment and a country food feast took place at the Community Hall. Unfortunately I never made it
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Crescent Moon over King George
Well, I don't know if I can add anything apart from the title.
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Shine on, you crazy diamond.
I'm tired. I've been desperately trying to nap in the face of a full blown nattering session of my daughter. I've finally given up fighting against her stream of consciousness. It was time I wrote up this post anyway. The reason that I am tired, of course, is that I was up until the wee