Hustle and Bustle

Tis the night Before Boxing Day
By Corey Lablans

Twas the night before boxing day, (hey wait that is Christmas), when all through lot, the cars were buzzing and people were fussing. Well I'm going to give up on trying to finish this poem. It was 12:15 am on December 26th, 2011 when I decided to check out Leon's thinking I might just take a look, that didn't turn out. Leaving the house I decided to bring my camera to capture what was going on and these are the photos.

Have a good holidays. Prospero anos.

New Brunswick Exploration

Exploring the Vale - New Brunswick 2011
Corey Lablans Photography

Exploring New Brunswick coastline such as Alma, is one of the many annual things I do when I visit, I enjoy exploring the "mountains" around Pleasant Vale. Every year I trek my way up a "mountain" following a brook, always looking to come across new unique plants or critters. After doing this for several years, you would think it would get boring but life changes from year to year. Here are a few photos from my trek along the brook and up the "mountain" in August 2011.













I "mountain" because it isn't that large - it is pretty small.

Loosing the Night Sky

Milky Way of New Brunswick - Pleasant Vale
Corey Lablans Photography

Recently Earth's estimated population reached seven billion. Villages, towns and cities have grown immensely and one of the resulting degradations is light pollution. Once pristine skies used for navigation by such explorers as Ernest Shackleton have been dimmed by societies inabilities to get along and need for light.
There are still a few places on Earth where one can experience the majestic views of the Milky Way. Every summer I visit the vale in New Brunswick where the night sky is quite impressive, although this past summer while photographing I noticed the influence of Moncton's light pollution. Would love to go to the North or South Pole to see some of the most pristine sky.

(Ernest Shackleton is not the best example of an explorer for representing North America - but he relied heavily on star navigation in the South Pole when trying to reach South Georgia Island a whaling station 800 miles away from Elephant Island, where him and his crew where stranded in 1916. Would imagine the stars are still pretty amazing there!!)

Alma, New Brunswick 2011

Alma, New Brunswick Low Tide 2011
Corey Lablans Photography

Every summer I travel to New Brunswick and one of my favourite locations to visit is Alma. It is a pretty touristy place, with the typical fishing vessels docked so that people can see the effects of the World's largest tides, ranging from 47.5 feet to 53.3 feet.
I don't think I have ever seen Alma at high tide. Every time I visit it is always at low tide, thoroughly enjoy walking out amongst the mud flats. It is funny how many times I have visited Alma. The first time was not to walk out on the mud flats but instead to pick up lobsters for a dinner.

Queen's Invitational Two

Queen's Invitational: Various Universities
Corey Lablans: Yearbook and Design Services





Queen's Invitational Figure Skating at the Cataraqui Community Centre on Friday, November 25th.

Queen's Invitational One

Queen's Invitational: Various Universities
Corey Lablans: Yearbook and Design Services

Here are some photos of various Universities competing at the Queen's Invitational Figure Skating at the Cataraqui Community Centre on Friday, November 25th.

Queen's 2011 Polar Bear Dip

Taking the November Plunge
Corey Lablans Photography

On November 24th, several Queen's students took the plunge into
the freezing cold water of Lake Ontario for the annual Polar Bear Dip.

The Bolivian Rainforest

2009 Bolivia Rainforest: Coroico
Corey Lablans Photography

In August 2009, Carlea and I traveled to Bolivia. I will say this trip came out of the blue and ended up being one to remember for a lifetime. Honestly I really did not know where Bolivia was located before this adventure.
Carlea, had spent three months in Bolivia (think two years past) and she wanted to visit a friend. Asking me to come along, cause of my adventurous personality, she knew I would say yes. Essentially if I was able to get the money together, I would go. After being asked to go, the first thing I did was search on GOOGLE, where Bolivia was.
Bolivia was an amazing country to visit, we explored the highest capitol on the world, La Paz at an altitude of almost 13,000 feet. Then we visit the highest navigable lake, Lake Titicaca and biked down one of the world's most dangerous roads nicknamed "The Road of Death" to Coroico, at an altitude of approximately 5,000 feet. These photos are some of the only digital photos I took on the trip and they are of Coroico.

2011 First Snow

Queen's Campus Gets Taste of Snow
Corey Lablans Photography




















Queen's University students woke up to a surprise on the morning of November 23rd, as the first snowfall of the season blanketed campus. Freezing rain started around 8pm the night before and at some point in the early morning shifted to snow fall.




















On the weathernetwork: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/your_weather/details/620/5127331/1/caon0349/plpcities/787/?ref=ugc_city_thumbs

Queen's Football Wins

Queen's Football Wins
Corey Lablans For The Queen's Journal

Story 1: http://queensjournal.ca/story/2011-09-17/sports/gaels-score-seven-touchdowns-first-win/
By Benjamin Deans, Assistant Sports Editor

Story 2: http://queensjournal.ca/story/2011-09-16/sports/home-game-drought/
By Benjamin Deans, Assistant Sports Editor

Know Your Candidates

Know Your Candidates
By Corey Lablans / Yearbook and Design Services

Two weeks and the Provincial Elections will be taking place. Are you aware of the candidates that are representing the four major parties for Kingston and the Islands? Who will be our next Member of Provincial Parliament? The election is Thursday, October 6th, 2011. Unable to attend that day, find out when and where you can vote at advance polls.

Candidates and Biography

Liberal Party – John Gerretsen (Current MPP)

http://www.johngerretsen.onmpp.ca/bio.aspx?id=biography

Green Party - Robert Kiley

http://joshlyon.ca/?page_id=2

New Democratic Party (NDP) - Mary Rita Holland

http://ontariondp.com/en/candidates/mary-rita-holland

Conservative Party - Rodger James

http://rodgerjames.ca/bio/

Platforms

Green Party Platform

https://secure.gpo.ca/civicrm/profile/create?gid=15&reset=1&contact_source=platform_booklet_request

NDP Party Platform

http://ontariondp.com/en/policy

Conservative Party Platform (change book)

http://www.ontariopc.com/issues/

Liberal Party Platform

http://www.ontarioliberal.ca/OurPlan/Platform.aspx

When I sourced out the party platforms linked above, the Green Party’s site said there was an error. The Conservative and the NDP site both call their platforms something else but I linked the site that I thought was the party’s “platform.” All of the links take you to their website, so if I’m wrong you can surf around. This is just a site to get everyone thinking!!!!!

If something is wrong please comment or send an email to cjphotographics@hotmail.com

Thank you,

Corey Lablans

Present Becomes the Past

Queen's University Frosh Week

Getting messy, having fun and lifetime of memories, the things that make up the first week of school or more known as Frosh Week. Queen’s University has a distinct Frosh Week full of traditions from the ArtSci Frosh Olympics to the Engineer’s Grease Pole. All of these events provide for an amazing week of photography with so much energy. As Photo Editor of the Queen’s Journal and Head Photographer for the Queen’s Yearbook, now Yearbook and Design Services, it means a very busy time of the year. Working for both organizations is a little tricky this past week, I will admit but it’s good to have so much coverage. Once the week has past, then it becomes history, memories and photographs are what remain to leave a legacy. Hopefully the photos spark emotions bring back memories but what I have learned more recently is the importance of phot

os in the long run. It is through these photos one can see life as it was, HISTORY!!!

Corey Lablans

Photo Editor – Queen’s Journal

Head Photographer – Yearbook and Design Services

K-Town Triathlon

Triathlon Participants Love the Sport
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

One hundred and thirty one athletes head out from Confederation Basin Marina moments after the start of the long course triathlon, men’s wave during the 28th K-Town Triathlon Sunday morning. A total of 548 athletes partook in the K-Town Triathlon.

More on the triathlon visit:
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3238875

Loose the Fourth, Win It All

Kingston Kings Take Semi-Final in Fifth Game
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

Left: Brandon Miller of the Kingston Kings cheers after scoring the fourth goal of the first period leading the Kings 4-1 heading into the second period in game five of the Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League East division semifinal against the Brockville Ballistics at the Memorial Centre in Brockville. After a close game, the Kings held their ground defeating the Ballistics 7-6.

Right: Jake Fawcett of the Brockville Ballistics checks Robbie Sullivan of the Kingston Kings sending the ball out of the pocket in game five of the Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League East division semifinal at the Memorial Centre in Brockville.

The Whig Story by Mike Koreen:
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3240608

Losing the Fourth Game
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

Cole Byvelds of the Kingston Kings leans into Jordan Moran of the Brockville Ballistics while trying to maintain control of the ball during Sunday night’s Ontario Junior C Lacrosse League East division semifinal at the Centre 70 arena. The Kings lost to the Ballistics 12-2, setting a 2-2 standing heading into the fifth game of the semi-finals tonight in Brockville at 8pm.

The Whig Story by Mike Koreen:
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3238873

Urinetown the Musical

Urinetown the Musical at Theological Hall
Corey Lablans For The Whig-Standard

Left: Hope (Maddi McKay) teaches Bobby (Kevin Doe) to listen to his heart. He in return listens to hers and finds out what she truly desires in this fun romantic duet during the first half of Urinetown, the musical.

Right: Hope (Maddi McKay) reveals herself to Bobby (Kevin Doe) as the daughter of UrineGood Company tycoon Caldwell B. Cladwell (Richard Albin) in the background, the man he is confronting as leader of the poor's revolution. The UGC executive looks on during the first half of Urinetown, the musical.

Rotunda Theatre, Theological Hall, Queen’s University

July 28-30 and August 3-6, 8pm
July 31 and August 6, 2pm

General admission seating

Students/Senior: $15
Adult: $18

Information on time and synopsis of the musical visit:
http://www.snapkingston.com/index.php?option=com_sngevents&id[0]=299490&lang=en