Photography is the documentation of life, once that shutter has clicked, the moment has passed and history is made. Some may be familiar with project 365, a simple concept, take a photograph everyday for 365 days. This blog is an extension of the project; the goal is to keep photographing every day, who knows how long? It is an excellent archive to look back on, see how things change. Change can be subtle, such as different coloured flowers being planted each year to a changing landscape with buildings being demolished and new ones built. This blog archives life’s diversity and my encounters.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

2014 Week 34 Photos

2014 Week 34 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography


(12th week, Year 2 – 448 days)

2014 08 18 – Queen’s residence life workers (resident dons, residence facilitators, judicial affairs and co-dons) listen as Carmen (Jean Royce Hall / Harkness - Residence Life Coordinator) discuss a few aspects of training during the Welcome BBQ.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.2 1/100th I.S.O. 500) 

2014 08 19 – Dew covered grass glistens in the sunlight as the trees cast shadows early in the morning. Every morning we meet up at 7:20 a.m. to walk from Jean Royce Hall to main campus.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.2 1/3200th I.S.O. 500) 

2014 08 20 – Several Queen’s University residence life staff from Jean Royce Hall and Harkness partake in the “ice bucket challenge,” for ALS. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a rapidly progressive, neuromuscular disease also known in the U.S. as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Muscles loose their strength over time leading to atrophy (loss of functionality). 
(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f2.8 1/80th I.S.O. 1600) 

2014 08 21 – Queen’s University Residence Life Manager, Chauncey has several buckets of ice cold water dumped over him during an “ice bucket challenge.” The affects of the ice cold water is supposed to give the person momentary lose of muscle control, representing the affects of ALS.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @155mm f4 1/500th I.S.O. 250)

2014 08 22 – Various residence life staff watch something on the laptop while waiting for a training session to start.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.5 1/30th I.S.O. 800) 

2014 08 23 – Emily relaxes in a hammock while at Grass Creek Park, 15 minutes east of Kingston, during residence life training. The group partook in various team-building activities, while also enjoying some free time.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @160mm f3.2 1/800th I.S.O. 400) 

2014 08 24 – A Queen’s University football player is tackled by a player from Concordia during an exhibition game at Richardson Stadium. Queen’s lost to Concordia 25 – 18.
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @170mm f3.5 1/4000th I.S.O. 200) 
THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

2014 Week 33 Photos

2014 Week 33 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography 


(11th week, Year 2 – 441 days)
2014 08 11 – Female mallard ducks stand on a rock alongside a pond near the Humber River. Both males and females have speculum feathers, the iridescent blue patch.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @180mm f3.5 1/250th I.S.O. 160) 

2014 08 12 – A small channel that formed as running water eroded the sand along the beach at the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp after a day of rain.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f1.8 1/160th I.S.O. 400) 

2014 08 13 – A guy edges into a wave while kiteboarding in Lake Ontario off Breakwater Park in Kingston. Today’s wind speeds ranged from 20 to 26 knot (37 to 48 km/h).
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @200mm f3.5 1/2500th I.S.O. 200) 

2014 08 14 – Bubbles form around a straw in a glass of ginger ale at the South Algonquin Eatery and Pub in Bancroft, Ontario. In the late 1700’s Joseph Priestly discovered the ability to dissolve carbon dioxide into water while at a brewery and the initial development of sodas was formed.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f1.8 1/60th I.S.O. 1250) 

2014 08 15 – Potatoes sit in front a pot about to be boiled while members of the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp prepare for Saturday’s RibFest. Thirty-three racks of ribs were prepared for the barbeque.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f5 25sec I.S.O. 100) 

2014 08 16 – Members of the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp remove ribs off the barbeque after smoking them for six hours. Almost every weekend the park hosts a dinning event, everything from roast beef on a bun to a full pig roast.  
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2 1/160th I.S.O. 640) 

2014 08 17 – This is going to be my new room until the end of April, room 206 of Roy House at Jean Royce Hall. Moved in today and ready for two weeks of training in preparation for being a residence don. 
(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @19mm f8 0.4sec. I.S.O. 400) 
THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

2014 Week 32 Photos

2014 Week 32 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography

(10th week, Year 2 – 434 days) 
2014 08 04 – A guy does a back flip off the pier at the water treatment plant in Kingston during the civic holiday Monday. The temperature hovered around 34 degrees Celsius midday with humidity.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @125mm f5 1/1000th I.S.O. 200)

2014 08 05 – Dallas glides through the still water of Marble Lake as the sun sets during his first ever experience kayaking.
(Nikon D7000 w 50 f2 manual @50mm f4 1/4000th I.S.O. 500)

2014 08 06 – A green frog sits amongst the reeds at Marble Lake. A group of frogs is called an army.
(Nikon D7000 w 55 macro manual f2.8 @55mm f4 1/200th I.S.O. 400)

2014 08 07 – The eye of a bullfrog peers out from the reeds as the sunsets across Marble Lake. Females lay on average 20,000 eggs, which are then externally fertilized by the male.
(Nikon D7000 w 55 macro manual f2.8 @55mm f4 1/320th I.S.O. 400)

2014 08 08 – Keegan and Makaila are photographed with their newly born baby girl Adelaine at Marble Lake.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/40th I.S.O. 400 & SB800 Flash)

2014 08 09 – A father and daughter look through a rock pile while on a Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce Mineral Collecting Tour to the Beryl Pit. Canadian Beryllium was the first to mine the area in the 1930’s shipping the material to Germany.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @135mm f4 1/2500th I.S.O. 400)

2014 08 10 – People walk along the Dundas Street West as construction workers get ready to pour cement while replacing Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) tracks along Spadina Avenue. The two month long construction is expected to be completed August 30th.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/1600th I.S.O. 200)

THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

Monday, August 4, 2014

2014 Week 31 Photos

2014 Week 31 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography 

(9th week, Year 2 - 427 days) 
2014 07 28 - A spring peeper clings to the moss of an old tree in a forest near Tory Hill, Ontario. The spring peeper has an estimated life span of 3 years, only growing to the size of a paper clip.
(Nikon D7000 w 55 macro manual f2.8 @55mm f4 1/80th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 29 - Various participants on a mineral collecting tour dig through the soil looking for minerals at the Schickler Fluorite Mine near Wilberforce, Ontario. The minerals formed roughly 1.2 billion years ago in calcite veins and now are found loose in the soil.
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/100th I.S.O. 800)

2014 07 30 – John (Jake Jr.) de Vries of the Fade Kings performs during the Mineral Capital Concert Series at Millennium Park. They perform a wide range of music such as: R&B, Blues, Jazz, and Classic Rock.
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @170mm f4 1/160th I.S.O. 4000)

2014 07 31 – A few people from the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp fish as evening sets in on Marble Lake. Several different fish can be caught in the lake such as: Rock Bass, Large Mouth Bass, Sunfish, Perch and Rainbow Trout.
(Nikon D7000 w 55 macro manual f2.8 @55mm f5.6 1/800th I.S.O. 1000)

2014 08 01 – A pig is carved for a pulled pork dinner at the Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce during an evening event during the 51st Rockhound Gemboree.
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @200mm f4 1/400th I.S.O. 500)

2014 08 02 – Rockhounds look through the newly excavated area of the Beryl Pit during one of the 51st Rockhound Gemboree mineral collecting tours. Trips ran every day, Thursday to Sunday, going to Craigmont, Bear Lake Diggings, the Beryl Pit and the Rose Quartz Quarry. 
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @70mm f3.2 1/3200th I.S.O. 1000)

2014 08 03 – A new store or restaurant is seen reflected in a puddle off Bell Boulevard in Belleville where the Zellers parking lot use to be. Two restaurant chains, Shoeless Joe’s and Panera Bread, will be building stand-alone restaurants.
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @70mm f8 1/80th I.S.O. 800)
 THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

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