2017 Week 48 Photos

2017 Week 48 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(27^th Week, Year 5 – 1645 days – 1 missed) 

2017 11 27 – A Fuller’s 2013 Vintage Ale is surrounded by various geology items. My brother gave this to me as a Christmas gift a few years back; I was saving it for a special occasion. Cracked it open this evening, as I got offered my first full time career job. 

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.8 1/60^th I.S.O. 400 w SB800) 

2017 11 28 – This is a 1995 Pepsi trading card series II tin that I picked up from a lady on Kijiji.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f8 1/20^th I.S.O. 200 w SB800) 

2017 11 29 – Various graffiti tags colour the side of a building off Cumberland Street near Thunder Bay’s downtown.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/2500^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 30 – The setting sun sets aglow the landscape of the river crossing Nicholette Road west of Thunder Bay.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4.5 1/640^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 12 01 – A “Merry Christmas” sign decorates the front yard of a house off Ironwood Avenue. A New York family, with a total of 601,736 lights, holds the world record for most Christmas lights for a residential house.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f2.8 1/2500^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 12 02 – A few lawn angels are silhouetted against the sun shinning through dense fog in Thunder Bay. The origin of silhouette is still somewhat unknown but it is known to have originated from Etienne de Silhouette, a French minister of finance in 1759.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @95mm f8 1/1600^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 12 03 – A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virgianus) enjoys a drink along the side of 106^th Street near Island Drive; counted a total of 14 deer while driving on Mission Island.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @280mm f5.3 1/320^th I.S.O. 800)

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 47 Photos

2017 Week 47 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(26^th Week, Year 5 – 1638 days – 1 missed) 

2017 11 20 – An elephant coin holder is lit by the morning sun. It’s my friend’s fiancé’s and was given to her by another friend approximately 10 years ago.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/60^th I.S.O. 2000) 

2017 11 21 – The steering wheel of a Blue Bird spare 72 passenger school bus. I drove the spare bus in the afternoon, as my usual bus was undergoing some wheel maintenance.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2 1/160^th I.S.O. 800) 

2017 11 22 – Workers install a giant wreath outside of the Canadian Tire store off Arthur Street West. The world record for the most wreaths made in 24 hours is by Carolann Naugle of Nova Scotia; making 70 wreaths.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f5 1/2000^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 23 – Johnathan makes his way towards Lakehead University in preparation for his masters’ proposal. His masters is on understanding the evolution of a carbonatite complex north of Marathon through the analysis of associated silicate rocks.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @90mm f4 1/800^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 24 – Adam laughs as he finishes up the second game during round two of draft night. We had 10 draft players, so there were four rounds.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f3.2 1/60^th I.S.O. 500) 

2017 11 25 – The remaining evening light glistens off the frozen backcountry road north of Kaministiquia, 50 kilometers west of Thunder Bay. Yesterday’s temperatures were around 6 degrees Celsius and then dropped to -15 over night.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @260mm f5.3 1/400^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 26 – Geordi contemplates his next move during a Magic: The Gathering game at The GameShelf during Sunday night sealed league.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f4 1/80^th I.S.O. 2000) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 46 Photos

2017 Week 46 Photographs

(25^th Week, Year 5 – 1631 days – 1 missed) 

By Corey Lablans Photography

2017 11 13 – Cool temperatures and warm bodies of all the students lead to condensation on the school bus windows. Students enjoy writing messages; in this case I wrote 2017 at the end of the day. 

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f1.8 1/50^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 14 – A Dark & Stormy traditional Bermuda mixed drink is still separated before Johnathan drinks it. The upper portion is black rum, while the bottom is ginger beer.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f5 1/40^th I.S.O. 400 w SB800)

2017 11 15 – A Saurus warrior is midway through painting; it will take at least another hour or two to finish. They are a part of the Lizardmen race in Wahammer Fantasy.

(Nikon D7000 w Manual 55 Macro f2.8 @55mm f8 1/30^th I.S.O. 800 w SB800) 

2017 11 16 – A few altered Magic: The Gathering cards by one of the customers at Thunder Games and Gifts. Altered cards can still be played if they can’t be distinguished in a pile and don’t hide any key information; it is also to the judge’s discretion whether it can be played or not.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f8 1/30^th I.S.O. 800)

2017 11 17 – The bright colours of the Lakehead University sign stands out amongst the snowy backdrop off Balmoral Street in Thunder Bay. Lakehead University’s primary colours are Blaze (yellow) and Cobalt (blue) followed by Crimson, Laurel, Amethyst and Thunderwolf.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @95mm f4 1/400^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 18 – A blow-up Grinch, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, overlooks participants during the 27^th annual Rotary Christmas Parade. This year’s theme was Dr. Seuss. The Grinch first appeared in Dr. Seuss’s 1955 32-line poem called, “The Hoobub and the Grinch.”

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @170mm f4 1/500^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 11 19 – Sunday night sealed league players are matched in the third round while at the BookShelft. Each week players get one pack and add it to their card inventory; from those cards they can make a 40-card deck.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.8 1/200^th I.S.O. 2000) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 45 Photos

2017 Week 45 Photographs 

By Corey Lablans Photography

(24^th Week, Year 5 – 1624 days – 1 missed) 

2017 11 06 – Chicken and onions cook in a frying pan, as Johnathan prepares dinner. The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is the genetic progenitor of the domestic chicken. (Progenitor: a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.)

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.8 1/50^th I.S.O. 2000) 

2017 11 07 –Agricore United’s grain elevator makes up one of many that dot the Superior shoreline of Thunder Bay. The farm-directed agribusiness originated in central Canada.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @145mm f8 1/640^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 11 08 – Johnathan spreads melted butter on a frying pan as he prepares to cook dinner. The average person will consume 28 pigs in their life span according to Bodnant Welsh Foods.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @24mm f4 1/30^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 11 09 – Players think through their next move while playing in the Standard League at Thunder Games and Gifts. The league runs for 5 weeks and then the top 8 play in a tournament.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @24mm f4 1/100^th I.S.O. 1000) 

2017 11 10 – A wide assortment of stone beads line a table at the Silver Cove gem and mineral sale in Thunder Bay. Chris and Melissa Robak started the business in 2004. This is the first year they are traveling as far as Ottawa. 

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f5 1/400^th I.S.O. 4000) 

2017 11 11 – Chris Robak, one of the owners of Silver Cove, a gem and mineral business, holds a faceted alexandrite from Russia that a customer brought in to show. The chromium ions in alexandrite permit intense absorption of light over a narrow range of wavelengths, it changes colour depending on light source.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.8 1/8000^th I.S.O. 4000) 

2017 11 12 – A deer looks up for a moment while grazing at the Chartwell Glacier Ridge Retirement Residence off Jasper Drive. The word deer in Ojibwe is Waawaashkeshi.

If you would like hear the pronunciation visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyJw892swrY

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @170mm f2.8 1/13^th I.S.O. 4000) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com