2017 Week 16 Photos

2017 Week 16 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(47^th Week, Year 4 – 1421 days – 1 missed) 

2017 04 17 – Various people look through dolostone at the Ace of Diamonds mine in Middleville, New York. They are searching for Herkimer Diamonds, which are double terminated quartz crystals.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @95mm f6.3 1/2000^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 04 18 – Camera batteries, sticky notes, Magic the Gathering cards and USB keys fill a holder on my desk; clutter builds up quickly in front of the computer.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f4.5 1/50^th I.S.O. 2000) 

2017 04 19 – Chicken with chili powder, garlic, curry powder and cumin cooks away on the frying pan for tonight’s fajita dinner.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @22mm f5 1/125^th I.S.O. 2000)

2017 04 20 – Gym bag is packed and ready to go for tonight’s quick workout at Planet Fitness.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @24mm f3.2 1/100^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 04 21 – Members of the Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club look over a table of items prior to the club’s annual auction.

(Nikon D7000 w Nikkor 28mm Manual f2.8 @28mm f4 1/320^th I.S.O. 4000)  

2017 04 22 – A pre-release pack of Amonkhet, the newest set released by Magic the Gathering, sits on a table while attending a sealed pre-release night at SBT Comics and Games. I won several games and lost several, so it wasn’t a bad night.

(Nikon D7000 w Nikkor 28mm Manual f2.8 @28mm f4 1/320^th I.S.O. 4000)

2017 04 23 – The battlefield is busy in this pre-release game amongst two players at SBT Comics and Games. This weekend was the pre-release for Amonkhet, the newest addition to Magic the Gathering.

(Nikon D7000 w Nikkor 28mm Manual f2.8 @28mm f4 1/800^th I.S.O. 4000)

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 15 Photos

2017 Week 15 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(46^th Week, Year 4 – 1414 days – 1 missed)

2017 04 10 – A scruffy looking tabby cat seeks attention off Napier Street in downtown Kingston. There are more male orange tabby cats then females, approximately 4:1.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @28mm f4 1/160^th I.S.O. 800)  

2017 04 11 – A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on a cattail at the Lemoine Point Conservation Area. They are polygamous, sometimes having up to 15 mates.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/320^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 04 12 –Tezzeret, a Planeswalker from the Aether Revolt: Magic the Gathering set release in January of 2017.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f5 1/20^th I.S.O. 100 w SB800) 

2017 04 13 – Harvey’s buffalo chicken sandwich and onion rings that I ate for dinner during a movie night. A group of friends and I watched the original 1981 Evil Dead.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f2.8 1/500^th I.S.O. 2000) 

2017 04 14 – My cousin stairs into the mesmerizing screen of her phone while playing a game during a family Easter gathering.

(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.2 1/60^th I.S.O. 2000)

2017 04 15 – A grandmother and her grandson stand on the sidewalk beside Brock Street in downtown Kingston as it rains.

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @86mm f4 1/160^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 04 16 – Mineral collectors work hard at removing rock at the Herkimer Diamond Mine in Middleville, New York. Near the end of the day they hit a pocket pulling out some nice Herkimer Diamonds (double terminated quartz crystals).

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @116mm f5 1/1000^th I.S.O. 200)

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 14 Photos

2017 Week 14 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(45^th Week, Year 4 – 1407 days – 1 missed) 

2017 04 03 – A beautiful sunrise paints the sky red and purple, silhouetting trees off Coronation Boulevard west of Kingston. Sunrise on April 3^rd was at 6:42 a.m..

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f5 1/250^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 04 04 – These banana muffins are almost ready to be taken out of the oven. I used a banana bread recipe from “The Pleasures of Cooking; 1993; p552”, they turned out pretty well.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f3.2 1/30^th I.S.O. 320 w SB800)

2017 04 05 – A Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) at Lemoine Point Conservation Area clings to a branch. There are 24 recognized subspecies.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/800^th I.S.O. 800) 

2017 04 06 – Large puddles form in the back parking area after a solid day of rain. Kingston had over 40 mm (1.57 in) of rainfall during the day, with 33 mm (1.29 in) two days before.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f5 1/250^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 04 07 – Ken and Heather said their vows at noon on the 3^rd floor of City Hall, 10 years after proposing. It was a small bridal party, simple and fun.

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @22mm f5 1/50^th I.S.O. 250 w Orion 400W) 

2017 04 08 – Scaffolding outside of a building on Brock Street casts shadows across the sidewalk. Sockets in cave walls approximately 17,000 years ago in Lascaux indicate the use of scaffolding to paint cave walls.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/2500^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 04 09 – Military personal march along West Street east of City Park in Kingston after the 100^th anniversary ceremony of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.  Ceremonies were held across the country and at Vimy Ridge in France honouring those who fought for freedom and peace. Over three days, April 9^th, 1917 to April 12^th, 1917, 3,598 Canadian lost their life, with another 7,000 wounded.

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @130mm f4 1/1000^th I.S.O. 250) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 12 Photos

2017 Week 12 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(43^rd Week, Year 4 – 1393 days – 1 missed) 

Note: missed uploading this week, Week 13 is before this.

2017 03 20 – Dense fog reduces visibility during the early morning commute in Kingston’s west-end. In some places north of Kingston it was freezing fog.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @135mm f8 1/400^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 03 21 – A black capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) grabs a sunflower seed at Lemoine Point Conservation Area. The fatty kernel inside if highly sought after by wintering birds. 

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @300mm f8 1/2000^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 03 22 – The front of a 26 passenger school bus is reflected off the driver’s side crossover mirror. This mirrors help see what is directly in front of the vehicle.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @165mm f18 1/250^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 03 23 – A 76 seat school bus is seen through the window of a 26 seat school bus just before our afternoon run.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f8 1/500^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 03 24 – A section of a multi-piece mudstone slab from the Mackenzie Mountains used in studying Cryogenian aged life forms. The Cryogenian is a geological period ranging from 720 to 635 million years ago.

(Nikon D7000 w 55mm manual f2.8 @55mm f8 1/60^th I.S.O. 200 w Orion 400) 

2017 03 25 – Two flats of amethyst collected from Pearl, Ontario. I put these together to show a co-worker who was interested in getting some.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4.5 1/320^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 03 26 – The new date stamp for passport photographs. Another worker bought this one a few weeks ago as the last one ended in 2016 and the other one was awkward to use.

(Nikon D7000 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2.8 1/160^th I.S.O. 1600)

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com