2014 Week 32 Photos

2014 Week 32 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography

(10^th 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 1/1000^th 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 1/4000^th 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 1/200^th 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 1/320^th 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 1/40^th 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 1/2500^th 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 30^th.

(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f4 1/1600^th I.S.O. 200)

THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2014 Week 31 Photos

2014 Week 31 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography 

(9^th 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 1/80^th 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 1/100^th 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 1/160^th 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 1/800^th 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 51^st Rockhound Gemboree.

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

2014 08 02 – Rockhounds look through the newly excavated area of the Beryl Pit during one of the 51^st 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 1/3200^th 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 1/80^th I.S.O. 800)

 THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2014 Week 30 Photos

2014 Week 30 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography

(8^th week, Year 2 - 420 days) 

2014 07 21 – A beautiful top sirloin lightly coated in a herb rub and cooked for 70 minutes around 325 Fahrenheit. This cut of meat comes from the back of the cow, just below the tenderloin.

(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f2 1/50^th I.S.O. 800)

2014 07 22 – Chris, one of the student geologist at the Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce, examines a mineral for a collector while out on tour to Craigmont Corundum Mine. The Canadian Corundum Company began operation in 1900 and it lasted until 1913 when a fire destroyed the mill.

(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f3.2 1/640^th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 23 – A silhouette is cast against the back wall of the Millennium Park stage in Bancroft as the Coe Hill Girls perform during the Mineral Capital Concert Series. 

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @140mm f2.8 1/8000^th I.S.O. 1000)

2014 07 24 – A few mineral collectors look through the soil at Millar’s Mine during a Mineral Collecting Tour. The “Mine” was opened in 1900 as a prospecting location for radioactive minerals and phosphate.

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f3.2 1/125^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 25 – Members of the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp learn how to play the drums during a drum camp taught by Carol.

(Nikon D7000 w 28 manual f2.8 @28mm f4 1/320^th I.S.O. 800)

2014 07 26 – One of the most complete and well formed quartz crystals to come from the Bear Lake Diggings locality near Tory Hill, Ontario. Derek and Barb discovered this beauty this past week.

(Nikon D7000 w 55 manual macro f2.8 @55mm f4 1/200^th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 27 – Two ladies examine various mineral specimens while attending the 18^th annual Bancroft Gem & Mineral Club show. The local show is held one week before the Gemboree.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @180mm f4 1/160^th I.S.O. 4000)

 THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2014 Week 29 Photos

2014 Week 29 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography 

(7^th week, Year 2 - 413 days) 

2014 07 14 – A large section of the old Nortel (Northern Telecom) plant off Gardiners Road in Kingston is currently under demolition. Nortel was founded in Montreal, Quebec back in 1895.

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @175mm f8 1/250^th I.S.O. 250)

2014 07 15 – A beautiful apatite crystal that I pulled out of a vug at the Schickler Fluorite Mine in Wilberforce while leading a mineral collecting tour. Probably one of the nicest ones I have seen pulled out. Apatite’s main use is for its phosphate to use in fertilizer.

(Nikon D7000 w 55 macro manual f2.8 @55mm f4 1/400^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 16 – The lead performer of the Jamie Pounder Band performs during the Mineral Capital Concert Series at Millennium Park. They perform a wide array of music from classic rock to country.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @200mm f3.5 1/640^th I.S.O. 2000)

2014 07 17 – A family examines a blue spotted salamander while on a mineral collecting tour to the Princess Sodalite Mine near Bancroft. Numerous types of salamanders are found while digging in the soil such as: the blue spotted, the yellow spotted and the red lined salamander.

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f5 1/125^th I.S.O. 1000)

2014 07 18 – Two girls build a sand castle at Candos Beach in North Kawartha east of Apsley on highway 620. It is a nice clean beach with shallow water, equipped with change rooms and outhouses.

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @30mm f5 1/1250^th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 19 – A boy looks for minerals at the CN Rock Pile in Bancroft during a Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce mineral collecting tour. The material at the CN Rock Pile comes from the Goulding-Keene Quarry.

(Nikon D300 w 50mm f1.8 @50mm f4 1/1600^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 20 – People walk through the weekly antique market at Spring Market Square in Kingston. The word antique comes from the Latin word “ante” meaning before and then “antiquus” meaning former or ancient.

(Nikon D300 w 50mm f1.8 @50mm f3.2 1/3200^th I.S.O. 160)

 THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2014 Week 28 Photos

2014 Week 28 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography

(6^th week, Year 2 - 406 days) 

2014 07 07 - Several of my calcite specimens from all over North America in a new display case I picked up the other day. Calcite is my favourite mineral with over 300 varieties and forms.

(Nikon D7000 w 55 f2.8 macro manual @55mm f8 15sec. I.S.O. 100)

2014 07 08 – A couple of girls on tour dig through the soil at Miller’s Mine near Tory Hill. The mine was originally prospected for uranium and phosphate in the early 1900’s.

(Nikon D300 w 50 f.18 @50mm f4 1/125^th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 09 – All Strings Considered performs to a crowd of people enjoying the nice evening at Millennium Park in Bancroft during the Mineral Capital Concert Series. Every Wednesday evening there is live music at the park starting at 7:00 p.m.

(D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @70mm f10 1/200^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 10 – Two black bears enjoy a dinner at the North Baptist dump near Bancroft. Black Bears can reach speeds of 35 mph and can live upwards to 25 years in the wild.

More photos check out: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.303423659835673.1073741916.171681523009888&type=3&uploaded=12

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @155mm f4.5 1/400^th I.S.O. 1000)

2014 07 11 – Here is the tombstone of Patrick O’Neill at the Umphraville Cemetery off Old Hastings Road. Born 1794 in Wicklow, Ireland he passed away in 1885. This is the only tombstone, we could find, along the Homestead Scenic Trail belonging to a gentleman born in the 1700’s.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @135mm f4 1/80^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 12 – Members of the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp laugh and smile as one of the young kids picks a ticket for the 50/50 draw after dinner. The trailer camp holds activities every weekend.

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @160mm f3.5 1/320^th I.S.O. 800)

2014 07 13 – A street performer from Australia entertains a crowd on Ontario Street in Kingston during the 26th Kingston Buskers Rendezvous. The first known use of the word Busker was around 1857, which is believed to come from the Spanish word Buscar, “to seek.”

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @95mm f3.5 1/2000th I.S.O. 250)

THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2014 Week 27 Photos

2014 Week 27 Photos

By Corey Lablans Photography 

(5th Week, Year 2, 399 days) 

2014 06 30 – In the background is the BINGO card that I won on while playing at the legion in Bancroft. Four other people won, so it was split 4 ways, getting $10 each. Every Monday the hall opens at 5:00 p.m. and BINGO starts at 7:00 p.m. 

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f3.2 1/100^th I.S.O. 800)

2014 07 01 – A gentleman braces with his paddle while surfing a wave during a practice run on the Madawaska River. The Madawaska Kanu Centre is holding their annual slalom race on Wednesday, July 2^nd.

For more photos check out: http://goo.gl/ZPHYxr

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @75mm f3.5 1/1600^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 02 – Rick Fines performs during the second week of the Mineral Capital Concert Series at Millennium Park in Bancroft. He is an amazing guitarist who plays folk and blues music. 

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @190mm f4 1/500^th I.S.O. 200)

2014 07 03 – Participants look through the minerals at the Beryl Pit in Quadeville during the second Bancroft & District Chamber of Commerce mineral tours. Thirty-two participants came out and found some amazing samples of beryl and amazonite.

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @70mm f5 1/800^th I.S.O. 800)

2014 07 04 – A girl peers over her father’s shoulder as lights from an amusement ride decorate the background while at the midway in Bancroft. The midway is part of this weekend’s, “Wheels, Water & Wings,” event.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @200mm f4 1/80^th I.S.O. 4000)

2014 07 05 – A tintype photograph of myself taken by Don Wilson of Granite Farm Fotoworks in Coe Hill. Don set up his 8x10 large format camera just off the main street in Bancroft, taking photographs during Wheels, Water & Wings. Adolphe-Alexandre Martin was the first to describe the process back in April 1853. 

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f5 1/2500^th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 06 – Two ladies examine various mineral specimens at the Prince Edward County Rock, Gem and Mineral Club show, “From the Earth and Beyond,” at the Crystal Palace in Picton. In its third year, they switched to a two-day show.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @180mm f4 1/640^th I.S.O. 2000)

THANK YOU

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

Corey Lablans