2017 Week 08 Photos

2017 Week 08 Photographs 

By Corey Lablans Photography

(39^th Week, Year 4 – 1365 days – 1 missed) 

2017 02 20 – The sun shines on our front porch as temperatures remain above 0 degrees Celsius. Temperatures have been well above the seasonal average for the past several days.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f22 1/200^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 02 21 – The new $6 million Scotiabank branch is almost complete at the corner of Wellington Street and Princess Street in downtown Kingston.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @19mm f8 1/320^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 02 22 – A white-breasted nuthatch perches on a branch at the Lemoine Point Conservation Area in the west-end of Kingston. The nuthatch can move head-first down a tree.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/1000^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 02 23 – An American kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) enjoys an evening dinner in the west-end of Kingston near Lemoine Point Conservation Area. The kestrel is also known as the windhover, as it can hover in midair while hunting.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/250^th I.S.O. 500)

2017 02 24 – Every spring the melting of the snow turns this quiet Wilton river into a fast flowing turbulent river. This is a small branch that is typically a trickle in the summer.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f16 1/15^th I.S.O. 100)

2017 02 25 – Over the past several days I have been playing an old Playstation 2 game called Turok: Evolution. Turok is a first-person shooter originating from a comic series that started in the 1950’s. The actual video game is based on a more modern version of the comic series, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter launched in 1993.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f4 1/50^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 02 26 – A family portrait of my cousin Matt, along with his wife Jen and their two kids Griff and Gavin at the Fairfield House in Amherstview.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @95mm f5 1/640^th I.S.O. 400) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 07 Photos

2017 Week 07 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(38^th Week, Year 4 – 1358 days – 1 missed)

2017 02 13 – A photograph of my room with my snake tanks holding Striker, one of my two corn snakes (right) and Shimmer, my rainbow boa (left).

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f8 1/25^th I.S.O. 2000) 

2017 02 14 – Raquel gave me this beautiful Valentines Day card and a box of chocolates. The day also happened to fall on one month of being together.   

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

2017 02 15 – An American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) stuffs its face with sunflower seeds in the Owl Woods on Amherst Island. Hudsonicus refers to Hudson Bay where the species was first catalogued.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @340mm f8 1/800^th I.S.O. 640) 

2017 02 16 – This is a PVC figure of Iris Hartley. She is a character in the game Valhellio, where a war breaks out after humanoid robots are built.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f8 1/125^th I.S.O. 2000)

2017 02 17 – The setting sun shines off a pinecone of a dwarf pine in our front yard.

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

2017 02 18 – Broken up ice creates an interlocking pattern at the Confederation Basin Marina in downtown Kingston as temperatures go above 0 degrees Celsius.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f10 1/1600^th I.S.O. 640)

2017 02 19 – A five-pin bowler throws her first ball during a tournament at Club Medd Bowl in Trenton, Ontario. Seven teams, five on each team, competed in the three-game tournament.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @19mm f4 1/250^th I.S.O. 4000)

 Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 06 Photos

2017 Week 06 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(37^th Week, Year 4 – 1351 days – 1 missed) 

2017 02 06 – The Frontenac County Court House was built between 1855 and 1858, with alterations after a fire in 1874. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1980.

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @19mm f14 (1^st: 2^nd @ 5sec: 13sec.) I.S.O. 400) 

2017 02 07 – Ice covers the shoreline of the river at Upper Brewers Locks. Celebrating Canada’s 150^th anniversary the Rideau Canal System is free and operates from May 19^th to October 9^th.

(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f8 1/250^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 02 08 – One of the most vibrant samples of purple amethyst collected this past summer from Blue Points Amethyst Mine in Pearl, Ontario near Thunder Bay.

(Nikon D300 w 55 manual f2.8 @55mm f8 1/60^th I.S.O. 400 w 2 x Orion 400) 

2017 02 09 – A snow bunting perches on a branch while being blasted by cold wind on Wolfe Island. These high arctic birds migrate to southern Canada and northern United States for the winter season.

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

2017 02 10 – A rough copy of a cover letter, I spent most of the day working on paper work for jobs.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @28mm f4.5 1/125^th I.S.O. 2000)

2017 02 11 – Two extra large Paradiso pizzas await consumption during a fun horror movie night.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @20mm f4 1/80^th I.S.O. 2000) 

2017 02 12 – My car covered in snow in the back parking lot at Camera Kingston. Approximately 25cm of snow fell throughout the day. Some places along the eastern seaboard saw 16 inches of snow. 

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @30mm f8 1/250^th I.S.O. 400) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 05 Photos

2017 Week 05 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(36^th Week, Year 4 – 1344 days – 1 missed) 

2017 01 30 – My mom’s shadow is cast on our garage door as she moves around letters for a Happy Birthday sign.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @92mm f5 1/1250^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 01 31 – Do Over is a card game in which players are trying to get rid of the cards in their hand. Similar to Crazy 8s or Uno, cards are laid on top of each other in increasing numerical value.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @20mm f5 1/13^th I.S.O. 1000) 

2017 02 01 – The photograph in the birthday card I’m making is one that someone took while traveling in Veradero, Cuba this past December.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f5 1/50^th I.S.O. 800) 

2017 02 02 – Various kids have fun amongst ice sculptures at Springer Market Square in downtown Kingston during the first day of FebFest. FebFest is a winter festival Kingston runs every February.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @98mm f6.3 1/160^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 02 03 – Icicles hang from Glen’s shed in Lansdowne, Ontario. Falling icicles kill hundreds of people every year. Apparently Chicago and Russia have some of the highest icicle deaths. 

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @95mm f4 1/5000^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 02 04 – A Royal Military College student controls the square puck while a Queen’s student tries to nock it away during the annual FebFest historical hockey game at Springer Market Square. RMC defeated Queen’s 3-1 in the fun game. 

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @98mm f4 1/1600^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 02 05 – Royal Military College hockey players leap off Crawford Wharf in downtown Kingston during this year’s annual FebFest Polar Bear Plunge; a fundraising event, raising money for the Special Olympics.  

(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @102mm f5 1/1000^th I.S.O. 500) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com