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.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

2014 Week 30 Photos

2014 Week 30 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography

(8th 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 1/50th 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 1/640th 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 1/8000th 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 1/125th 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 1/320th 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 1/200th I.S.O. 400)

2014 07 27 – Two ladies examine various mineral specimens while attending the 18th 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 1/160th I.S.O. 4000)
 THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

2014 Week 29 Photos

2014 Week 29 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography 

(7th 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 1/250th 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 1/400th 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 1/640th 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 1/125th 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 1/1250th 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 1/1600th 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 1/3200th I.S.O. 160)
 THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

Monday, July 14, 2014

2014 Week 28 Photos

2014 Week 28 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography

(6th 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 1/125th 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 1/200th 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 1/400th 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 1/80th 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 1/320th 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

Monday, July 7, 2014

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 1/100th 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 2nd.
For more photos check out: http://goo.gl/ZPHYxr
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @75mm f3.5 1/1600th 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 1/500th 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 1/800th 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 1/80th 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 1/2500th 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 1/640th I.S.O. 2000)

THANK YOU
cldailyphotos@gmail.com
Corey Lablans

Monday, June 30, 2014

2014 Week 26 Photos


2014 Week 26 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography

(Week 4, Year 2, 393 Photos)

2014 06 23 – A few people enjoy today’s wonderful summer weather while reading a book at Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin. On the second day of summer today’s temperature was around 24°C and 27 with humidity. 
(Nikon D300 w 50 f1.8 @50mm f3.5 1/2500th I.S.O. 200)

2014 06 24 – Water droplets splash into a puddle as it continues to rain in Bancroft, Ontario. A total of 29.8 mm of rain fell according to the weather networks historical records and over 100 mm for the month of June to date.
(Nikon D300 w 17-35mm f2.8 @30mm f2.8 1/250th I.S.O. 2000)

2014 06 25 – For the next little while I will have the luxury of sleeping in an RV instead of a tent. This 1977 Dodge Sportsman RV is owned by Mike and Sheila of the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp.
(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f8 13sec. I.S.O. 100)

2014 06 26 – A group from Bancroft and surrounding area representing various tourism establishments raft down the Madawaska River with Madawaska Kanu Centre (MKC). Check out the array of option the MKC has to offer: http://owl-mkc.ca/mkc/
For more photos check out the complete album at: http://on.fb.me/1pWe4ru
(Panasonic G1 w 14-45 f3.5-5.6 @14mm f6.3 1/1250th I.S.O. 100)

2014 06 27 – A girl smiles as a ball spins on her fingers during the Barry’s Bay International Food Festival at the Barry’s Bay Railway Station Park. People enjoyed an array of vendors and live entertainment.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @116mm f4 1/1600th I.S.O. 200)

2014 06 28 – Members of the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp, south of Bancroft on highway 62, work the barbeque during the annual Canada Day Weekend BBQ.
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @75mm f3.5 1/250th I.S.O. 400)

2014 06 29 – Kids and adults watch on as fireworks light up the night sky above the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp during their annual Canada Day Weekend event.
(Nikon D300 w 17-35 f2.8 @19mm f8 1.3sec. I.S.O. 800 w built in fill-in flash)
THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

2014 Week 25 Photos

2014 Week 25 Photos
By Corey Lablans Photography

Third week of the second year photographing daily.
(385 Days)

2014 06 16 – Cleaning dishes in a bowl to prevent scratching the sink at the Bancroft Tent and Trailer Camp. Activities such as these make me appreciate the things we take for granted, such as the ease of doing dishes at home.
(Nikon D7000 w 28 manual f2.8 @28mm f8 1/60th I.S.O. 4000)

2014 06 17 – A geological report and map created by Imperial Oil Limited back in 1975 describing the geology of an area near Tory Hill. Work is being carried out on this area as a future mineral-collecting locality.
(Nikon D7000 w 28 manual f2.8 @28mm f8 1/125th I.S.O. 2000)

2014 06 18 – A Ramariopsis Kunzei, better known as a white coral fungus, is an edible fungus that can be found across North America as well as, Europe, Asia and Australia. Although they are edible, they are apparently flavourless.
(Panasonic G1 w 14-45 f3.5-5.6 @28mm f5.1 1/40th I.S.O. 400)

2014 06 19 – A garter snake in the woods near Tory Hill, Ontario. They can be found in every province except for Newfoundland.
(Nikon D7000 w 55 macro manual f.28 @55mm f5.6 1/50th I.S.O. 640)

2014 06 20 – Two young skunks wander around the White Lake Cemetery in McNab Township.  Thiols, organic compounds containing an –SH group, are the compounds responsible the horrible smell produced by their spray.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @200mm f4 1/160th I.S.O. 400)

2014 06 21 – Markham Raiders #30 (Jahmal Brown) maneuvers around Limestone District Grenadiers #23 (Damon Fair) during a regular season Junior game at Loyalist Collegiate Vocational Institute. The Grenadiers defeated the Markham Raiders 44 to 8.
(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @170mm f3.5 1/1000th I.S.O. 200)

2014 06 22 – Sheesham Crow, a member of the folk singing group Sheesham and Lotus introduces the crowd to the Arts Fest event at Newlands Pavillion, Richardson Beach. Fun, laughter and dance filled the pavilion from 2-4 p.m. as various participants partook in different styles of dance.
(Nikon D300 w 70-200 f2.8 @105mm f3.5 1/200th I.S.O. 125)
THANK YOU
Corey Lablans
cldailyphotos@gmail.com

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