Foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum)

Posted by Steve Boer on August 23, 2016
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This is some Foxtail Barley (I think). Photo taken near the Grey Nuns White Spruce Park in St. Albert. I used a bit of hdr processing with Photomatix Pro to give it some extra pop.

Foxtail barley (I think)
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/1000, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 500, Focal Length: 190mm

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Perseid meteor shower August 12, 2016

Posted by Steve Boer on August 13, 2016
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I managed to capture one nice meteorite last night, part of the 2016 Perseid meteor shower. I probably could have gotten a few more, but I had to keep clearing the condensation off of my lens so I could only photograph for a few minutes at a time. This was a nice bright one though, that made it all worthwhile. Taken out at Elk Island National Park in central Alberta.

Perseid meteor shower August 12, 2016
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 30s, Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 10mm

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Flock of Seagulls

Posted by Steve Boer on August 9, 2016
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Aside from the 80’s band (which I DO like, btw), seeing this flock of gulls has been a regular occcurance that we’ve enjoyed the last few weeks. I noticed that a huge flock flies past our condo near the same time every day lately. It’s always around sunset, so I suspect they are going to the lake to spend the night where they can be further from predators. I never see them going the other way, but it’s become quite predictable that we see them heading west in the evening. It makes for a very nice silhouette scene against the sunset.

Sunset Seagulls
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/250, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 500, Focal Length: 50mm

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Bi-colour Pansies

Posted by Steve Boer on July 23, 2016
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Bi-colour pansies in St. Albert Botanic Park. Thanks for following along this week and remember, all my photos are for sale with all proceeds going to charity.

Bi-color Pansies
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/80, Aperture: f/4, ISO: 320, Focal Length: 50mm

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Pink and red flowers

Posted by Steve Boer on July 22, 2016
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Pink and red flowers in St. Albert Botanic Park. Again, no name for these ones, sorry…

Pink and red flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/125, Aperture: f/4, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 50mm

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Purple flowers

Posted by Steve Boer on July 21, 2016
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Purple flowers in St. Albert Botanic Park. I don’t know what they are, I’m bad for taking pictures of flowers and not paying attention to the little name tags…

Purple flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/125, Aperture: f/4, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 50mm

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Group of Lilies

Posted by Steve Boer on July 20, 2016
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A group of lilies in St. Albert Botanic Park. I really boosted the contrast on this shot to give them some extra punch.

Group of Lilies
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/4, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 50mm

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