Frozen Bubbles (three photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on February 11, 2021
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I had some fun trying to get photos of frozen bubbles since the temperatures have been below -30 Celsius here lately. I used an approximation of a bubble liquid mixture I got from a guy named Chris Ratzlaff on Twitter. 100ml water and about a tablespoon each of corn syrup, sugar, and dishwashing liquid. I also took some video of them so you can actually watch the crystals forming in real time. Please visit my Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/SteveBoerPhotography/videos to see them.


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Elk Island Star Trails

Posted by Steve Boer on January 17, 2021
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So I knew to get lots of stars I needed to get out of the city so here’s a star trail shot taken yesterday at Elk Island National Park. It was nice because we were able to have a fire to keep warm while waiting for the camera. We roasted some hot dogs and marshmallows and listened to music to pass the time, almost two hours, that it took to get all the necessary shots. The first shot I took was of us sitting on the bench and I blended that in after creating the star trails with the rest of the photos using a great free program called StarStax by Markus Enzweiler.

Elk Island Star Trail
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 215x25s, Aperture: f/2.8, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 16mm

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Jupiter and Saturn

Posted by Steve Boer on December 23, 2020
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Clear skies last night let me capture the planets. Not quite the Great Conjunction but still pretty cool. This is a highly cropped composite of 3 images to bring out detail while still seeing Jupiter’s moons.

Jupiter and Saturn
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/3, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 560mm

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Great Horned Owls (five photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on December 5, 2020
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We were blessed to see owls two days in a row last weekend. A solitary fellow in one area and the pair in another. The way their tufts look like ears makes them seem very cat-like, and they were a joy to watch.


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First Lake (two photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on November 18, 2020
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We made it out to Jasper National Park this past weekend. First Lake in the Valley of the Five Lakes might be even more beautiful when it’s frozen.


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Sleeping Porcupine

Posted by Steve Boer on November 16, 2020
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A porcupine sleeping high up in a tree. I don’t know how animals do stuff like this without falling.

Sleeping Porcupine
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/800, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 560mm

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Squirrel on a branch

Posted by Steve Boer on November 9, 2020
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Just a squirrel on a branch.

Squirrel on a branch
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/640, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 560mm

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Tundra Swans (three photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on November 7, 2020
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Some Tundra Swans – Cygnus columbianus from a couple weeks ago. They were just here for a few days during the migration.


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Bison in Autumn (five photos)

Posted by Steve Boer on October 10, 2020
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I drove out to Elk Island National Park pretty early a few Sundays ago and was rewarded with plenty of bison sightings.


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Full moon setting in St. Albert

Posted by Steve Boer on October 3, 2020
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Full moon setting in St. Albert
#moon #alberta #yeg

Moonset
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/8, Aperture: f/16, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 220mm

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