2014 Photos & Spruce Meadows

After being away from my laptop for a couple of days, I found two presents from Google+... videos of photos I took in 2014.  I have two Gmail accounts, so the reason for two videos. 

The music is a bit annoying, too perky for my liking (that could be the chocolate hangover talking), but finding them in my email was a nice surprise.  I'm guessing the photos were originally uploaded to my blogs and/or Google+.

Here they are, enjoy...

Photos 2014 - 1

Photos 2014 - 2

Here are also some photos I took at Spruce Meadows, as part of their Christmas Lights drive-through display.

Double click on the image to get the full size.

Have a Merry Christmas & the best New Year. 

This one became my e-Christmas card.

Five Day B&W Photo Challenge

Day 1

Seagull on a rock on the Bow River. Shot with the Pentax K-5. Edited with Nik Silver Effex Pro 2 and PhotoShop CS5.

This is Day One of a B + W photo challenge issued to me by Kerry Snelson. The aim is to post a black and white photo each day for five consecutive days and each time nominate someone to do the same. 

I accepted the challenge and here's my Day 1 shot posted to Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/pEWoXb

Today I nominated James Tworow who does amazing street photography.

Links:

• Kezza Clicks Photo : Finding Beauty in Every Day - Kerry Snelson's blog

• Sherlock77 (James) - James Tworow on Flickr

Day 2

Sun shining through a doorway at a Starbucks.  Shot with the Pentax K-5. Edited with Nik Silver Effex Pro 2 and PhotoShop CS5.

This is Day Two of a B + W photo challenge issued to me by Kerry Snelson. The aim is to post a black and white photo each day for five consecutive days and each time nominating someone to do the same. Today I nominate Kalpesh Modi.

This is my photo for Day 2 posted on Flickr. https://flic.kr/p/pFSqqW

Links:

• Kalpesh Modi Photography

Day 3

Laptop user in Olympic Plaza at lunch time.  Shot with the Canon PowerShot G15. Edited with Nik Silver Effex Pro 2 and PhotoShop CS5.

This is Day Three of a B + W photo challenge issued to me by Kerry Snelson. The aim is to post a black and white photo each day for five consecutive days and each time nominating someone to do the same. Today I nominate Andrew Barron [http://blackandlightimagesbybarron.blogspot.ca/].

This is my photo for Day 3 posted on Flickr. https://flic.kr/p/p3b5PC

Links:

• Black and Light Images by Barron - Andrew Barron webpage

Day 4

In Confederation Park with Mehran, UofC portrait photography instructor.  Shot with the Canon 50D. Edited with Nik Silver Effex Pro 2 and PhotoShop CS5.

This is Day Four of a B + W photo challenge issued to me by Kerry Snelson. The aim is to post a black and white photo each day for five consecutive days and each time nominating someone to do the same. Today I nominate Helen DuWors.
This is my photo for Day 4 posted to Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/pZycze

Links:

• Helen DuWors - Flickr page

• Mehran Imamverdi - Flickr page

Day 5

Somewhere, on a snowy day, in a Tim's.  Shot with the Canon PowerShot G15. Edited with Nik Silver Effex Pro 2 and PhotoShop CS5.

This is Day Five of a B + W photo challenge issued to me by Kerry Snelson. The aim is to post a black and white photo each day for five consecutive days and each time nominating someone to do the same. Today I nominate Zena Woron-Quinn.

This is my photo for Day 5 posted to Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/q1a5ff

Links:

• Zena Woron-Quinn Photography