PhotonicEye http://www.photoniceye.ca/ Photography and Discussions By Andrew McKay en-US Copyright 2010 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:20:32 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Lake Louise Glacier IMG_4658.jpg]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2010/02/lake-louise-glacier.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2010/02/lake-louise-glacier.html 20d Alberta Canon EF 28-135 USM Glacier Lake Louise Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:20:32 -0600 Lake Louise Hockey IMG_4660.jpg]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2010/02/lake-louise-hockey.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2010/02/lake-louise-hockey.html 20d Alberta canon EF 28-135 USM Hockey Lake Louise Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:39:07 -0600 Manitoba Road Closures Manitoba_Closures.jpg Well I don't think I'll make the 36km trek to work today! =P]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2010/01/manitoba-road-closures.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2010/01/manitoba-road-closures.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:06:19 -0600 Plug-In and Tune-Out IMG_4509_vignette.jpg]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/12/plugin-and-tuneout.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/12/plugin-and-tuneout.html 20D Canon EF 28-135 USM Portrait Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:34:05 -0600 Happy 30th Happy 30th Yup it was my birthday this week. Amanda made me cookies, and I only have a few left. Haven't been around these parts much lately. Hoping that I'll find more time for photography in the new year.]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/12/happy-30th.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/12/happy-30th.html Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:21:26 -0600 Halloween 2009 IMG_4345.jpg]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/10/halloween-2009.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/10/halloween-2009.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:55 -0600 Amandrew 200910IMG_2282_aacm_sized.jpg I had my uncle take some shots of Amanda and I. They turned out quite nice. I'm frustrated though because while I have the RAW files, none of my software packages are up to date enough to process files from the 5D MkII. Digital photography is cheaper than film... HA! You didn't have to buy new software if you changed film stock! So frustrating!]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/10/amandrew.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/10/amandrew.html 5D MkII Amanda Andrew Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:27:16 -0600 Pinawa Dam Gallery ]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/09/post-1.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/09/post-1.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:10:00 -0600 Pinawa Dam IMG_4190.jpg A shot of the spillway at the old Pinawa dam. Built in 1906, it was the first dam in Manitoba and had the longest transmission lines in the world. It sits in the Pinawa channel of the Winnipeg River system. It was decommissioned in 1951 when larger dams like the Seven Sisters dam started supplying Winnipeg.

I have a flash gallery that I'll post of shots I took while walking around the site.  Since this is my favorite I thought I'd feature it first.
]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/09/pinawa-dam.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/09/pinawa-dam.html 20D Canon Dam EF 28-135 USM Manitoba Pinawa Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:46:46 -0600 Badger Creek Swimming Hole IMG_3793.jpg The Badger Creek swimming hole just outside of Cartwright Manitoba.]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/08/badger-creek-swimming-hole.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/08/badger-creek-swimming-hole.html 20D Badger Creek Canon Cartwright EF 28-135 USM Manitoba Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:19:51 -0600 Badger Creek IMG_3809.jpg A shot of the Badger Creek as seen from on top of the concrete dam that is in place to hold back water for a swimming hole.]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/08/badger-creek.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/08/badger-creek.html 20D Badger Creek Canon Cartwright EF 28-135 USM Manitoba Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:52:21 -0600 Lucy The New Cat IMG_3682.jpg A bit of a long story here, but we have a new cat. Amanda came home one day and a man was walking down the street with a kitten asking people if it was theirs. When he asked Amanda he said he didn't want to keep it cause his dog didn't get along with it. He asked Amanda if she'd take it. She said she would, and would try and track down it's owners.

Well kitty has no tattoos and is quite young, around 4-5 months by my guess. So we weren't too hopeful on finding an owner. We've kept an eye out for missing cat posters, and even dropped off fliers and put some posters up saying we found a kitten.  It's been just over two weeks that we've had it, and it looks like we're now the owners of a new kitten.  She's pretty good for the most part, though can be a handful when she gets a bit hyper.

We'll have to get her to the vet soon to make sure she's healthy and gets her shots.  I've been a bit weary about having a new cat since our experience with the previous one, but it's looking like this kitten is quite friendly and sociable.  Hopefully things will go better this time.

A bit of a story behind the name too.  We wanted to come up with something along the lines of luck or fate.  Thought Lucy was close to luck, and it suited her.  I wanted to call her Trixy seeing as how she's black and white, and Tri-X is my favorite film.  Alas, Lucy won out.
]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/08/lucy-the-new-cat.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/08/lucy-the-new-cat.html 20D canon EF 28-135 USM Kitten Lucy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:50:33 -0600 Weeds Weeds
Seems like there is always some work to be done around the house. After getting the foundation work done, I now have a list of things to do that is way too long. Right now I'm focusing on getting the yard finished up. Foundation to paint, weeds to pull, flower beds to make, fences to fix... the list goes on. Painting is done... this weekend was weed pulling. I managed to pull around 100 pounds of dandelions and various weeds from the lawn. The price of trying to take care of your lawn organically. Hopefully that'll be a majority of the weed pulling for the year.... or not, we'll see.

Projects around the home are eating up all my time and money for photography... wish that wasn't the case, but it is...]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/05/weeds.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/05/weeds.html 20D Canon EF 28-135 USM House Update Work Sun, 31 May 2009 22:48:10 -0600 Thought of the Day

By replacing solar energy with fossil fuel, by raising millions of food animals in close confinement, by feeding those animals foods they never evolved to eat, and by feeding ourselves foods far more novel than we even realize, we are taking risks with our health and the health of the natural world that are unprecedented.

- The Omnivore's Dilemma

]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/05/thought-of-the-day.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/05/thought-of-the-day.html Quotes Thoughts Fri, 22 May 2009 10:30:59 -0600 New Studio Setup
Camera and Strobes:

3533065349_3beb5f2864_o.jpg Backdrop and Set Up from Shooting Side:

3533884840_a45a8fa700_o.jpg ]]> http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/05/new-studio-setup.html http://www.photoniceye.ca/2009/05/new-studio-setup.html Alien Bees Alienbees Equipment Studio Tue, 19 May 2009 15:15:55 -0600