I’ve been a fan (and Kickstarter supporter) of The Long Dark for a while now, and have played it in sandbox mode off and on. As such, it’s cool and fun! But this trailer for Story Mode gave me shivers. And not because we’re in the middle of a Canadian winter…
Tag Archives: Winter
It’s cold! Pamper your tech
With the amount of gear I have around I’m surprised this doesn’t happen to me more often. The weather in Edmonton has been rather cool of late, in the ‑20 to ‑30 degree range in fact. And today, since it’s warmed up to a reasonable ‑2, I decided to drive the car, rather than our […]
Some photos of the day
I’m in Canada, so snow is a way of life at this time of year. It’s to be expected, it’s routine, almost mundane. But occasionally you get the right mix of an early morning snowfall, and some really interesting light to provide the basis for creativity. Mix in a little Lightroom tweaking, and I have […]
Light streaks in heavy ice fog on a very cold winter night
After a great Friday evening with our good friends, we returned home to find this incredible ice fog over the city. The fog caught the über-bright lights from a local RV dealership, creating this rather nifty lighting effect.
Alberta Legislature Ice Sculpture
We went to the Alberta Legislature last Thursday to listen to A Joyful Noise choir — Tess sings in it. The night was warm and we parked at the other end of the Leg. The Christmas lights were in all the trees, and in the centre fountain was this very neat (and colourfully lit) ice […]
Two resources for planning your lunar photography evening
A friend pointed me to this BBC article about tonight’s full moon. It seems that tonight’s full moon event will occur when the Moon is the closest it’s been to the earth (during a full moon) in 15 years. Well, methinks. A perfect time to get out the photography and telescopy equipment and capture this event. […]