KAP 2008-13: Museum of Civilization, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 16, 2008.

The goal of this outing was to take photographs the Parliament Buildings from midway across the river using Kite Aerial Photography (KAP), by launching the kite and camera equipment from the shoreline in front of the Museum of Civilization in Hull (Gatineau), Québec. The wind was unexpectedly blowing parallel to the shore instead of at [...]

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KAP 2008-12: Rideau Falls in Winter, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 13, 2008.

The building of the Rideau Canal system is one of the main factors in the development of the city of Ottawa in the first place. The Rideau River system supports the canal and the many series of locks, and enables the controlled fluctuation of water flow and levels in the canal between seasons in order [...]

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KAP 2008-11: Chaudière Falls from Parc des Portageurs. February 27, 2008.

The objective of this KAP outing (Kite Aerial Photography) was to photograph the Chaudière Falls from the Québec side of the Ottawa River. The Chaudière Falls are in the middle of the river, and distanced from public access by the river itself as well as private industry, primarily E.B. Eddy. Besides the out-of-the-ordinary overhead perspective [...]

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KAP 2008-10: Dow’s Lake, Ottawa. Skating on the Rideau Canal. February 24, 2008.

The Rideau Canal system stretches from Ottawa, Ontario to Kingston, Ontario. I’m not sure of the exact length of the canal, but it is 180 km to cycle from Ottawa to Kingston in the annual Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. The city of Ottawa’s existence largely depends on the fact that this was the site chosen [...]

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Shadowed Corners – Challenge Assignment, Camera Club of Ottawa

The Camera Club of Ottawa has an annual challenge assignment whereby each participant is assigned a distinct topic by the co-ordinator. We have 4 weeks to shoot a series of images which is then presented at a club meeting. This is a non-competitive, just-for-fun, exercise. The assignment was in late January, early February, a difficult [...]

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KAP 2008-9: Covered Bridge on Chemin Cross Loop south of Wakefield, Québec. February 20, 2008.

The subject of this KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) was a covered bridge on Chemin Cross Loop, south of Wakefield, Québec. From Ottawa take Highway 5 north. Just after the end of Hwy 5 (soon to be extended so these directions may lose accuracy) turn north on Hwy 105 and a few hundered metres later take [...]

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