Kristie Captures

Half Marathon Training

2011-05-24T12:41:00.000-06:00

So it's time to get the blog rolling again - guess I needed a break from lugging my camera every where but I'm back! This time I plan on chronicling my half marathon training. Get ready for shots of my runners, the running paths and maybe a smiling photo of my running partner Leslie.

Stuart & Sally

2010-10-17T20:27:00.004-06:00

I had a wonderful opportunity to photograph Stuart & Sally. It turned out to be a beautiful afternoon and after our initial giggles of how a photo shoot is supposed to go, we got some really great photos. Here's just a peak at the afternoon.

Thanks again guys!

Learning to Tilt Shift!

2010-10-11T19:38:00.001-06:00

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August Photo Hunt

2010-09-04T17:29:00.000-06:00

Flag that represents your country, team, etc.

I almost forgot that I needed a photo of a flag. They are not my favorite to get photos of. Maybe that's because they typically look the same. Here's Peter and Cheryl's really large Canadian flag.

Something Comfortable

So as I'm trying to give you a little background on these pictures I'm realizing it's not starting out with my favorites. For this shot I asked the kids what they thought was "comfortable" and all the answers were around clothing. Ethan still has his baby blanket and he voted for that, Morgan said slippers. So it got me thinking that home is really where "comfortable" is.

Something Seasonal

Thank you local farmers market! We headed over to the market after work of course the camera and Mr. Farley came along. Dogs aren't allowed through the market so he ended up missing out on getting to jump on people - I didn't miss out on the seasonal fruits. so very fitting that this shots fits the list for "something seasonal".

Feet

This was a beautiful summer day to take pictures. In the camera class I took last year we learned how to change the Kelvin setting to add warmth or coolness to a photo. Today I didn't have to change anything and the photo looks really warm. These are Miss Morgan's beautiful feet.

Repetition

These power lines are loud! You have to walk under some really loud power lines to get to the river but by the time we were done our walk Morgan was no longer scared and she cruised right under this tower to take the shot.

Culture

I had no idea what to take for this. Time was running out when I remember Morgan was given this doll. She was looking after a friends dog and Yoko brought this wooden doll back from Japan for Morgan.

Contrast

This photo was a challenge. i was hoping to get a life contrast: old - young, rich - poor, but in the end went for shade contrast.

Indulgence

You probably saw this photo posted already this month as an ice cream ad. For the photo hunt I took off the words but now I see that it's not facing the right way. I'll fix that!

Macro

Masculine

Feminine

Light

Eco-Friendly

Business

Arrow

Something Wet

Something Dry

Butterflies

Heart Shaped Clouds

Strength - archive

2010-09-01T16:57:00.000-06:00

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Glenmore Resevoir

2010-08-24T20:55:00.000-06:00

Photo Hunt - Repetition

2010-08-23T21:56:00.001-06:00

Morgan took this photo when were we out with Farly. It's taken from below some really loud power lines.

And I still needed a photo for "repetition" for the photo hunt.

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House & Home Photo Shoot

2010-08-22T20:42:00.001-06:00

I decided to take a photo shoot of the house. This turned out to be a big surprise! If you think your house is looking really good, like a house you would see in a magazine, take a few pictures and see. Once I started taking the photos they all just looked like real estate photos; a clean house with no character. So I got a few things out of this one:

the house got super tidy
my bedroom (which didn't make the cut) still needs some wonderful added to it
I learned that taking photos of houses is challenging. You need the right lighting and a really great house.

Lantern Celebration on the Bow

2010-08-21T21:17:00.001-06:00

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Never Ending Construction

2010-08-14T19:05:00.001-06:00

These guys usually start at 6:00 every weekday and weekend morning. Their morning starts out with Tim"s and a series of f-bombs. Then it's onto sawing through the pavement right outside my bedroom window. the best part is - they are gone by noon. So while I'm super excited to have the new median, seriously, could they start at 7:00 on the weekends??

Shutter Priority

2010-08-13T23:06:00.000-06:00

I can't go the whole year of photos without one of these. I have never taken a photo of cars in shutter priority but I was up at Nose Hill and went for it. The police had pulled someone over and it seemed like an interesting shot. I didn't have my tripod and it was blazing windy but I propped the camera up on a post and it worked good enough. Next time (if I choose to do another one) I'll make sure the screaming bright EnCana building isn't in the shot.

All July and August the city has been "Celebrating the Bow". Next weekend they will be sending hundreds of lanterns down the river. I will be shooting a few shots in shutter priority there for sure - no more traffic shots, I promise!

Peach Season

2010-08-12T19:02:00.001-06:00

I actually took this photo the other night at the market but because I did the edits just now, I'm counting it for the photo today. This of course is not a real magazine story but it's fun to make them!

The West's Best Ice Cream

2010-08-11T22:03:00.005-06:00

Arrg! I'm in a bit of a photo slump! It's been a picture a day for 10 months and I'm getting a wee bit tired of it. Some people that have done that same challenge have said that they really missed it when it was over and they did it for another year. Right now I can't say that I will miss packing my camera in my purse everywhere I go or setting up mini photo shoots for fake magazine or cupcakes ads. I will let you know in October where I stand on another year. I will be rewarding myself with something from the camera store the very last day of this.

Celebrate the Bow

2010-08-10T22:05:00.000-06:00

End of the Day!

2010-08-09T22:07:00.001-06:00

Doesn't this look good! It was a little sunny on the deck so that's where I landed after work.

Emily

2010-08-08T21:57:00.000-06:00

We headed over to our friend's place for dinner tonight. It was my first time meeting cutie Emily. I had the chance to snap a few photos and spend some time playing.

Looking West

2010-08-07T21:55:00.000-06:00

Holding Water

2010-08-06T21:53:00.000-06:00

I headed up to the cliff by the hospital to take this photo. In Avenue magazine there was a photo of a fire hydrant so as I was driving by this one I thought that might be a good picture. Really, it's a hydrant and not the exciting except maybe for the rust...

In Season

2010-08-05T21:51:00.000-06:00

Light

2010-08-04T22:56:00.004-06:00

I took this photo last night for the August photo hunt. Really, it was late and this was just kind of a last ditch effort to get a photo for the day. I will be reshooting for this for sure!

Macro

2010-08-03T22:44:00.000-06:00

Another item checked off the list for the photo hunt

Road 13 Winery

2010-07-31T22:42:00.000-06:00

Conroy Lee's Hit the Pool!

2010-07-29T22:41:00.000-06:00

Auntie Lori's House

2010-07-28T22:29:00.000-06:00

Driving the Tractor

2010-07-27T22:23:00.003-06:00

Kalamalka Lake Swim

2010-07-26T22:22:00.000-06:00

The Boys in Waterton

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2010-07-24T21:12:00.000-06:00

Well it was a week of Stampede and then I was off to Houston. i do have some pictures to post but I didn't take any in Houston. Keep checking back!

Close Up

2010-07-24T09:23:00.002-06:00

Route Home

2010-07-18T10:50:00.000-06:00

I don't exactly take this exit but the day was nice so a picture of the exit sign off Crowchild it is!

Rollerblading on the Bow

2010-07-17T10:41:00.000-06:00

Last day of the boots!

2010-07-16T10:40:00.000-06:00

Hey!

2010-07-12T10:01:00.000-06:00

I took this shot on the 11th but because I didn't take many pictures over Stampede week I edited this one and posted it. I love Ethan and the horse but there was so much happening in the background so I've tried to make everyone in the back "disappear" and just have he horse and Ethan as the focus.

AHHHH!

2010-07-11T11:05:00.000-06:00

Yee Haw!

2010-07-10T12:03:00.000-06:00

Stampede has started! We headed out to a friends BBQ last night and I wore this beautiful belt buckle. One of kind made by Heather.

Drama Camp

2010-07-09T11:47:00.001-06:00

Morgan, Derek & Zoe after they finished their week of Drama camp. Now summer begins!

Focus

2010-07-08T11:46:00.001-06:00

Sleuthing

2010-07-07T11:41:00.000-06:00

The Magnifiying Glass Strikes Again

2010-07-06T21:07:00.002-06:00

And all week I think the magnifying glass will come out. We'll see, but these to photos have been fun to take because they are a challenge and I haven't done it before.

Morgan is in drama camp this week and she is working on Annie and she's the mean Miss Hannagan.

A Little Before and After

2010-07-05T21:07:00.000-06:00

My peonies are very beautiful and I love when they are in bloom. so because they were out and I needed a photo I zipped outside after I got home. Now the original photo I thought had some pretty color but I wanted to punch up the pink and that little bit of yellow on the inside. And wow! So I'm letting you in of the edit to see for yourself.

June Photo Hunt

2010-07-01T17:39:00.002-06:00

hilarious outtake

creative crop

sun flare

sweet dreams

work

play

cookout/picnic

transportation

money

fountain

night scene

black and white with selective coloring

something old

something new

something borrowed

something blue

something musical

purple

yellow

scenic

Something Scenic

2010-06-29T22:40:00.002-06:00

Why not? I needed a picture of something scenic for the photo hunt but I'm running out of time so I've decided that this works. Plus, I don't have any pictures of clothes lines and they remind me of cabins and PEI.

Hilarious Outtakes

2010-06-28T22:33:00.000-06:00

Okay, the "hilarious outtake" was a planned thing but the broken glasses were real! I was gingerly cleaning my glasses with my shirt when they snapped! I was also headed to a conference for the next two days when it happened so I borrowed Korey's glasses. His persciption is less than mine so this wasn't ideal. Then we were cleaning the basement and came across my lab grade safety prescription glasses, side shields and all. And that's what I've been sporting at night. Maybe my nightly safety glasses would have been more "hilarious"!

Play

2010-06-27T22:32:00.000-06:00

Ethan is rounding third on his way home! Korey took Ethan over to the park to play some baseball. Morgan and I went as picture takers but ended up filling in as back catcher as needed.

Work

2010-06-26T22:27:00.000-06:00

Now this is not my everyday job. The lilacs had finished blooming and while I had cut a number of them to put into rooms in the house (a bed and breakfast is my dream one day) there were so many lilacs still on the tree and I got to pruning. I needed the ladder to get to most of the tree and even then couldn't reach the top. The sun looked really hot on the ladder and since I needed a picture of "work" for the photo hunt, this was it. I must say that at times taking a photo a day is tough, especially in the winter when most of the photos are indoors in really low light. So on a beautiful, hot sunny day, this make the photo a day fun!

New York Pretzels

2010-06-25T09:25:00.000-06:00

We have fallen in love with some baking down at the Farmer's Market and pretzel buns are one of them. So Morgan made her own pretzels tonight and they were fantastic! It was such a treat; thank you Morgan!

Coming Back to Life

2010-06-24T09:18:00.000-06:00

This bush looked pretty dead after wind. It was really dry and brittle and then Ethan and I accidentally dropped a pile of wood on it! I thought that was the end of this and then wow! it got a few leaves and the other day blossomed these beautiful flowers.

Creative Crop

2010-06-23T21:29:00.000-06:00

This is part of the June photo hunt and so far I have 5 out of the 20 shots that are needed. Looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend. One of the shots is "fountain" so if you know of one in Calgary, please let me know.

Caught in the Downpour

2010-06-22T22:19:00.001-06:00

And quite seriously I was caught in this. i only had to get from the car to the front door but because it was such a beautiful warm sunny day I had on sandals. So running to the door was more like having little bowls on my feet that trapped that water and made it a very slippery run!

So after the intense downpour had essentially ended Korey got home to tell us that Calgary has a tornado warning. First, I thought those beautiful Rocky Mountains would protect us and really? A tornado warning? The tornado didn't come but the fear of it lived on through to Ethan's bedtime. A I get it. When I was 6 I took those statements to heart. Oh and on top of worrying about get whisked up in a tornado, he also was concerned about the flooding (in the south - not here- but it's all the same) and that he didn't have a life jacket. I mean, this is big stuff.

Okay, I just zipped away from my post to check the weather and it's going to be sunny in the morning (yay) and thundershowers in the afternoon. However, I promise a better picture tomorrow!

Room Palette

2010-06-21T22:02:00.001-06:00

Morgan's redesigning her bedroom and after a lot of time with the wall paper books this is her palette. now we just need to get final exams over with and we can get going. (And a great report card would go along way for this project!)

Garage Sale

2010-06-20T19:50:00.000-06:00

The kids and I were coming home from Morgan's lacrosse game and drove by a sign for a garage sale. Morgan is working on changing up her room and is on the hunt for tea cups and saucers. I had some cash so we went for it! Morgan found a beautiful tea cup and saucer, Ethan go two sets of toys and I spotted these ice cube trays. So a few things about them, they are a beautiful blue, were in perfect shape and I am in desperate need of more ice cubes. $0.50 really well spent!

Super Soccer Saturday

2010-06-19T19:44:00.001-06:00

Ethan and Noah had a lot of fun at the tournament, lots of fun on that obstacle course that's in the background. Tonight I spent quite a bit of time getting rid of that guy with the freezie - now I did this right before Ethan's bed time so there wasn't loads of concentration going into the edit. In the end, the guy is back and the photo is as is, minus some minor cropping

mmmm dinner!

2010-06-16T16:55:00.000-06:00

Greg picked this up at the market. Gross! Really, it not my thing to have the whole fish in hte house. Ethan loved it though. We bbq'd this baby up and then a number of events happend...I put the eyes on Morgan's plate which she didn't love, the skin stuck to the foil but we fish tasted good and I forgot the fish carcass, head and all, on the grill and Farley ate it. Everything, skeleton, head and tin foil.

2010-06-15T16:50:00.000-06:00

I spotted some bubble blowing supplies outside and thought if they still work (they have been sitting outside through all the seasons for, oh about, 2 years. I had the camera ready and was blowing bubbles trying to get a shot. It just wasn't working. But when I went inside to transfer the picutes this one came out. That's the reflection of my house on hte bubble. I was wowed!

Before and After

2010-06-14T16:45:00.001-06:00

i headed off to a conference in Edmonton for a few days and I know you were all thrilled with the pics I the last time I was at a conference: my closet and toothbrush. So this time I took a number of pictures on Sunday (because it was so nice and I was having a great time with sun flare) and am posting them as the daily photo. A little bit of stretching the rules...

Here's Ethan with the lilac tree and the sun was right above and behind him. When I looked at the photo inside, there was too much sun and he was completely washed out. Morgan and I played around with the curves until be got it looking much better. And of course we wanted you to see just what the two of us can do!

Sun Flare

2010-06-13T20:34:00.000-06:00

This is once again part of a photo hunt and I had no ideas what sun flare was. After I looked it up I thought "oh, I love that look". I literally learned what it was, grabbed the camera and headed outside. We've really only had 2 nice sunny days lately so I needed to get my shot sooner than later!

Brentwood Babes

2010-06-12T20:29:00.001-06:00

The girls were getting ready for their second games after their win in the morning. Even stylish Korey made it in the photo. The girls played a great game after this but ended up losing. Morgan even got called for elbowing; a little bit of the lacrosse coming out in her. Then coach Dave was so mad at the ref for calling Morgan that he ended up earning himself a yellow card!

Monsieur Ethan

2010-06-11T20:27:00.000-06:00

Ethan got some facial hair and tattoo's today afterschool.

The Grass is Always Greener...

2010-06-10T22:13:00.000-06:00

In Calgary right now with the insane amount of rain we've been having. Really my lawn is so long because of all the rain we've been having and I'm looking forward to the forecasted sun this weekend.

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Transportation

2010-06-07T21:54:00.000-06:00

I'm once again entering the photo hunt for June and this one's filling 'transportation'.

Trip to the Military Museum

2010-06-06T21:36:00.000-06:00

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Well Hello There!

2010-06-04T10:14:00.000-06:00

Finders Keepers

2010-06-03T10:11:00.001-06:00

Ethan found a few flowers on the ground at the plant store. We brought them home and they each got their own glass. The picture turned out nice and since i had taken so many flower shots lately I thought I'd play with some editing.

Catching Ladybugs

2010-06-02T10:08:00.000-06:00

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Star Wars Party

2010-06-01T10:05:00.000-06:00

Really? More Snow!

2010-05-30T10:04:00.000-06:00

Camping in the Living Room

2010-05-29T10:03:00.000-06:00

Rain, rain go away (and the snow too!)

2010-05-27T21:28:00.000-06:00

"Follow your nose, it always knows"

2010-05-26T21:32:00.000-06:00

Morgan and her breakfast of Fruit Loops

Welcome to the backyard

2010-05-24T21:29:00.000-06:00

Well it took a lot of hard work but we did it (mostly Korey, I held boards and organized the furniture!) So here's a little sample of everything: we put the top deck on last year but just got the furniture to fit it this spring. We then thought we'd simply move some rock around in the lower yard and that created a huge project. Korey replaced an old ugly lower deck with this beautiful cedar one (middle picture) and we added new gravel to the swing set area and fireplace. We also replaced the fire pit. Nice job...

Off to the Driving Range

2010-05-24T10:42:00.000-06:00

Hello Mamma!

2010-05-23T11:47:00.004-06:00

Every year a robin builds a nest on our eaves. This year she did it again and has been spending her days on the eggs.

Mosaic Time

2010-05-22T11:45:00.001-06:00

Spring again!

2010-05-20T11:41:00.000-06:00

The middle picture is my neighbors crab apple tree. I was trying to get pictures of 6 different blooms and it's limited in my yard. I have seen some really pretty blooms in other people yards but I'm just not brave enough to run up someone's lawn!

Cherry Tree

2010-05-19T11:38:00.001-06:00

Welcome Spring

2010-05-18T11:35:00.005-06:00

The lilacs are finally starting to bloom. we have about 4 lilac trees and I love to cut them and bring them into the house because they smell so wonderful.

Fun in the Sprinkler!

2010-05-17T11:02:00.000-06:00

We're trying to seed the few (actually many) dead patches of grass from Mr. Farley. it was a pretty warm day so Ethan decided to go for it and run through the sprinkler. Brrr!

July Cover

2010-05-16T22:14:00.000-06:00

Trip to the Plant Store

2010-05-16T21:40:00.000-06:00

Window Cleaner

2010-05-15T21:40:00.000-06:00

First Soccer Game

2010-05-13T22:00:00.003-06:00

Go Kiddo!

2010-05-12T21:57:00.000-06:00

Mother's Day Flowers

2010-05-10T21:55:00.001-06:00