Winter Wonderland



I live in a climate that is about a 70/30 split - winter/summer. I absolutely LOVE summer, however until I become independently wealthy and can move somewhere much closer to the equator, I am forced to tolerate the weather which is bestowed upon us for almost three-quarters of the year. Fortunately (if you look on the bright side), snow and frost can make for some of the most beautiful photos!

Arnica Lake

Interesting Lighting - Lake Louise

Groovy Clouds - Norquay

All-Day Frost - Lake Louise

I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season, and I wish you all the best in the upcoming year!

Thanks so much for following my blog.

Cheers,
Cheryle

Cinco de Mayo!

This past weekend, my great friend Lynn got married! On my birthday!!! Too cool. It was a beautiful wedding, and I snapped a few pics of the happy couple during the whirlwind celebration....

 

Congratulations Lynn and Al! I wish you nothing but love and laughs in your life together! Thanks for including me in your special day!

Cheers!

Partying with the Panasonic!

Mmmmmm, Panasonic - every camera I've had, which has been made by that company, is completely awesome. So I'm not surprised to be uber happy with my recently purchased Lumix DMC-TS3.

The results have been so pleasing in fact, that on my recent trip to Spain, I traveled solely with my two Panasonics (sorry, Pentax!). I left the SLR's at home and wandered around much of the land with the TS3 in my pocket. Loved it!!

 

 

 

People, landscapes, indoors - you name it and I used the DMC-TS3 to photograph it. I even dropped the poor thing, from a decent height none the less (d'oh!!), and true to its word it continued to work just fine. The cold doesn't seem to phase it either... I had it with me at the ski hill the other day.

The subsequent test will be to see how it fares in the water / under water. I'll be in Cancun next week, and then I'm traveling to Houston and perhaps on to Central America in early April, so some ocean time is likely in the TS3's future. I will keep you posted!

Cheers!

Wonderful Wilderness Wedding!

This past weekend, two of my very dear, close friends got married, and I had the pleasure of photographing their wedding which was held at a campground just east of Canmore. Wow! The day could not have been more perfect! Later on this week, the happy couple is heading out on a three-month adventure, so I've been working feverishly to get a few photos edited for them before they go. I'm about 20% of the way there, and I thought I'd share some of my favorites so far.

 

 

 

I am sending humongous congrats out to J and Jody!! I love you both and wish you all the best in your life together! Thanks so much for including me in your celebration - it was amazing! Safe travels!!

Cheers!