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The best Frittata this house has ever seen
Made by Chris Beauchamp
Chris' World-famous Frittata Recipe The key to a good Frittata is leftover potatoes. Baked, fried, scalloped, whatever (I prefer baked). They should be cooked once already and placed in the fridge for at least a night. The other ingredients you can make up as you go. I recommend, as a minimum, mushrooms, fresh spinach, onions, peppers, and bacon, but tomatoes, sausage, asparagus, zuchini, and the like are all good ideas. It's best to wait until you have a fridge full of leftovers, and then to simply throw everything in. 1. Start by sauteeing your fresh ingredients with a little oil in an oven-safe pan. I use cast-iron, and it's great. Salt, pepper, garlic, or other spices are recommended at this point. If you have raw meat like bacon, cook it separately, then chop it up and add to the veggies. 2. Throw in your (already-cooked) potatoes, and crisp them up a bit on the outside. Get the pan up to medium-high. Everything should now be hot, and you should have a thin coating of oil on the pan from all this frying. This is important so the eggs don't stick, but don't overdo it or it will be greasy. 3. As this stuff was cooking, you should have beaten 8-10 eggs in a bowl with a splash of milk. Sometimes I'll mix in a large pinch of dehydrated dill. Maybe this should have been step 1.5. Oh well, do it up, and add this mixture to your vegetables on fairly high heat. The eggs should mostly cover your pan full of tasty ingredients. 4. Cook, covered and without stirring, until the egg mixture starts to solidify around the edges. Be careful not to burn it, but it tastes great if it gets crispy where it touches the pan. This is all very subjective. 5. When you think it's cooked fairly well, without burning, sprinkle whatever kind of grated cheese you can come up with all over the top. Sometimes it's nice to add diced tomatoes too. Put the whole pan into the oven at about 400-450 degrees, and cook until the cheese gets bubbly and the egg cooks through. Feel free to broil it for a few minutes to brown the top. Your eggs should rise somewhat, but not like a girlie-man quiche. 6. When it's done, sprinkle generously with more dill, let it cool and serve with toast. 7. Proclaim, out loud, and to anyone who will listen, that this is the best frittata this house has ever seen. As you get better with each new incarnation, and more adventurous in your ingredient selection, this statement will almost certainly be true.
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Made by annkelliott
I dashed down to the park yesterday afternoon to try and get a few snowflake photos. Got an awful lot of blurry photos, but also maybe two or three that were just about sharp enough. This was the most complete snowflake that came out, but I wasn't sure about it on a black background. Not very Christmasy, so I'll keep a brighter shot of a slightly melted snowflake for a bit closer to Christmas. If you happen to think of it (you know, in between baking, cooking, shopping, wrapping, etc., etc., - yeah, right!), let me know which one you prefer. I just couldn't make up my mind which was my favourite of the two. It was slightly windy and, oh boy, does that make it harder to get anything that is so light and delicate in focus, LOL. I guess I should have taken my tiny, table-top tripod that I tend not to bother with any more. I loved it when I was trying to focus on a certain snowflake and another one with a completely different pattern, gently landed on it or nearby. What a magical world it was : ) I had such a lovely morning today - a Christmas get-together with a whole bunch of friends whom I hadn't seen for about a year and nine months!! My out-of-town botanizing trips are always on Fridays, so I've been unable to go these usual weekly get-togethers with friends. What a wonderfully warm, welcoming bunch of people they are - I'm very lucky to know these folks! I have to set my two alarm clocks and my kitchen timer for around 3:50 tomorrow morning - i.e. not all that much later than I normally get to bed! - as I have to be halfway across the city for 6:30 a.m., ready for travelling westwards with a few friends to do the Christmas Bird Count in Canmore (near Banff). Just hope I don't sleep through my alarms! I think it was three years ago that it was -30C on this Canmore Count and five hours of walking in it was not exactly fun : ) No bird photos, but I got some beautiful icicle shots, ha. The 2010 count is the National Audubon Society's 111th annual Christmas Bird Count! Sunday is the Calgary Christmas Bird Count, so it will be another early start.
Rainbow Under Storm Clouds On Nose Hill
Made by Marc Shandro
A quick summer rain storm developed during a nice walk on Calgary's Nose Hill Park. It's hard to believe the City of Calgary surrounds this place. At 2600 acres, Nose Hill is one of the largest municipal parks in North America kept in its natural prairie state showing what the environment around Calgary would have been like 100s of years ago. A treasure-trove of natural plants, flowers and animals are there to discover throughout the seasons. More from Wikipedia: Sensitive vegetation, terrain, and archeological sites exist within the park. It contains a significant native rough fescue grassland ecosystem and over 66 native vascular plant species have been found on the hill including parry oatgrass, prairie crocus, golden bean, bedstraw, and sage. Grasslands of this nature are considered endangered in North America because more than 95% have been lost to cultivation, tree encroachment, pollution, and development.[citation needed] The grassland is one of 7 major native habitat types on the hill which together provide an excellent habitat for a variety of animals. Over 198 wildlife species have been identified on the hill. For millennia, Nose Hill stood silent vigil as Glacial Lake Calgary receded and a river surging out from the mountains carved its way through the old lake bottom. Over the centuries that followed, the hill witnessed a succession of people sculpting a unique history within and around the Bow River Valley. Many of those people visited the Nose Hill itself, and its immediate surroundings. The origin of the hill's name is unclear but common legend tells of a European explorer asking an aboriginal translator the name of the hill seen far off in the distance. The man replied: Nose Hill is the name it was given because from here it resembles the nose of our chief. Looks better larger... B l a c k M a g i c
Into the West
Made by justpedalhard
View in LARGE Okay I have to admit I am photo addict now-call me crazy but I do. While everyone in the office left early yesterday for their Christmas break and some having their group lunch, I decided to be a little anti-social trip on my own and even worst gave up my 10K lunch run for this. The other day I was kicking myself not bring my camera, I just missed a phenomenal Chinook Arch formation on this area. And as I can see walking from my office to local YMCA for swim, I couldnt help wondering what its like on this spot. So yesterday I decided to go and dropped everything and drove for 5mins out here. Although I was bit disappointed not seing any Chinook Arch this time but luckily there is this thick clouds looming on the Rockies at Bragg Creek area. This time I tried an old technique I learned from John Shaw's Landscape book about Sunny f16. Althought I havent used it for years since my the days of SLR photography, I find this technique quite handy on a clear sunny day like this. Of course I have to do some little adjustment and at the end it didnt quite match the general rule of f16 @ 1/400. I think its because it's winter out here and the sun is always low on the horizon but it's still work. I think a part of me that draws to take road shots like this is A being cyclist. This stretch of highway is my playground during summer. We typically ride out here with my training buddy, Darryl, for our wednesday evening ride. This particular stretch you can easily whip it to more than 50Kph on aero bike on mild wind day! Although this shot looks pretty calm day but I tell you I wouldnt be excited on a bike on this stretch of road because of this 40K westerly gust! Canon Rebel XTi (400D) EF 50mm f1.4 - 2 Stitched Photo Panorama Artizen HDR Lock06\Photoreceptor Toned Photoshop HDRi Adjusted 22x West Calgary Alberta Canada
MacCon covers-up for Calgary police misconduct
Made by thivierr
This is part of what I recovered of the pictures that the Calgary Police Service (working with a private security company) forced me to delete. Unfortunately, I seem to have permanently lost most of the image data (both missing whole images and most data in the two that survived). In a weird quirk, my camera's habit of frequently freezing and corrupting images, is what might have saved this image. My camera can't display corrupted images like this (I cropped out the bad part), so this appeared all black, during the review for images to be deleted. The good images, seem to be unrecoverable. I was going home Sunday, July 19, 2009, walking West along 8 Avenue SW, about to cross 1 Street SE, and saw an apparent arrest. The security guard on the left said the pictures I took didn't belong to me, and I wasn't allowed to have any of the images, and they'd have to be deleted. Then, the other security guy talked to a cop, who said it was ok for me to go, with the images, saying the first security person misspoke. Then, the next cop, said I couldn't leave with an image that's potential evidence. So, I would have to delete it, if I didn't want to lose my camera for a year. When I said it would be illegal to delete evidence, they said it wasn't evidence if it's deleted. Make sense? Basically, the police don't want independent observers. They want to be the sole source of the truth. Everybody is welcome and encouraged to freely copy this image, provided you credit me. Update: This incident was covered in an article by Krista Sylvester, published in the Wednesday, July 22, 2009 edition of Metro News Calgary. Photographer: Robert Thivierge
Master of stealth
Made by annkelliott
It has been such a long time since I took and posted a photo of a Coyote - when I am lucky enough to see them, they are always trotting across a distant field and I am in a fast-moving vehicle : ) However, yesterday, on a long morning walk in Fish Creek Park from Votier's Flats to the Marshall Springs area, we watched this beautiful Coyote. My friends walked ahead just a little way and missed a second one that appeared. I thought the Coyote in my photo was looking back down this path at a man walking his dog, and felt a little anxious, but I guess it was waiting for the other Coyote to catch up. I wonder if the person was even aware that he had just passed two very close Coyotes : ) I loved the trees in the background. Actually, this path leads straight uphill to a residential area off to the right. There are only two recorded fatalities in North America from coyote attacks. In 1981 in Glendale, California, a coyote attacked toddler Kelly Keen, who was rescued by her father, but died in surgery due to blood loss and a broken neck. In October 2009, Taylor Mitchell, a 19-year-old folk singer on tour, died from injuries sustained in an attack by a pair of coyotes while hiking in the Skyline Trail of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. Recent studies have shown, however, that the large northeastern coyotes responsible for this attack may in fact be coyote-wolf hybrids (or coywolves) due to absorption of wolves when coyotes moved into eastern North America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote To see a beautiful painting based on my image, please take a look at Randy's (neurandy on Flickr) artwork. Thanks so much for using one of my photos, Randy - you did a great job!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Made by annkelliott
I don't have a photo of fireworks that I can upload, but thought this beautiful floral explosion (a Clematis from the Calgary Zoo garden) would serve to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope 2011 will be a happy, healthy and safe year for each and every one of you. I cannot thank all of you enough for the outpouring of support and kindness that I received yesterday, when you read about the death of my brother in England! I have read all your kind comments over and over again and still feel overwhelmed by your words. Thank you all so much! I have so many e-mails to answer, things to read, try and puzzle out just what legal route I need to follow. My two girlfriends in Birmingham, UK, have been wonderful with their actions and their offers. I just cannot imagine how anything would be seen to, without their help and support. Linda has known my brother and me since we were all babies and toddlers, growing up together, as her parents and mine were best friends. Diana and I met at Teacher's Training College in Birmingham a few (yeah, right!) years ago and have stayed in touch ever since. Thank you to my local friends, including those of you who have offered support via Flickr - your words and offers are so much appreciated. And thank you to my Flickr friends who live further away - your thoughtful words mean so much to me. I guess the first thing I need to do is to make a list of my various relatives that I need to contact. All live far, far away, in Mexico, England, New Zealand, Australia, etc.. A sleeping tablet taken last night made sure I didn't have two nights in a row without any sleep. Even so, my mind is spinning with all the serious stuff that I know I will need to see to : ) Thank you all again - and Happy New Year!!!
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Made by annkelliott
Suddenly decided to upload Saturday's images tonight - well, actually it's about 1:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. I have a whole day of botanizing again tomorrow (plus some clean-up), this time south east of the city at the Nodwell Sanctuary (i.e. a few dry hillsides plus some wetter wooded area at the bottom of the hills). I didn't want to send my best wishes for Father's Day later tomorrow evening, when the special day is just about over, so thought I'd better post it at the unearthly hour of 1:15 a.m.. I still haven't got all my stuff ready for tomorrow yet! So, Happy Father's Day to all you Dads out there (for Sunday 20th June) and to those of you who will quietly think of your Fathers who are no longer living. My own Father died about 33 years ago - people called him an exceptional photographer and he was the one who awakened my interest in photography (for which I am truly thankful every day). Everyone has or had a Father, so the day means something to each and every one of us - very different things for some compared to others. I hope that YOUR memories will be happy ones. A special Father's Day wish to my son, Steven, who is a really great Dad to his bright, smart, amazing 9-year-old son - oops, sorry, that's the Grandma in me talking, LOL! These three adorable baby Richardson's Ground Squirrels will find (or may have already found) that their Dad goes into hibernation any time soon, LOL. So much for having a Dad to look up to and spend time with. Seen at the top of the steep Weaselhead hill, North Glenmore Park. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson's_ground_squirrel
Spinning at the Calgary Stampede
Made by Jim Boud
For limited edition fine-art prints please email me at prints@jimboud.com Your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated! Please do not post large images/banners or invitations to award groups. ****************************************************************** Rides at the Calgary Stampede Midway Camera: Canon EOS 550D T2i Lens Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM Exposure: 2.5 Aperture: f/8.0 Focal Length: 26 mm ISO Speed: 100 Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV From Wikipedia: The Stampede midway has been operated by Conklin Shows since 1976. The midway is unique within the Stampede, as it is the only aspect of the event operated on a for-profit basis. It is considered an essential component of the Stampede, but exists separate of the central western themes that dominate all other aspects of it. The midway opens on the Thursday night before Stampede opens and is known as sneak-a-peek night. In addition to the traditional rides and carnival games, the midway features two concert areas - the Coca-Cola Stage and Nashville North, which feature rock/pop and country music respectively, and draw acts from all over North America. On Friday, July 16th, 2010, a midway ride called the Scorpion manufactured by Tivoli, collapsed at around 8:30 pm. One arm of the carnival ride was said to have collapsed, sending riders to the ground, leaving them with cuts and bruises. 10 were hurt. From the 10, 6 where taken to the hospital for further care. --flickr Explore #50--
Calgary Skyline
Made by justpedalhard
View in LARGE It’s been ages since I have taken Calgary Skyline with the Saddledome in the foreground from this vantage point. If my memory served me right, it may have been during the days when I was still shooting film. Since then, Calgary has grown dramatically-several buildings sprawling like mushrooms. I am not entirely sure what to make with it-I still like the old Calgary where it has the Bankers Hall, Calgary Tower & Petrocanada buildings are the prominent one in the horizon. I took several shots from this area and I thought I should post this image first. You maybe wonder why I didn’t bother cropping the foreground to make it cleaner. But that’s exactly what I wanted to show from this image. I wanted to capture the Industrial portion of the East side of the river. At the same time I wanted to be a little creative by showing the two lighting post strategically within the Rule of Thirds. This is a 3 images blended! I have one exposure of the sky, the buildings & several important highlights (Saddledome sign, Calgary Tower) that I wanted to keep within the acceptable level. Overall, I am quite happy with the results and worth the effort freezing my fingers & toe waiting for an hour to get the perfect lighting condition. Thank you for reading Canon Rebel XTi (400D) EF 17-40mm f4L Adobe Lightroom Artizen HDR - Lock05 Toned Ramsay Park Calgary, AB Canada
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Made by annkelliott
I think I made the right decision to save the snowflake on red to post as my main Christmas greeting to you all, LOL. It suits a white winter day much better than the snowflake on black that I posted the other day : ) As you can see, the process of melting had begun, hence a not-quite-perfect snowflake - but its beauty is still there. I'm so glad I made myself go out into the bitter cold that day, as we haven't had that kind of snow since. Wishing each and every one of you (who celebrates Christmas) a very happy Christmas, and I hope that you are fortunate enough to celebrate with family and friends. I send a special wish to those of you who spend Christmas alone for one reason or another. Everyone, have a safe, healthy and happy time, and I wish all of you all the very best in the New Year! I am so lucky to have you all as friends, both here in Calgary and overseas, more recent friends and those of you whom I have known for many, many years - and family (Rachel, my youngest daughter, here on Flickr) and my brother, John, in England. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Coccinellidae Cluster
Made by LostMyHeadache: Absolutely Free *
I had never seen this happen before, although I am certain that is just because I have never been inspired to look hard enough before (thank you, macro mode, for opening my eyes and mind to a whole new little world of photography!), but it was pretty amazing. I guess as the autumn gets colder, huge groups of ladybugs will cluster together for warmth and protection from predators. This was a small cluster, but the biggest of the few I saw; this was taken in the field behind my house, where they have just planted 7 or 8 new evergreen trees. On each and every one, at the branch intersections, were clusters of ladybugs like these. Very cool! I am hoping the clusters grow larger as the autumn gets colder, as, from some research I did, clusters can get huge; literally thousands of ladybugs will cluster together! I get the impression that happens more out in the country, though. I am also happy that I was finally able to capture a ladybug with its wings (partially...) out from under its shell!
The Wild West
Made by Jim Boud
Check out my VIDEO TUTORIALS of the workflows I use to create my HDR images. For limited edition fine-art prints please email me at prints@jimboud.com Your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated! Please do not post large images/banners or invitations to award groups. ****************************************************************** I wasn't aware, before I went there, that Calgary considers itself The Wild West. They have the biggest rodeo in the world on an annual basis called the Calgary Stampede. The grounds are just to the left of this photo. Speaking of Wild, I admittedly went a little wild on the post-processing of this photo.....I just seem to get the urge to do that every once in a while. =) Canon EOS 550D REBEL T2i Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM Lens Exposure HDR (3 exposures) Aperture f/9.0 Focal Length 30 mm ISO Speed 100
Christmas in the park
Made by annkelliott
Hope that all of you who celebrate Christmas are enjoying all your preparations. Less than two weeks now, so you'd better get busy : ) On a long, cold morning's walk in the park yesterday, we came across a tree that had been decorated with coloured baubles and ornaments. Loved the blue of this bauble and the reflection of the park - couldn't figure a way to exclude myself, LOL, so there I am, wearing T-shirt, sweater, fleece jacket, my bulky winter jacket, hat, hood, long-johns, jeans, two pairs of gloves, two pairs of socks and of course, my winter boots (plus ice-grabbers)! And it was only -12C!!! It's snowing again today - the beautiful, light, fluffy kind where you can see all the individual snowflakes. Light is so poor, so no use to try and take photos. Thank you to the person who spent time adding a little colour to the white landscape: ) I hope the birds enjoy it as much as I did.
Mini-icicle
Made by annkelliott
Another tiny icicle remnant (frozen waterdrop) that I photographed down in Fish Creek Park a few days ago - maybe a third of an inch across : ) I was on a walk there yesterday, too, and talk about a birdless morning! We only saw six species of bird, none of them out of the ordinary. Where are they all? Got a message on my computer late last night, saying thet my computer had a virus. It looked a genuine message, like a Norton Internet Security window (if I remember correctly), but something made me wonder. I couldn't get out of it at first, but eventually managed to get back to my desktop screen. Nothing (touch wood) seems to be wrong. Sure makes me wonder whether the message would have actually installed a virus if I had clicked on OK. I have so many thousands of photos that I still need to backup - was supposed to be a chore for the winter, but winter seems to be flying by, so far.
076/365: The Feel Of Summer.
Made by Randy Santa-Ana
Danbo and the Twins basks in some warm Summer light: Taken from my sister-in-laws garden in Calgary. This is the farthest from home that Danbo and the Twins have been, so they were a bit uneasy and shy to pose and felt less than brave to mug for the camera. The world seems so large when seen from outside the comfort and range of what they got used to at home. As for me, I've gotten so used to setting up my scenes indoors that when presented with the opportunity to take some outdoor shots, I was taken aback a bit and got overwhelmed, hence the simple sitting poses. It was a shame because my sister-in-law's garden was full of interesting spots. I was so overwhelmed that I felt like I had blinders in my eyes and had a hard time scouting for what spot is best to shoot. My Blog.
Eastern Kingbird
Made by annkelliott
I was SO lucky to get this shot the other day! I was driving through Fish Creek Park and was about to turn into the parking lot, when this beautiful Eastern Kingbird flew and landed on a fencepost near the road. Managed a couple of shots before it flew off. These birds can display aggressive behaviour towards intruders who happen to venture near their nest. It is widely distributed in southern Alberta in the southern grasslands, aspen parkland, and southern boreal forest. The Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a neotropical migrant that winters in South America. It is found wherever it can hunt flying insects, preferring open sites such as woodland edges, and riparian habitat. Their diet is flying insects, supplemented by fruit in winter. talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=205
Downtown Calgary at Night
Made by Jim Boud
Check out my VIDEO TUTORIALS of the workflows I use to create my HDR images. For limited edition fine-art prints please email me at prints@jimboud.com Your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated! Please do not post large images/banners or invitations to award groups. ****************************************************************** Taken very late at night on my last evening in Calgary. This is an Exposure Fusion (not an HDR) composing of 5 exposures processed using Photomatix Pro. I find myself choosing exposure fusion over HDR lately because it gives a much more realistic looking photo. Canon EOS 550D REBEL T2i Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM lens Aperture f/10.0 Focal Length 75 mm ISO Speed 100
Lily
Made by annkelliott
Couldn't think of a title for this photo of a gorgeous lily, which tells me just how short of sleep I am, LOL! So, Lily it is! Seen at the Reader Rock Garden yesterday late afternoon. While I was walking along the narrow paths there, I could look through the trees and see - and definitely hear! - the rides of the Midway at the Stampede Grounds being finalized, ready for the start of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth - the Calgary Stampede! The Stampede Parade is tomorrow morning. Life in the city is going to be pure and utter craziness for at least the next 10 days - a nightmare! Thank goodness the next three days for me will be out on hikes and botanizing, far away from the noisy crowds : ) Dread hiking in the heat, though. calgarystampede.com/
Bokeh paradise
Made by annkelliott
Tiger Longwing, Heliconius hecale - one of the butterflies in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo, seen on 10th May. Loved the colours in the bokeh : ) I'm going to absolutely collapse in a short while, with a mug of coffee and the sandwich I took with me today but never ate. A handful of us made a return visit today to Rod Handfield's property south west of the city, and we spent the whole day botanizing and mushrooming. Totally exhausted and I need some lunch and coffee. I think I am totally mushroomed out - it's a wonderful forest to explore and we found all sorts of interesting things. I'm filthy, tired and hungry .... and happy : ) Thanks, Art, for looking up the ID. I found it as Tiger Longwing, Heliconius hecale - it didn't mention zuleika. Heliconius hecale is good enough, though.
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