John McDonald Photography http://johnmcdonaldblog.com Life, as seen through my eyes. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 Downtown Photos http://johnmcdonaldblog.com/2011/10/09/downtown-photos/ http://johnmcdonaldblog.com/2011/10/09/downtown-photos/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:47:36 +0000 John McDonald http://johnmcdonaldblog.com/?p=922


Here is a collection of Photos I took on the last two outings when I had my camera on me.

Enjoy:

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So this weekend I went to the Banff Centre for the Students’ Union SLC Retreat. Before stopping in, I went to check out main street…I found out a month ago that I won a photo contest and my picture would be on display on main street for tourists to see.

Here it is:

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Niah and Kyle Colburn, close friends of mine just had their first baby boy. I went over to their house to take photos. I wish this little guy all the best!

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Went camping this weekend. Here is four shots from the trip. Enjoy

 
 
 
 

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My sister Catherine wanted me to take photos for her, she has a new blog on the virgin 98.5 FM website and needed a shot. Here is some of the best from the shoot:

 
 
 

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This Canada Day Long-weekend I went to the Little Elbow Campground.

Here are the photos from the trip:

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On Friday I took some photos of flowers in the front garden of my girlfriend’s place.They have some wonderful flowers planted! Her mom is quite the gardener!

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This past weekend my girlfriend Nadia and I went to the rocky mountains. We stayed at a very nice place called Cathedral Mountain Lodge. Pictures are from Lake Louise, Yoho National Park and of the nice cabin we stayed in. I shot two rolls of color film on this trip, but I need to get it developed, stay tuned!
 
 
 
 

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I went for a short hike with my friend Kyle yesterday. We decided to go to Big Hill Springs Provincial Park because there is still quite a bit of snow in the mountains. Spring run-off is in full swing, making for some very nice little waterfalls. Enjoy!

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We had some rain in the forecast this weekend. I went out front and took some shots of rain-related photos!

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