I haven't posted anything to my blog in the last month or so, and I thought the first week of August would be an opportunity to showcase a few photos that I've recently taken.
I had the opportunity at the beginning of July to photograph some of the Halifax City Councillors. Councillors Bill Karsten, Lorelei Nicoll and Russell Walker were more than accommodating during a very fast and rushed shoot in one of the main rooms and entrances of Halifax City Council.
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| Councillor Russell Walker, District 10, Halifax-Bedford Basin West -- Councillor Walker was elected to Council in 1994 and serves as President of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM) |
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Councillor Lorelei Nicoll, District 4, Cole Harbour-Westphal -- Councillor Nicoll was elected to Council in 2008 and serves on the Union of
Nova Scotia (UNSM) Board |
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Councillor Bill Karsten, District 3, Dartmouth South-Eastern Passage -- Councillor Karsten was elected to Council in 2004 and serves as the HRM representative on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board
July 12, 2013, saw one of rock and rolls legendary bands come to the Halifax Metro Center to perform two shows in three nights. I first saw Rush in 1977 and then again in 1987 and then again a few weeks ago at the Metro Centre. I shot these photos from afar with my Iphone 3GS. Not the best quality, but you can basically get a feel for the great show that they delivered.
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Since the release of the band's self-titled debut album in March 1974, Rush has become known for its musicianship, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy. Rush's music style has changed over the years, beginning with blues-inspired heavy metal on their first album, then encompassing hard rock, progressive rock, and a period with heavy use of synthesizers. The band finished the Time Machine Tour in July 2011 and released their latest studio album,Clockwork Angels in June 2012 with a supporting tour that began in September 2012.
Rush has sold 25 million albums in the U.S. for a ranking of 79th. Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single entity, several industry sources estimated Rush's total worldwide album sales at over 40 million units as of 2004. The group has been awarded 24 gold, 14 platinum, and 3 multi-platinum albums.]
Rush has won a number of Juno Awards, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994, and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Over their careers, the members of Rush have been acknowledged as some of the most proficient players on their respective instruments, with each band member winning numerous awards in magazine readers poll. ( Wikipedia)
As most of my friends know, I love RV'ing/camping and on the weekend of July 20th, my friend and I picked up my RV in Chester and headed to one of the most beautiful provincial campgrounds in the province,
Blomidon Provincial Park.
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Hiking
the Jodrey trail and came across this beautiful piece of scenery. The
late Roy Jodrey donated 400 acres to the Blomidon Provincial Park.
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"The highest tides on Earth occur in the Minas Basin, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy, where the average tide range is 12 metres and can reach 16 metres when the various factors affecting the tides are in phase (although the highest tides occur typically a day or two after the astronomical influences reach their peak).
The primary cause of the immense tides of Fundy is a resonance of the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine system. The system is effectively bounded at this outer end by the edge of the continental shelf with its approximately 40:1 increase in depth. The system has a natural period of approximately 13 hours, which is close to the 12h25m period of the dominant lunar tide of the Atlantic Ocean." ( Hantsport and Area Business Assoc. website article)
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I thought this car restoration shop was interesting enough to stop at on our way to the ' look off ' and take a few pictures. The owner of the shop was more than obliging to let me roam around his property.
Green Goblin Customs
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