An electric arcs forms when 25 kV cables falls to the ground during a fire of an old warehouse on Morissette street in Quebec City.
Technical: Canon EOS 20D, 1/200 at f13 with a 16-35 at 27mm – ISO 200
Wonder if Cindy would mind if I take a mortgage on the house to buy this 1200mm lens.
To give you a sense of scale, here is another photo. Cute asian girl is not included in the price.
The covered with snow rue du Petit-Champlain street is bustling with strollers and shoppers during Christmas time in the old Quebec City. During the French Regime, craftsmen worked in shops along rue du Petit-Champlain, where they lived with their families. In the 19th century, working-class Irish families, whose major breadwinners worked at the docks or in the ship-building trade, made their homes here. Today, dozens of artists’ workshops and boutiques line this historical street.
After the chicken, today’s meal was apple, cranberry and honey pork: Filet de porc aux pommes, canneberges et miel.
I used one of my cameras to create a time lapse of myself cooking. The Youtube version is, as usual, a bit too much compressed.
I think I need another Timer Remote Control so I could more easily have multiple angles in my time lapse videos.
It was on December 19, if I recall correctly. Cindy went for a routine pregnancy test, and the doctor noticed that there were bacteria near her cervix, and that it was on his way to open (the cervix). So after two days hospitalized with antibiotic, she was given a cerclage, with three more days at the hospital. The chance of losing the baby during the procedure was 25%.
This time, we got lucky.
On the morning of the 24th, she left the hospital.
Probably until the end of the pregnancy, she will have to stay in her bed or in the lazy-boy. The only times she can stand is to go to the bathroom or to take a shower, once every 3 days.
That means that I am now responsible for everything from cleaning the place, running the errands, and making the meals.
I already ear the ones of you who know me personally. “Francis cooking the food? They are going to order pizza and poutine everyday like he was doing when was single!”
Well… I just can’t. Now I have to feed my girlfriend and the baby she is carrying, so I have to make healthy food.
So I started to look around the Internet and learn the tricks of the trade. I’m still a true beginner, but I’m actually impressing myself. And my girlfriend.
Tonight was Papillote de poulet au miel et à la sauge with Purée à la moutarde à l’ancienne. Tasty!
If you have Itune (if not, it’s free to download!), go to the iTune store and subscribe to the following podcasts. It’s a great way to teach yourself Photoshop, and it’s completely free. Just search for the podcast name in the “Search iTune store” field.
- Photoshop Online video Podcast: 5-10 minutes show explaining in a lot of details many “how to”. If you are not that familiar with Photoshop, that’s the one you want to watch. But even if you are a seasoned photoshoper, she goes into so much detail that you are bound to learn something new every show.
- Photoshop for digital photographer: 5-15 minutes episodes, each of them focusing on a specific aspect. I would say it’s a little bit more advanced than the previous one, but beginner should be able to understand.
- Photoshop Killer Tips: 1-3 minutes quick tips to speed up your workflow. So quick and so efficient, you just can’t not watch this one.
- Photoshop user TV: A half hour weakly show. It is very professional, done in a studio with many cameras. They give many tips on various subjects. They go a little fast sometime so if you are a newbie on Photoshop, you might have a hard time to follow sometime, but overall it’s a great show. My only complains is that sometime they try too much to be funny and that slow down the pace of the show. One of the three hosts is the guy from the Photoshop Killer tips podcast.
- PixelPerfect with Bert Monroy: I just subscribed to this one. I’m not sure if it’s for me though: the guy goes fast, it’s for expert users, and he also talk about other Adobe softwares like Lightroom or Illustrator.