Update 4 - Battle on the Plains

Our final outing of the year was a trip to the Plains of Abraham. Here the students were greeted and instructed by guides posing as Montcalm (French Army) and Wolfe (British Army). Once strategies were discussed, students were brought outside to learn some maneuvers. Once both teams had a chance to practice they executed their routines in front of the judges (parents and teachers) and we had to pick a winner. Both teams did an excellent job and the decision was not unanimous. The red (English) army came out ahead but only by one vote.
The students had a great time and learned a lot. If only all history could be taught in such an interactive manner.

Day 41 - Where's your head at?

Today's assignment is to change your point of view. Make a photograph from an unusual point of view today. I took this picture as the students were being pulled up the hill on their tubes. It was near the end of the day and the fresh air was starting to make the students tired. This young lady decided to put her head back and relax for the ride. I like the point of view of this picture because it appears that she's has so much fun she's lost her head, except for her hair of course. :-)

Day 40 - Follow the Line

I'll begin this post by letting you know the next few pictures are going to be cheats. It's been a VERY busy week and one of those days our school went sliding for the day. I took MANY pictures that day so I've decided to follow The Daily Shoot themes using photos from the outing for Days 40 - 43.
Today's assignment is to make a photograph that features a leading line through it today. Draw the viewers eye through the image. This is picture of the bottom of the hill. You can see the winding path curve and then disappear behind the tree. I used the snow scape preset in Lightroom.

Day 224 - On the road to Toronto

It was a long but smooth drive to Toronto. We managed to miss the Montreal traffic for the most part and arrived in Kingston around 3:30. We met our dear friend Kim who is visiting her son there. We haven't seen her since the fall so it was nice to catch up. She treated us to a lovely supper and then we got back in the car and finished the last leg to Toronto. I did all the driving so Peg used the iPhone to take a few pictures. There was a beautiful sunset but it was a bit much for the iPhone camera to handle. This is a shot of the 401 highway that goes through Ontario. It has 4 lanes on each side plus what they call collector lanes. It's a bit stressful to drive on at times but since it was later in the day it wasn't as bad. Made it safe and sound to Mississauga by about 9:30.