{"id":56738,"date":"2013-12-18T05:37:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T12:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=56738"},"modified":"2020-04-05T09:17:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T13:17:54","slug":"spruce-meadows-christmas-market-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=56738","title":{"rendered":"Spruce Meadows Christmas Market (2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not going to pull together the 13-posts to Christmas<\/em> this year… at least not intentionally. Believe it or not, the posts took a lot of time and effort to coordinate between two provinces and we’re already too far into December for me to pull it off.<\/p>\n

But, I will note that it was the Spruce Meadows Christmas Market that kicked it off last year<\/a> and out of all the activities we did, this one and Heritage Park<\/a> were winners in the eyes of La Ni\u00f1a<\/em>. So, both are on the schedule for this year.<\/p>\n

Once again the Spruce Meadows Christmas Market was a photographic feast. However, in a rather clever moment, I managed to somehow leave parts of my Canon 5D in California (one of which was the battery). <\/p>\n

But, in the end, it actually worked out quite well. Instead of pulling out the big guns, I dug through the cabinets, found my older equipment, and did a mix and match of camera bodies with lenses and put together a “new” camera.<\/p>\n

I limited myself to a 50mm lens and was left using one focal length. It was a reminder of how easy it is to use a zoom \/ wide-angle lens combo and how when you are forced to one length, you need to move around and work to find a good set-up. Below are the results; Canon Rebel body, 50mm lens, and a high-speed card (it does make a difference). It’s funny how the Canon Rebel is so small and discreet; I used to consider it a large camera.<\/p>\n