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DeMille’s Pumpkin Canon Makes For Fun

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:26:24 +0000

Today DeMille’s Market Garden in Salmon Arm, had their annual pumpkin canon show. I think this canon was firing the pumpkins 1/2 a kilometer. They also fired a bunch of candy into the field for the kids to run and … Continue reading →

[Official] UBC LipDub – Raise Your Glass & Celebrity Status

McGillveray — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:21:44 +0000

I just love what you can do with the new technology today. It sure looks like it was fun and a lot of hard work to do this video. Hats off to the kids at UBC to do this one. … Continue reading →

Shuswap Emergency Response Exercise

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:00:47 +0000

A Shuswap Emergency Response Exercise was carried out on Tuesday March 29th. What a time as had by all involved. (as well as the spectators) Being a member of the White Lake Volunteer Fire Department I was very lucky to … Continue reading →

Gas Prices in the Shuswap area of British Columbia

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:47:29 +0000

This is a live feed from bcgasprices.com. I just joined this site and will try and add the mentioned cities myself. It is nice to know thay we have some of the lowest prices in B.C. Lowest Gas Prices in Chase, Enderby, … Continue reading →

White Lake Fire Department – Work and Play Together

Mark McGillveray — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:38:36 +0000

When I moved to White Lake I joined the White Lake Fire Department. This was a good choice. This provides the opportunity to provide some help for the community, learn new things, (you are provided with the same training as … Continue reading →

McGillveray Studios Goes Geothermal By The Geothermal Guys

Mark McGillveray — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:26:59 +0000

McGillveray Studios new home has an old gas furnace that needs to be replaced and has no air conditioning. My neighbor mentioned geothermal as a option and so we went with it as a planet friendly option. The ground temp. … Continue reading →

McGillveray Studios moves to Sorrento B.C. On White Lake

Mark McGillveray — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:56:11 +0000

Well I retired from my steady job of 30 years working at the gas plant in Taylor B.C. Had to get back south to the shorter and not so frigid winters. Plus the 2 day drive to visit the south … Continue reading →

Posting With The WordPress iPod App

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:53:34 +0000

This is the first post with my new iPod and the WordPress free app. This might be handy when on the road, and there is Wi Fi around with no laptop to pack around. I still cannot see paying for … Continue reading →

Golfing The Mighty Peace

Mark McGillveray — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:49:29 +0000

I went out to video the Peace River from the lookout at the bottom of 100th Street in Fort St. John a few days ago. Then along came a couple of guys that cannot wait for spring. I know what … Continue reading →

High On Ice – 2010, Fort St. John, BC

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:08:34 +0000

Fort St. John held it’s 6th annual High On Ice, ice carving competition on January 15 – 17th, 2010. Things went off really well. The weather was above freezing (about 3 deg C., I think) Saturday, so the carvers had … Continue reading →

Happy New Year From McGillveray Studios

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:21:32 +0000

To you and all your family, have a Happy New Year, with many more to come. May 2010 bring you all many good tidings and excellent health.

The Book – Light Science and Magic – A Review

Mark McGillveray — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:23:59 +0000

Having read dozens of books on photography over the years I have a variety of concepts in my mind. Having to many concepts and not a real understanding can result. Having no formal teacher student training can take a long … Continue reading →

My Halloween Mask

Mark McGillveray — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:49:11 +0000

I would like to see this as a halloween mask. It is a thing I bought in Mexico after some Tequila.

The Roselawn Motel in Wolfville, Nova Scota – a Review

Mark McGillveray — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:27:42 +0000

Every once in a while you find a place you just like. The sum of the parts is greater than the whole. Such is with the Roselawn Motel in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Wolfville is the home of Acadia University, and … Continue reading →

Pictures Of PEI

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:59:47 +0000

Here is a few shots of PEI taken during the few wonderful days I spent there. The people were great, fun to talk to and very friendly. I ended up with lots of shots of churches, as they used the … Continue reading →

Pictures Of Halifax, Citadel And Peggy’s Cove

Mark McGillveray — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:08:51 +0000

Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia Well on my 4th day of my Maritime Provinces tour I finally posted some pictures to see. It has been a great trip so far. Of course the people have been great. All that is said about … Continue reading →

Cooliris Wall Builder – Easily Add A Cooliris Wall To Your Web Site

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:20:52 +0000

Today I received an email from the Cooliris team about another thing they are working on. The ability to add a Cooliris Wall to any web page or blog post. Below is a Wall of my Flickr account. You can … Continue reading →

Pretty Blond by Photo Mark

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:36:00 +0000

Pretty Blond, originally uploaded by Photo Mark. I had the pleasure of photographing this pretty lady in my studio lately. A little Photoshop saved my lack of lighting skills.

Evening At Peace Island Park – Taylor, BC. HDR Images

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:05:19 +0000

Last weekend I spent at Peace Island Park, which is just south from Taylor BC, across the bridge spanning the Peace River. I have been camping there for 30 years now and does it ever have more campers now! Well … Continue reading →

Pictures of the Week – Wall Street Journal

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:24:51 +0000

The Wall Street Journal published a new pictures of the week gallery for June 11th. It is worth a look here.

Google Wave – Taking the Internet Into The Future – Video

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:56:04 +0000

I just found out about this on my friend in Argentina site ilovecolors. He keeps abreast of a lot of things on the web. Wow, Google is doing it again, and keeping it open source too. Look out Microsoft, open … Continue reading →

Tori Stafford and Family – So Sorry For You All

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:50:28 +0000

This sort of thing has happened in the past and will happen again, unfortunately. When will we human beings ever grow up? Sometimes it makes me feel bad to be part of this human race. Is it that there is … Continue reading →

Photo Mark’s Boo Zoo Site Up And Running

Mark McGillveray — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:13:47 +0000

I got my official Photo Mark’s Boo Zoo site up and running on May 1st 2009! It is a WordPress Mu (multi user) site with the new BuddyPress V 1.0 plug-in installed. BuddyPress also allows for plug-in to be installed … Continue reading →

BuddyPress – A New Plug-in For WordPress MU That Brings WordPress Ahead

Mark McGillveray — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:49:58 +0000

Yesterday I discovered version 1 of BuddyPress, a WordPress MU (multi user) plugin that takes WordPress another step forward. It produces a social network which, with other plugins that are already being developed something close to Facebook, My Space, etc. … Continue reading →

Canon 40D Firmware Update V 1.1.1

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:47:51 +0000

Canon released an up dated firmware for the Canon 40D. I have a 40D and the update was released without the fan fare from some of the large web sites. I guess as it is not the latest in this … Continue reading →

The Fishing Bears Video – Bears In The Wild – Near Terrace, B.C.

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:58:19 +0000

This is a video of a sow and her two cubs getting their lunch in the Else River near Terrace B.C. It was shot by Jason Paradis, the brother of Marc Paradis, who I have worked with for the last … Continue reading →

Running WordPress is Fun – I Had to Add a Little Music to my Blog

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:56:42 +0000

This video is a link to a site that streams music to any site that wants it. It is myplay.com The World Wide Web is really linking together and having fun with all the things that a know no code guy … Continue reading →

Fort St. John Child Development Center – Silent Auction March 6, 2009

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:48:13 +0000

The Fort St. John Child Development Center is having a silent auction on March 6th, 2009. Ashley Bader contacted me and asked if I would like to make a donation. Which I did, and the items were, one each framed … Continue reading →

Bank Of Montreal Just Raised My Interest Rate – Banker Mosted Hated Profession

Mark McGillveray — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:18:36 +0000

I just got a letter from BMO today saying that they are raising the interest rate of my line of credit. I sure am getting to know why bankers are now the most hated profession in the world. The Bank … Continue reading →

Photogenic Posing Table and Stool Video Review

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:14:07 +0000

A review of the Photogenic Posing Table and Stool. After picking it up from the post office I found that the table top was broken. Instead of paying to ship it back to Vistec I fixed the table with glue … Continue reading →

A Shot Of The Fraser Valley – Taken Off The Trans Canada, Near Chilliwack

Mark McGillveray — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:00:08 +0000

Fraser Valley3 copy-1, originally uploaded by Photo Mark. This is a shot of a side stream of Fraser River taken just off the Trans Canada near Chilliwack. It is not a HDR image. It is done by blending layers in Photoshop. … Continue reading →

EnCana Offers $500,000 Reward for Tom’s Lake Bomber

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:18:05 +0000

Since October, four bombs have been detonated: at two of the company’s remote natural gas pipelines, a wellhead and a metering shed in the Tom’s Lake area near Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C. The local residents around the Tom’s Lake area … Continue reading →

Whiskey Creek – Near Port Alberni BC

Mark McGillveray — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:10:33 +0000

Whiskey Creek, originally uploaded by Photo Mark. Whiskey Creek near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. I took this with my Canon G9 and just straight RAW processing in Lightroom. Publishing from Flickr to my blog is interesting as you almost get your photos … Continue reading →

Taylor Gas Propane Storage – Taylor B.C.

Mark McGillveray — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:15:15 +0000

TaylorGasStorage3, originally uploaded by Photo Mark. I took this picture years ago of a propane storage sphere at the NGL plant I have worked at for 30 years. I also ran the powerhouse,co-gen plant and sulfur plant as shift engineer at … Continue reading →

Sointula Moon Rise – Flickr Test

Mark McGillveray — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:26:12 +0000

Sointula_Moon_Rise (11 of 1), originally uploaded by Photo Mark. Moon rise on the east coast of Malcolm Island. It is between BC and Vancouver Island. It’s largest town is Sointula. This is also a post from Flickr test. I found my spam … Continue reading →

My Workmate and Friend Dustan Tuckwood Got Married!

Mark McGillveray — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:10:32 +0000

I had fun photographing this wedding. It was on January 1st 2009. The families get along great and all had a fine sense of humer, as can be seen in this photograph. (The Tuckwoods and the McLeans, with Catalina being … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas to All

Mark McGillveray — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:39:24 +0000

To all you wonderful people out there! Have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS

It’s Cold in Fort St. John. -33 deg C. Right Now

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:52:06 +0000

It has been cold here now (and the rest of Canada) for about 3 weeks, ranging from -20 deg C. to -40. That is without the wind chill. Today you can see the wind is not to bad. If the … Continue reading →

X-Rite Releases New Tutorial Videos For colormunki

Mark McGillveray — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:55:54 +0000

X-Rite sent me an email today that said they released tutorial videos for the colormunki. They are quite nicely done and one video is about basic colour management. The links to the downloads are below. Download today and get the most … Continue reading →

Canon 5D Mark II Video by Phil Holland

Mark McGillveray — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:50:41 +0000

Pro photographer and film maker Phil Holland produced this video with the new Canon 5D Mark II. It is pretty neat that now you can shoot a full 1080p video with this camera, for about the same price that I … Continue reading →

Dry Dock in Sointula B.C.

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:39:09 +0000

This picture is HDR with three exposures of -2, 0, +2 stops, hand held with a Canon 40D and a Canon 17-40 L USM. Sointula B.C. is a beautiful little community on Malcolm Island off the east coast of Vancouver … Continue reading →

ebay seller Velocity Media links to other peoples sites to steal

Mark McGillveray — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:13:07 +0000

ebay seller Velocity Media of Lehigh Valley and/or Allentown, Pennsylvania simply links to pictures on other peoples sites to sell his goods. He linked to a picture of a x-rite colormunki that I reviewed last May. He also linked to … Continue reading →