New Tires On Fanny, Now The Rest

There are 4 new tires (duallies) on FANNY. Taking her to get body repairs today. Not sure how long that will take.tires

Large Metal Wagon

Picked a huge metal wagon today from Costco for $179.99 CAD. It was $50 off, I could not resist. I think I might be able to use it for the Chamonix 16x20, HF2024 and maybe even the HF35 camera. In the field I can use it to carry a lot of gear, camera, lens, tripod etc. I might be able to use it as a cameras platform as well. It will be a bugger to transport in the darkroom trailer but once I get it to the location, it should be a gem.

Military graves #5

Military graves #5 at Cemetery, 8x10 Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Calgary, August 2022

Videos Of Military Graves, 8x10 Clear Glass Ambrotypes, Burnsland Cemetery Calgary

Clear glass ambrotypes always look better in videos, as compared to still images. You get the 3D feeling when looking at the picture INSIDE THE GLASS of a clear glass ambrotype.

Here are some vids from the Burnsland 8x10 ambros.

Military graves #4

Last plate of the that day. Quite a bit of artifacts but kinda like it anyway. I think I have a cleaner version of the same composition.

Military graves #4 at Cemetery, 8x10 Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Calgary, August 2022

Military Graves #3

Military graves #3 at Burnsland Cemetery, 8x10 Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Calgary, August 2022

Military Graves 2

Military graves at Burnsland Cemetery, 8x10 Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Calgary, August 2022

Video: Military Graves 2

 Military graves at Burnsland Cemetery, 8x10 Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Calgary, August 2022

Military Graves #1, Burnsland Cemetary, Calgary

 Here is the first ambrotype from the military graves at Burnsland Cemetery Calgary. I have mixed feeling on this image. I do not like the large road area in the front of the composition, but the trees are GLORIOUS!!

Military Graves at Burnsland Cemetery #1

Blowout On Highway 2 North

 On the way home from Calgary we had a minor accident. It was around 345am, we were on highway 2 heading North when there was a large shotgun like BOOM (earlier we had drove over something), followed by the sound of ripped up tires hitting the highway! I slowed down as quickly as I could and pulled off to the shoulder of the highway in complete darkness. This is what I found!

The 2 right rear dually tires were gone, the side of the motorhome fiberglass had also exploded outward. We called AMA road service and they had us out of danger in about 1 hour 30 minutes, maybe a bit less. It was amazingly quick. We needed two tow vehicles, one for the motorhome, one for the trailer. AMA provided both fast. The motorhome as taken out on a flat bed trailer pulled by a semi truck, the darkroom trailer was pulled out by a tow truck. Everyone was very efficient, friendly and calming. The tows were free, part of my membership. We were about 34 km South of Leduc but my AMA membership (RV Premier) had coverage all the way from Calgary.

What the damage looked like in daytime

Luckily because we hit something on the road the our insurance will pay for all damages mines the $1000 deductible. I had to jump through lots of hoops (AMA Insurance, Police report, AMA claims, Appraiser) but things seem to be going in the right direction. The accident happened on Sunday, today is Thursday and the motor home FANNY is in the tire shop getting new tires put on. I will have to drive it out to Tofield, Albert to get the body work repaired. My goal is to get everything completed by September 20, when I plan to drive down to Dinosaur Provincial parks to do 16x20 Ambortype Diptychs for AMBROTOS KANATA.

All in all we got off rather lucky, nothing too major, no one hurt, all will be OK and we can continue AMBROTOS KANATA. Incidents like this are just something you need to overcome, when your chasing impossible dreams like capturing Canada on ambrotype.

Note* I plan on getting all 4 rear tires replaced and install a TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) so this problem does not happen again. I want driving piece of mind, so am willing to pay for it.

Military Graves Burnsland Cemetery Calgary

 Made these images in Burnsland Cemetery in Calgary on August 27.  A beautiful but sad place to make ambrotypes for AMBROTOS KANATA.

My silver nitrate wounds are better this week after two ambrotype shooting days!

Working in the red shirt instead of nomax coveralls was much cooler.

Dim Sum exploring new places again

Found this Pilon in the middle of gutter road last week. Will use it with the trailer for safety.

Look at the interior set up before making plates