Love this place: Katy Bond

17th ave 

I've known Katy for almost a year now, the introduction made by my friend Phil. Katy creates events and social experiences. I've been to many of such experiences and find them to be grand and yes I've been found to dance with a glass of vodka in my right hand at these events. In fact, this saturday I'll attend on of her larger events at Belgo Brasserie here in Calgary. 10.26 is halloween party organized by Katy and Derek. You'll be able to find me there, camera in one hand, with the makeup and dress of Lady Gaga adorning my body. Perhaps a little bloodied from bottles of fake blood. 

Enjoy the photos. To get photos of yourself like this, contact me at kellyhofer@gmail.com. 

 

 

Calgary Gigapixel.

At 3820 megapixels, this is the highest resolution photo of Calgary ever shot. It was captured October 1, 2013 from near the stairs in the neighbourhood of Crescent Heights. I Hope you enjoy it, and I'll certainly be creating more in the future.  

The hardest part was getting my computer to listen to me while creating it, It took up over 200 gb of space while creating, got my computer up to 42 degrees, none of the calculations took less than an hour. I could go out of biscuits and Tea between every click of the mouse, if so I fancied. My next goal is to get over the 10 Gigapixel mark, but i'll need some help from people in Calgary. I'm looking for access to an apartment that's on the 20th+ floor and just on the south/west side of downtown.  For just an hour or two, on a beautiful day. If anyone can help, contact me at kellyhofer@gmail.com

Please press the bottom button the the left side to go full screen.  

Link to Gigapixel page

It feels like magic. Lightpainting.

I'm not sure where we travelled to shoot these photos, but it was an hour or so west of Calgary. Brooks DeCillia and I had intentions of going to the mountains to shoot star trails. The skies were clear when we left Calgary, but completely clouded over and the moon was out when we arrived at the destination.  We tried shooting a few long exposure shots but they were very stale. 

I had a flashlight along for purposes of seeing what I'm up to. I decided it would be a nice opportunity to experiment, and modified the flashlight using a white sock to diffuse the light. Brooks operated both our cameras and I ran, walked and tripped getting the light painting done. He was giggling like a child, as he had never created photos like this, according to him. When in the process of creating it, the motion of the light seems random, but in the final image, it all comes together and it's magic. 

Here's our magic: 

Love this Place: Catherine Barclay & Missy

Catherine and I went for a walk in at Fish Creek Park. She’s been living in the area for a long time, and I was able to catch up on all the years of change I missed by not being here. Her dog, Missy, she’s had for over a decade. It’s the two of them and they have a beautiful, relationship and a yellow car.