This Saturday August 23rd, the Cobble Hill Fair will be celebrating its 105th year. Visit the Cobble Hill Fair from 7am to 5pm for an old fashioned country fair celebrating South Cowichan’s agricultural roots and rural lifestyle. You’ll enjoy seeing livestock and poultry, domestic science entries, flowers and fruit, crafts, needlework, horse show, vintage machinery, stage ...
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JulyGrams – My favourite Instagram posts from July 2014. Follow my Instagram account for more fun pics. Loading #SundayFunday! #Mojito #SummerFun #Shawnigan View on Instagram Loading Happening now. 🙂 Saturday afternoon at Shawnigan Lake. Life is good. #shawnigan #vancouverisland #lake #summer #explorebc #lovingislandliving View on Instagram Loading It’s finally blueberry season! Mmm!! #Yay! ...
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There are countless reasons to visit Merridale Cidery. I’ve listed 9 of them here, all of which place it near the top if my list of local Cowichan Valley tours. Merridale Cidery is located on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island between Victoria and Nanaimo. Follow the Wine Route signs from the main ...
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I’ve shared a whole schwack of photo tips over the past several weeks: Camera Setup and Shoot Planning Exposure and Camera Settings Focusing and Sharpness Lighting and Colour Now that we’ve covered the technical aspects, we will be getting into the fun part with some composition and creativity tips. In photography, ...
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I’m a wine lover, this is no secret. Just this past weekend I visited four Cowichan Valley wineries, but I’ll tell you more about that later. Right now I want to tell you about a vine-to-glass television series set in our very own back yard that could be coming to a screen ...
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In the past few weeks we have covered camera setup and shoot planning, exposure and camera settings, and focusing and sharpness. Today I’ll be sharing some lighting and colour tips to help advance your photography skills even further. 10 Lighting and Colour Tips Take Advantage of Cloudy Days – You don’t need to wait for ...
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One of the things I’m loving about living on Vancouver Island is that the local community makes a great effort to shop local and support the small businesses within the community. One of my favourite parts of this is the local farmer’s markets. I love my weekly fruit and veggie stock ...
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In the past couple of weeks I’ve shared some photography tips with you relating to camera setup and shoot planning, as well as exposure and camera settings. Today I’ll be covering 10 focusing and sharpness tips to help improve your photography even more. Get Tack Sharp Images – 10 Focusing and Sharpness Tips ...
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I like to be organized when I travel to ensure I have a stress-free experience. Thankfully, there are some great travel apps for iPhone to help with this from planning a trip, to being on the ground at the destination, to connectivity with friends and family back home. So without further ado, here are my ...
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Last week’s I shared some tips about camera setup and shoot planning, this week I’ll be sharing tips about exposure and camera settings. There are some basic tips here as well as a few for more advanced photographers. I hope there’s something here you are able to learn from, and I’d love to ...
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