SHOTSBLOG | Peter Berckmans | Friends Activity https://shotsblog.com/members/peter-berckmans/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Peter Berckmans's friends. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:29:48 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2425cfcb2281b0ab61e5b03cc33264ed Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/taking-a-pentax-for-a-walk/#comment-3912 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:15:09 -0500 Beautiful photos Peter. Coincidently in about 2 weeks the Japanese garden at the University is having a presentation, which I am planning on attending. Supposedly the cherry blossom are in full bloom there as well. Looking forward to taking some photos.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Taking a Pentax for a walk Lately I have come into some Pentax lenses, around eight of them. Now I was always curious how good they are, because some have quite a hype going on, […] ]]> 3c22b965be274f984eb8f70a28b7f25b Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=10127 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:18:20 -0500 Down at the Marina It has been raining a lot here so when the sun came out one afternoon we went down to the local marina for some boat shots.  

]]> 1 17af2b1b83461abccccc938f85818276 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/daily-people/#comment-3884 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:08:18 -0500 Love this set, great to see people once in a while!

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Daily people Last week had to do some shopping in the city and offcourse the camera was with me. So I had a good chance to do some streetphotography. Tourists are […] ]]> 16dd5edad0552c85dd7fff23ae3f7aeb Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-107-april-17-2023/#comment-3883 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:06:28 -0500 As we still do not really have spring this image is particularly nice for me!

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post 2023-107 April 17, 2023 Early spring woods on a foggy morning I got up yesterday morning and noted how foggy it looked.  Then I looked out the back into the woods and saw […] ]]> b1f076ae48b1182c95f227d401db60b4 Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/daily-people/#comment-3874 Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:02:08 -0500 Really nice set. I love that colorful guys outfit…..everything matches so perfectly 😁😉

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Daily people Last week had to do some shopping in the city and offcourse the camera was with me. So I had a good chance to do some streetphotography. Tourists are […] ]]> 0478db22e503805cc6090aa337a028a5 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=10029 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 16:04:36 -0500 The streams Every few hundred feet along the road there is a stream that runs down from the mountains above us and under the road down to the water below.  There has […]

]]> 0 71ce92cddc3d1deeb8be6e4f29d25b2d Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/whytecliff-park/#comment-3871 Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:53:53 -0500 Thanks, Peter

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post Whytecliff Park Vancouver is blessed with many parks that cater to all tastes, some very urban and manicured and some quite rugged.  Yesterday my family took me over to […] ]]> b1118efeb3c00650dc4639331c21df92 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9998 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:38:17 -0500 Whytecliff Park Vancouver is blessed with many parks that cater to all tastes, some very urban and manicured and some quite rugged.  Yesterday my family took me over to […]

]]> 2 59d9526f5ff1718b83fada60275a63d2 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-095-april-5-2023/#comment-3851 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 19:22:20 -0500 The shapes of the farm against the beautiful colours of the sunset make this one of your best!

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post 2023-095 April 5, 2023 Spring sunset at the farm I went out for a drive with my oldest last evening and he knows how much I love to take photos.  He went on some back roads so I […] ]]> 91bc870407a77b4912de4de6b640eb49 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9971 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:32:39 -0500 A Walk in the Neighbourhood Today we walked along the road that leads straight along the coast allowing us to look down on the houses. Behind us was the cliff and mountains with barely […]

]]> 1 7eb99b4007c78652fa689cb89e19e672 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/a-bro-from-nike/#comment-3838 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:12:06 -0500 For sure

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post A bro from Nike   Just picked this one up on the street ]]> c19d8b4c9fb32d56e028261a900fbbf5 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/rites-of-spring-changing-tires/#comment-3837 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:09:41 -0500 Yup, hoping Allison will do mine while I am away!

In reply to - Jeanne Laux wrote a new post RITES OF SPRING – CHANGING TIRES [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” […] […] ]]> 672c42015bfbe8cf31755f907e1361ec Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/a-bro-from-nike/#comment-3834 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:58:47 -0500 I am cracking up at your title. I do like the light, it really emphasizes the Nike. The things that catch our eyes 😂 I wonder if non-photographers actually notice some of these things that we photographers see.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post A bro from Nike   Just picked this one up on the street ]]> 3029355d375ec58a386fe9ff0ab87a6b Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9928 Sun, 02 Apr 2023 20:20:38 -0500 First day on the West Coast Just arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia for a several weeks stay with my son and family whom I have not seen since long before Covid.  They have just […]

]]> 0 b56b7a90683c37c6a7a7b94c99c5827b Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/just-a-stll-life/#comment-3793 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:05:31 -0500 Beatuiful set up and colors. Very nice still life.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Just a stll life Just playing around with a still life. Could call this ,red white and blue. ]]> acde6a41efd8b2817ef9dbaf0cb305e5 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9618 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:48:48 -0600 The Aviation Museum It has taken a number of visits over the years but I have finally got some exterior shots of the Aviation Museum that I am relatively pleased with.

]]> 0 b74e3d3ed9cd544d504b41fe8ee50800 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-060-march-1-2023/#comment-3761 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:40:06 -0600 A couple of terrific images!

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post 2023-060 March 1, 2023 Road into the sunset sky   Last evening, I decided to go for a walk to try to catch the sunset. There were cars everywhere. I managed to get a […] ]]> 37e1dc3068d76541d13943f055b079e5 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9541 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:34:32 -0600 Winterlude Mother Nature has not been kind to Ottawa and its Winterlude festival.  Climate change has forced the canal skating rink to wait for another year, the […]

]]> 0 905ade0df24a75a3aaa7fd8fbfc65659 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/morning-on-the-hill/#comment-3734 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:21:01 -0600 Yes, that one is why I was there. I had been waiting for a good morning to catch the shadow of the East Block on the Centre Block. Glad it worked!

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post Early Morning on the Hill Unlike today, yesterday was gorgeous and spring like (we must not forget it is only the middle of February).  My morning walk took me up to Parliament Hill […] ]]> dce09c2e791bb26b9d73300b19a19568 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/river-walk-2/#comment-3733 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:18:36 -0600 Thanls, Peter

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post River Walk It was interesting walking over the Alexandra Bridge and along the path by the Ottawa River the other day as in our city we are very aware that climate […] ]]> 84b0d43a0c54ce7215d6b88f5478f9b9 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9511 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:37:16 -0600 River Walk It was interesting walking over the Alexandra Bridge and along the path by the Ottawa River the other day as in our city we are very aware that climate […]

]]> 2 899fafc40fffdccf2f6d56ffdc777d3c Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9497 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:29:52 -0600 Early Morning on the Hill Unlike today, yesterday was gorgeous and spring like (we must not forget it is only the middle of February).  My morning walk took me up to Parliament Hill […]

]]> 3 8ee2fb9cc83230148696815488e55d95 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-045-february-14-2023/#comment-3724 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:16:35 -0600 Love your sunrises, this one is particularly appealing.

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post 2023-045 February 14, 2023 Reaching up into the sunrise sky Perhaps not as spectacular as some mornings (and we’ve had more than our share, this year) – the sky was subtle with […] […] ]]> 1688b5107ae0ba4089a9d1ffe95be7ee Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9370 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:49:49 -0600 Snowy Sunday My Sunday morning took me out in a snow storm to walk one of my well-known routes. It took down by the cliff under the Mint… Past the bridge […]

]]> 0 e280e899a0decac68320631f788504f1 Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/winter-walks/#comment-3694 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 22:56:22 -0600 Really nice shots and number 3vis my favorite.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post Nothing like a visit to the dentist to get me out walking down streets I normally do not visit. The Sparks Street Lookout is a tiny park, a hidden gem in the centre of the […] ]]> 607f68034eb5fd24ba1be50b396f899d Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9329 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 14:31:14 -0600 Nothing like a visit to the dentist to get me out walking down streets I normally do not visit.

The Sparks Street Lookout is a tiny park, a hidden gem in the centre of the city.

Icicles on Kent […]

]]> 1 16b38826bfb46040a460afe8531444f4 Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/winter-urban-outing/#comment-3689 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:01:08 -0600 Very nice capture of the season.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post On Saturday I went with the RA Photo Club to the Chaudière Falls.  Although there were 19 of us in the group somehow we mostly managed to stay out of each others way… I think I m […] ]]> 04fc3d130b939d214b23feee584d778e Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9283 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:02:53 -0600 On Saturday I went with the RA Photo Club to the Chaudière Falls.  Although there were 19 of us in the group somehow we mostly managed to stay out of each others way…

I think I must be tired of taking p […]

]]> 2 9eafe8d55e70993ea786c1d5cb0c1692 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/summerbar-in-wintersleep/#comment-3684 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:42:28 -0600 Does not take long for the grunge to move in! Great set, Peter.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Today I past by at a part of the city ,where in the summer, bars pop up. Now in the wintertime they have a completly different look. Just left abbandoned. On a warm […] ]]> 26ed411723c4d969181eb91b32cf57ce Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-024-january-24-2023/#comment-3681 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:38:48 -0600 Very beautiful photo!

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Misty morning at the edge of the woods No real story on this except it was another “side of the road, on the way to work” morning photo. I see these many time and can’t take them […] ]]> f93c0e949860d717ad8dd9abdddc7d48 Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/yes-it-is-winter/#comment-3672 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:50:15 -0600 Very pretty and as long as you don’t have to be somewhere quickly, gorgeous to look at.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post A brilliant sunny day down by the Rideau Falls… ]]> 96b09437e6e4c769931985bb62a62293 Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/summerbar-in-wintersleep/#comment-3667 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:38:01 -0600 I am totally surprised as to how vacant it is and all that growth just from 6 months ago? Are they not planning to come back in the summer? Is this a standard thing in Antwerp or this one is an exception? Nice photos but rather sad demise.

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post Today I past by at a part of the city ,where in the summer, bars pop up. Now in the wintertime they have a completly different look. Just left abbandoned. On a warm […] ]]> 21fad39c9ba31e08975f09397954d484 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=9208 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:27:31 -0600 A brilliant sunny day down by the Rideau Falls…

]]> 2 9c66765a2e87c8c434a48f8cbf86cf0e Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-020-january-20-2023/#comment-3661 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:12:49 -0600 Love your start and finish of the day shots!

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Sunset sky behind the tall trees When I went to class earlier this week, I pulled into the parking lot just after sunset.  This view caught my eye and I had to try to capture the […] ]]> fbf9fbc673357c9cf3149937cab9d770 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2023-010-january-10-2023/#comment-3640 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 01:53:27 -0600 Beautiful if cold!

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Brief morning winter wonderland Evening before last, it snowed over night. The weather person said that it wouldn’t last as the day would be too warm.  This view greeted me on the […] ]]> 4b889c3c44aedbb8421f3692fd59a5bc Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=8998 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 01:49:06 -0600 From Wikipedia:

“The Hassan II Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني, French: Grande Mosquée Hassan II) is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 7th largest in […]

]]> 1 0336147107a5e56c4b2765dd60c1e496 Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/gray-days-in-the-city/#comment-3590 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:27:45 -0600 Yea you just have to look forward 🙂

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post   The only weather we had this week was wind, rain and grey skies. A week earlier it was very promissing, cold blue skies and a chance of a white Christmas. Not such […] ]]> e2eb2b843137ca01b968713e544a28b8 Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/gray-days-in-the-city/#comment-3588 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:18:26 -0600 Interesting Captures I love the national bank building, I know how you feel about the weather rather depressing at times, Sun and Blue Skies will arrive someday

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post   The only weather we had this week was wind, rain and grey skies. A week earlier it was very promissing, cold blue skies and a chance of a white Christmas. Not such […] ]]> 404cc2d2370ba48e6c1b4124f19cf75c Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/gray-days-in-the-city/#comment-3585 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:52:37 -0600 You have definitely captured what most of us see on a daily basis during this time of the year and have evoked those same of emotions…one of sadness and despair. Hope the sun shines on you real soon 🙂

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post   The only weather we had this week was wind, rain and grey skies. A week earlier it was very promissing, cold blue skies and a chance of a white Christmas. Not such […] ]]> 715a7e7a13af2a2731df19b87f292517 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=8527 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:55:37 -0600

]]> 1 aed21bf982c00d85a4be3660f57f5f26 Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2022-345-december-20-2022/#comment-3540 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:26:39 -0600 Wow was that vandalism on the trail or natural Interesting capture on the trees Love the framing on the St Louis Rach Very cool capture

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Trees down blocking the old trail Last weekend, I went out hiking with my youngest near our local university campus. This trail was not very well maintained but was very “country”. […] ]]> cdd866c597236933f3fd30e612d27ced Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/2022-353-december-19-2022/#comment-3539 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:45:44 -0600 Beautiful soft orange sky very colorful

In reply to - Joe Bennett wrote a new post Pink sky before the dawn The days have been dreary and gray for the past few days, so I went back into the archives for this one. The time-frame was right – just from a previous […] ]]> 6ea09ffb58c15918179edaf28679b0a7 Thomas Thompson posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/the-kasbah/#comment-3535 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 02:20:52 -0600 Wow it did look like ruins from a distance, very majestic inside, it does look like its a abandoned though Thanks for sharing those captures they were quite interesting

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post To western understanding a kasbah is very similar in function to a castle.  Often no bigger than a manor house albeit fortified out in rural areas,  it can also be the main m […] ]]> e520c4f1cfe0d1347259c35a19369a38 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=8422 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 15:11:41 -0600 To western understanding a kasbah is very similar in function to a castle.  Often no bigger than a manor house albeit fortified out in rural areas,  it can also be the main military citadel in an urban area such a […]

]]> 2 7a4f896e13fffe9d64410d9df095b6b6 Abigail Gossage posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/it-snowed/#comment-3534 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:45:50 -0600 Thanks, Tom

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post Today we have had a full day of snow, fortunately for us just a normal winter storm – not the horrendous big storm sweeping across the US. When I stepped out the door to go […] ]]> 836fb4673793d0dbf585436855d89da2 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=8376 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:12:22 -0600 Today we have had a full day of snow, fortunately for us just a normal winter storm – not the horrendous big storm sweeping across the US.

When I stepped out the door to go to the LRT this is what the […]

]]> 1 d2722ec6046c9fadf42e916605d5abed Tom Snider posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/casablanca-fishing-port/#comment-3520 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:45:32 -0600 Great shots, Abigail!

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post In addition to being a cosmopolitan city Casablanca is a commercial port and, the most fun for me, a fishing port.     ]]> 8bd23c8614a4a74649fd929ffb558b08 Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/taking-out-a-nifty/#comment-3516 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:37:19 -0600 Absolutely beautiful captures. There is definitely a reason they call the 50 a nifty, no matter what camera nor what aperture opening, it always does a great job of capturing beauty. I ‘ve been stuck and I mean stuck on the Z lens 50mm f/2.8, it does such a great job of taking both regular and macro photos, that I hardly ever take it off the…Read more

In reply to - Peter Berckmans wrote a new post I think I must have about 15 vintage 50/55mm lenses, a nice collections of nifties. My favourite of them must be wit no doubt the Chinon 55m f1.7, it is sharp with a smooth […] ]]> 5581e6e78a7eb6ac512736cc44dc6c0c Camellia Staab posted a new activity comment https://shotsblog.com/casablanca-fishing-port/#comment-3515 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:06:11 -0600 And it looks like it is a very busy fishing port. Another great set. Love the colors/tone you used.

In reply to - Abigail Gossage wrote a new post In addition to being a cosmopolitan city Casablanca is a commercial port and, the most fun for me, a fishing port.     ]]> ed4709dff86bd5fb2c5b9923f74650d5 Abigail Gossage wrote a new post https://shotsblog.com/?p=8277 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:28:12 -0600 In addition to being a cosmopolitan city Casablanca is a commercial port and, the most fun for me, a fishing port.

 

 

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