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Once I completed my chores, I called Bob to see if we could kill some time together. "Taste Of Edmonton" started today at Churchill Square and he was game to cruise around in the sunshine and under the blue sky.
I met him on the way and he drives excruciatingly slow on his scooter to minimise the bumps to his back and all his exterior plumbing, for which I can't blame him.
There was not only food samples for sale at basically $4 for a bite-sized portion or a regular pop, but there were several artisans on the fringe as well. One of the first booths stopped me dead as I recognized the location of a photograph as being taken at an old barn at the Bar U Ranch, south of Longview, confirmed by the photographer herself.... It was nicely framed, so I bought it for $40, no quibbling...
We continued through the whole place and spoke only to an Ecuadorian lady with a booth of alpaca goods, and the Cheesecake Cafe booth to enquire where they had a location... It turns out we went by it just yesterday as their only location is now in Spruce Grove... Sheesh!
We then cruised over to Rogers Place and the Ice District but it was completely dead there so we parted company, Bob going home, and myself going to check out the Legislature.... The kids were enjoying the water as usual... 90% of the people were non-working refugees.
Then I came home and hung the new picture in my living room, deciding then to find my own similar photo, guessing right that mine was taken Canada Day, July 1, 2010.... 15 years ago... So I decided to print mine and frame it as well (I have a small supply of frames) and hung it below the other larger one. They look good together!
So I keep experimenting with my RAW photos and processing some in Topaz AI. I think you will see the difference in the example below....
I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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| Interesting plant at Churchill Square |
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| One small section of booths |
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| 6.5 hours to 3D print a small dinosaur |
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| Cute tiny Teepee |
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| Most of the food booths in the street |
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| Bob & Doog & Bob |
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| Part of Rogers Place |
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| Our top Oilers |
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| Large Inukshuk |
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| The Alberta Legislature is near my home |
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| Processed my old reliable way |
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| Sharpened with Topaz AI, then PhotoShop |
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I spotted this immediately 
Extended my cowboy wall 
My shot from 15 years ago, same barn... 
Together on my wall!
