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		<title>2012 MASY Synchro Challenge</title>
		<link>http://blargmedia.ca/2012/05/13/2012-masy-synchro-challenge</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blarg</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[calgary]]></category>
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				</script>We were the official photographer for the 2012 MASY Synchro Challenge held in Calgary this past weekend! This event brought together over 20 swim clubs from across 5 provinces and 1 territory to Calgary to compete in their final competition of the season. Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated! Keep an eye on this <a href='http://blargmedia.ca/2012/05/13/2012-masy-synchro-challenge'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We were the official photographer for the 2012 MASY Synchro Challenge held in Calgary this past weekend! This event brought together over 20 swim clubs from across 5 provinces and 1 territory to Calgary to compete in their final competition of the season. Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated!</p>
<p>Keep an eye on this space as we will be processing and uploading all the photos we took at the meet over the next week or two. I will update this post with more detailed links as the photos become available for your viewing and ordering. </p>
<p>Here is a direct link to our <a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/">MASY photo gallery / online store</a> in the meantime.</p>
<p>Here are links to each of the categories that have been made available so far:</p>
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<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/01_open/">Opening Ceremonies</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/02_10u-duets/">10 &#038; Under Duets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/03_12u-duets/">12 &#038; Under Duets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/04_13-15-duets/">13-15 Duets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/05_16-18-duets/">16-18 Duets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/06_10u-solos/">10 &#038; Under Solos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/07_nov-solos/">Novice Solos</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/08_figures/">Figures</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/09_awards/">Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/10_olympic-duet/">Olympic Duet Presentation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/11_12u-solos/">12 &#038; Under Solos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/12_13-15-combo/">13-15 Combo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/13_13-15-solos/">13-15 Solos</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/14_16-18-solos/">16-18 Solos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/15_10u-trio/">10 &#038; Under Trio</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/16_10u-teams/">10 &#038; Under Teams</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/17_12u-teams/">12 &#038; Under Teams</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/18_13-15-teams/">13-15 Teams</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/v/photos/events/2012-masy/19_16-18-teams/">16-18 Teams</a></li>
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<p>Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table &#8211; your photos will be sent out within the next couple of weeks and if you supplied an email address on the order form, you will get a shipping notification and a tracking number when they are sent.</p>
<p>If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to send us an email &#8211; info at blargmedia dot ca.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
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		<title>Plus One Collection for Charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blarg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve been offline for a few days and while skimming through my stream, I saw that the Plus One Collection Limited Edition print book has been released! This edition of the book is only available for purchase on the website until February 20th, 2012 and this will be the only print run of the limited <a href='http://blargmedia.ca/2012/02/11/plus-one-collection-for-charity'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;ve been offline for a few days and while skimming through my stream, I saw that the <a href="https://plus.google.com/103072807246388063461">Plus One Collection</a> Limited Edition print book has been released!</p>
<p><a href="http://plusonecollection.com/purchase/purchase-print-book/" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LBm0_XDJRdQ/TzSWCCWyoEI/AAAAAAAAEkU/CC_KeHZu0Fg/s800/poster_001A.jpg"/></a></p>
<p>This edition of the book is only available for purchase on <a href="http://plusonecollection.com/purchase/purchase-print-book/" target="_blank">the website</a> until <b>February 20th, 2012</b> and this will be the only print run of the limited edition (the regular edition will be made available after this one ends). All proceeds go to the non-profit organization <a href="http://www.kiva.org/about" target="_blank">Kiva</a>.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who is in the print edition &#8211; some <a href="http://plusonecollection.com/artists-in-print-book/" target="_blank">amazing names in that list</a>! Unfortunately, while I didn&#039;t make the cut for the print book, my photo still appears <a href="http://plusonecollection.com/artists-in-ebook/" target="_blank">in the e-book</a>. I can&#039;t say I&#039;m terribly surprised, given the calibre of photographers on G+, but it was a fun experience being included in this effort!</p>
<p>Kudos to <a href="http://www.ivanmakarov.com/" target="_blank">Ivan Makarov</a>, the brains behind the entire operation, and everyone who helped him put this together! What a great way for the Google Plus photography community to come together and help Kiva!</p>
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		<title>Winter Walk Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blarg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I decided to do this year is to step back into the archives to review, cleanup, and reorganize my photo libraries. In addition to that, I&#039;m going to start collecting and putting together a better set of photos that I can call a portfolio and eventually add to a print run <a href='http://blargmedia.ca/2012/01/06/winter-walk-revisited'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the things I decided to do this year is to step back into the archives to review, cleanup, and reorganize my photo libraries. In addition to that, I&#039;m going to start collecting and putting together a better set of photos that I can call a portfolio and eventually add to a print run or several. To that end, over the next little while, I&#039;m going to try posting these on a semi-regular basis here on the blog. I&#039;m going to do away with the &#034;Friday&#039;s Photo&#034; category and just try to post whenever I can &#8211; at least once a week, but possibly more.</p>
<p>For this first post, we go back a couple of years ago, when I went on one of my first photo walks during a warm day in the middle of winter. At that point, I was just getting started in photography armed with a Canon Rebel XTi (aka 400D) and its kit lenses. I probably took several dozen shots that day, but I decided to only pick out a few of my better ones.</p>
<p><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71840-2/20100205_IMG_4716.jpg" rel="lightbox[698]" title="Winter Walk Revisited"><img src="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71839-2/20100205_IMG_4716.jpg"/></a><br />
<a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71840-2/20100205_IMG_4716.jpg" rel="lightbox[698a]"><i>One of These Things is Not Like the Others</i></a></p>
<p><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71844-2/20100205_IMG_4766.jpg" rel="lightbox[698]" title="Winter Walk Revisited"><img src="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71843-2/20100205_IMG_4766.jpg"/></a><br />
<a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71844-2/20100205_IMG_4766.jpg" rel="lightbox[698a]"><i>Forgotten Toque</i></a></p>
<p><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71848-2/20100205_IMG_4808.jpg" rel="lightbox[698]" title="Winter Walk Revisited"><img src="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71847-2/20100205_IMG_4808.jpg"/></a><br />
<a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71848-2/20100205_IMG_4808.jpg" rel="lightbox[698a]"><i>Pine Cones</i></a></p>
<p><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71852-2/20100205_IMG_4859.jpg" rel="lightbox[698]" title="Winter Walk Revisited"><img src="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71851-2/20100205_IMG_4859.jpg"/></a><br />
<a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71852-2/20100205_IMG_4859.jpg" rel="lightbox[698a]"><i>Frozen Leaf</i></a></p>
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		<title>Happy 2012!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the holidays have passed, it&#039;s time to look ahead to 2012 and see what&#039;s in store for us around here! I&#039;m not going to go into any new years resolutions or anything like that, but if you must know, 1920&#215;1200. *ba-dum-tsshhh* *tumbleweeds* One of the things I&#039;ve decided to join this year is <a href='http://blargmedia.ca/2012/01/03/happy-2012'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that the holidays have passed, it&#039;s time to look ahead to 2012 and see what&#039;s in store for us around here! I&#039;m not going to go into any new years resolutions or anything like that, but if you must know, 1920&#215;1200. *ba-dum-tsshhh* *tumbleweeds*</p>
<p>One of the things I&#039;ve decided to join this year is the <a href="https://plus.google.com/107553450680914912872" target="_blank">2012 Project 52</a> happening over on Google+. This is a group of 450+ photographers of all levels from around the world committing to taking and posting at least one photo a week based on a weekly theme. It sounded like a fun challenge, and certainly a lot more doable than a 366 Project, so I thought I would give it a try. It also gives me a good excuse to get out and shoot a lot more. In addition to this, I&#039;ll be continuing with our weekly post from our own archives, so hopefully I&#039;ll be able to effectively pull off a Project 104. *fingers crossed*</p>
<p>So to kick of 2012, here&#039;s my first shot for the Google+ Project 52. The first theme last week was &#034;New Years Eve/Day&#034;. I made a post-new-years dinner yesterday which was a bacon-wrapped roast turkey (along with a bunch of sides, but the turkey was the star). It actually turned out really well and was a great hit with the family!</p>
<p><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71831-2/IMG_3995.jpg" rel="lightbox[692]" title="Happy 2012!"><img src="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71830-2/IMG_3995.jpg"/></a><br />
<a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71831-2/IMG_3995.jpg" rel="lightbox[692a]"><i>Turbacon IMG_3995</i></a></p>
<p><a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71835-2/IMG_4011.jpg" rel="lightbox[692]" title="Happy 2012!"><img src="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71834-2/IMG_4011.jpg"/></a><br />
<a href="http://blargmedia.ca/gallery/d/71835-2/IMG_4011.jpg" rel="lightbox[692a]"><i>Turbacon IMG_4011</i></a></p>
<p>Happy New Year!</p>
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