Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
Thanks Marnie; yes, the carvings on ice are impressive, I don't think my photos make them enough justice. The guys wearing masks are part of Quebec City's carnival, I really don't know what they are suppose to be, just looked like a spooky photo ;-) Joseph, definitelly, all that ice is an invitation to sip your prefered high ethanol content beverage ;-) and thanks David and everyone else who commented. Cheers On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 11:41 AM, wrote: > In a message dated 2/13/2009 7:23:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > fer.p...@gmail.com writes: > This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian > winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first > three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you > can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance > to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque > european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my > life. > > I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a > hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is > impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be > rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to > bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on > ice-white walls...) > > Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ > > Cheers, > > Fernando > > > Interesting gallery. Wow on Ice Hotel, some fancy carving. Why (first shot) > are the guys wearing masks? Who are they supposed to be? > > Marnie aka Doe :-) > > - > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy > Awards. AOL Music takes you there. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi0004) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Fernando > Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ > > Cheers, > > Fernando Some very nice shots of the Hotel. Dave > > -- > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
Makes me want to retire to the chair in front of the fire and sip a Jack. Really enjoyed the intricate carvings and impressions in the snow. A tradition I've never been involved in. Good to see. On Feb 13, 2009, at 07:23 , Fernando wrote: Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ Joseph McAllister Pentaxian http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
I like the pics! You might want to do something about the white balance on the last three, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Fernando wrote: > From: Fernando > Subject: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 10:23 AM > This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the > Canadian > winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our > first > three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much > skiing (you > can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave > me the chance > to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque > european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow > together in my > life. > > I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, > well, a > hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls > is > impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away > and be > rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should > remember to > bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your > light on > ice-white walls...) > > Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ > > Cheers, > > Fernando > > -- > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
In a message dated 2/13/2009 7:23:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, fer.p...@gmail.com writes: This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my life. I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on ice-white walls...) Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ Cheers, Fernando Interesting gallery. Wow on Ice Hotel, some fancy carving. Why (first shot) are the guys wearing masks? Who are they supposed to be? Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi0004) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
Yes, this one's bar is like that as well: ice glasses, coloured vodka beverages; I believe there is (or used to be) a bar here in Toronto that had glasses made of ice by keeping the room temperature at -5C. PS: Thank for the comment Bob On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > There's also another ice hotel at Chena Hots Springs, Alaska, a little north > & east of Fairbanks - they pour their vodka into glasses made of ice. > The hotel melts in the spring and is rebuilt in early winter. > > The hotel is heavily visited by orientals. Something about the northern > lights & fertility. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > - Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" > Subject: RE: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel > > >> The ice hotel looks like a nice place to have a couple of shots of voddy. >> The evening shots are nice too. >> >> Bob >> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On >>> Behalf Of Fernando >>> Sent: 13 February 2009 15:23 >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel >>> >>> This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian >>> winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first >>> three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you >>> can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance >>> to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque >>> european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my >>> life. >>> >>> I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a >>> hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is >>> impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be >>> rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to >>> bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on >>> ice-white walls...) >>> >>> Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Fernando >>> >>> -- >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
There's also another ice hotel at Chena Hots Springs, Alaska, a little north & east of Fairbanks - they pour their vodka into glasses made of ice. The hotel melts in the spring and is rebuilt in early winter. The hotel is heavily visited by orientals. Something about the northern lights & fertility. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel The ice hotel looks like a nice place to have a couple of shots of voddy. The evening shots are nice too. Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Fernando Sent: 13 February 2009 15:23 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my life. I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on ice-white walls...) Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ Cheers, Fernando -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
The ice hotel looks like a nice place to have a couple of shots of voddy. The evening shots are nice too. Bob > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of Fernando > Sent: 13 February 2009 15:23 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel > > This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian > winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first > three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you > can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance > to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque > european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my > life. > > I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a > hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is > impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be > rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to > bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on > ice-white walls...) > > Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ > > Cheers, > > Fernando > > -- > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
Thanks Evan, considering how cold this looks, that's really a complement ;-) On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Evan Hanson wrote: > Fernando wrote: >> >> This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian >> winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first >> three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you >> can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance >> to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque >> european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my >> life. >> >> I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a >> hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is >> impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be >> rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to >> bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on >> ice-white walls...) >> >> Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ >> >> Cheers, >> >> Fernando >> >> > > Great great gallery. Makes me want to take a trip north. > > > Evan > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
Fernando wrote: This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my life. I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on ice-white walls...) Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ Cheers, Fernando Great great gallery. Makes me want to take a trip north. Evan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:41:20AM -0500, Doug Brewer wrote: # frank theriault wrote: # >On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Fernando wrote: # > # > I can't imaging what you can wear to # > # >>get you through a night on an ice bed... # > # > # >Maybe it's not so much what you wear as who you're with... # > # >;-) # > # >cheers, # >frank # > # > # # so I guess you would glove the one you're with Just make sure you bring a heavy lens. -- It's not the steps in the dance, it's the dance in the steps. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
frank theriault wrote: On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Fernando wrote: I can't imaging what you can wear to get you through a night on an ice bed... Maybe it's not so much what you wear as who you're with... ;-) cheers, frank so I guess you would glove the one you're with -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Fernando wrote: I can't imaging what you can wear to > get you through a night on an ice bed... Maybe it's not so much what you wear as who you're with... ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
I can see that. Returning back to Toronto felt like summer ;-) I don't know if people really spend the night at the Ice Hotel, I know I couldn't. I was wearing a heavy parka (Canada Goose expedition parka - the one they use for the Artic program) and tons of layers plus winter boots, and after one hour inside that humongous ice cube I started to get numb fingers&toes. I can't imaging what you can wear to get you through a night on an ice bed... On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:34 AM, frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Fernando wrote: >> This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian >> winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first >> three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you >> can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance >> to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque >> european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my >> life. >> >> I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a >> hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is >> impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be >> rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to >> bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on >> ice-white walls...) >> >> Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ >> > > Terrific series, Fernando! > > As you know, Quebec City and Montreal tend to get a lot more snow and > get much colder than Toronto does. I grew up in Montreal, but never > made it to Quebec City's Winter Carnival, although I always wanted to. > And I always wanted to do the iced toboggan run! > > I don't know if I want to stay at the Ice Hotel. Even with those fur > blankets, it must be cold to sleep there. I think I'd prefer the > Chateau Frontenac! > > ;-) > > Thanks for sharing. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Fernando wrote: > This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian > winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first > three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you > can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance > to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque > european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my > life. > > I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a > hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is > impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be > rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to > bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on > ice-white walls...) > > Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ > Terrific series, Fernando! As you know, Quebec City and Montreal tend to get a lot more snow and get much colder than Toronto does. I grew up in Montreal, but never made it to Quebec City's Winter Carnival, although I always wanted to. And I always wanted to do the iced toboggan run! I don't know if I want to stay at the Ice Hotel. Even with those fur blankets, it must be cold to sleep there. I think I'd prefer the Chateau Frontenac! ;-) Thanks for sharing. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Quebec city & Ice hotel
This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my life. I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on ice-white walls...) Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ Cheers, Fernando -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
