Snow! Finally.
Had a great time this weekend over at the Brule River (After Hours Ski Trails). On Saturday I skied 40 kilometers (Birkie training), but today was the day to play in the sun! Hope you enjoy some of my GoPro photos / movies from the Northwoods. I even captured the aftermath of a wipeout!
At 3:18 the video switches from videos of Galen to me! The movie has some outtakes after the credits at 5:06.
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What a great way to slide into Friday evening! We received 3 inches of fresh snow today, and at dusk the sun exploded on the scene. I live in northern Minnesota on the edge of a pine forest (and across from a waterfall). I took these photos using HDR photography (see prior post: HDR for the Amateur Photographer).
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Post update: Amity Meltdown added on March 16th
Amity Snow Pine River
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Amity Snow Pine Gazebo
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Amity Meltdown
How do you describe the frozen northland where 30,000 people descend upon Lake Nakomis on three cold days in January to watch teams vie for the Golden Shovel Award? Fantastic!
Welcome to the USA Pond Hockey Championships.
Take a moment to watch my animated slide show (with music). I spent the afternoon over at the championships taking photos (after first skiing 25 kilometers this morning). This is Winter in Minnesota!
2012 finds teams competing from all over the United States and Canada (even a team from Latvia)! Players range from old rink rats to former NHL players. The final aerial photo in my slide show is courtesy of the local CBS affiliate (story). Enjoy!
Finally, if you're on this page, I assume it's because you like hockey being played outdoors! Link to a previous post of mine and watch the movie trailer for Pond Hockey!
USA Pond Hockey on PhotoPeach (click in bottom right to expand)
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I pinged Target rather hard on a customer service fiasco early last Fall. With this video and their Rube Goldberg Machine, they are back on my good side. Well done, Target! I don't even mind I am helping you advertise by featuring this video. It's worthy! (Learn more about Target's Rube Goldberg Machine)
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From Wikipedia!
In this instance, I am drinking knowledge! Tomorrow night I will attend a Minnesota event sponsored by our local BarCamp, Minnedemo. Although my event is in Minnesota, BarCamps are hosted throughout the world. These get togethers are a fantastic way to learn how the "world of the web" is progressing. You will meet individuals who have product ideas for using the the web and software in ways about which you had never dreamed!
You need not be "technical" to obtain benefit from a Barcamp. Most presentations present idea, and give brief working demos of software if that is germain to the discussion. I can remember when I first "got it" about mobile and the web. Quite a few years ago I attended a BarCamp where two young gentleman presented a new product idea … cell phone cameras … text messages … and large professional sports stadium monitors. Basically, one would flash up a message asking fans to take a photo in the stadium, and send the results immediately to the host sports team. Within a few minutes the best examples would be shown on the HUGE stadium monitors. End result … a marketeer's dream … interaction with the customer, phone numbers, contact information etc.
Attend a BarCamp and learn! Here is a brief description of tomorrow night's Minnedemo. You'll note that I also get a real drink, not just knowledge! :-)
"MinneDemo is for real, working technology products made in Minnesota. Demos are 7 minutes long and PowerPoint IS NOT ALLOWED. Some have described it as geek show and tell. We like to think that geeks and those interested in what they are doing (i.e., investors, media organizations, etc) will enjoy an event centered on seeing what the local scene is up to and networking before, during, and afterward with food and drinks. It’s an energizing and informative evening"