Extremes

2025-02-15

If I'm going to go out and take photos every day this month, I might as well change things up a bit. Day-to-day I tend to shoot with a telephoto lens—it's a fast lens so I can shoot quickly/with low light and it makes it means all the shots in my neighbourhood aren't just houses. My friend li had sent me some good photos they had taken on a point-and-shoot, so I decided to bring my smallest lens with me on Friday. It's a tiny plastic lens the size of a phone lens (I guess probably smaller than some modern phone lenses). I wouldn't want to shoot with it exclusively, but I think it takes some moody looking shots. I decided to follow that up by going for a walk on the river today with it and my largest lens—an even larger telephoto lens that I'm not entirely comfortable walking around with. I thought it was a pretty nice day for a walk, but it maybe was a bit colder than I thought because my camera stopped working after a while and I had to take a break at a coffee shop. I would have liked to have swapped between lenses a bit more often but it wasn't really the weather for it. Credit where credit is due, There was at least one occasion where the only way I could get the shot I wanted was from swapping in the tiny lens. Hope you enjoy


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partially covered rabbit footprints
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partially covered rabbit footprints
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#paths/tracks/footprints/rabbit #photo-a-day/2025 #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #water/frozen/snow
sawdust on snow
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sawdust on snow
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#object/sawdust #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #water/frozen/snow
grass poking out of snow
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grass poking out of snow
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #plants/grass #water/frozen/snow
cracks on an outdoor rink
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cracks on an outdoor rink
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#decay/crack #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow #water/frozen/ice/rink
cracks and bumps on an outdoor rink
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cracks and bumps on an outdoor rink
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#decay/crack #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow #water/frozen/ice/rink
trees casting shadows on snow
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trees casting shadows on snow
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow #plants/tree #shadow #water/frozen/snow
snow on a picnic table
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snow on a picnic table
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#architecture/table/picnic #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow #shadow #water/frozen/snow
grass drawing lines in the snow
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grass drawing lines in the snow
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#architecture/fence/chain-link #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #plants/grass #water/frozen/snow
a huge and a tiny lens side-by-side
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a huge and a tiny lens side-by-side
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#camera/lens #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights
the surface of an outdoor rink
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the surface of an outdoor rink
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#architecture/rink #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow
the surface of an outdoor rink
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the surface of an outdoor rink
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#architecture/rink #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow
a raven walking through snow
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a raven walking through snow
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#animals/bird/raven #architecture/fence/chain-link #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow #water/frozen/snow
a raven walking through snow
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a raven walking through snow
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#animals/bird/raven #architecture/fence/chain-link #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/parks/Harrow #water/frozen/snow
a branch sticking out of the snow
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a branch sticking out of the snow
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #plants/part/branch #shadow #water/frozen/snow
a path along a river
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a path along a river
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a snow-covered bench
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a snow-covered bench
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#object/chair/park bench #paths/tracks/footprints #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow
a snow-covered bench across a frozen river
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a snow-covered bench across a frozen river
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#object/chair/park bench #paths/tracks/footprints #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a trail across a frozen river
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a trail across a frozen river
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
trees along a river

see if you can spot this in the previous picture

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trees along a river
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #plants/tree #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
the remains of a dock along a river
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the remains of a dock along a river
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#architecture/dock #decay #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a plane flying in a blue sky
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a plane flying in a blue sky
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#actions/flying #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #sky/contrail #vehicles/airplane
footprints along a river
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footprints along a river
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#paths/tracks/footprints #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow
the concrete underside of  a bridge
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the concrete underside of a bridge
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#architecture/bridge/Winnipeg/Maryland #material/concrete #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River
animal footprints on a river
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animal footprints on a river
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#paths/tracks/footprints #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
the frozen surface of a river
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the frozen surface of a river
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/ice #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a path along a river
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a path along a river
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#architecture/bridge/Winnipeg/Maryland #architecture/hut/snow/quinzhee #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a bridge over a frozen river
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a bridge over a frozen river
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#architecture/bridge/Winnipeg/Maryland #material/concrete #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a snow hut on a river
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a snow hut on a river
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#architecture/hut/snow/quinzhee #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a snow hut on a river
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a snow hut on a river
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#architecture/hut/snow/quinzhee #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a snow hut on a river
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a snow hut on a river
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#architecture/hut/snow/quinzhee #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
the inside of a snow hut
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the inside of a snow hut
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#architecture/hut/snow/quinzhee #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
the inside of a snow hut
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the inside of a snow hut
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#architecture/hut/snow/quinzhee #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
red and yellow stripes on a bridge
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red and yellow stripes on a bridge
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#architecture/bridge/Winnipeg/Osborne #material/concrete #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River
the sun setting behind trees
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the sun setting behind trees
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #plants/tree #silhouette #sky/sun/set
a golden statue on a domed building
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a golden statue on a domed building
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#architecture/building/Manitoba Legislature #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #statue/Golden Boy
a helicoptor
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a helicoptor
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#actions/flying #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #vehicles/helicopter
a sign by a ramp: caution: use at your own risk
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a sign by a ramp: caution: use at your own risk
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#architecture/ramp #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #text/sign #water/frozen/snow
a child's drawing of a yeti peaking through a hole in a wall
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a child's drawing of a yeti peaking through a hole in a wall
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#architecture/building/warming hut/The Yeti #hole #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a warming hut built to resemble a child's depiction of a yeti in a cave
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a warming hut built to resemble a child's depiction of a yeti in a cave
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#architecture/building/warming hut/The Yeti #hole #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a warming hut built to resemble a child's depiction of a yeti in a cave as seen from behind
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a warming hut built to resemble a child's depiction of a yeti in a cave as seen from behind
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#architecture/building/warming hut/The Yeti #hole #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
a warming hut built to resemble a child's depiction of a yeti in a cave as seen from behind
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a warming hut built to resemble a child's depiction of a yeti in a cave as seen from behind
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#architecture/building/warming hut/The Yeti #hole #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
two tall apartment buildings with balconies beside each other
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two tall apartment buildings with balconies beside each other
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#architecture/balcony #architecture/building/apartment #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River
an icicle on a pipe high up on a building

this is, conservatively, 20 stories up. very reassuring

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an icicle on a pipe high up on a building
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#architecture/building/apartment #architecture/wall #material/stone/tindle #object/pipe #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/ice/icicle
a mitten on top of a christmas tree
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a mitten on top of a christmas tree
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#lost & found #object/clothing/mitten #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #plants/tree/pine
a tree reflected in the windows of a building
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a tree reflected in the windows of a building
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#architecture/building/apartment #architecture/window #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #plants/tree #reflection
snowy stairs up to a patio set
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snowy stairs up to a patio set
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#architecture/stairs #architecture/table/patio #object/chair/patio #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow
ski tracks on a frozen river
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ski tracks on a frozen river
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#paths/tracks/ski #photo-a-day/2025 #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/trails/River #water/frozen/snow #water/surface/flowing/river/Assinaboine
rows of angled walls
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rows of angled walls
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#architecture/building/apartment #architecture/wall #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/Osborne Village
snow on a bush
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snow on a bush
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#place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #plants/tree/cedar #water/frozen/snow
the sun setting behind utility poles
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the sun setting behind utility poles
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#architecture/pole/telephone #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights #sky/sun/set
a raven on a roof
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a raven on a roof
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#animals/bird/raven #architecture/building/house #architecture/roof #place/Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg/River Heights

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