Life in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Entries from August 2008

From the ground to the sky

August 31, 2008 · 8 Comments

Here’s a shot from the Boot Lake trails. Notice the colourful leaves on the ground!

(Also, photo stitching is amazing.)

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Where is the sanding and painting class?

August 31, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s a sign at the Aurora College trades workshop space.

It’s seen it’s fair share of bad weather over the years.

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Fall colours in the Delta, part 3

August 31, 2008 · 1 Comment

 

Do yourself a favour and get outside. The Boot Lake walking trails are beautiful this time of year!

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Bored and shaggy

August 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment

This old sleepy dog was lazily watching people pass by…

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Suburbs of the arctic

August 31, 2008 · 4 Comments

It turns out, there are suburban-style houses on the edge of town.

It’s not all trailers, row-houses and log cabins here!

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Fall colours in the Delta, part 2

August 30, 2008 · 2 Comments

 

Here’s the view from my front door and back window, at Parkview apartments.

(Both are several photos stitched together, and you can see some perspective errors here and there.)

This is what it looks like when I drink tea and look out the window.

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Fall colours in the Delta, part 1

August 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment

More fall colours in Inuvik. Feels like Hallowe’en is just around the corner, but it’s still August!

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Inuvik panoramas, part 2: A walk downtown

August 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Here’s the newsstand, the hardware store, Mr.Chips’ wagon, etc.

In super-wide vision.

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Inuvik panoramas, part 1: Samuel Hearne school

August 29, 2008 · 4 Comments

This “image stitching” stuff is really wonderful. 

Here’s Inuvik’s Samuel Hearne school (still boarded up for the summer) in super-high resolution.

 

(Note: some of the stuff like the telephone wires don’t exactly line up. I am still learning.)

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Panoramic view of Tsiigehtchic

August 29, 2008 · 5 Comments

It turns out there is some software which does amazing things with photos, such as “stitching” many together.

Just look at this panoramic view of Tsiigehthic!

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