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CRALLÉ
Travel Photographer / Story Teller
chasing the essence
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Spring Has Sprung!
We're encouraging the baby aloe plantings in our entrance hall to absorb the morning sunlight and grow. The sticks, not so much.
Gary Crallé
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10 Million Year-Old Camera Discovered in Attic!
April 1, 2025. Astounding discovery of a camera thought to be from the Photerozoic period some 10 million years ago! Imaging experts,...
Gary Crallé
5 days ago1 min read
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Photographing Plants in Suspended Animation
The secret is freezing rain. For as long as temperatures remain below freezing, plants covered in rain that has turned to ice are...
Gary Crallé
Mar 301 min read
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6 Jane Austen Mini Photo Essays Bookending The Author's Life
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Gary Crallé
Mar 181 min read
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Capturing the blood lunar eclipse
It was a bit chilly on our back deck at 2:30 in the morning of March 14, but I nevertheless set up my camera to capture the blood lunar...
Gary Crallé
Mar 161 min read
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Use your talents
https://n.pr/41um0be The images from these photographers are an inspiration to utilize our visual voices.
Gary Crallé
Mar 151 min read
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Picturing Jane Austen's story
I'm in the middle of creating a series of brief pictorial narratives about English novelist Jane Austen. Whether identifying as Janeites...
Gary Crallé
Mar 71 min read
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How did Alfred Crallé invent the ice cream scoop?
As reported in today's Feb. 2 Smithsonian magazine https://bit.ly/42GiBIl Back in 2014 I had posted this (awfully cluttered) page on my...
Gary Crallé
Feb 41 min read
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Taking Down the Christmas Tree (sigh)
We enjoy our Christmas tree as long as possible, usually taking it down January 6, on Epiphany (the day on the Christian calendar when...
Gary Crallé
Jan 61 min read
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The Elora, Ontario Christmas Market is Small but Cute.
We knew it was worth the 1-hour drive from Georgetown when we saw all the cars manoeuvring for parking spaces. The market itself, located...
Gary Crallé
Dec 28, 20241 min read
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The Karsh Caper
The return to Ottawa of a renowned stolen photo of Winston Churchill reminded me of my interpretation of the Master's style when I spent...
Gary Crallé
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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Opening shot with my new Olympus/OM System gear
After long consideration followed by impulsive action, I bought some new photo g ear. To be precise, an OM-1 Mark II camera and Zuiko...
Gary Crallé
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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Gary Crallé
Nov 11, 20240 min read
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Winning Photos from San Antonio, Texas
These photos were a 1-2 punch at the VoX International Discover America Day in Toronto, earning First Place and Runner up for a story in...
Gary Crallé
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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October in München (Munich)
We topped off 5 weeks visiting friends and family in England with a 5-day tour of Munich. This relatively short flight avoided the...
Gary Crallé
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Lingering Memories of Autumn in Vermont
The title of this blog says it all. The beauty of fall colour in New England endures in my mind. This photo of the State House in...
Gary Crallé
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Man or Moon?
A sleeping passenger on a flight provided an opportunity for this optical illusion. Do you see a ghostly man in the moon with a pompadour...
Gary Crallé
Nov 3, 20241 min read
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Sweet Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Día de los Muertos, the Mexican tradition of honouring the dead takes place on Nov. 1st and 2nd. The origin is the same as Halloween,...
Gary Crallé
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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An October Weekend in Georgetown
Fall colours aren't as bright this year, except for the reds; they knock your socks off. The Credit River, as always, ripples along the...
Gary Crallé
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Cycling 'Tour of Britain' Coming Up
Britain's premier elite men’s race will pass through Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire on Friday, Sept. 6. The quiet Main Street should be a...
Gary Crallé
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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