Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Finale

 I started this Winterlude series on the grounds of the National War Memorial, where the centennial of the RCAF was the subject of an ice sculpture and exhibit display panels. The helicopter and tower combination were lit up.


And so it is that my Winterlude series wraps up again for another year.

Monday, March 18, 2024

Dazzling

 More today from these ice sculptures at Winterlude, beautifully lit up at night.


From this spot, everything aligns. I took a couple of shots a second or two apart.


I found this style very creative.


Departing from Sparks Street, I crossed to the War Memorial. Tomorrow we wrap up this series where we began it.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Illumination

 The Canada flag ice chair was appropriately lit up in red as I passed by.


Little Birds shone in the night.


This large light installation caught my eye, as it was fully lit up.


From the east end of Sparks Street, a look back to the west.


And so we come to the centennial sculpture for the RCAF, illuminated in the night.


From this position, the varied positioning of the sculptures now becomes aligned so that the visitor sees the logo as it's supposed to be. I found this very creative.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

The Spectacle

 I continued on, passing by the wolves ice sculptures one last time, illuminated in the night, but also brightly shining on their own, with this distinctive colouring.


This swing bench caught my eye.


This large sized cup was fully illuminated. For reference, this was more than a metre in height.


And people were using the teeter totters I'd shown you before.


Canada turned into a maze was displayed on a structure, so I photographed it.


I passed by the busker area, where two musicians were starting up.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Colour In The Ice

 I start today where I left off yesterday, with these two close up shots of the wings of that ice sculpture. The carvers must have done something to bring out this quality in the ice, as it was obviously a fresh sculpture.


Further along, this ice chair for posing on. No, I did not sit down.


One of the Ice Hogs was walking my way.


A little while later, after killing some time with a bite to eat, I came back out onto Sparks Street. It was sufficiently dark that the coloured spotlights on the sculptures would be coming out in full.