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  • 5th Year Anniversary

    - 08 Jan 2017 - 2 comments
    I've been taking photos and posting them on Flickr and Ipernity for 5 years now. This year I've been investing for a better next 5 years. I've invested in two new DSLRS (Nikon D3400 and Canon Rebel T5), I've also invested in a new Lenovo Flex 4

  • Why have I deleted all my photos?

    - 29 Jan 2017 - 4 comments
    As I used the downloadthemall feature to download my ablums, I deleted each album after it was downloaded to cross it off my list. I also did it so that after every album is erased I can make sure I can save the photos that weren't in albums as well. If

  • 2017, A BUSY year

    - 31 Jan 2017 - 3 comments
    There's a lot of things going on this year. One of the biggest things is the possibility of moving to Calgary and I've been considering it highly!

  • Altalink 755L 138kV Rebuild

    - 06 Mar 2017
    I never did get around to photographing line 755L which was the only line in the entire province of Alberta built with these specs. 755L is the line with the davit arms on this document:

  • Friday Line Safari

    - 17 Mar 2017 - 1 comment
    I will be visiting the Raymond Dam which is a mini hydro plant with a small 69kV substation and original 69kV line owned by Altalink. I will also be visiting the Stirling Substation which is where the 69kV and 138kV system are interconnected.

  • Altalink Madden 373S Substation

    - 27 Mar 2017 - 1 comment
    I found this original Calgary Power Ltd wooden substation along an original transmission line from the Ghost Dam accidentally. Unfortunately the substatation has been replaced as of 2011.

  • Easter Line Safari

    - 15 Apr 2017
    Next week I will be taking a line safari to territory I have yet to discover. I will be going back to ATCO Electric territory almost 3 years since my list trip. I will be visiting a number of substations and discovering more of ATCO's 4kV grid. Below are

  • Still on Flickr.... For now

    - 25 Apr 2017 - 5 comments
    I'm still on Flickr adding titles and descriptions to my photos and once I finish I'll import them all here with the import tool available on this site so I won't have to do extra work and add descriptions and titles here. So far I'm only doing my

  • Wooden braces used in Alberta!

    - 28 Apr 2017 - 4 comments
    Found on a downgraded transmission line owned by ATCO. www.google.ca/maps/@55.4636024,-117.1367 832,3a,15y,91.93h,96.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3 m4!1sa0eedWEh_CJ1oyrWKKPj_g!2e0!7i13312! 8i6656

  • The end of 161kV voltages in Canada?

    - 15 Aug 2017 - 2 comments
    I was skimming through a FortisBC article the other day and this stood out: "One longer-range goal for the FortisBC system is to reduce the number of nominal system voltages to three widely used standard classes: 230 kV, 138 kV and 63 kV. This will

  • Almost back in business

    - 17 Aug 2017 - 1 comment
    I have just returned from a 2 week outing in British Columbia. I have tons of photos from BC Hydro and the old West Kootenay Power Co. (FortisBC) system. I have a few hundred more photos to edit and then I can import everything on here and maintain both

  • Flickr Photo Issues

    - 18 Aug 2017 - 1 comment
    A few of my photos from each of my albums are showing as "photo not available" I haven't deleted the photos and I have also restarted my web browser. Anyone else having this same issue? Thanks.

  • I Need YOUR Help!

    - 28 Aug 2017 - 2 comments
    Hello all, I'm going to be importing my albums over here and keeping both accounts in sink. For awhile my Ipernity will be on the free acount until I renew it so you will only see my recent 200. Over time I will slowly get onto my U.S. albums as it has

  • Importing from Flickr

    - 31 Aug 2017
    Alright so I've finally figured out how I'm going to import my photos over. I will be doing a single chunk per day or so, which is 90 photos to organize into albums. You'll notice I already have started a chunk from 2012.

  • Update

    - 25 Oct 2017 - 2 comments
    I have FINALLY finished my Canadian photo organization over on Flickr. I have located and organized and additional 280 photos that were in my stream and now 95% of them are organized into appropriate albums. I will now start to upload new photos soon

  • Photos Lost

    - 02 Nov 2017 - 5 comments
    I am a bit irritated that I reacted the way I did when the news of the possibility of Ipernity shutting down. After going through my photos to keep reuploading, I noticed some were missing! I was looking through my trip to Washington in 2013 and all of my

  • An Unforunate Loss

    - 06 Dec 2017 - 5 comments
    Well, This one is a real bummer. My photos of that old Baltimore Gas & Electric 4kV substation are also gone...

  • Soon to bite the dust...

    - 16 Dec 2017 - 1 comment
    Anyone remember this line? www.flickr.com/photos/powerline64/306637 59714/in/album-72157680259597712 This line runs through the Lethbridge city limits on these old double circuit poles from the main substation to the city limits and then transfers to more