Charlottetown in Winter.

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I had a lot of fun with "Charlottetown at Night," which I shot one night last fall, and knew I wanted to do it again. So, I got my hands on a Canon 7D and hit the streets again. I went out on Islander Day, a provincial holiday, so the streets are relatively bare. The snow was a little more wet and was falling a little faster than I would have liked, but it was relatively mild, which made for comfortable shooting. Shooting with the 7D is tricky, to say the least. It's a pain to get the exposure and focus right, and the fixed LCD ends up causing trouble when you're shooting from a low angle. On more than one occasion, I ended up adjusting the shutter speed rather than the aperture by accident (you can see the jittery snow in the shots at the Confederation Centre). Overall though, the 7D is a lot of fun to shoot with, and it's obvious that it takes time to master. Once again, I borrowed the camera from photographer and pal Jason MacLean. The music in this video is "Piano Lessons" from Keegan Dewitt's fantastic score for Quiet City. You can see more of Keegan's work (and even download the entire Quiet City score) at keegandewitt.com. You can see the trailer for Quiet City on YouTube.