Some might argue that the 35mm focal length is the most famous of all. The “35 vs50” war has ranged on for decades, each saying it’s the best, each saying it’s the most diverse and for some reason, each claiming to be the equivalent of the human eye. I’m not here to add to that, only to show you my favorite photos taken at 35mm. If you’re curious, I’ll be covering 50mm in part four. The Church Camera: Canon EOS 5D (Original)Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L USMDate:

Launching my blog theme for the month of February, I am looking at four popular focal lengths, and within them, my favourite photos taken at them. These examples are all within the realm of full frame and can come from either a zoom or a prime lens. I used Lightroom Classic to narrow down the collection of images taken at that length, on each of the digital full frame cameras I have owned over the years, rated 4 or 5 stars. It was a trip going over images that I have not looked at in some cases, in over a decade.

Table of Contents July 11th & 12th. 2025: Day Thirty-Seven & Thirty-Eight Days in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 13/14/10 The issue with missing a day is I definitely don’t remember as much, especially with all them bleeding together like they are but on the 11th I was primed to see Superman at the drive-in theatre. My cousin Jackie’s husband let me know that even though my radio may stay on when I turn off the car it might time out after a few minutes. So as a backup I went to Canadian Tire and bought a small “boom box” plus the cabin air cleaner that was recommended to me by the French mechanic a few weeks ago at Bumper to Bumper.

Table of Contents July 9th, 2025: Day Thirty-Five Days in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 13/14/7 I rested today for the most part. My ankle was feeling slightly worse, and I accomplished quite a bit the previous day, so I figured I’d lay low. My Aunt and Uncle needed to run an errand, so I took the opportunity to clean up the laundry room somewhat. They’re in their 70s. Aunt Jody can’t really go downstairs at all, and Uncle Glen can’t bend over much, so there’s some dust bunnies and such and my last load of laundry had some dryer lint.

Table of Contents July 5th, 2025: Day Thirty-One Distance Travelled: 854KMDistance From Home: 3416KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 13/14/3 Levis, Quebec - Mississauga, Ontario As much as I was not totally sure about leaving Quebec City, I did it. While I was driving away, I tried to visualize myself a couple years down the road, already having gone back by car or plane, and glad that I had made better plans. I’m exhausted and have seen so much and am not going to get everything in one go so I should probably start picking my final adventures for this trip more carefully.

Table of Contents July 3rd, 2025: Day Twenty-Nine Distance Travelled: 454KMDistance From Home: 4411KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 12/13/3 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Fredericton, New Brunswick My alarm went off at 5:30AM, set to play Megadeth because why not. Being was packed and out the door within an hour, I was doing a pretty good clip for a while until I saw a dead deer on the side of the road and made the smart choice to slow down and move into the right lane. I got tired fast.

Table of Contents July 2nd, 2025: Day Twenty-Eight Distance Travelled: 43.8KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 11/13/3 Halifax, Nova Scotia I am happy to report I made today count. I had a good and much needed sleep, got up, made myself presentable and did some research before I left so I wouldn’t be wandering aimlessly. I decided to make my first stop at the Citadel National Historic Site. Now I’ve been avoiding museums and the like for this trip as I find it gives me a fishbowl feeling. Everything is….sterile.

Table of Contents July 1st, 2025: Day Twenty-Seven Distance Travelled: 144KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 10/13/3 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia I headed to downtown Halifax right in the morning, eager to get things done and then I saw a massive crowd gathering, all with flags and shirts and hats, etc. celebrating Canada Day. You know that elusive obvious that occurs sometimes? Yeah, that was me, not even realizing that I would have issues finding parking, navigating the streets with loads of people for the parade, and also limited to what would be open during holiday hours.

Table of Contents June 29th, 2025: Day Twenty-Five Distance Travelled: 245KMDistance From Home: 4919kmDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 9/12/3 Hilden, Nova Scotia - Lunenberg, Nova Scotia As I write this my ankle is wrapped. I woke up at a decent time but past my alarm. It had been raining most of the night and was coming down pretty good with a healthy dose of fog. This meant converting like a Rubix Cube, that is, leaving everything confined to the car while moving it all around. It takes a little longer.

Table of Contents June 27th, 2025: Day Twenty-Three Distance Travelled: 450-ish KMDistance to Home: 5159 KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 9/10/3 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - North Sydney, Nova Scotia I woke up to my alarm but procrastinated a little. Forced myself out of bed, which was soft with old springs, and got my shit together. Today I was headed for Nova Scotia, but not before picking up Starbucks. I asked for my usual but with an extra shot. They gave it to me hot instead of cold, but I got to keep both.

Table of Contents June 25th, 2025: Day Twenty-One Distance Travelled: 452.4KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 7/10/3 Quebec/New Brunswick Border - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island With a checkout time of noon, I was in no hurry today to get underway and stayed in bed as much as I could until a point where I thought it was time to get ready, but I could still do so without rushing. Once I got on the road it was a very short time before I was in New Brunswick. Funny, as soon as I crossed the border it was like, suddenly people knew how to leave space in between cars again.

Table of Contents June 23rd, 2025: Day Nineteen Distance Travelled: Approx 177kmDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 6/9/3 Motel Camping Metis, Quebec - Saint Anne des Monts, Quebec Today was expensive. I knew it would be. I had several errands to run, namely the car's cabin filter, but also food & laundry. First, I headed to Bumper-to-Bumper after saying my goodbyes to the campsite owner and leaving a business card. I lucked out and the mechanic, Matthew, spoke good English and noted my relief. He had a look and put a new filter in.

Here are a list of eight books I read in 2025 related to travel to help inspire me on my cross Canada journey. Most of these had value to take with me while a couple wasted my time. The McCandless Mecca: A Pilgrimage to the Magic Bus of the Stampede Trail By Ken Ilgunas and Josh Spice 4/5 This is probably the shortest book on the list at just 80 pages, and I actually commend the author for this because there’s another book on here that pads out an otherwise simple concept with fluff.

Table of Contents June 21st, 2025: Day Seventeen Distance Travelled: 365.7 KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 6/7/3 Camping La Jolie Rochelle, Quebec - Motel camping Metis, Quebec Had a good sleep at Camping La Jolie Rochelle but needed to #2 in the morning. Greeted by what I presume to be the camp kitty cat and went to go about my business when the cleaner/maid came in and started banging around. Join Me! At one point it seemed like they might have tried to open my stall, and I said "hey".

June 19th, 2025: Day Fifteen Table of Contents Distance Travelled: 526KMDays in Hotels VS Campgrounds VS Guest: 5/6/3 Mississauga, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario Worst day yet. Easily. I may keep this briefer than previous entries because I am exhausted. Plus, I have Topper’s Pizza on the way in 26 minutes… 28 minutes sorry. After saying goodbye to my Aunt and Uncle I grabbed a coffee and headed to see my grandfather’s grave. The first issue of the day is when I couldn’t find it. I thought I had the right location, and I didn’t.

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