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Weekend in Ottawa

A couple weekends ago me, my girlfriend, and my roommates went to Ottawa for the weekend. The reason for the trip was to see one of my photographs in the Museum of Nature. The story behind why one of my pictures is in the Museum of Nature in Ottawa dates back to September 2016 when I found out I had won the youth category for the Canadian Geographic Wildlife Photography of the Year contest. The prize pack for this contest included among other things that my photo would be on display in the Museum of Nature. Due to the Canada 150 celebrations, my photo wasn't displayed until the beginning of January 2018 and is on display until May 2018. The photo that is on display is the first photo in this blog post. The title of the photo is Slow and Steady. The photo features a snail moving along a rusty pipe. The second photo is of the outside of the museum before you walk in the main doors. The museum is known to look similar to a castle and is known to have a giant jellyfish, both of which you are able to see in that photo. The third photo is of the beautiful stained glass that the museum has in most of its windows. The stained glass throughout the museum all have an animal theme too them. The fourth photo is of the staircase guests take to reach the upper floors of the museum. The photo is meant to show off the architecture of the museum and to show the jellyfish. The last photo is a butterfly. The museum currently has a live butterfly exhibit going on which you are able to walk through, I had a large number of butterfly's land on me as I was walking through.







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