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A few photos from Winterlude today

Earlier this month Samsung sent OttawaStart a Samsung Galaxy Camera .  Ours to keep, as long as we snap some photos at Winterlude and share them with our readers.  Here are some of my pics from a quick one-hour visit to Winterlude downtown today.  (There are more Winterlude photos in the OttawaStart Flickr Group too.)

I saw lots of photographers on bridges taking shots like this.

[ Rideau Canal Skateway

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8462334253/)

This is going to be the most-photographed display at Winterlude this year. Everybody was taking a pic of it.

[ Everybody was taking a photo of this

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8463439188/)

This was kind of funny.  A “Warm-Up Zone” at City Hall, next to the Rink of Dreams.  Those are outdoor space heaters that people are standing under.

[ A “Warm-Up” zone, complete with heaters

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8463433320/)

Ice Hog key chain souvenirs.

[ Miniature Ice Hog souvenir

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8463431614/)

The ultimate Ottawa Beavertail would be a Bridgehead-coffee soaked pastry, fried in Beau’s batter wrapped around a Schwarma with cheese curds on the side.

[ BeaverTails hut at Confederation Park

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8463434768/)

This is a butterfly.  Anybody have tips for how to take good photos of ice sculptures?

[ Butterfly ice sculptuer

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8462336421/)

Kids were creating their own sculptures using coloured bits of snow.  Cool.

[ Kids make their own sculpture using coloured snow

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8462336677/)

The Korean displays at Confederation Park added a lot of life and colour to the space.

[ Korean-Canadian display at Confederation Park

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8462337465/)

Here’s another one.

[ Korean-Canadian display at Confederation Park

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8463438378/)

Obligatory NCC safety sign.

[ Safety first

](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8463437338/)

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** ** See also: ** Ottawa Winterlude Guide

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