Panama Flats Skaters Under a Sunset Karl Johanson 2024-01-16 | Stephanie Johanson shows us how wonderful life on a sphere can be, by filming skaters under a beautiful sunset on Panama Flats in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada.Were you out there skating (January 15, 2024.)?Filmed with a Canon EOS 70D.#sunset #skating
Pond Skaters Timelapse Jan 14 2024 Karl Johanson 2024-01-15 | 10 hours of skaters in about 30 seconds. Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This was January 14. Today, January 15, there are more skaters out on the ice, but I haven't checked out the conditions myself. I plan to strap my skates on in a bit. The water isn't very deep there, about a metre at the deep spots, so it tends to be safer than skating on a lake. You can see a propane campfire near the end.Filmed with an IPad.#timelapse #skateing #pondskating #hockey
Lots of Skaters Panama Flats January 14 2024 Karl Johanson 2024-01-14 | A huge crowd on some of the best outdoor ice I've seen in decades. Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Looked like several hundred skaters so far today. Skate safe!#skating #pondskating #wintersports
Incorrect Arguments Against Evolution Karl Johanson 2024-01-14 | Most people who don't agree with the idea of biological evolution don't understand it. Further complicating the issue is creationists making up and spreading pseudo-plausible sounding, but quite wrong, arguments against evolution, and against the strawman versions of evolution they present. In this 2015 panel, in Vancouver BC, I mentioned one of the creationists' arguments and pointed out that critical thinking about such arguments shows their flaws.#evolution #creationism #biologicalevolution
Fire on Pond Ice Saanich, BC January 2024 Karl Johanson 2024-01-14 | Some skaters set up a fire and lawn chairs on the ice on Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. You can see a few people playing night hockey as well.The ice is quite smooth this year compared to some of the years past.The end of the video is a brief commentary on human's first use of fire, from Karl Johanson's presentation "What's Going to Happen in the Future," at the University of Victoria, February 2017.#fire #campfire #hockey #skating
Panama Flats Ice Assessment January 13 2024 Karl Johanson 2024-01-13 | Once again checking the skating conditions at Panama Flats in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The ice was somewhat better than yesterday. If you skate, skate safe. Helmets are cool! Not having a concussion is cool!Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix Waterproof. Slides by Stephanie Ann Johanson using a Canon EOS 70D.#iceskating #wintersports #skating
Panama Flats Ice Assessment January 12 2024 Karl Johanson 2024-01-12 | Checking the skating conditions at Panama Flats in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The water isn't very deep here, less than a metre, so it's safer than skating on a deep lake.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix Waterproof. Slides by Stephanie Ann Johanson using a Canon EOS 70D.#iceskating #wintersports #skating
Ice Skating Assessment December 23 2023 and Previous Years Karl Johanson 2023-12-25 | Checking the ice on Panama Flats for ice skaters, this year and clip from previous year's assessments. Panama Flats is in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Skateable conditions are rare here, but it's great when it happens, and the flats aren't very deep. As with all pond skating, safety concerns are important, even with a shallow pond. I recommend a helmet, knee, pads and gloves. #skating #iceskating #victoria
Panorama Rec Ice Rink Decorations 2023 Karl Johanson 2023-12-25 | A decorated ice rink at Panorama Recreation Centre, North Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.I'd just finished an hour and a half game of ice hockey on the other rink, so I didn't have a skate among the decorations: )#skating #decorations #holidays
Random Lego Stop Motion Animation Karl Johanson 2023-12-04 | Having fun doing some Lego and clay stop motion. #lego #toys #animation #stopmotion
A Short Version of the Brontosaurus Story #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-11-25 | CTV News took an interest in my video, "What Giant Creature Did This?" where I conjectured about an unusual creature here in Saanich. This is a shortened version of the interview about it. The original video "What Giant Creature Did This?" can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=z-bJ-OntFgcyoutube.com/watch?v=Osjn0teiN60Video by reporter/ anchor Jordon Cunningham of CTV news. Reposted here with Jordon's permission. This video can also be seen on the CTV site at:vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2573461Panama Flats is in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Quite a bit of permanent and migratory wildlife lives there, so it's important it remains protected.Brontosaurus animation done by Stephanie Ann Johanson.Karl Johanson, editor and science article writer for Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. Get your copies at: www.neo-opsis.ca The issues of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine shown in the interview are issue 10 with a cover by Dan O'Driscoll, and issue 16 with a cover by James F. Beveridge.#brontosaurus #dinosaur #weird #funny
Funniest Intersection in the World #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-11-19 | The Canadian Town of Banff, Alberta has a lot going for it, including hot springs (including a cave hot spring), views of the Rocky Mountains, nearby skiing, wildlife, and multiple streets named after animals. The street names at this intersection are funny up to 8.973 on the Fenwick - Waytaski scale.Spotted on Google Maps.#funny #humor
Horsie Ride From Dad in 1965 #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-10-13 | I'm 2 1/2 in this and my sister Paula Johanson is just under 4. I was looking through some old 8mm film movies for my mother's memorial and saw this rare bit where my mother (Fay Johanson) was the one filming and my father (Joe Johanson) was in view. I included the New Year's Eve party clip at the beginning to establish the year.I'm a bit heavy for anyone to give me a horse ride now...Al Klassen is dressed as the old year at the New Year's Eve party at the beginning.Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.#cute #kids
Frogs Panama Flats October 2023 Karl Johanson 2023-10-06 | Spotted some Pacific Tree Frogs after the Municipality of Saanich mowed Panama Flats. A Google Maps zoom in at the end of the video shows the location; around the middle of Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. google.com/maps/@48.473571,-123.402062,104m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttuPacific Tree Frogs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_tree_frogStill images taken by Stephanie Ann Johanson, using a Canon EOS 70D.#frog #wildlife #amphibian #victoria #saanich #park #treefrog #tractor
Ultimate Extreme Wilderness Survival Bush Craft Karl Johanson 2023-09-25 | Surviving on the west coast of Canada presents unique challenges! Learn how to survive from a certified expert! Karl doesn't just know how to survive, he prevented nuclear war in 1983.Filmed on the west coast of Canada, using a Nikon Coolpix waterproof digital camera, in the summer of 2023.#survival #bushcraft #extreme
Smokey Skies Victoria August 2023 Karl Johanson 2023-08-28 | A panorama view of the forest fire smoke over Victoria, BC, and a sunset timelapse. Filmed August 26 (timelapse) and August 27 (panorama and slideshow), using a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. Filmed from Mount Tolmie, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.For comparison, a similar view of the smokey skies from Mount Tolmie during September 2020:youtube.com/watch?v=ILQMblW_bsQAugust 2021:youtube.com/watch?v=gIZss8Gl0GMAugust 2018:youtube.com/watch?v=tXVOj_Dv_kEFrom Pkols aka Mount Douglas, 2018:youtube.com/watch?v=O94rFBFLABgFrom Panama Flats, July 2015.youtube.com/watch?v=F5TAFG1GdnAThe spot I filmed from on Mount Tolmie is here:#victoria #smoke #forestfire
Catching Plums With a Net (Time-lapse) #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-08-01 | There are lots of plum trees in the yard, and some branches are too high to get all the plums, even with the ladder. We set up a net under the tree, as some people do with olive trees and almond trees. It looks like one tree, but it's a yellow plum and a Japanese plum tree that grew together (I'm not sure if the term "chimera" applies), hence the two different types of plums in the net. I don't like eating plums, but I do like making plum sauce and cooking hot wings or pork with it: ) Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof and an IPad (which did the frame every 3 seconds time-lapse).#timelapse #plums
Is This a Black Mombo? #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-07-31 | Saw a cool black snake. I assume it's a garter snake, but I'm not a herpetologist. It's beautiful regardless. Can anyone confirm the genus? Spotted in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Scientific classification:Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaOrder: SquamataSuborder: SerpentesFamily: ColubridaeSubfamily: NatricinaeGenus: ThamnophisFilmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof.#snake #reptile #victoria
The Origin of Reaction Videos #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-07-21 | The first reaction video ever filmed: circa1978. Twenty-two seconds of me (Karl Johanson) lifting a car and John Wright reacting. Originally on 8mm film, digitized in 2023 using a Guangzhou H & F Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. film digitizer.John and I watched The Making of Star Wars and it gave us some ideas for a brief airplane movie largely using motion of the camera rather than the model for the effects (youtube.com/watch?v=rRJJ6nvA0CQ). There was some film left over after we blew up the model plane, so we did some brief bits, including this reaction vid, which also uses a camera motion effect.Filmed in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.#reaction #funny #8mm #film
Diablo IV Getting the Seething Abomination With Hydras Karl Johanson 2023-07-16 | Shooting around corners to get the Seething Abomination in Diablo IV. My character is Shmoobies the Sorcerer (level 56), playing in the World Tier: Veteran. The section of the map is the Dry Steppes. I managed to find a helmet that boosted my Hydra spell by two points and a ring that allowed me to cast a second Hydra at a time, so I thought I'd try this tactic. It took me a while to find a place where this actually works. This tactic might also work using a Druid's or a Necromancer's minions to fight around the corner. I was playing Diablo IV on a PC running Windows 10.Diablo IV was developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.#diabloIV #diablo4 #games #gaming
1957 Victoria Day Parade Victoria BC Karl Johanson 2023-07-08 | A digitized version of an 8mm film of the 1957 Victoria Day Parade, in Victoria, BC, Canada. Filmed by Roy Lightbody, near the corner of Pandora Avenue and Quadra Street.Participants include the Victoria Police Department, some sailors and a military marching band (likely from CFB Esquimalt), a collection of military vehicles, a Scottish brigade (possibly Princess Mary's Canadian Scottish Regiment), a troop of RCMP officers, some civilian marching bands, multiple floats (including from the city of Victoria, and the Pacific National Exposition, and some commercial floats), some clowns, baton twirlers, square dancers, several people on horseback, and some very cool vintage cars.There's some views of a United Church of Canada building, which is now the Victoria Conservatory of Music.I listed the date of the parade as 1957, as that's the date on the Pacific National Exhibition float. Digitized by Karl and Stephanie Johanson (Roy Lightbody's daughter) in July, 2023.#parade #victoria #film
Justify the Science Flaw Still Suits in Dune 2 Karl Johanson 2023-06-29 | How do the still suits in Dune work?Oct 12, 2015 This is the 5th annual VCon (www.vcon.ca) "Justify the Science Flaw" panel. I bring up science or technical flaws from movies or other stories, and a panel of scientists and science fiction authors either explain how it's not actually a flaw if you look at it from the right perspective, or they come up with some plausible-sounding handwavium which could allow the audience to suspend disbelief.If you have ideas on justify the science flaws brought up in this section of the panel, please list them in the comments section.The still suits were worn by Fremen on the desert planet Dune (AKA Arrakus), in Frank Herbert's Dune novels, and later movie versions of the novels. The suits were intended to capture and purify water from sweat, urine, feces, and exhaled air. The 2015 panelists:Joe Haldeman: http://www.joehaldeman.comBS physics & astronomy, MFA writing. Vietnam draftee 1968-69, Purple Heart. Writer since 1970, part-time professor at MIT since 1983. Well known for his novel Forever War.Eric Choi: www.aerospacewriter.ca Eric Choi is a writer / editor whose work includes creating and co-editoring of two speculative fiction anthologies, the Aurora Award winning The Dragon and the Stars (DAW) and the new hard SF collection Carbide Tipped Pens (Tor). “Crimson Sky”, which appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of Analog. Choi holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering science and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, both from the University of Toronto, as well as an MBA from York University. He is also an alumnus of the International Space University.BJ Allan: BJ Allan aids the forces of Science and Reason, is in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. In his spare time, he collects spores, molds, and fungus.Jaimmie Que: Jaimmie has been involved in the biological sciences for over 10 years, working in various fields from biomarker research to COPD, with her expertise being protein biochemistry. In addition to her professional life, she has also been an avid costumer for the past 10 years.Karl Johanson: www.neo-opsis.ca In addition to being a fiction and article writer, Karl is the editor of two time Aurora Award-winning Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. (www.neo-opsis.ca) Karl is also a former co-editor of the four-time Aurora winner Under the Ozone Hole.Jaymie Matthews: www.phas.ubc.ca/users/jaymie-matthews Jaymie is a leading expert in stellar seismology, weather on alien planets, and the search for extra-solar planets. He promotes science wonderfully well.Greg Bole: Greg Bole is a Senior Instructor at the University of British Columbia in the field of Evolutionary Biology and has a love for all animals, both real and fantastical. Greg is an active member of Vancouver Skeptics and frequently lectures about science, evolution and the life and works of Charles Darwin.#Dune #sciencefiction #frankherbert
Watch This Hummingbird Playing in a Fountain #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-06-27 | A fountain in one of the gardens at Government House in Victoria, BC attracted a hummingbird. Got some videos and some still photos. Looks like an Anna's hummingbird to me, but I'd like to hear from anyone who knows more about it if that's correct. June 26, 2023.Video made with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof (although I wasn't close enough for the waterproof feature to be needed. Still photos by Stephanie Ann Johanson, using a Cannon EOS 70D.Government House, 1401 Rockland Ave, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.#hummingbird #fountain #birdwatching
Watch What Happens When You Shade This Solar Fountain #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-06-04 | Saw a solar-powered fountain. Had to mess with it for fun. Didn't get in any trouble. I'm curious if it only runs well on a sunny day.Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof, but I didn't actually get it wet recording this.#solar #solarpower #fountain
Dawn of the Living Socks Excerpt Dragged up a Tree Karl Johanson 2023-06-01 | A brief scene from Dawn of the Living Socks, featuring sock trooper Paula Johanson being dragged up a tree. Entire movie at: youtube.com/watch?v=krr-Jt18FywDawn of the Living Socks is a cult filmish movie originally filmed on Super-8mm film with no sound, in Victoria, BC in 1980-81. Some scenes were done at the University of Victoria. Some editing was done with the film, then it was converted to 3/4th inch video in early 1982, and the voices were dubbed on, and sound effects and music were added. Sorry for scratches, video noise, and focus and lighting issues. I'd love to send a high-resolution digital camera back in time for us to have used instead.Premiered at Imagine Con, at the University of Victoria in February 1982.This digital re-release of Dawn of the Living Socks is converted from a Betamax copy of the 3/4th inch video. Some scenes have been added, many of which were also filmed in super 8mm film, but a few were done with a Nikon CoolPix waterproof, with the resolution adjusted to come close to matching the rest of the film. Some dialogue and sound effects have been added, and a few bits of dialogue have been corrected from mistakes made during the original dubbing (we only had a few nights to do the sound and video editing). The additions are intended to better hold the story together, and hopefully at no point hurt the flavor of the original version.Dawn of the Living Socks was produced by members of a Star Trek club, known as The United Federation of Canadian Star Trekkers. (Not all of the people who worked on the movie were members of the club.)Karl Johanson: Cast: Strong Handsome Hero. Voice of Dr. Evil Mad Scientist, various sock troopers, various helicopter radio operators, et al. Post-credits Announcer. Crew: Directing, Digital Video Editing, 3/4" Video Editing, Filming, Film Editing, Sock Animating, Sock Puppetry, Sound Effects, Prop Creation.Professor Paul Delany: Cast: Dr. Evil Mad Scientist, Sock Trooper.Dan Cawsey: Cast: Igor, Sock Trooper. Crew: Filming, Editing, Sock Animating, Sound Effects, Sign Art, Movie Poster Art (movie posters shown in the end credits), Prop Creation, Narrator Mask Creation.E. B Klassen: Cast: Narrator, Sock Trooper, Post-credits Zombie. Voice acting, Various sock troopers, Civilian in the Woods, various helicopter radio operators et al. Crew: Sock Animating, Directing.Rick Holt (now Rick Eisenman): Cast: Mailman, Sock Trooper, Underground base Person #1. Crew: Directing, Main Camera Man, Film Editing, Sock Animating, Potato Animating, Guy Who Owned the Camera.Paula Johanson: Cast: Sock Trooper, Narrator’s Groupie, Post-credits Trooper, Damsel. Voice Acting, various sock troopers, helicopter radio operators, et al. Crew: Sock Animating.Ian Fleury: Cast: Base Security. Crew: Sock Animating, Title Animating.John Sunde: Cast: Troop Commander. Voice Acting: Black Shadow 22, et al. Crew Sock Animating, Special Effects.Brian Stennes: Cast: Sock Trooper, Diver. Crew: Sock Puppeteer, Prop Production.Joe Johanson: Cast: Electronics Technician.Dan Heaman: Cast: Sock Trooper. Voice Actor: Underground Maintenance.Greg Stratton: Underground Maintenance.Kevin McDougal: Civilian in the Woods, Underground Trooper.Thor Sunde: Sock Trooper. Crew Sock Animating.Lynne Fonesca: Sock Trooper.Joanne Van Heteran: Sock Trooper.Kevin Fraiser: Crew: Film to Video Conversion, 3/4" Video Editing, Sound Editing. Voice Acting: Underground Base Person, Electronics Technician.Dr. Robert Runté: Voice Acting: Base Security Person. Cast: Post-credits Trooper.Stephanie Ann Johanson: Cast: Post Credits Trooper. Voice Acting: Black Shadow 14, et al.Additional Sock Troopers: Doug Currie, Veronica Dalson, Dale Harris, Ralph Leski, Kathy Puddey, Ann Sunde: Glen Turlock, James White: et al.Ray Hawksworth: Crew: Film to Video Conversion, 3/4th inch Video Editing, Sound Editing.Music:Organ: John Sunde.Electronic Guitar: Gordon Hubner. Synthesizer and echoed vocals: John Wright & Karl Johanson. Dawn of the Living Socks: Official Page. www.neo-opsis.ca/DOTLS.htmSocks on IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt10514850Socks on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/342375089802172
Saw a Couple Deer Karl Johanson 2023-05-24 | A pair of deer walked by me a few metres away. Near East Sooke Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. I saw another creature a few minutes later.Scientific classification:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: ArtiodactylaInfraorder: PecoraFamily: Cervidae#deer #wildlife #animals
An AI Reacts to a Slug Video #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-05-20 | An AI sprite comments on a black-and-white banana slug at Cox Bay, near Tofino, on Vancouver Island. The slug is about 15 centimetres (6 inches) long. The AI sprite was made at colossyan.com.Banana Slug:Ariolimax columbianusKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: MolluscaClass: GastropodaSubclass: HeterobranchiaOrder: StylommatophoraSuperfamily: ArionoideaFamily: AriolimacidaeSubfamily: AriolimacinaeGenus: Ariolimax#AI #slug #wildlife #artificialintelligence #reaction
Killdeer Chicks in Saanich BC #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-05-18 | We saw some Killdeer eggs next to one of the paths on Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. We saw one hatched in the clutch, then saw chicks out further from the path the next day. The adults would do the broken wing dance to lure people away from the egg clutch.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof and a Canon EOS 70D.Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: CharadriiformesFamily: CharadriidaeGenus: CharadriusSpecies: C. vociferous#wildlife #birdwatching #bird #killdeer
Duckling Season 2023 Karl Johanson 2023-05-16 | Ducklings are out and about in Saanich again. They seem about as cute as the ducklings from last year.Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Video done with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. Still images done with a Canon EOS 70D.#ducks #birds #birdwatching #wildlife
One of the Greatest Works of Art Karl Johanson 2023-05-02 | Commentary on the song Armageddon, written by Lindsay Mitchell, performed by Prism. Excerpt from the presentation "The Importance of Science Fiction," by Karl Johanson, at a launch event for the Arca-45672 Audio Drama Podcast, which is written and produced by Claire Scherzinger. Victoria Event Centre. May 22, 2019. Armageddon by Prism: Lindsay Mitchell — lead guitar Ron Tabak — vocals John Hall — keyboards Rocket Norton — drums Al Harlow — rhythm guitar, bass The song Armageddon was released on the album of the same name, which also included: "Comin' Home" (Steven Moyer, Robert Deans), "Jealousy" (Lindsay Mitchell, Bryan Adams), "Virginia" (Bruce Miller), "You Walked Away Again" (Bryan Adams), "Take It or Leave It" (Bryan Adams, Rodney Higgs), "Night to Remember" (Lindsay Mitchell), "Mirror Man" (John Hall, Lindsay Mitchell). Information on the Arca-45672 podcast, by Claire Scherzinger, is available at: clairescherzinger.com/arca-45672 Karl Johanson is the editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. www.neo-opsis.ca #armageddon #prism #rock #music #art #rockconcert
How About This Colour? #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-04-20 | I loved the colour of this Costa Rican Blue Morpho butterfly. It didn't seem to mind posing for the camera.Butterfly Gardens, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Morpho didius.Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: LepidopteraFamily: NymphalidaeTribe: MorphiniGenus: Morpho#butterfly #blue #cool
Rough Day? Heres Some Fuzzy Wuzzy Bunny Wunnies Karl Johanson 2023-04-16 | Saw some little grey bunnies eating grass and leaves. I'm not sure of the specific breed.April 16, 2023. Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof.#rabbit #bunny #cute #wildlife
What has this Blue Heron Caught? #Shorts Karl Johanson 2023-04-15 | Saw this heron with something in its beak, but I couldn't figure out what it was. Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. April 13, 2023.#herons #bird #birdwatching
Blue Poison Dart Frogs Karl Johanson 2023-04-13 | Some very cool frogs. I either saw them in the jungles of South America, or in a terrarium at Butterfly Gardens in North Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus"Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: DendrobatidaeGenus: DendrobatesSpecies: D. tinctoriusSubspecies: D. t. "azureus"#frog #poisondartfrog #amphibian #wildlife
Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine Covers #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-03-23 | Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine Covers by Stephanie Ann Johanson, Greg Hughes, Adrien Kleibergen, Murray Vincent, Dan O'Driscoll, Karl Johanson, Janice Blaine, Jim Beveridge, Ann Lightbody, Christina Price, and Ron Saunders. 34 magazine covers and the cover of the Best of anthology.The planets were made using Photoshop 7. The video was made using Adobe Premiere Elements 14.www.neo-opsis.ca#sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #cover #space
One of Those Black and White Cougars in Front of Our House #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-03-22 | Saw a feline 'zorbing some sunlight on the rocks in front of our house.Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.#cat #pets
A Novelist Talks About Short Stories Karl Johanson 2023-03-12 | Excerpts from the panel, "How to Pitch to an Editor," at KeycCon 33, in Winnipeg, MB. May 21st with Karl Johanson and Laurie Smith, 2016 and an interview with author Dave Duncan in May 21015. A few brief points about short stories.Dave Duncan died on 29 October 2018. youtube.com/watch?v=0VMnVm_Z9X4Dave received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Aurora Awards on October 4, 2015. youtube.com/watch?v=vQDoVl3iGZUen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Duncan_(writer)www.neo-opsis/ca#DaveDuncan #fantasy #sciencefiction #novel #writing #shortstory
Saanich House Fire 2023 Karl Johanson 2023-02-19 | Sad to see a house fire in Saanich (Victoria) BC. The smoke was visible from the Pat Bay highway, near the Quadra overpass around 10:00 PM, February 18, 2023. I gave the firefighters plenty of room and didn't question them while they were working, so I don't know at this point if anyone was hurt or killed in the fire. (*Addendum* Reports were that all three people and their pet got out without injuries.)google.com/maps/@48.4729195,-123.3881118,305m/data=!3m1!1e3Thank you to the Saanich Fire and Police Departments.#fire #housefire #firedepartment #saanich
How to Make a Working Paper Starship Karl Johanson 2023-02-11 | Space Propulsion by alpha particle emission. This is an excerpt from the panel "Spaceships on the Cheap," which was part of Conversion Con 2006. Calgary, Alberta. Filmed by Jeff Krehmer. Video editing and audio processing by Steph The Video Guy http://www.youtube.com/user/steph1971 Left to right, Karl Johanson, unknown, Blair Peterson, Larry Niven and Chris Vickers. The idea is to use alpha particles to propel a thin sheet of paper in space. My friend Phillip Freeman did a back-of-the-envelope calculation, suggesting that the alpha particles could get the paper to solar escape velocity within one half-life of the alpha-emitting isotope. More details of this idea are in an article in issue 16 of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. http://www.neo-opsis.caI posted this video in 2008, but I've added subtitles, as well as an image and an animation, to help describe the idea for this version of the video.#spaceship #space #radiation #propulsion #howto
Really Short Science Fiction: Tell Me Dont Show Me #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-02-03 | Some writing advice guides say, "Show Me, Don't Tell Me." For fun, I thought I'd literally go the other way around to the extreme.Part of the Really Short Science Fiction Series.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRKfDCNaz3DgUIKwMtq1AmBEDAuBG47yeNeo-opsis Science Fiction. www.neo-opsis.ca#sciencefiction #scifi #writing #funny
I Decided to Sing To 25 Swans #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-02-01 | Saw a bevy of trumpeter swans so I decided to honk along! Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AnseriformesFamily: AnatidaeGenus: CygnusSpecies: C. buccinatorFilmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof.#swan #bird #birdwatching #sing
Neo opsis Issue 34 Animated Cover #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-01-25 | I did a comparatively minimalist cover for issue 34 of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, with just the starscape and one planet with 2 moons, so I thought it would be fun to do an animated version and busy it up quite a bit partway through.Issue 34 (http://www.neo-opsis.ca/Thirty-Four.htm) includes fiction by Matthew Hughes, Andrew Knighton, John Taloni, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Xauri’EL Zwaan, and Jeremy Schnee.Get you copy at: http://www.neo-opsis.ca/Store.htm. Or get a copy for friends, or family, or co-workers, or Dave.I did an animated version of issue 29's cover as well: youtube.com/watch?v=CZx8nsAS9Gw#sciencefiction #scifi #animation #planets
Sharp Dressed Karaoke Karl Johanson 2023-01-12 | I sang Sharp Dressed Man at a private event at Elements Casino, View Royal, Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. I put a lot of work into memorizing the lyrics. Sorry the sound and video quality isn't 100%. With thanks and apologies to ZZ Top. This video is unmonetized.Filmed by Stephanie Ann Johanson with a Nikon Coolpix Waterproof.#sharpdressedman #karaoke #funny #parody
This Would Have Been Science Fiction When I was a Kid #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-01-08 | The future is now. I thought the waldo / robotic arm on this garbage truck was pretty cool and realized it would have been hard-core science fiction when I was a kid. I expect they'll be driving themselves in a few years.#robot #sciencefiction #scifi
Playing Star Wars in the Snow #shorts Karl Johanson 2023-01-04 | Recreating the Death Star trench scene in some snow. January 2022 snowfall in Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. #starwars #deathstar #funny #snow
A Phaser Comes in Handy #shorts Karl Johanson 2022-12-31 | Checking some pond ice for skatability with a phaser. Standard classic Star Trek phaser 2.Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.#phaser #startrek #iceskating #funny
Panama Flats Ice Assessment December 22 2022 Karl Johanson 2022-12-22 | Another skating ice assessment. Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada. Surprise at the end. Subscribing to this channel will help prevent nuclear war.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. #snow #iceskating #wintersports #icehockey
Panama Flats Snow and Ice Assessment December 21 2022 Karl Johanson 2022-12-22 | Double soaker as I test the ice (a phaser may be involved). Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada. Need ice condition updates for skating or hockey? This is the place to be. Fans of Star Trek, Star Wars, and The Abyss may enjoy this video... or they may want to clobber me with a wet fish.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. If anyone is worried, the phaser is licensed.Snow alien by Stephanie Ann Johanson#snow #iceskating #ice #startrek #starwars
Satisfying Snow Shoveling Time-lapse Dec 20 2022 Karl Johanson 2022-12-21 | A time-lapse of clearing snow off the garage roof, the driveway, and the sidewalk. The snow varied from about 12" (3.5 cm) to about 15 inches (38 cm). It snowed again soon after, leaving 3" or 4" (7.5 to 10 cm) on the cleared patches. The snow blower had trouble with the deep snow, so we hand-shoveled. Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Panama Flats is visible in the background.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. #snow #snowshovel #timelapse
Panama Flats Snow and Ice Assessment Dec 20 2022 Karl Johanson 2022-12-21 | It's the time of year to check the skating conditions on Panama Flats, Saanich (Victoria), Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada. Numerous people tell me they like checking out my skating condition updates, so they don't drive or walk a fair distance on days when the ice isn't suitable for skating.The snow varied from about 12" (3.5 cm) to about 15 inches (38 cm). It's snowing outside right now (5:00PM December 22) soon after we finished shoveling snow off the driveway and sidewalk and garage roof.Saw a bit more evidence of brontosauruses in the area.Brontosaurus animation by Stephanie Ann Johanson.Filmed with a Nikon Coolpix waterproof. Still image by Stephanie Ann Johanson using a Canon EOS 70D.#skating #iceskating #snow
