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Chris Ratzlaff

@ratzlaff.bsky.social

Chaser of things elusive (storms, Aurora, frozen bubbles) • Namer of STEVE • Community Builder at Alberta Aurora Chasers & Chaser Con Canada • Member of Prairie Storm Chasers • Event Speaker

4,153 Followers  |  217 Following  |  168 Posts  |  Joined: 04.02.2023  |  1.902

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Hanging out directly beneath Alberta, Canada's🇨🇦 Chinook Arch is one of my favourite places to be!
#winter #360camera #chinook

05.02.2026 04:12 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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It's always a fun and rare opportunity to watch a Chinook arch from the west side!

02.02.2026 00:29 — 👍 35    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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It's been a beautiful frosty weekend around Calgary!
#winter #frozen #360camera #nature #sunset

05.01.2026 02:23 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Merry Christmas! With a snow globe that froze a few days ago 🥶

My frozen bubble recipe
- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar

#bubblemadness #frozen #winter

25.12.2025 21:59 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

It's always fun looking forward to -20C temps 🤣🥶

21.12.2025 20:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's bubble freezing time! One of my favourite things is watching the ice crystals swirl around was they form!
My frozen bubble recipe
- 200ml warm water
- 35ml corn syrup
- 35ml dish soap
- 2tbs sugar

#bubblemadness #frozen #winter

21.12.2025 16:18 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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Happy Winter Solstice!
Today is my favourite day of the year! Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; every day after today will be a little bit brighter!

21.12.2025 14:28 — 👍 19    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

With the 360! Nice

18.11.2025 18:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I was stunned all evening

18.11.2025 17:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The sky offered a lot of amazing that evening!

18.11.2025 17:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank-you!

18.11.2025 15:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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why, yes, I DO still have a few more perspectives to share of the Remembrance Day Aurora
#nature #aurora

18.11.2025 15:44 — 👍 60    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 1

Alberta 😁

17.11.2025 22:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Wednesday night's Aurora wasn't as intense as Tuesday night was, but it was still really pretty
#aurora #nature

17.11.2025 03:05 — 👍 239    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 1
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There's nothing quite like being able to look up at the Aurora curtain
#aurora

13.11.2025 16:50 — 👍 88    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 0
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I missed the first wave.
But the bridge colour coordinated with Remembrance Day and the Aurora which made for a cool pic.

12.11.2025 18:24 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Aurora before bedtime on a work night are the best Aurora 😜

12.11.2025 16:51 — 👍 61    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

The water level rises every fall. It's a man made make, with water levels managed by a dam

14.10.2025 23:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Finally made my way to Abraham Lake for the Fall submerged forests!
Inspired by @Pushtheimpossible and @Herry
#fall #nature #lake #drone #fpv

13.10.2025 23:35 — 👍 31    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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The Sheep Rive arear in Autumn is magical
Note:: this was captured outside the provincial park
#autumn #nature #fpv #drone #fall

06.10.2025 02:02 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Get yourself a favourite tree
#autumn #harvest #drone #fpv #nature

30.09.2025 20:26 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Larch Cheating!
Did you know Calgarians can visit larch trees without heading to Kananaskis Country! Baker Park has a nice collection of larch in various stages of yellowing
#larchmadness

30.09.2025 20:24 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm completely fascinated this year with these hazy harvest evenings
#fpv #drone #harvest #autumn

23.09.2025 02:57 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This morning offered a beautiful misty sunrise over a canola field getting ready for harvet
#harvest #canola #drone #fpv #naturephotography

17.09.2025 02:01 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Good morning from the Alberta canola harvest
#naturephotography #fpv #drone #canola #harvest

06.09.2025 15:31 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Some great bolts out of today's #abstorm west of Calgary!

31.08.2025 01:54 — 👍 33    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Today was the annual mushroom hike near Brag Creek!

18.08.2025 03:39 — 👍 65    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Driving home on deerfoot through the Calgary #abstorm was a bit shocking 😜

19.07.2025 05:30 — 👍 24    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Birth of a Monster
The #abstorm that blasted over Calgary on Sunday afternoon was born near Water Valley, in the foothills Northwest of Cochrane. Check out out the moment at 19 seconds where it decides to start dumping it's rain and hail!

16.07.2025 00:08 — 👍 66    🔁 5    💬 5    📌 1
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Follow along from Carstairs to Drumheller, as the raw power of this July 9 storm explodes across the Alberta prairies!
#nature #360 #stormyweather

Music by Saskatchewan's Katelyn Lehner

13.07.2025 16:16 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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