Yesterday as I walked for Robyn I popped over to the VanDusen Botanical Garden for a little photowalk. The sun was out, the breeze was cool and the gardens were practically empty. I walked around for just a little under two hours and managed to only take 31 photos. Just wasn't really feeling it I guess. Though, if I one were to bring a macro lens with them, I am sure … Continue Reading »
We're back from our little weekend get away up in Whistler for a wedding. Since I didn't take any photos at the wedding (didn't feel like bringing my camera) we did manage to get out to Alta Lake for a little bit. These two dogs (they look like twins eh?) were being taught by their owner to jump in after their balls. They were quite reluctant to get into the water … Continue Reading »
I finally got the chance to sneak out the other day with my camera after work when the weather was alright. I wandered around Vancouver looking at that various boarded up windows from the aftermath of the stupid Vancouver Riot. People assume it was because of the Canucks losing game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, but it wasn't. It was a small group of individuals who wanted to cause … Continue Reading »
ARRRRGH, thar be a couple pirate ships sailing around the Vancouver area. They were part of the event Richmond had during this past weekend; Ships to Shore Steveston 2011. I watched these two from the area on the seawall between English Bay and Second beach as they slowly made their way west under sail. Eventually they were out of the range of my little 300mm lens. Too bad I didn't … Continue Reading »
Many people know that our beloved Vancouver Canucks are in the Finals for the Stanley Cup. Because of that, Premier Christy Clark relit the 2010 Winter Olympic Cauldron before Game 3. Unforunatly, the Canucks were mauled by the Boston Bruns in a horrible defeat 1 to 8. These sunny days, I should really remember to bring my Canon XSi with me. My iPhone sometimes just doesn't do thing justice. Perhaps when … Continue Reading »
A Great Blue Heron sits in the middle of Beaver Lake in Stanley Park. I learned something about Blue Herons, you can judge their age based on their chest feathers. The long they are, the older they are. Though, I can't guess the exact age of the one above, but I would guess he's only been around for a year or two. … Continue Reading »
The great thing about being downtown Vancouver is the abundance of things you can photograph. Since the past few days have been sunny and warm, I thought it best to bring my camera along with me. After all, I walk to work everyday, rain or shine. I do find it odd of me though, when I go on a photowalk I end up not taking very many photos, especially if … Continue Reading »
Many of you know I typically shoot with Canon, currently a Canon XSi as I have sold my 7D. My buddy Keith has always shot with Nikon and I get the occasional chance to try out his cameras. Recently he picked up another Nikon D3s, so yesterday when we went out shooting around Lost Lagoon for an hour, he let me use his 2nd Nikon D3s. From watching him play with … Continue Reading »
Robyn and I headed over to Deep Cove today for a little hike/walk up to Gray Rock. It's about a 30-40minute walk/hike through the woods that ends up on a large granite boulder that over looks the Indian Arm region. The above photo is one of many creeks and streams you cross and I thought I would try a bit of long-shutter photography on them to get that cotton-candy type effect. … Continue Reading »
See, I told you I would eventually get around to uploading some non-iPhone photos. This one is of the Devil's Punch Bowl on the coast of Oregon just off of Route 101 south of Depoe Bay. When the tide is high, the ocean water shoots out of the large crater-type hole you see on the right side. Though, as you can see from the photo, the tide was not high enough … Continue Reading »