One of the accessories for my Canon EOS 7D that I have been looking at ever since I first got the camera has been the battery grip, the BG-E7. Lately it seems local camera stores have been running some pretty crazy pricing with this particular Canon camera accessory and I could not pass up the opportunity to purchase it while saving over $200! Before, I just didn't see the value … Continue Reading »

It sure looks like I go out a lot and take photos eh? Well on good weather days I do try and get out as much as possible for as long as possible. Especially as I write this the wind and rain has just moved in over the West End. Keith and I got out for a bit of a walk around the Stanley Park area as the good weather … Continue Reading »

It might be early to do a post like this, but I though I would sneak outside in the beautiful weather before it has a chance to rain. I headed out to Lost Lagoon for a little relaxing walk. The more I walk around Lost Lagoon, the less I take photos. I'm either finding Lost Lagoon doesn't hold my attention as much or I'm getting less shutter-happy the more I … Continue Reading »

For Robyn and I the 2009/2010 Winter season has finally come to a close and we couldn't be happier with the time we had up on Blackcomb. The sun was out in full force, the lift lines were practically non-existent and the snow was better than we expected. Robyn also said this was the first time she has ever seen 7th Heaven open during the spring. We must attribute that … Continue Reading »

I'm still trying to figure out a decent work flow for doing video but I thought I would give it another go today. Well I took the following video a while ago but tried processing it today. Still not quite what I want though and it seems there are black bars on the left and right side of it. While out and about in Lost Lagoon (granted not today but on … Continue Reading »

The weather here in Vancouver has been just simply awesome! Nothing but blue skies and lots of sun. You would almost think that it was Summer here. I still believe Vancouver only receives two seasons per year; Summer & Winter. Yesterday as Robyn was getting ready for work (at 5 AM) I was pretty much awake and decided I would go looking for the elusive Coyote that seems to have taken … Continue Reading »

The weather here in Vancouver has been pretty good lately and today I managed to venture out into the surrounding neighbourhood here in the West End of Vancouver. In the morning I ventured out with my buddy Keith around Lost Lagoon in search for the local Hummingbirds. We did not see them this morning, but we do know the locations of their new haunts. Also the Mute Swan Cygnets have yet to … Continue Reading »

It seems that I got a bit behind in my blog posts, but then it's hard to get internet while up in Whistler without paying a crazy premium for it. Granted, Keith would allow me to use his Rogers Internet Stick (which works well) but most of the time I just didn't have much time to write posts. So far the cheapest hotel wireless internet I have seen (and used) … Continue Reading »

Alright so I had a fun time dealing with Pacific Coach Line, the bus service that is supposed to have an express service to Whistler. I purchased a ticket for an 8:00 AM departure from the Westin Bay Shore hotel in the downtown Vancouver area. The ticket mentioned to get 15 minutes prior to the departure, so I had Robyn drop me off at about 7:30AM on her way to … Continue Reading »

Right off the bat some of you might noticed that this post is about Day 4 at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard festival and that somehow I failed to talk about Day 3. Well that's because I was in Vancouver on the Monday and then came back up for the day on Tuesday. I wanted to check out some of the action on Blackcomb as the WSI (World Ski … Continue Reading »