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 was supposed to hang around till the afternoon.
Though before our little excursion into the park we stopped of at one of the local Starbucks for a quick fix and to chat about a forum (new to me) in which Keith is helping out with; Nikon-Digital.ca. Yup, that’s right I am part of a Nikon forum, though they are more than happy to accept people no matter what camera brand you shoot with. It’s a great bunch of people and if you’re looking for some helpful advice to make your photos better, I do recommend checking them out and sharing some of your shots!
Also at Starbucks I bumped into Cole (of Nordica Photography) who was in the process of putting up some photos of a recent e-session (engagement shoot) in Stanley Park. It’s a pretty small world seeing Cole there, as Keith and I bumped into his partner in crime Jakob the previous day.
After we downed out coffees we headed out to the little community garden where we know a couple of hummingbirds hang out to feed.
This male Anna’s Hummingbird made several appearances while feeding on the Honey Suckle next to the tennis courts. There was a Rufous Hummingbird hanging around but he never really came in for a proper feed. The trick to capture them in terms of photography is to make sure you have plenty of light, and use a fast shutter speed. I started off with a 1/2000th shutter speed only to find out it was better to use the 1/4000th speed as recommended by Keith. The little buggers fly around so fast you gotta be quick! I’ll have to look through my other photos and post them later.
A rare visitor of the Vancouver area is the White-Fronted goose. This guy was alone and hanging out with a few other Canadian Geese near the lagoon’s edge.
We walked into the woods of Stanley Park in search of the Barred Owls that are said to nest throughout it. We think we’ve found one location, though it was in some pretty dense tree canopy and we will have to check it out another day. We’re both really wanting to capture the resident owls with our cameras, but they seem to do a good job hiding from us.
Overall it was a fun day to get out and shoot the local critters around Lost Lagoon and Stanley Park. Though I would like to try and shoot some different subjects, like People. If you’re interested in having your photos taken by me, preferably head-shots etc, so I can work on my photographing people skills, please get in touch with me via here on my blog (the comment section below works) or on Twitter! Preferably on a non-rainy day of course!
Chantel I.May 19, 2010 at 23:47:33
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Hey is that last paragraph like the idea I sent you about taking profile pictures for people? I still think it’s a good idea and a way for you to make some money. You could do fun ones for private sites like Facebook, or professional ones for public sites like Linkedup.
Although, I’m not commenting because I want my photo taken. You know how I feel about that. Of course, if I was to get my picture taken, I’d get you to do it.