Whytecliff Park

We went up to Whytecliff park today and I saw this little guy hanging out on the rocks. Ive never seen anything like it. I guess it is called a Cormorant, hmmm you learn something new everyday I guess.

Got to play around with some window light today. I dont have many chances to play around with portraiture so I have to take every opportunity, especially when the sun comes out here.

This is Steph my bride to be on October 1st 2010 relaxing in the sun on the couch at home.

The shot that wouldn't be...

Went to Lighthouse Park again with Santiago a friend I met here and coworker. I went to a different side of the park then I usually do today and found the most amazing view. The clouds parted just enough to show Mt Baker right behind downtown Vancouver. From where we were the rest of the view was blocked by trees.

We hurried around to a pot we saw that had an unobstructed view of Downtown, the North Shore and the Lions Gate Bridge. The light was fading behind us so I headed off the path towards the water to see if I could grab one more shot. The sun set and the image I was chasing after was gone.

I will be back to take that shot once the rain stops and the clouds allow baker to show through again. The walk back to the car was long and difficult because we went off the actual path. Climbing over bushes, tress and up wet steep hill while lugging around camera gear is not fun. From now on I will try to stay on the path...

Eagles in Squamish, BC

We drove up to Squamish today to see some Eagles during peak season. Even with a long 500mm telephoto lens it was hard to see any of them.

We walked along the creak behind some houses to get down by the river bank. I felt kind of weird walking so close to these houses but there was a trail and I always check what's down a trail. Even when we were down beside the river it was hard to see any in the trees. Maybe we just went too late in the day. I would like to go up again before they fly back down south, I guess November to February is when you find Eagles in BC.

Lighthouse park pano

I went out to Lighthouse park today and tried my first panorama shot. This was created shooting 10 images vertically and merging them together in photoshop. The end result is a very large and long photo (15237px X 3488px or 63.5in X 14.5in @ 300 dpi) I really enjoy lighthouse park in West Vancouver, lots to see. It seems this new hobby is getting me out and off the computer more, which is a good thing. Im learning more about photography everyday, we'll see how it goes.

This was shot handheld on a D90 with the Nikkor 18-200mm lens.