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Off the Beaten Path

Location: Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Sitka Alaska

Time of Year: June 9, 2009

Other Info: Interesting setting for a cemetery off and into the woods. Bright Green foliage overgrown for the most part with the exception of a two foot walking path.

Location: Hubbard Glacier, Alaska

Time of Year: June 10,2009

Other Info: Perfect conditions. I was worried that it was going to be blue skies and sun at this point of the trip, but ecstatic joy came to fruition when I saw a grey overcast sky. The overcast skied allowed the blue, in the compressed ice, to pop put beautifully, in my eyes. The weather was overcast and cold at one point during shooting my hand physically could not press in the trigger on my camera. Now come to think of it cold and 400+ shots might have something to do with the fatigue. The ship was able to manouver us to less than a mile, 0.7miles, from the glacial face. This shot is cropped out from 16 shots which were then stitched together by a random program from HP. So enjoy the largest tidewater glacier in North America.

Electric Cedar

Location: Cultus Lake Provincal Park, Chilliwack B.C.

Time of Year: May 23, 2009

Other Info: This shot is from our campsite and I was trying to frame this cedar leaf for about 15 min. This is the end result. I like how simple the shot is but the centre is a little out of focus for my liking, darn wind.

The Corporation

The Corporation Says: "You are a valued cog.....er ....member to the corporation. Your input....er....hard work is the grease that keeps the corporation moving into the future. For your valued work one extra hour for lunch has been precisely allocated to your nutrition break. Please remember that you will be working one hour later for lack of productivity."

Location: Hell's Gate, Fraser Canyon

Time of Year: May 16, 2009

Other Info: This shot is of the cogs that run the water wheel for the gold panning exhibit at Hell's Gate. The corporation quote, is something that I have been toying around with in my head and actually used it, a different version, on my mothers day card to my lovely mother this year. This year's card featured Sponge Bob Square Pants and was hot pink. Written inside, with love and care, the corporation slogan crediting one extra week vacation for a job well done. Many people give flowers I give an extra weeks vacation, not paid vacation, mostly because I am a jobless, hobby enthusiast at the moment.

Losing your Marbles.......

Location: Hell's Gate, Fraser Canyon.

Time of Year: May 16,2009

Other Info: Crossed a bridge.....walk up a path..............take note of the sign which is 90% helpful. Now how to contact Helen about said, "lost marbles".

One art equals many crafts

Location: Kitchen Table (once again)


Time of Year: May 18, 2009


Other Info: Arts and crafts at the table, trying out the old adage that running with scissors will put out your eye. I figure we are blessed with two eyes so live a little and run with scissors. Thinking now have the scissor blades closed no use in putting both your eyes out. This shot is an HDR overlay of three shots edited to my, and possibly, your liking.

Location: Kitchen Table

Time of Year: March 2009

Other Info: Maybe wondering who the model is in this shot.....well it myself. The process of this shot me setting the timer on the camera and running to the mark and crossing my fingers that the shot turns out. I think it is successful for what I had to do to get this shot.

Simplistic Conifer

Location: Whytecliff Park

Time of Year: May 3, 2009

Other Info: I just like how simple, at least to myself, this shot feels. The greens and yellows pop out nicely in contrast to the grey shaded background.

Are You Ready?

Location: Downtown Vancouver


Time of Year: May 2008


Other Info: Saw this sign and found it a little humourous. Hopefully Tom Cruise doesn't rage when he reads this post.

Whytecliff Park

Island connected to the shore via rock scramble.


Lone tree on the Island looking out south west into the Straight of Georgia.



Shot is to the south with West Vancouver in the background.



Location: Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver (Near Horseshoe Bay)


Time of Year: May 3, 2009


Other Info: Park has quiet a bit to offer with hiking trails, Island off shore that is accessible by a rock scramble path, and a beach. The Island that is located offshore, I figure through deduction, was once connected to the mainland. Striations mark up the mass of granite, which has a higher resistance to erosional forces than the rock that connected it to the mainland. The rock on the island has been smoothed thanks to processes of erosion wind, water and ice.

Aloutte Lake

Location: Allouette Lake, Golden Ears Provincial Park

Time of Year: March 2009

Other Info: This is ,what think, a jewel in the Fraser Valley located near Maple Ridge.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/golden_ears/

Ancient Script

Location: Richmond B.C., Buddhist Temple

Time of Year: April 2009

Other Info: According to my guide , not a monk a "Norman", this ancient Chinese scripture of which "Norman" could not read. Funny/awkward story on what I now call the "Norman Incident" I know I'm a handsome man, my self proclaimed nickname is "Handsome Thunder". I made clear to "Norman", I have a wife and am Happily married, didn't stop Norman from hitting on me as he figured statistically that he had a chance, the odds are he would get struck by lightening before that chance would occur. My analytical mind has gone over what occurred that day,about a thousand times, there was nothing lost in translation and it definitely was not culture gap. I remember that wishing my wife was here as wearing a wedding ring and giving my honest word that, "I was married" wasn't enough to stop what is known as the "Norman Incident".

Geometrocity

Location: Richmond B.C.; Buddhist Temple

Time of Year: April 20, 2009

Other Info: Not much to say, really, except for GEOMETROCITY. Go forth and use this word in all its might and glory. *GEOMETROCITY: A word invented by a people for all people.

*if you need....neh strive for proper English on the statement above replace "a people" with "a man".

Stairway to Heaven

Location: Richmond B.C.; Buddhist Temple.


Time of Year: April 20, 2009


Other Info: Ok I'm not Buddhist nor do I plan to change my beliefs in the future. The shot is of a door/ gate handle within the temple grounds. I went to the temple because it represents, in my mind, the visible ethnic shift in the population of the Lower Mainland which causing a change in the urban landscape. According to the 2006 census data the 65% of Richmond's population belong to a visible minority. A prime example of this shift can be seen in the places of worship. The Buddhist Temple is located along the Steveston Hwy, which is nicknamed the "Highway to Heaven" as there is a Mosque, Hindu Temple, Sikh Temple, Synagogue, Buddhist Temple and numerous Churches of differing denominations.

Good...Bad...and the Ugly

Location: Laie, Hawaii (Island of Oahu); Polynesian Cultural Centre

Time of Year: July/August 2008

Other Info: This was found at the Easter Island display at the Polynesian Cultural Centre. Yes Easter Island is part of Polynesia, another random/ interesting fact that might come in handy during a trivia game. I took these pictures at random and then later on found that I could make a series out of them. The Easter Island version of the Good the Bad and the Ugly's classic Mexican stand off.

The Heart

Location: Vancouver B.C.

Time of Year: April 10,2009

Other Info: Basically I discovered a new angle on my tripod, straight up view. I felt like a tool, only for a second, as I have owned this flimsy tripod for about 4-5 years, back when film was a popular medium to shoot. These shots give an interesting perspective of the city, the economic power that is within these buildings that dwarf the common folk down below.



Bentall Centre Towers, Burrard Street & West Pender Street




CIBC Tower, Burrard Street & West Hastings Street

Licence & Registration

Location: Vancouver, Gastown area

Time of Year: April 10,2009

Other Info: Sarah and I made an afternoon to head into Vancouver, once the Good Friday Church service concluded. So we hopped on transit and headed into the City, grabbed some Starbucks and strolled around Gastown/Waterfront area. I was struggling to find something to shoot nothing was really inspiring my creative senses. We walked past this shop twice and it caught my eye both times so I headed back, a thrid time, and shot this photo.

Arterial Flow

Location: 208th Street Overpass, Langley B.C.


Time of Year: April 8th, 2009; Spring


Other Info: Shot this at night, obviously, while the RCMP were flying around behind me in their cars and above me with their helicopter. I'm thinking I wasn't the target but it did cross my mind that my being in the area would arouse suspicion but maybe dressing up like a Christmas tree and stockings, green sweat shirt and red knee socks, calmed the minds of the RCMP.
So this is a shot of Hwy 1 the main route, practically the only route, into Vancouver. For most of the day this route is a congested/clogged artery which is the cause of many headaches. There are plans to upgrade the transportation infrastructure which include widening the highway, new bridges with higher capacity, bus lanes to allow for easier flow of people. Obviously these changes have been met with opposition those who say, "it will cause more congestion". But thinking from the point of view of that this plan is not meant to be the end all solution but is to provide transportation options which allow for an easier flow of people from the suburbs to the City. As the population grows does the number of vehicles and it is necessary to provide options, feasible ones, that allow the movement of people whether it be in there cars or on public transit.

Clean and Efficient 2

The information about where this photo was taken is the same as the previous post below.
This photo is of the switch and gauge board found above the turbine floor. I have discovered, in photoshop, the power if merging photos. This shot is three photos merged together all with different levels. Photo number one is the original, following that, number 2 is the end result.

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