May 2009

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may in the gardens

may in the gardens

onions van dusen gardens, vancouver It was a beautiful sunny day in Vancouver, perfect for my monthly trip to the Van Dusen Gardens where I spent almost two hours just soaking in all the colour. The Rhododendron walk was in full bloom and so were the Golden Chain Laburnums. Sitting under the sunny yellow laburnums [...]

photo of the day

photo of the day

maples on the pond narita, japan

sneak peak

sneak peak

marilyn and rebecca Because summer is just around the corner and my friend Rebecca is getting married next month, I decided to have a bit of fun and take a Weddings photography course. That’s Rebecca in the photo above which was taken yesterday when she went for her final dress fitting. We had a blast [...]

photo of the day

photo of the day

reflections of tokyo roppongi hills, tokyo

photo of the day

photo of the day

a walk in the forest mayne island, bc

reflections

reflections

miner’s bay mayne island, bc There is the old adage that a picture’s worth a thousand words but great photographers often have wonderful stories beyond their images and once in a while, they share them with the rest of the world. In each of these stories are pearls of wisdom some of which I thought [...]

open wide

open wide

bennett bay mayne island, british columbia A couple of months ago my brother-in-law and I combined our resources to buy the Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens for our Nikons. It wasn’t until our trip to Japan that I realized how much fun this lens could be. Then last weekend I did a little bit of [...]

photo of the day

photo of the day

campbell point mayne island, british columbia

the gift of feedback

the gift of feedback

school girls asakusa, tokyo   My friends and I are fans of the Perfect Picture School of Photography for a number of reasons, one of which are the weekly critiques that the instructors give and the comments other students leave when we post up our images. They are an integral part of our learning and [...]

life is a highway

life is a highway

dave howlett by braden hanna This past week I was in Ottawa attending our annual staff meetings where Dave Howlett was our keynote speaker. If you have never heard Dave speak, you should find a way to attend his “Knocking Down Silos” presentation. You won’t regret it. His philosophy is simple yet powerful and when [...]

in the beginning

in the beginning

class trip sodwana bay, south africa As a person learning this craft, I like to read about the journey other photographers have taken. Invariably their stories always include something about where it all started for them. In some cases it was a long road with many bumps and detours along the way and in others, [...]