End of Summer Getaway
Christine and I split a weekend away between a scenic resort in Malahat and downtown Victoria. Perfect weather & views along with great food made for a fine…
Journal
Sunday Street Scenes
I got a lot of steps in on Sunday as my wife and I were exploring Victoria. I got a good number of snaps in as well.
Ferry Terminal
A few shots while wating to pick up my daughter at the ferry terminal.
Wide But Not Far
In 2008 when I got my Leica M8 I wanted a 28mm equivalent lens. On the M8's 1.33 crop sensor that required a 21mm lens so I picked up a used Voigtlander 21mm…
An Ordinary Evening
A few snaps from a walk around the neighborhood this evening. Absolutely nothing extraordinary, just the ordinary things I noticed!
Recent Phone Favorites
I posted around this time last year how I prefer "real" cameras to my phone. I still manage to get images I like from my phone. Sometimes it's the only camera…
Iona Jetty, Color Selects
A few selected photos from today in color rather than black & white.
Iona Jetty Monochromes
Last July I took a few photos of the Iona Jetty in the distance from the Marine Drive viewpoint. In the 1990s the land around the jetty was turned into a…
A Complicated Relationship
Everyone has some complicated relationships in their life. My relationship with color is complicated. I love color but I also love it's absence. I'm also in a…
9 to 5 Sailings
I was in Victoria for the day on Wednesday for both work and fun. The fun started with the 9AM sailing to Victoria. The weather was perfect and people were out…
30 Minutes In Chinatown
After delivering a kid to an appointment yesterday morning I had a bit of time on my hands. Rather than sit in my car and doom scroll I took the opportunity to…
Granville Street Morning
I was downtown yesterday morning with a little bit of time on my hands before a day of meetings. After fueling up with an Americano Misto I strolled around…
Busy Couple of Weeks
Updates to this site have been absent for the past couple of weeks as life gets in the way. A bit of travel, work, busy family have all contributed to some…
April Beach Weather
The last Saturday in April felt more like a Saturday in July. Christine and I hung out for a while at Jericho beach to enjoy the summer-like weather.…
A Stroll Around Dunbar & QE Annex
After a busy couple of days it was nice to get out for a walk in the neighborhood after dinner. I found myself back at the QE Annex school. There is something…
Errands on Broadway
Christine and I had some errands to run and shopping to do on West Broadway this past Sunday. Everyday moments that give life texture and that I take much less…
The Lens At Hand
I had an errand to run this evening and grabbed the first camera within reach just before I headed out the door. The camera is the wonderful little Leica CL…
Cambie Street Bridge, Monochrome Edition
A series of black and white edits from my Cambie Bridge photos from the other day. I always find it interesting how removing color, adjusting exposure and…
Spring Evening, Cambie Street Bridge
A series of photos from around and on the Cambie Street Bridge yesterday evening. It was a nice spring evening with some warm light to paint the scenery and…
Wet Weekend
According to the weather forcast we made out better than planned. Regardless it was an April Showers kind of weekend. Most of these photos are with my, circa…
An XPan(sive) Aspect
I posted last August about experimenting with the a panoramic aspect ratio that the Hasselblad Xpan (& Fujifilm TX-1) film cameras produced. It's a format that…
Alleyway Intrigue
I needed a change of scenery this afternoon without going too far. I've been stuck inside with a nasty head cold for several days. Feeling marginally better…
March Monochromes
Most of my posts in recent months on this site have been of color photos. I have to admit to a renewed interest in color, despite a bit of hesitancy in putting…
Locarno Beach With Reach
I took advantage of another lovely spring evening and headed out to Locarno Beach. I brought my Fujifilm X-T2 and the 70-300mm telephoto zoom. I don't shoot a…
