Cloud Gate - Chicago

The Cloud Gate - a stainless steel sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park - is more commonly known to the locals as "The Bean." Millennium Park and The Bean in general is one of my favorite spots in Chicago.

God has left the building

This is the interior of the Butter Church, the exterior of which is in the previous posting.

The Butter Church

This old stone church on native land just outside of Duncan in Cowichan Bay, BC is known at the "Butter Church." It was built in 1870 and got it's name because it was funded by the sale of butter from the church's dairy.

Rocky Point

Clouds move in on the rugged coastline of Galiano Island.

Dramatic skies

For some reason, I've been playing with black and white lately. This is a view of the Cowichan Valley from the top of Mt. Tzouhalem in Duncan, BC.

Life and Death

I wanted to go up to the summit of Mt. Prevost to take some shots, but I got three-quarters of the way up and found the road to the summit was still covered in a lot of snow....I was feeling a little dejected at not being able to get to the mountain top, so I ended up stopping at this cemetery on the way home. This was originally an HDR image, but I thought it was too vibrant considering the subject matter in the background. I ended up with this instead.

Mt. Arrowsmith

Wow...I've really neglected this blog in the last while, haven't I. Oh well, it's not like there's anyone looking at this.

My birthday was on the weekend and my girlfriend surprised me with one of the best gifts ever. She chartered a light plane to fly us around the island for an hour. Mt. Arrowsmith is one spectacular site.

It's a good thing my GF's birthday isn't until July....It's going to take me at least that long to come up with a cool gift idea for her.

Any suggestions?