Marina Cutie

I originally posted this in November 2007, but I'm reposting because I just got word that this photo is one of seven winners in the Spirit of Cowichan BC 150 photo contest. I don't know what placement or what prize yet...I get to find that out on May 3 when the official announcement is made.

This photo was taken at the marina in Cowichan Bay, BC. The little blue and yellow boat just jumped out at me and begged to be photographed.

UPDATE - MAY 3: Meh...I should have known better than to get my hopes up. I thought I may have gotten the grand prize in this contest, but I only got an honorable mention. Oh well, the HM was worth 50 bucks.

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.

Some days I wanna shoot myself

Blues Man

Tom Lavin of the Powder Blues band cuts into a guitar solo during the band's performance at the Downtown Duncan Festival last week. I saw Powder Blues back in '86 at a bar in Creston, BC and got a pic of Tom in almost the exact same pose and facial expression. I wish I could find that pic.

Before the Splat

This guy looks like he's about to smack face-first into the pavement, but he was just doing some break dancing moves (do they still call it break dancing?) in a parade.

Cute Kid

I couldn't resist getting a shot of this little guy at an outdoor concert in downtown Duncan. I didn't know who he was, but it ends up he's the son of my neighbor's co-worker.

Insomnia

What do you do when you can't sleep. I go looking for things to shoot. This is downtown Duncan at 3 a.m. It will never be mistaken for New York.

Patience

The above shots were taken about 25 minutes apart from the exact same location, just with the tripod head moved slightly for the second shot. I was about to give up on getting any color in the sky and leave, but a call on my cell phone delayed my departure by a few minutes. After the call, I looked back and quickly set up the tripod again.

Couple of sunsets

Would you beleive these shots were taken from the same place on the same evening? The top shot was taken about 45 minutes befor the bottom one. The top shot uses a 112mm focal length while the bottom is at 18mm. These shots were taken at Cowichan Bay looking toward Duncan and Mt. Prevost on Thursday evening.

Almost Sunset

This is in a field just a couple of blocks from my house just before sunset. From my vantage point, I couldn't shoot directly toward the sunset, so I had to shoot at an oblique angle.