Home Again

I seem to have forgotten about this site...not really sure why....anyway, here's another shot that made it to the #1 spot on Flickr's top 500 and ended up getting thousands of views one day. This was taken in the northern part of Nanaimo along the beach below Icarus Road. I called it Home Again because it was the first shot I had taken after being in Chicago for a week.

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.

Chicago River

New and old architecture lines the Chicago River. To the left is the new Trump Tower, which will be amont the world's tallest buildings once completed. In the background (with the spire/steeple) is the historic Chicago Tribune Building.

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.

Radiance

This HDR stuff is amazing. I'm loving the results I'm getting. This is another shot from Port Renfrew.

Heading for the sea

Below the lower falls at Little Qualicum park

Littlel Qualicum Falls

I'm kinda hooked on this HDR stuff. Here's a shot of the upper falls at Little Qualicum Park. I'm actually not sure if I like the HDR effect in this kind of environment as much as I liked the sunset shots....but I'm still learning.

HDR Colors

Here's another HDR composition from my day at Port Renfrew

Walking by the sea

Hikers take advantage of the low tide at Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew. This is an HDR (high dynamic range) image that was made from three photos at different exposures. I just started playing with HDR on the weekend and I absolutely love the results. I have an album of HDR images from this day out on my website.