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Myrtle the turtle

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The heavily-armoured turtle, that is. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 70 mm · 1/5 s · f/4.5 · ISO 400 So, turtles — real live ones which exist in actual time and space, as opposed to the cartoon versions — not only can retract their head, tail and legs, but they also have horizontal trap doors which …

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Jonathan

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This is Jonathan (you bet, as in Livingston Seagull), caught mid-chomp, making his way down the trail of goodies. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 76 mm · 1/250 s · f/6.3 · ISO 400 Friend Steph (left-most member of the Rock Band) has a pet seagull. Well, truly, it’s a wild seagull, but it’s been adopted by …

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wedding · Shelby + Andy · Duncan BC

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Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/200 s · f/4.5 · ISO 400 Strobist: Sigma EF 530 DG Super, 1/4 power, on-camera, card bounced Shelby and Andy relax in their kitchen the morning of their wedding. In a time when it might seem natural to be head-explosively freakout-like during wedding preparations, this was an awesomely …

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five

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Because one good Dylan deserves another, here he is again with his lovely lass Jacquelyn, who has a hell of a handshake. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 70 mm · 1/320 s · f/4.5 · ISO 400 I know this ’cause Dylan introduced me to her no less than four times before finally remembering we’d already met. …

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Dylan Burger

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A big burger named after a big dude with a big beard. Yes, it could be yours. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/125 s · f/4.5 · ISO 400 Strobist: Sigma EF 530 DG Super, 4′ up/right, 1/2 power, ceiling bounced, remote triggered From now until the end of the *deepbreath* Canadian Cancer Society …

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fire power

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Poi God, Nick Woolsey, wields The Headless Horseman. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 2 s · f/4.5 · ISO 200 It was an honour to be asked to shoot (both for Nick and Natasha, who brought him here) his performances at Luminara. =)

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lifeless

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Lifeless flowers decay on a tombstone. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 168 mm · 1/320 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 Another from Ross Bay Cemetery. And the flowers, in case you were curious, have this interesting blend of colour and, er, wilt-less-ness, it’s because they were never alive to begin with. =)

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3, 2, 1, Dodgeball!

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If you can dodge a wrench . . . Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 40 mm · 1/200 s · f/7.1 · ISO 400 This Saturday, the fourth annual Victoria Open Dodgeball Championships will bounce off the walls of the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. C’mon down and see if The Zone Rangers can dodge their way to the …

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portraits · Rock Band · Victoria BC

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Don’t we kinda look like a rock band? Or like we’re trying to look like one? Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/6 s · f/11 · ISO 400 This photo was taken at Niagara Falls. No, the other one. There are times of panic — such as the Rainbow fire — where I put …