We ran away from life with some friends, and spent a wonderful Christmas at Mt. Washington. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 18 mm · 1/250 s · f/10 · ISO 200 Emerging from the tiny forest beside Raven Lodge on our second day, this was the first site which greeted us on our first snowshoeing adventure: …
OM NOM NOM
A Beacon Hill Squirrel mows down on a sunflower seed. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 300 mm · 1/200 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 With the power of rapid-fire bestowed upon me with the Magical Pictobox 3000™, I was able to capture this little guy actually eating. =)
rainstick
One more rainbow, but in a rather different setting. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 18 mm · 1/160 s · f/8 · ISO 100 Don’t get me wrong. Capturing this most interesting rainbow was great and worth it and all that rot, but the incredibly fast-approaching and pounding torrential squall which immediately preceded it, and caught …
lookout
50% right time, 50% right place, 50% right fluke. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 18 mm · 1/200 s · f/9 · ISO 200 I was traversing the Malahat one rainy Saturday morning when, as I made my way past those huge power lines which would be really fun to zipline across, the sky broke open, …
Young Tower moon
The clock tower of the Young Building shines against the full moon. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 18 mm · 30 s · f/8 · ISO 200 The time on the clock tower at *deepbreath* Camosun College Lansdowne Campus’ Young Building *gasp* isn’t wrong. It was, in fact, 5:30 in the morning when this shot was …
autumn
Sure, autumn officially starts in September, but it really feels like it in October. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 55 mm · 1/100 s · f/7.1 · ISO 200 From a recent quick trip to Little Qualicum Falls, which was fun and happy on many levels. =)
wackwack!
A little handful of duckling lets out a “wackwack!” after emerging from a half-body dive. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 300 mm · 1/200 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 Due to its perfect cuteness, this could very well be the last duck/duckling photo I ever take. =)
wedding · Meaghan + Matt ∙ Victoria BC
Happy, happy wedding to our wonderful and decidedly un-boring friends, Meaghan and Matt. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 18 mm · 1/250 s · f/10 · ISO 400 Rawr! It’s nice, having known folks for so long, to ask ’em to do silly things, and silly things are done without a second thought. Canon EOS 400D …
updown
Geese in the sunset fly over Blenkinsop Lake. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 300 mm · 1/400 s · f/7.1 · ISO 100 In my travels, I’ve seen mad ducks. No, not mad, like insane. Mad, like angry. They lower their heads, beak open, and head off in a run toward their target. It’s quite effective. I’ve …
in loving memory
The gravesite upon which this cross rests has sunken in at the middle, causing its headstone to sink. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 133 mm · 1/200 s · f/5 · ISO 100 I’ve passed on the periphery many times before (mostly on ghost bus tours =), but this was the first time in all my years …