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CPR heads

In photography by webmeister Bud

So, one day, I walked into this room, and there were 50 decapitated plastic heads on the floor . . . Canon EOS 1000D (XS) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/40 s · f/3.2 · ISO 200 I learned CPR that day. But it didn’t make this image (which burned into my head, so I figured I needed …

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icelock

In photography by webmeister Bud

Secure your bike with this lock and it’ll be twice as difficult to steal. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/125 s · f/2.8 · ISO 800 Taken during the mid-December chills of 2007, I dug this photo up to remind me that this Saturday is March 21st. The first day of spring. …

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concert ∙ BEAST 2009 · Victoria BC

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BEAST rocks Lucky Bar. Canon EOS 1000D (XS) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/25 · f/2.8 · ISO 1600 I was lucky (GET IT??!?) enough to have been given photo accreditation (my first!) to shoot BEAST at their concert last week, and enjoyed a great show from some very talented artists. While technically cruddy, my final shot of the night, …

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Kairi

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Squished against mama, this here is itty-bitty Kairi, introduced to the world last Thursday. Canon EOS 1000D (XS) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/50 s · f/2.8 · ISO 400 Happy birthday, Kairi. Welcome to the world. Way to go, Meaghan and Matt. You made one cute kid. Kairi, by the bye, is a Japanese name, …

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Gyro seal

In photography by webmeister Bud

I love me! Canon EOS 1000D (XS) · Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 190 mm · 1/640 s · f/10 · ISO 200 She (multiple “seal experts” in the vicinity referred to her as a “she” based on her somewhat diminutive size) was adorable, inasmuch as a crusty, snot-covered growling, moulting elephant seal can be, playing well for the camera and scratching …

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. . . and gone

In photography by webmeister Bud

Flowers left unattended during a workmate’s vacation. Canon EOS 1000D (XS) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/50 s · f/2.2 · ISO 200 Sometimes, it’s better to leave a handwritten note than to write an e-mail. Handwritten notes get you walking around to other folks’ offices where photographic opportunities lie in wait. =)

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Warrior

In photography by webmeister Bud

You’ve, um . . . you’ve got a cement barge stuck in your channel, y’know. Canon EOS 1000D (XS) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/2000 & 1/4000 s (bracketed composite) · f/8 · ISO 400 Happy Gnu Year! Unless you’re Lafarge, the cement and construction materials company which owns this barge. The year might not be starting so …