04 May, 2013

Project 52

For the coming few months I will be travelling and making photographs in a number of countries in Asia. This will obviously provide me with ridiculous amounts of content for images to post, however my internet access and ability to process images will be limited in comparison to life at home. Who are we kidding, even when I am at home I manage to fall several weeks behind in posting!!

There will be images and stories being posted on our blog over at Dynamite Adventures and I will try to post the odd picture here as well. When we return I will go back through the timeline of photographs and post up my favourite images from each week of the journey.

Good times lie ahead!!!

Project 52 - Week 18 Cherry Blossoms

You know spring is in full swing when Vancouver comes alive for about a month or so with the many varieties of cherry blossoms that adourn the streets of many suburbs. Kitsilano lights up with white and pink blossoms, it really is a beautiful sight that brings much relief  that the dreary weather is mostly behind us, and we have summer to look forward to! I was out shooting around in some of the nearby streets and found this spot with the canopy of pink blossoms reflecting in the cars panels and windshields...

I have another post from a previous Spring time with more images of the Cherry Blossoms here

Cherry Blossoms reflecting off of the parked cars in Kitsilano's Yew Street.

Project 52 - Week 17

With just over a week remaining in our place in Kitsilano, we decided to have a few people around for a little going away party. Some of our guests brought along some delightful tulips which really helped brighten up the house. It was quite warm with all the people inside (was going to light the fire, glad I didn't!) so they opened up much more quickly than could have been expected. The next day I just had to take some pictures as they sat by the window. My favourite bloom I think!


Pink Tulip feeling the fatigue in the warmth!
 

Project 52 - Week 16

Continuing our training for the upcoming trek in Nepal, Tara and I headed for Lynn Valley again. This time with some warmer weather behind us, we decided to tackle Lynn Peak, with our full packs on. This will be the only serious climb attempt in our training, as the snowline has remained low until just recently. As we ascended, the common fog that clings to the sides of the mountains was quite dense from inside the canopy, adding a great atmosphere to the hike. With the sun shining through, the lighting was spectacular... Just tonight Tara saw in the news that a hiker was rescued from the peak of this trail this evening.

Tall Timber rises to touch the clouds on our way up to Lynn Peak

Project 52 - Week 15 - Hoya ND400 Neutral Density Filter

Well, I wrote an entire post about the photo I am posting below and some of my latest experiences shooting with a Hoya ND400 Neutral Density filter, but some internet hiccups deleted it all, and I am too tired to write it all out again. Didn't even get an auto-save draft! Th original post is here. My first images were kind of rushed, but when I found the below scene I took my time and achieved much better results.

A small waterfall just a few metres off the Baden Powell trail in North Vancouver.