yaris turns one

happy birthday to the roaming yaris / i shot this a year ago / one of my favorites. sask is big sky country. quite the canvas to my eye...

saskatchewan landscape / coming soon

i'm hoping this is what the lay of the land will look like soon.

i shot this awhile back as i was scouting for an assignment for adidas. the mist is actually a smudge a farmer had going for the horses. i like the effect.

vancouver music vibe 2

ok, the 'story' seemed more interesting yesterday than it does today, but here goes.

i met Marrett and his friends in stanley park while i was shooting video of their "drum circle". i guess of group of 10 or so souls get together on sundays to lay down the beat from their african drums, called djembes. Marrett noticed me filming, and asked if he could get a dvd of the shoot.

so we finally met up yesterday to pass along the disc, and he brought his animal pal, Othello (all 160 lbs of him). i immediately thought of a portrait of the 2 of them, with his drum, down on the beach. but i wanted to shoot it after sunset, using flash etc etc, so i thought i'd shoot it next fall (as i'm heading back to the prairies). Marrett was game, but then we thought, why not try something right now/might fluke out. so he hustled home and got his djembes, and i went for the canon. we met half way / i saw the bench and the tree shadow. 5 minutes later, i had my shot. it might be a winner. well........ i like it at least..........

eventually, i will post the drum circle video.

vancouver music vibe

i just shot this image an hour ago. there is a story behind it, which i will tell tomorrow with another variation or two. i wanted to get it on line as the subject (s) might want to have a look tonight. i'm heading back out to the beach to catch the sunset... stay tuned. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE.

tourism saskatchewan

man.. this is a blast from the past. i came across this image i shot for tourism sask a few years back. for you photo folks, i shot 4x5 / B&W film, and i think we did the color on a quantel paintbox (i'm sure i have spelled that wrong). any ways, it was a fun project.

stanley park, vancouver bc

DUCK FIGHT!!!

vancouver canada

what lies ahead

i'm getting into a prairie mindset with this shot i did about a year ago / in saskatchewan.

click here is see my new flora/fauna blog

Douglas E. Walker. New photography blog

for the benefit of those that are "flowered out", i've created a new and separate photo blog heavy on the blossoms.

you flower lovers can click on : http://douglasewalkerflorafauna.blogspot.com/ for a daily dose.

vancouver canada, stanley park

forest floor abstract

just a fun shot i did of the forest floor.

southwest saskatchewan

i'm back to the prairies in a couple of weeks. giving my camera a little rest out here on the west coast. came across this shot i did for tourism sask awhile back. one of my all time favorites. (no flowers visible).... you can click on image to enlarge /

california poppies

hah! i promised no more flowers. i was going thru some files from a few years ago (well, quite a few yrs ago), and i came across this advertising shot i did for Allegra. turns out it was done about this time of year / all flowers and bkground shots done in california, and model shot in vancouver bc. approx 10 images in total / and assembled. that's what they wanted.............

one for the road

couldn't resist. shot this today in vancouver. this will be my swan song / flowers on the west coast. promise.

sask rodeo

was going thru the archives... i shot this at the kennedy rodeo / 07.. i believe.

back to the hinterland

well, i booked my flight to the prairies. in a couple of weeks, the blog images will look more like this.

plant study

in my search for a blog shot for today, i came across this plant (i believe it is a hosta). the light was nice, and i thought i could capture something interesting. i spent about a half hr watching/shooting. all the while, i saw this in black & white. so here are 2 variations. any comments?? thxs,

west end, vancouver canada

know for something different. i thought the trees looked a little like paint brushes??

vancouver sun run 2009

the vancouver sunrun 2009 was today. i wanted to shoot video of the event. my film pal, tommie d., has a condo balcony with a first class view. i talked my way into the joint, and took this portrait of him as payback.

a bit about the run.... they say there were 55,000 folks participating. it's quite the spectacle. a 10-km race/walk. largest in the world. video to follow.

The Vancouver Sun Run, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun newspaper, is a 10-km race held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

vancouver canada

funny thing.. i'm getting slightly bored with shooting 'flowers' (m/b everyone is getting a little bored seeing them/my blog is starting to look like 'flower porn'). you know how it is when you haven't seen something for 'it seems like forever', and you can't get enough? then it becomes common place. but i'm not complaining/this part of the city smells like fresh laundry, and it's easy on the eyes. so........ i'll likely keep shooting.... flowers that is. (click on images to enlarge).

english bay.. again

i decided not to shoot for 'mr. blog' today. went for a long walk, met with a film editor, then strolled home. of course, what i saw along the way was the sun setting and the sky staging to show off. so i grabbed my gear and checked it out ( no one likes a show off). this is a portrait of my little video camera kickin' ass at english bay........

tree

sticking with the tree concept.....

yaletown

shot this on my way home through yaletown, as the light was right.

vancouver bc, stanley park

this tree is in the heart of stanley park. i have jogged by it many times, and decided to grab a camera, walk back, and take a shot. the light was right. btw/ it's bigger than it looks....

canada, vancouver spring

well, it looks like i'm back to the 'postcard' look. but this is how i saw the morning, the afternoon, and the evening. sure smells good out here on the west coast.

vancouver, petal nest

this subject matter may be familiar to some. i shot this same tree one year ago, and went back today to have a look. pretty much the same deal.

vancouver canada, english bay

as it was raining most of this easter sunday in vancouver, i decided to slow roast some lamb, watch the masters, and hide the cameras. turns out, the clouds broke, and i had to get out and have a look. this is what i saw at english bay this eve. they kinda look like the velvet paintings you buy from the guy with the van in the parking lot. oh well, the lamb smells good / gotta go.

vancouver, west end

a few street shots of the west end today.

vancouver alley

ok, back to the 'door' theme for a bit. i just liked the light, and the colours. a break from the flower photographs.

vancouver canada, cherry blossom

it' that time of year on the west coast. more to come / stay tuned.

vancouver, stanley park

my version of a raccoon going for a dip. it's warming up in vancouver.

one more green

i couldn't resist / one for 'green' from today...

vancouver, stanley park

a very warm and sunny day in vancouver. i hit the park, and shot around lost lagoon. the yellow flower is 'skunk cabbage', and the other shot is just plain "green". i like 'em both.

green bug in vancouver bc

i was out in the west end of vancouver to shoot some heritage homes (see in background), and i happened upon this green bug. anyone think i could be a postcard??

vancouver beach combing

i was walking the beaches today, and have 2 versions of what i saw. please let me know which one is preferred, or....... does it just look like a clam bake?? myself... i really like 'em both / spent most of the day just shooting shells....

vancouver canada, coal harbor

i was out once again shooting video, and as my batteries died, i pulled out the trusty canon, and took this shot. i will call it / the orange buoys. the shot is from coal harbor looking north.

vancouver bc, grandville island

vancouver post card

ok, i guess i'm back to the post card mind set / i was at english bay shooting a video version of this 'scene', and this is the still. for my photography pals / no PS sat. happening. twas very colorful on it's own.... my friend mike b. from kenosee lake sk happened to call me just as i was pulling the trigger. so this is my version of what i was looking at mike.....

post cards printed

if you would like a post card, hot off the press, email me with your address, or publish a post.
douglas@douglaswalker.com.

N/C.

blast from the past

a cold and rainy day here in vancouver, so i went to the archives. this is a shot i did of a friends daughter a few years back. i think its kind of timeless.