a view of little kenosee / looking fresh with all the rain....

more whitebear/it was quite an event.

whitebear pow wow.

took in the pow wow at whitebear this aft / i'll post a few more shots tomorrow. it was very impressive....

turns out it was my niece's birthday, so i used a second shot to compose an ecard.

my portrait of my nieces's new pup / named "kid".

a little more kenosee.

view from the boat launch at kenosee lake / last night.

i've been AWOL from the blog for awhile. this is what i saw tonight at my summer home,  kenosee. might be a false start, but stay tuned.... the camera may be warming up..........

i'm working on a new web site for my company, and this is one saskatchewan shot that will be included.

a glimpse of the moose mountian area on the first day of may.

a shot of the surroundings today at kenosee lake. good news is the golf courses are open....

my first photo back on the  prairie / afternoon cocktails with the neighbours....

leaving on a jet plane. don't know when i'll be back again. so i picked one of my favorite shots from the last 6 months.

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caught this in the park by the water / not sure what it is??
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wave

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i came across this large piece of driftwood on a spanish bank beach.

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preening swan

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i was working on some images for a whitebear lake gallery i'm doing, and i thought this shot looked good in black & white.
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lions gate bridge taken from stanley park

i thought this was an interesting contrast.

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classic sunset from tonight

Winning Entry / Capic Xpose

humm.... seems like i'm beating this shot to death, but it is now a winning entry in a CAPIC National Contest called Xpose.

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the sylvia hotel looking rather stylish in a grand setting.

a black and white version of my favorite swamp plant / yellow skunk cabbage.
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my take on the often photographed Siwash Rock in Stanley Park.
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i'll call this my 'swan abstract'.
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bald eagle

caught this in Stanley park yesterday.
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had a Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom kind of day today. Also came across a pair of bald eagles, which i will post tomorrow.                             
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i thought this was an interesting take on rollerblading along the seawall in Stanley park. it was a beautiful day to be by the ocean.

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Sylvia Hotel

it was a hot and steamy night on beach avenue......... ok, maybe cool and damp is a better description......
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rhododendron

i was determined to get a different take on a rhododendron. they are abundant in Stanley Park, about 2 blocks from my happy home. here's the result.
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second beach

stanley park.
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moon over lionsgate

this style takes me back to my high school days, in the basement darkroom .
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