urban landscapes

the west coast fog finally broke today. had to hit the east end to shoot the streets.

fogged out

it's been 14 plus days of fog, so i had to go to the archives (fog can be a great element for photography, it just never found me). this is a shot i did awhile back at long beach, on the west coast of vancouver island. a version of this was used for a bc tourism campaign which ran in california. (for my photo pals.. sorry for the low res scan/i just had to post some sunshine). btw, it was shot in the month of january/we were there to shoot the winter storms. humm. we couldn't buy a cloud.

bc fog

big time fog all week. this shot may be too subtle for some, but i like the effect. it's a little bit goth? any comments?

fog drops

a close up, on a foggy day in stanley park.

lions gate bridge

a different take on the lions gate bridge in vancouver / 'twas a foggy day.

have a seat

i'm leaving this winter wonderland tomorrow. i hope this chair is snow free upon on return...

light play

so it's the start of the new year, and i'm out in -25C weather taking pictures of snow. this brings back memories of high school and ryerson days / getting out and looking for light/shadow/shapes. i actually enjoyed the stroll/go figure.

red cottage study

this is a friends red cottage a few streets down / i wondered over, watched the light and shot the shadows.

deer track and sundog

crisp, cold, clear..... winter in saskatchewan.

xmas eve clubhouse

i was on the way home this xmas eve, and stopped by the club house at kenosee.. to see the view.

snow/wind/light.

new snow/old paint

this is a close up of the back of the canoe in the last post.

whitebear saskatchewan

i stopped by my sister and brother in law's cabin today/checking that all was safe and sound. had the camera, so this is a shot i did of a 'landscape feature' in the front yard.
some may remember the upright canoe as the background of the portrait i did of a friend, robert, which i posted in the summer. ah.. summer. what a change. it was a perfect/ warm, calm eve when that photo happened. however, here i am for a week or two, so i'm trying to embrace the seasons.......

saskatchewan winter

this is a winter shot of my summer home / wished i lived in this building, but everyone here knows it as 'the chalet'. i live down the road in a more modest abode.

grandville island

i did my bi weekly grandville island tour today. ended up talking with an asian skipper/learned a lot about crab fishin' on the west coast. he gave me a few to take home for the chowder pot.

had to stop and take a shot of the snow/rocks and sunset on the walk home. i know a little girl who likes to paint sunsets.

yaletown, vancouver bc

'tis the season. this is how i saw yaletown this aft in town town vancouver.

??

what is this white stuff? seems some people here in vancouver get a kick out of it....

coal harbour, vancouver

a replica of the past in coal harbour, along the seawall in vancouver bc.

moon over north van

full moon over burrard inlet late this aft / it's small in photo, but it's there. a very windless, sunny day on the coast. might be the calm before the storm.

ships

the ships never seem to go anywhere....

sea wall

sea wall in stanley park, vancouver bc.

tree lights

west end. vancouver

no wind/soft waves.

burrard bridge, vancouver

this is my choice for today (sorry if you have received this twice).

false creek/vancouver

dec. sunset in vancouver

wave

an abstract from the other night.

cue the lights

vancouver

one more from this eve.

vancouver

had a second look. this is the original cropping/i like it better.

vancouver

english bay shots from this eve.

ships

a late november afternoon in west vancouver.

whale rock

the sun broke out for a brief moment this eve.

false creek

last one

ok, this is the last shot of english bay for awhile (i'm tired of them as well..).

wave

over.......cast

well, except for today, clouds have been the scene since i arrived a few weeks ago.

coal harbor, vancouver

a few shots from coal harbor this eve.

english bay, vancouver bc

this is my take on english bay.

stanley park, vancouver bc

how i saw my walk this eve. more to follow.

color/no color

a few shots from stanley park today.

Cowboy Junkies

came across this image today. in the late 90's, i was asked by an art director friend of mine from toronto to shoot the cover for the Cowboy Junkies new album titled 'Miles From Our Home'. the art director was a former band member, and continued to do session work for the band. he also designed all of their album print material.

the band had rented a farm north of toronto to write the album. we went up in the fall and spent a few days simply shooting the surroundings. this is what i came up with. it seemed everyone liked the shot, except for a few folks at Geffen (the label in LA.)(i was living in LA at the time). they figured it was a little 'dark'. so, they ended going up with some other images i had shot / but i liked this one.

ryerson days