a few for the road

a few more for the record. 2010 winter olympic photos. so long.
(click on that first shot/there's where i had just escaped from).

what a day

wow, what a day. i'll throw these images out there / i took a plenty... but i'll create a gallery of the keepers after things sink in. right now i'll just catch my breath..... stay tuned.

gastown, vancouver bc

cool little place in gastown called alibi. just off the beaten path of olympic madness. they even have some US coin in the tip jar....

faces of the games

stop...go...stop

the olympic cauldron location on vancouver's waterfront......from a different perspective. it's crowded down there... is there an app for that?

my winter olympic photo blog

enjoyed spending some time photographing this performer on granville street. he brought smiles to the winter olympic crowd.

vancouver winter olympic fans

this is my favorite shot of the 450 or so i took today. the walking and shooting is fun, it's the editing that will kill ya... i have a few more keepers, check in tomorrow. i guess its fitting to post a shot of the girls/they're the ones that are winning all the gold medals. congratulation's.

2 for 1

i took a break today/this from last night. the sculpture is called WE,2008. by Jaume Piensa of Spain. i was able to capture it framed by my sisters laser show..... well i think she may have designed it........very interesting. guessing it's about 12ft tall. so.. two works of art for the price of one. the following is from the biennale web site. enjoy.

'This sculpture celebrates Vancouver’s linguistic and cultural diversity by incorporating multiple alphabets, (Latin, Greek, Russian Cyrillic, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Arabic, Chinese) in an all embracing womb-like human form. Plensa is widely acclaimed for his Public Art installations, having created this work specifically for the Vancouver Biennale.
Art Lights Vancouver's Nights

my light show in false creek

since my sister, and some friends have been designing their own laser light shows, i thought i'd do one myself. one shot, all in camera.

canuck

2 redheads

olympic winter sailing

a tale of 2 ships.. or 2 tales/one ship. i went for a run on the seawall. came across a wonderful impromptu inukshuk-rock balancing piece of art. went home to get my gear to take a shot before the tide wiped it out. did a quick check on the email, and there was a message, inviting me to go for a sail (the lumsden crew). i knew i couldn't get there on time, but thought they might be sailing past my shoot location. so that's it, their boat in the background. i like the shot - west coast style / art,sea,sailing,mountains.

second shot. same deal, i screwed up and missed another invite to go for a sail with the lumsden crew. i was walking home on the seawall, and thought just by chance.. i might see them coming in. and that's their boat, the panacea.(hope i have the name right). i'm thinking.. what are the chances.. given the thousands of people in the city for the games, and all the boats on the water, i'd see that one, twice. cool......... oh, and i did get on board last night for some wonderful oysters and beer. thxs to the colhouns, judy, blair.. (judy, watch your head).

olympics

busy place... on granville st, downtown vancouver.

olympic crowds

i decided to get back into the main stream today. took a walk along the seawall, and ended up down by the rink. i found a nice spot out of the way, put the canon on a tripod, and spent an hour and a half shooting the crowds/ watching the light change. second shot from the same location - the athlete's village.

vancouver spring flowers

a little taste of what's popping up in and around stanley park.

sea side

took a break from the olympic crowds today. another beautiful day. plan on getting back downtown tomorrow.

winter olympic light show

my sister in saskatchewan went on line, and set up this light design dedicated to 2 friends who are fighting illness. i was the photographer of record. it was fun last night / shooting the show and talking to her via cell at the same time. well done.
Art Lights Vancouver's Nights

rush, rush, rush...

hummm.. i'm taking pictures of crowds now.....

olympic flowers

what's a winter olympics without flowers?? i shot these on my walk downtown to the action

downtown vancouver

i burnt quite a bit of shoe leather today, so i decided to set up shop on granville street, and let the action come to me. the light was right, so i spent an hour or 2 just fooling around with the canon.

granville street olympic action

olympic crowds. looking south on granville st.

sylvia, sweet sylvia

ok, i can live with this shot, flowers and all. cherry blossoms at sunset, with the sylvia hotel providing the backdrop, late this afternoon.

false creek, vancouver olympics

laser light show at false creek in beautiful vancouver bc. i had fun shooting this / must have been the only soul on the beach. the masses were partying downtown.

olympic rings/ downtown vancouver

another offering from "walker cliche´ and gift shop".