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.....