POTM – May, 2018
I had a tough time choosing my photo of the month this time. I went on a vacation in Tofino and took a lot of photos. This was taken at Bog Trail, and I think represents the trail quite well. Read More …
Author: Alan
“Rare” Velella Velellas
Last week in Tofino, I did not realize I was witnessing a somewhat rare occurrence. I saw what seemed like millions of jellyfish washed up on the beach. It turns out these were somewhat rare velella velellas These are open Read More …
End of My Week Long Vacation
I have been on vacation from my day job for the last week, but it has been a full week.My parents came over for a few days, so I showed them around the southern island. Once they left, I drove Read More …
Mrs. ET
Many years ago, while I was in photographic art school, I took a picture I titled “ET” (the movie was still fresh at that time). This was a traditional1 Black and White print, and I liked it… Recently I took Read More …
Spring Bouquet
Some people buy flowers to create a centre piece for their table. Photographers buy some flowers to bring into the studio and explore…
POTM – April
for my Photo Of The Month I chose the following, not because it was the best photo I took during April, nor because it was my favourite. I chose it because it was a bit outside my comfort zone. I Read More …
Not a “pretty” picture
Took this image on a photo outing with friends today. I am not sure why, but I find it a bit fascinating. Definitely not a pretty subject matter. Maybe that is why I find it interesting….
more flower photos
A couple more photos from the flower shoot last week. It is interesting to see the detail in flowers… It is also fun to play with depth of field… Technical to follow…. Depth of field is the range of “acceptable Read More …
Happy Easter
What do you do on an Easter weekend? visit friends of course, and then you spend a few hours exploring a bouquet of flowers…
Photo of the Month – March
It is the end of March, so I reviewed my images for the month. To be honest, there were a couple of contenders for POTM. This one won out because it has such a feel of early spring. I have Read More …