Panorama's Revelstoke NP

So a friend of mine Ang was asking me about Panorama shots and I knew I taken some I liked on this trip to Revelstoke NP so I thought I would post them. The first two are the same but one in B & W. When I first worked on it I really liked the vibrant color's I was seeing but after seeing the black and white I think I like that one best. These two are Vertical Pano's two which I don't see all that often.

The third one is a wide traditional shot of Jade Lake from the neighboring hillside. I like the grandoiseness (I'm sure that's not a word) of it.

One thing about Pano's is my blog doesn't do them justice.

Earth Quest Site

While maybe not the most exciting or amazing photo's it is one that is important to me. It is one of the few that I feel captures the feeling I get from being at the "site". This picture was taken in the past year or so. I was in Earthquest 10 years ago.... has it been so long?

This is what I call the "Earth Quest Site". Earth Quest is an amazing outdoor program that helped me with a lot of growth in confidence and many other things. While I was in EarthQuest it was first time in my life that I started to feel ok with my introversion. I always knew I was different in that way but I never felt ok with it.


Earthquest is an outdoor program run in Vernon, BC, Canada by an amazing couple Mo and Barrie Reid (or Mo and Reido) When I was in the program I did one Semester (about 5 months) at "normal" school and then about 5 months in this program. There was a certain amount of desk work to do as we received credits for certain courses so we didn't fall behind with the rest of our class. So some days we were at the school other days we were at the Earthquest site; an area of land donated to the school. At this site we would do all sorts of activities like basket weaving, fire starting (well trying), a beading project and we built Kakulies (traditional native houses). We did about 5 major trips to various parts of BC doing different types of outdoor activities like ocean and river kayaking, Back country skiing and rock climbing.

While the activities and trips were a blast what I learned about myself was 100X more rewarding. What I got out of it personally was so worth it and to think that it was a last minute (the night before) decision to apply. If you feel strongly about something ... even if you think it might be too late... go for it. When people see you want something badly enough they might go out of there way to help, please do the same for others.

Thanks Mo, Reido and my EQ group

Kalamalka Prov Park

This first one here is a shot taken on Rattle Snake Point (Turtles Head Point). I've always liked this tree and thought it would be interesting with the some hard contrast and fill light. I was thinking it might be better with that effect only on the tree. The composition isn't exactly where it should be but I like it.



This next one is one of my best buddies Dave. We were having a break on our hike. The photo wasn't anything to be excited about so I thought I would try this Gritty Effect I found on Scott Kelby's Blog. Basically I have a Lightroom preset to desaturate, bump up the blacks and take many of the other settings to there max. Then over in Photoshop you create a Blurred layer and paint it on the skin to give it a "softer" look. Kinda cool I think.




This is a basic shot that turned out pretty good (not as good on the web) looking down the peninsula of Kal Park towards Winfield.

An artsy take on a fence post along the walk way near Rattlesnake point


This is a view towards cousins bay. Again the web doesn't do it justice. Need to work on that.


This actually isn't taken at Kal Park but is the road to Kal Park. I liked the green/yellow colors and the diagonal lines.


And lastly I liked the reflection of the clouds on the lake and the color of the lake along the shore.

Kalamalka Lake actually means "Lake of many colors" in the local native language and on some days it can rival the ocean for color.

Kin Beach - Autumn 2008

Here is a series of shots from Kin Beach, Vernon, BC. I was looking at using the color of the season of course. I fave's are the third one and last. I have noticed I like vertical landscape shots more then most Photographers it seems. The last shot was taken from a road above the beach and I like it as it's different from what I've seen previously.

Autumn 2008 -

This one is taken along the shore of Mission Creek in Kelowna,BC. This was around the middle of October on a fairly warm (so far) year for the fall. I was having problems find a fore-ground with the great color of the trees in the background. This bend in the creek seemed to work pretty well. I like the curve created by the creek.



This is the leaves and rocks along the shore. I've always liked the "detailed" shots of rocks/leaves during this time of year. I am normally not happy with my captures as it doesn't have the same "feeling" as when I took them. This one is reasonable in that regard.

This last one I enjoy the strong colors and saturatedness of the scene. I was struggling with the composition as I wanted the reeds in the foreground but it didn't get to the point where I was completely happy. Also striving for the place I guess.

World Animal Day - The Big Picture - Boston.com

The Big Picture - Boston.com

A melody of great Photographs with some short comments on each. Very well put together.