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Starlight and Sandstone
The starlight in this case is from the Sun, fragmented into tiny glints by water next to a sandstone shore. I like how the simple, two-blade aperture of the 35RC gives each bright little “star” four diffraction spikes. Can you … Continue reading
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Henry & Liam
A friend’s pair of Irish Setters out for their afternoon walk. Henry is the foreground.
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Wild Times
One of the best things about living where I do is the profusion of wildflowers that spring up at this time of year. Especially numerous are the white fawn lillies and camus flowers, but my favourite is the much less … Continue reading
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A Season of Loss, of Sadness
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago. In the Bleak Midwinter, by Christina Rossetti.
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White Fawn Lilies
This region has its share of beautiful wild flowers (including several lilies), each taking its turn to enliven the forest floor at different times of the year. One of the first to emerge in the spring is the White Fawn Lily. … Continue reading
November Grey
I shot this yesterday while walking through Devonian Regional Park along one of the numerous paths that lead from the parking lot to Taylor Beach. My favourite route takes me along the fence line of an adjacent farm, which is … Continue reading
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Mushrooms By The Ton
Days and days of rain, mushrooms by the ton Waiting for our clothes to dry, Mr. Watson cleans his gun Walking ’round the fences, a sister left behind A visit by a country doctor, two years from going blind — Lyrics … Continue reading
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Morning Walk in the Woods
It was an unexpectedly lovely autumn day — perfect for a walk in the woods. I shot this in the morning, developed the roll once home, and did a quick-and-dirty scan a few hours later so that I could post … Continue reading
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Rock and Kelp
This shot is from my most recent roll and was taken during a relatively brief walk at Devonian Regional Park, here on Vancouver Island. I’d been feeling a bit unproductive lately since my last couple of rolls didn’t yield any … Continue reading
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Twisting and Turning
I love trees. I find the endless variety of their shapes and textures fascinating and, without getting all anthropomorphic here, I’m struck by how often their features suggest the human body. It seems somehow appropriate that our arms and legs … Continue reading
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