It was with great gratitude that I welcomed my mother to Vancouver in May, her first trip to the West Coast in 50 years! Welcoming an out-of-towner is the best opportunity to check off some of the tourist boxes in the place you live, so we headed down to Granville Island, hopped on a cool looking boat, and took to the seas in search of aquatic adventure.
Read MoreOnce again, I return to Pacific Spirit Regional Park on a holiday, this time in the rain. I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it, but this is such a lovely park—literally a forest in the city—and a great place for a stroll in any season.
Read MoreThis being my first spring here, it is with escalated amazement that I witness the early bloom of many of the perennials which will soon overtake our parks and gardens. I share with you now some sights from recent walks, shot on the Fujifilm X-T5, with both the (incredible) Fujinon 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR, and the (also incredible) Viltrox PRO 75mm f/1.2 XF.
Read MoreI have been meaning to get back to Pacific Spirit Regional Park since last shooting there in September, and with Crystal working, Christmas day provided the opportunity to do so. I packed up the new Fujifilm X-T5 and a couple of lenses, and headed out.
Read MoreYou probably wouldn’t know it based on my ‘output’, but I have a camera with me pretty much all the time. I’ll briefly join the chorus singing the praises of the Fujifilm X100V—this is absolutely my go anywhere camera. I shoot every day, but since I’ve backed away from social media in the past couple of years, I don’t share as often. This creates a bit of a dilemma, because sharing the work is actually a part of the process which I really enjoy. I’ve been meaning to blog more frequently, but intentions do not equal actions. Anyway, here we are.
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