Another late night shoot but I really didn’t want to do a studio shot. So I drove just down the road to my local cement factory! It’s probably the most un-Whistler-like thing here (well, apart from the asphalt plant, I suppose!). I think the stars add a little something to the shot.
Cement factory - not at all Whistler!
Fall is well and truly here and today was one of those beautiful, golden days that I generally associate with fall in Whistler. A refreshing change after the amount of rain we’ve had for the last few weeks.
Signs of fall
More photographic shenanigans. This time lens lust – this is my friends 300mm f2.8 Imaged Stabilized lens. Worth thousands! I want one!
Canon 300mm f2.8 IS = lens lust
Rain, rain, rain again, so I’m in the studio again. This is a dual lens reflex camera – you look through one lens, the light goes to the film through the other.
Dual lens reflex camera - vintage
Rob and I discovered that downtown Squamish is really nice. And so was lunch in the sun on the patio at the Howe Sound Brewery. We had left Whistler with ugly grey skies so were particularly surprised to be sitting outdoors in just our shirts.
Lunch at the Howe Sound Brewery
Photo nerding on a dark, wet evening. These are sparks off a back country matchless lighter – kind of a flint.
Sparks off a back country flint lighter
This September we are in line to set records for high rainfall. Today was no exception. I liked the way the railway tracks are clearly completely soaked.
Wet railway tracks after a storm
Although I live in Whistler and was very much involved in the Olympics here, I had not been to Vancouver and seen their Olympic cauldron. I was surprised to find that it isn’t just made of steel, but is clad in glass that makes it looks like it’s actually covered in ice. Very cool.
Ice clad effect on the Vancouver Olympic Cauldron
Down at Rainbow Park I met this dog called Nico.
Nico down at Rainbow Park
This is little baby Tristan aged 2 1/2 weeks. I was hoping for lots of slumbering shoots but he had other ideas and stayed awake for most of the three hour shoot. I think I captured some nice shots anyway. Congratulations to his parents!
