Perfect Light

While we were out hiking around Paradise Meadows in Strathcona Park last weekend, my friend Keith happened to sit down in the perfect patch of light, or more accurately shadow.  Consequently, he had to sit there while I took a few portraits of him.  Luckily, he's a pretty handsome dude.

Whiskey Jacks

I spent a warm sunny weekend up at Mount Washington this week.  I took a couple shots of the ever-present, and fearless Whiskey-Jacks, or Grey-Jays.

Baby Piper

I got to meet my gorgeous little niece Piper over the Christmas holidays, she's almost three months old already.  Here are a few shots of her I managed to grab during all the Christmas hubbub.

Gabriola Island

I spent the weekend exploring Gabriola Island with a few friends.  It's a beautiful little spot just off of Vancouver Island near Nanaimo.  Despite it being the beginning of December, we had fantastic weather.  Here are a couple shots I took on our explorations.

Low tide and low skies.

"Slug tree" growing on a fallen sandstone boulder

Entrance Island lighthouse from the beach in Sandwell Provincial Park

The Bright Side of the Moon

It's a little depressing when it's already dark before you leave work (thanks winter), and it makes it that much harder to head to class afterwards.  But on the bright side, I got to see the beautiful moon that was out on Thursday night as I drove home from class.  It was a clear and cold night, and I was without a tripod, but I managed to snap this shot before I was shivering too much to hold the camera steady.

Cat-ography

Black pets can be extremely challenging to photograph, especially on dark furniture.  So when Steve laid down on a white blanket on the couch, I took the opportunity to take a few photos of him.  I also discovered that a feather is an excellent tool when photographing a cat.  I used it to get him to look in whatever direction I needed, and to prevent this sleepy guy from falling asleep on me.

Didn't stop him from yawning though.

Dong his best panther impression.

Adopt-aversery

Three years ago today we adopted our little dude, Steve. He's not so little anymore. You can check out my first post about him here to see just how much he's grown.