Category Archives: Summer

The Abbotsford Airshow

Posted on 08/08/2015 by Jens

I attended the twilight show of the Abbotsford Airshow and had fun taking images of the Snowbirds, Breitling Jet Team and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The Snowbirds precision flying is always impressive even though they’re performing in Canadair CT-114 Tutor’s which the Canadian Forces started using in 1961. It was a warm evening, there was a beautiful sunset and you could see Mount Baker in the distance. During the airshow two commercial Westjet flights landed at the airport, one taxied past the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor as it was preparing to take off. I bet that’s something the Westjet pilots don’t see every day. Click on an image and then use the left and right keys on your keyboard.

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Arctic Tern and Chick

Posted on 08/04/2015 by Jens

The Arctic Tern is a seabird that migrates every year from Antarctica to its Northern breeding grounds. I took this photo last summer in Iceland, which means the adult had migrated a distance of 70,000 kilometres. The Arctic tern sees two summers each year and their migration is one of the longest in the animal kingdom. The average Arctic tern lives about twenty years, however, National Geographic and the University of Alberta concluded in 2010 that more than 50% of the species will live past their 30th birthday. National Geographic calculated that during the lifespan of 30 years, an Arctic tern would have migrated over 2.4 million kilometres, the equivalent of traveling from Earth to the moon over 3 times. Click on the image to see a larger version.

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Garibaldi Lake

Posted on 07/31/2015 by Jens

I just returned from camping overnight at Garibaldi Lake. This allowed me to take images at sunset and sunrise, something you can’t do during a day hike. The 900 metres of elevation gain was quite challenging carrying a multi-day pack, tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tripod, DSLR camera, lens, polarizer, remote shutter release, extra battery, down jacket, fleece pants, food, water, keys, wallet, Petzl headlamp, bug repellent, glasses and toilet paper. What many hikers on the trail incorrectly referred to as a ‘big bee’ were actually large horseflies which can give you a nasty bite.

There wasn’t any interesting cloud formations when I arrived, but the stillness of the water was good for reflections. Just after sunset a spectacular full moon rose behind the Sphinx glacier. I was up at 5:30 a.m. taking pictures along the shore of the lake and I had it all to myself. It was hard to leave such a beautiful place, I wish I could have stayed longer. Click on an image and then use the left and right keys on your computer keyboard.

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Fireworks – Brazil

Posted on 07/30/2015 by Jens

I wanted to find a different perspective for the fireworks this evening. This is not easy to do in a crowd of 300,000 people. I found this wooden sailing ship and I thought having it in the foreground and the fireworks in the background would create an interesting image. Much to my delight, when the fireworks started an individual climbed up the mast to get a better view, which only added to my photo. Click on the image to see a larger version.

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S.S. Beaver

Posted on 07/28/2015 by Jens

The S.S. Beaver was a Hudson’s Bay Company steamship. It was the first steamship on the west coast of North America. After 52 years of faithful service an inebriated crew ran the steamship aground on rocks here at Prospect Point on July 26, 1888. The wreck became a popular Sunday picnic destination for many Vancouverites. The wreck finally sank in July 1892 from the wake of the passing steamer Yosemite, but only after enterprising locals had stripped much of the wreck for souvenirs. Click on the photo to see a larger image.

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The Orpheum Theatre

Posted on 07/24/2015 by Jens

The Orpheum is one of the most beautiful concert halls in North America. When I was walking around the theatre with my camera, the red carpet, lighting and hallways reminded me of the Stanley Kubrick film The Shining. Thank goodness a public protest in 1974 saved the theatre from demolition. Click on an image to open the gallery and then use the left and right arrows on your keyboard.

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Light Trails

Posted on 07/22/2015 by Jens

Taking images of light trails is fun. I find it’s a process of trail and error and you just need to be patient to get an image your happy with. I took some photos of passing cars, in both directions, with headlights and taillights, that weren’t that exciting, but then a tour bus came by that provided me with some nice light trails. Click on the image to see a larger version.

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The Boat Yard

Posted on 07/21/2015 by Jens

This sailboat was having some maintenance done to it’s hull. What initially caught my eye was the way the light was shining through the plastic. Every now and then you get excited about a photo and it motivates you to get out and take more pictures. Click on the image to see a larger version.

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Saksun

Posted on 07/20/2015 by Jens

The village of Saksun in the Faroe Islands has a kind of fairy tale feel to it. Most people take a photo of the church and the seawater lagoon. I walked along the road and climbed down to get a different perspective. I think if I ever get a big dog I’ll call it ‘Saksun’. “Here Saksun, come here Saksun!”. It sounds good to me. Click on the image to see a larger version.

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The Faroe Islands

Posted on 07/18/2015 by Jens

A collection of 18 islands in the North Atlantic ocean between Iceland and Great Britain. The photo was taken in the capital city Torshavn which has a population of about 19,000 people. The Faroe Islands are rugged and rocky with some low peaks; the coasts are mostly cliffs. It’s a beautiful place to visit and explore with a camera. Click on the image to see a larger version.

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