Gastown reflections

At the end of walk where I didnt manage to get much of anything I spotted this matalic curved bar in the window of the high end furnature store across the street. The reflection on the surface of that curved bar and a piece of red fabric is what I am focused on, and the rest is a reflection on the metallic surface. This is giving the elongated and compressed look to the car, people, and buildings. Everything seems out of focus but it is actually in sharply focused as you can see in the fine lines.

Night walk Vancouver Convention Centre

This marks the first time I used my Sony 200-600 G lens for street photography. How have I not done this before?!? Using this lens, I am getting shots like this walk around the Vancouver Convention Centre. A lady is walking her dog. I love the look of this photograph. The mirrored ceiling, the abundance of concrete and the wide path all come together to make the look of this photo.

Night time conversation

My husband and I stopped to enjoy a joint, and I noticed this couple and their lovely yellow lab. They were deep in conversation, and the dog was content to relax. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic cauldron is a great backdrop to this intimate moment.

Port of Vancouver Crane and Cargo

The Port of Vancouver is a busy place 24/7 and almost 365. They are so busy they are expanding. This is one of the new cranes built over the last year. In this series of photos, I have used my 200-600 Sony G telephoto and a ridiculously long shutter to get these streaks on the crane that is lifting cargo to and from a cargo ship.

What's normal

So what's normal? We have a guy that I doubt is from the street-level neighbourhood but not looking shocked and some people that are obviously daily drug users.

Night walk Vancouver Convention Centre

This marks the first time I used my Sony 200-600 G lens for street photography. How have I not done this before?!? Using this lens, I am getting shots like this walk around the Vancouver Convention Centre. A lady is walking her dog. I love the look of this photograph. The mirrored ceiling, the abundance of concrete and the wide path all come together to make the look of this photo.

Elevator feather

This image results from finding something unexpected on the floor of our building elevator. Seeing the curiously out-of-place feather on the floor, I thought you don’t belong here. It doesn't look like a feather from any bird I have seen around Vancouver. Finding it interesting, I snapped a quick pic on the way up to our floor. I then edited the image in my regular fashion and then further refined it into this highly edited image you now see.

let’s heal the divide

This image I managed to get free hand so I am happy that the words come out nice and clean. The people dancing in front give the impression of discussion or vigorous debate and the words give the optimism.

This image is, firstly, a double exposure of two different aspects of the Gastown Port of Vancouver area. The Vancouver Rail Yard that I happen to live above and the Port of Vancouver that is across the way from the rail yard. The rail yard is captured with a bit of the Vancouver Convention Centre & Cruise Ship dock and is shot with an infrared filter. The Port of Vancouver is captured on extended exposure but with no filter. The IR filter requires the train yard shot to be an extended exposure at a very high ISO 6000 with a small aperture because I wanted the ship's depth and the train in motion with an extended shutter. The Port of Vancouver is similar but different. They both used an extended shutter. But for the port, the aperture was half as the shutter needed to be very long to get the full motion of the crane. So the ISO was very low at just 50. Both images need a tripod and a way of triggering the shutter that will not cause a shake. I use my phone, but there are several ways of doing this. I like the images, and they were photographed as separate projects. But today, I just decided I wanted to experiment with combining different techniques into a double exposure. The double exposure became a rabbit hole of needing to find a way to connect these images in a way that I was happy. The crane needed to be flipped.

Fuck Inflation

Welcome to the neighbourhood. Out for a walk with Bowie Buddy this morning, and this is what we found and a common sight. Firstly…. Has this person not heard of inflation? It's over 8%! Seems a little wasteful with an expensive product. Secondly and more seriously….. Bowie!!! My dog doesn't need to be exposed to this and the harm that would come to him if he swallowed it. This kind of thing happens all the time in Gastown. It has gotten worse in recent years. On every walk around our neighbourhood, we see some drug paraphernalia. So I decided I'd start taking photos because it does make for excellent subject matter. In all these photos, I might at times sound critical or whatever, but I'll never not admit that I have done drugs. Not this kind of stuff, but I have done acid and cocaine rarely in the distant past, and I have used shrooms at times. I vape weed far more often than I should. I drink hard liquor regularly and wine on occasion. I say all this to say that I am not judging anyone with this series of photos.

You suck on it, and it explodes in your mouth

I wonder what fun was sucked through this bad boy. On every walk around our neighbourhood, we see some drug paraphernalia. So I decided I'd start taking photos because it does make for excellent subject matter. In all these photos, I might at times sound critical or whatever, but I'll never not admit that I have done drugs. Not this kind of stuff, but I have done acid and cocaine rarely in the distant past, and I have used shrooms at times. I vape weed far more often than I should. I drink hard liquor regularly and wine on occasion. I say all this to say that I am not judging anyone with this series of photos.

Vancouver Convention Centre WEST

Filled with pigeon poop and grungy, this is the road that runs past the Vancouver Convention Centre West. I love walking this way, and most of the time, when I run, this is my path to Stanley Park. You can get on the seawall from a track at the end on the left.

Old Building front and side

A fantastic old building in Vancouver's Chinatown. The old brick with the flacking paint reveals a history of different lives at different times. The old woodwork is decaying but still showing its beauty.

Port of Vancouver Crane and Cargo

The Port of Vancouver is a busy place 24/7 and almost 365. They are so busy they are expanding. This is one of the new cranes built over the last year. In this series of photos, I have used my 200-600 Sony G telephoto and a ridiculously long shutter to get these streaks on the crane that is lifting cargo to and from a cargo ship.

Port of Vancouver Crane and Cargo

The Port of Vancouver is a busy place 24/7 and almost 365. They are so busy they are expanding. This is one of the new cranes built over the last year. In this series of photos, I have used my 200-600 Sony G telephoto and a ridiculously long shutter to get these streaks on the crane that is lifting cargo to and from a cargo ship.

Port of Vancouver Crane and Cargo

The Port of Vancouver is a busy place 24/7 and almost 365. They are so busy they are expanding. This is one of the new cranes built over the last year. In this series of photos, I have used my 200-600 Sony G telephoto and a ridiculously long shutter to get these streaks on the crane that is lifting cargo to and from a cargo ship.

Port of Vancouver Crane and Cargo

The Port of Vancouver is a busy place 24/7 and almost 365. They are so busy they are expanding. This is one of the new cranes built over the last year. In this series of photos, I have used my 200-600 Sony G telephoto and a ridiculously long shutter to get these streaks on the crane that is lifting cargo to and from a cargo ship.