bluetick's PhotoBlog

Here and There

2009-05-23T21:33:15Z

I'm back home now, and I spent my day doing yard work. Here are some shots I didn't use earlier.

Golden Ears

2009-05-22T09:20:06Z

More pictures of water and trees.

Golden Ears

2009-05-22T09:10:46Z

I think the name "Golden Ears" is funny. It's a beautiful park, though. I couldn't resist the retriever, of course.

Crystal

2009-05-21T08:51:46Z

This is an interesting place. It's attached to my hotel. I've been telling people I can take the elevator to more Chinese food than is in all of Boulder County, and I'm pretty sure that's true.

Waves

2009-05-19T12:56:04Z

These pebbles were being washed by the waves from an passing boat. I just held the camera as still as I could, no tripod.

Alouette Lake

2009-05-19T12:47:24Z

Forest

2009-05-17T21:17:58Z

Forest

2009-05-17T08:00:45Z

I wasn't in a good mood today. I spent a lot of the morning thinking about home, which is the worst thing to do in a hotel room far away. I got out of the hotel and found the Anthropology Museum at the University of British Columbia. The parking lot I found had meters that would allow me an hour in the museum, but I couldn't find anywhere to park so I could stay at the museum for the afternoon. I gave up and headed back to my hotel. If there are any urban planners reading this, I know there are good reasons to give people disincentives for using cars, but are you really trying to prevent out of town visitors from getting to museums? I walked from my hotel to Burnaby's Central Park and found this forest. The tallest part is the large conifers, with a deciduous middle story, and all sorts of stuff at the ground level.

Forest

2009-05-15T15:30:16Z

I'm still posting photos from my walkaround in Stanley Park last Sunday. Some high clouds had rolled in, and the light was pretty flat, but these pictures of the forest floor came out well. When I get back home, I'll use Gimp to sharpen up the pictures I took of totem poles in the park. Tomorrow, I'm planning to get out with some coworkers. The forecast is for sun. We should be able to find something worth photographing.

Flowers

2009-05-15T07:08:12Z