Photo: Vancouver Walkabout

I was on a walkabout in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago. I was supposed to meet up with a buddy, but I missed him and we ended up both going individually. It was kind of an inopportune day, cold and rainy, but it was an interesting personal experience. Me, the camera, and an entire massive city. I was alone in the masses -- kind of a weird, but not unpleasant, experience.

Glocalisation: This first shot could have been taken just about anywhere in the world. To me the context of the shot (urban shopping establishment) isn't at all important to the outcome of the photograph. I shot wide open with my 50mm f/1.7 lens -- though the focus falloff isn't entirely obvious at this size, it's pretty remarkable at desktop size or bigger.


2 Seconds on the Tracks: This was taken out of the front of a rainy Skytrain windshield. It's a 2 second exposure, hence the name. I love the motion in it, but also you can tell the focus is sharp on the track because of the fine streak marks there.


Seclusion: I liked the way the dark, curved arch intersects the bright, straight lines of the window, especially adding dark to the higher part of the frame, which is somehow unexpected. I like the contrasts -- I took several of this, and I think I like this one the best.