Granville Island
I've heard about the mystical, whimsical land called Granville Island for years. I was even told that I should go. But after living in this area for an accumulative 7 years, I still hadn't looked fate full in the eye, and made the quest. I finally braved the perilous odds when invited by a friend of mine, and voyaged out to see it last weekend. (To paraphrase Kurt Elling from a recent concert "I'm just riffing here -- I don't know what I'm on about.")
It's actually pretty cool. The weather started off miserably cold and rainy, but that gave me and my shooting buddy some time to re-connect in a nearby coffee shop. And then when the sun broke out in the later afternoon, we grabbed our gear and dashed out to capture some stuff.
A dreary day makes colours pop. You gotta just keep telling yourself that... (I love that my new camera is weather resistant.)
Sorry, am I boring you?
Try as I might, I couldn't get my shadow out of the middle of this picture...
Just going for a simple composition. I think I'll call it "Yellow on Yellow, and Shadow"
When (not if) I go back, I'm going to work harder on these lights. They're just so cool.
The entrance to the fabled land as seen in striking sunlight.
Another graphical composition. Looks cool at desktop size, but you'll have to take my word for it. Unless you're going to stretch this to fit. (Not recommended.)
Something about the grey boat, the grey clouds, the striking sunlight, and the pink floaters, or bumpers or whatever they are. Oh and the name 'Free to Wander'. Yep, something about all that...
I worked here on getting some interesting foreground and background going on. I like wide-angle lenses. (Can't wait 'til I get an even wider one!)
It's actually pretty cool. The weather started off miserably cold and rainy, but that gave me and my shooting buddy some time to re-connect in a nearby coffee shop. And then when the sun broke out in the later afternoon, we grabbed our gear and dashed out to capture some stuff.
A dreary day makes colours pop. You gotta just keep telling yourself that... (I love that my new camera is weather resistant.)
Sorry, am I boring you?
Try as I might, I couldn't get my shadow out of the middle of this picture...
Just going for a simple composition. I think I'll call it "Yellow on Yellow, and Shadow"
When (not if) I go back, I'm going to work harder on these lights. They're just so cool.
The entrance to the fabled land as seen in striking sunlight.
Another graphical composition. Looks cool at desktop size, but you'll have to take my word for it. Unless you're going to stretch this to fit. (Not recommended.)
Something about the grey boat, the grey clouds, the striking sunlight, and the pink floaters, or bumpers or whatever they are. Oh and the name 'Free to Wander'. Yep, something about all that...
I worked here on getting some interesting foreground and background going on. I like wide-angle lenses. (Can't wait 'til I get an even wider one!)
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2 Comments:
I can't believe you hadn't been to Granville Island before. Nice pictures. Do other people read your blog? I think it's a good read and other people should comment!
I know of a number of lurkers. I get very infrequent comments here, though I do get some in person.
As I crystalise my commitment to writing and adding content (photography and soon, possibly, a podcast!) I will start to promote it more widely. I'm trying to figure out where I want to take this, and how I want it to look, without restricting myself.
I appreciate your encouragement, and your participation!
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