Lily Stamen

Tofino Digs

 

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I spent the last week teaching an archaeology course in Tofino which is on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I was extremely busy all day and in the evenings and thus could not get out for more than an hour during the entire week to take pictures, which was a bit frustrating since it is one of the most beautiful places that can be found at the end of a paved road.

However, this was compensated for by the view from my digs which I photographed from the patio outside my room. While working in the evenings on the laptop, this was the view when I looked up from the screen. It could have been much worse.

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Thetis Lake VIII

Angler’s Roof

Rail with “Dog”

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This dog sidled into my photograph of  railing and shadows at Gonzales Hill Observatory. I have shown other photos from this series, and there has been mixed reaction to whether the colour or black and white works best. In this photo, I prefer the monochrome version.

Does anyone else wonder how these little things can rightly be called dogs?

 

 

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Alder Wall

Phone Panoramas

Vertical pano, from bottom up, moving people from camera with light edits in LR5

Today I am showing some of the panoramas shot with the camera in my phone, and some of the really interesting effects that arise from stretching it beyond intended use. I guess most people would just hit delete on these images, but to me they illustrate the opportunities for a bit of photographic fun.

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