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A Gathering of Geese

Another shot from my walk to the bird sanctuary last weekend.

Location                  - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (February 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (10.6 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Leaving The Water

I spent a while on Sunday hiding down by the river to try get some good shots of the geese that are currently gathered the in great numbers there.

Location                  - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (February 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.4 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Infinite Sunshine

Here is a nice shot of the infinity pool at the resort I stayed at in Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 2957 x 3943 (5.95MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Waterproof Camera)(Orange)

Leap of Faith

I went for a walk to the Bird Sanctuary this morning. There were several squirrels leaping between the trees. I managed to get a few shots of this squirrel making a particularly long jump between branches which I then combined in Photoshop.

Location                  - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (February 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5657 x 3319 (9.99 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Flight of The Brown Booby

The Brown Booby is one of several types of birds I shot on my trip out to the Mariatas Islands (Mexico).

Location                  - Marietas Islands, Banderas Bay, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (8.53 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Hibiscus Mexico

I took this shot of the Hibiscus Flower while I was in Mexico. There were other flowers in better condition in the area, but I thought that the torn petals made this flower more interesting than the others.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.6 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Fire Dance - Part 3

Here is the final set of my 'Fire Dance' shots.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (Various MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Crouching Chelsey Hidden Camera

This might be my favorite shot from my photo day with Chelsey on Sunday.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.6 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Woodland Walk

I saw this couple walking along a path on the opposite side of the river, so I made full use of my zoom lens to get this shot.

Location                  - Fish Creek Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3095 (10.6 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Grey Skies

Today I went on a photo hunt with Chelsey. We pulled over on the side of a gravel road to take a few shots. I don't know what it is about this shot that I like. In fact its a boring shot...but there is something that I like about it.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (9.39 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

The Lady

Back in September I posted a few shots of some ladybugs that kept me company while I was raking leaves. This is another shot for that day.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (September 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 1991 (3.62MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

"Bailarines De Vallarta" or "Vallarta Dancers' is a sculpture by Jim Demetro (2006). Its located along the Promenade in Puerto Vallarta. I took several shots of this sculpture from different angles, but I think this one turned out the best.

Location                  - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4995 x 3043 (7.17 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Daffodil

I bought a Daffodil plant at the weekend and decided that I would try take a few shots.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (7.68 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Canon RS-60E3 Cable Release

Fire Dance - Part 2

This is part 2 of my 'Fire Dance' Set. I will post the third and last installment next week.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (Various MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Red Petals

This is another flower shot that I took from the last bunch of flowers that I bought Kristin.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (December 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (5.51 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Big & Small

These two boats were pulling into Puerto Vallarta as the boat I was on was leaving for my Snorkel adventure. I could not get over the size difference between the two!

Location                  - Banderas Bay, PuertoVallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (8.75 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Sunshine School

Fish.

Location                  - Marietas Islands, Banderas Bay, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4000 x 3000 (3.46MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Waterproof Camera)(Orange)

Orange Parrot Heliconia (Heliconia Psittacorum)

Another flower shot from my trip to Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (7.56 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Fire Dance - Part 1

One of the coolest things I saw on my trip to Mexico was this Fire Dance Show. I had a lot of fun experimenting with the shutter speed on my camera. This is the first of 3 sets of photos that I will post. Part 2 will follow next week.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (Various MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Sunset Trio

Here is another sunset shot from my trip to Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (8.75 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Lonely Beach Walk

I took this shot while on a walk along a beach in Mexico.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3151 x 4471 (11.1 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Love Lights

I got a little more creative/arty with the 'painting with lights'.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (3.87 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Canon RS-60E3 Cable Release

Island of Lights

There is an article in one of my photography magazine about 'painting with lights' so I thought I would give it a try. I just put my camera on the floor facing up, set it to bulb mode,  and drew pictures with various lights while the shutter is open. It took a lot of practice, but I started to get the hang of it.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (January 2012)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (3.75 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Canon RS-60E3 Cable Release

Sunset Wave

This is another shot that I took while diving around the waves in Mexico in my attempt to get shots like Clark little.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 2888 x 3544 (4.96MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Waterproof Camera)(Orange)

Shadow Road

I took this shot on a walk in Mexico. I converted it to black and white to try put more focus onto the trees shadows.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3296 x 4384 (7.37 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Feeding Sea Lion Cub

Here is another shot from the Sea Lion Beach on Kangaroo Island. I really miss traveling around Australia.

Location                 - Kingscote Wharf, Kangaroo Island (2008)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 2012 (5.76MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Purple Knight (Alternanthera Dentata)

Today I downloaded a free trial for Adobe Lightroom. It is awesome! This is the first photo that I edited from its Raw format, and I am amazed at how easy it was in Lightroom.

Location                  - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3456 (11.0 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Clarendon Muse

This is a shot of one of the statues on the roof of the Clarendon Building in Oxford. For the textured background I merged a few shots that I took out of the window on my last flight.

Location                  - Clarendon Building, Oxford, England (January 2011)
Full Size Image       - 3072 x 2304 (3.94MB)
Equipment              - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

I See Yellow

While wandering around Puerto Vallarta, I came across this street where I guess all the taxi drivers in the area went for breakfast.

Location                  - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3017 (7.34 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Misty Morning Sail

I took this shot on the boat ride out to the Marietas Islands. I really like the misty mountains in the background.

 Location                  - Banderas Bay, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5184 x 3086 (11.3 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter

Bright City Lights

This is my favorite shot that I took on my night shoot back in November.

Location                  - Calgary, Alberta, Canada (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 5157 x 3408 (6.96MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with 804RC2 Head

Dinner for Two

Every night at the resort in Mexico, they would set up tables for a romantic dinner by the ocean. They charged a small fortune for it, but taking a few shots of the set up was free.

Location                  - Dreams Villamagna Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (November 2011)
Full Size Image       - 4930 x 3165 (8.59 MB)
Equipment              - Canon EOS 60D Camera
                                - Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
                                - Kenko Pro1 D Wide Band C-PL(W) Polarizing Filter
                                 - Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with 804RC2 Head