Yesterday was such a beautiful day here in Victoria, it got me thinking about going to Buchart Gardens again. I wanted to share this shot I took a few years ago now. View larger version in Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
I just love the Japanese garden at Butchart Gardens, I’ve shown a few photos that I’ve taken there. Deep down at the bottom there are some great “zen” like areas. This island was so calming. View larger size version on Flickr.
Taken at Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC, Canada.
A few years back, I visited Craig Darroch Castle in Victoria, BC, and the lightbulbs (which I found out they had to special order) always intrigued me. Going back through some old photos, I found this one just waiting to be published. View the larger size on Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Back in August, I visited a winery in Kelowna, BC that had a beautiful Vista of the lake and mountains in the background. The wedding was just adorable and they had it set up perfectly. View larger size in Flickr.
Taken in Kelowna, BC, Canada.
It's been a while since I published a LensBaby shot. I was flipping back through some old photos and this one caught my attention. The expression and shot just jumps out at me. View larger version on Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
In light of my recent trip to Napa Valley, the wine capitol of California, I thought I would post one of the shots I took in Kelowna at the winery over there. Something about the age of these wine barrels caught my eye. View the larger version of Flickr.
Taken in Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Back in 2009 at Buchart Gardens, I saw a row of tulips that just seemed to burst out of the ground like fire! I figured since we are losing the summer and entering fall, it's a good time to reflect on the wonderful things that Spring and Summer were. View full version on Flickr.
Taken in Buchart Gardens, Victoria, BC, Canada.
While in Kelowna, BC for a wedding, someone showed up on a beautiful chopper. It was just calling to be ridden, not by me of course, but it was ready for the open road. I couldn’t help but snap it. View the full version on Flickr.
Taken in Kelowna, BC, Canada.
While walking around the Sea Wall of Stanley Park, I snapped a RAW photo of the red building with the city of Vancouver behind it. I wasn't intending to take an HDR photo, but I processed it and liked the way it came out. The sky is a bit grainy, but I like the rest of the photo so much, I decided to publish it. View the larger version on Flickr.
Taken in Vancouver, BC, Canada
This shot is another shot I re-discovered from Butchart Gardens last year. I like it because we're getting into the good weather here in Victoria, and it's a nice symbol of spring; the pollination engine back at work. View larger version on Flickr.
Taken in Saanich, BC, CanadaLooking back on almost my entire 2005 photo collection as I prepared to get ready for 2006, I made a resolution to stop shooting flowers. I had too many and they started to all look the same. However, a trip to Butchart Gardens in the spring of 2009 I broke this resolution, because well, at a garden, what are you going to take photos of?
I actually modified this to be to take only pictures of interesting photos of flowers. Similar to this flower posted almost a year ago, it’s interesting. So I recently went back to those Butchart photos and found this one that really jumped out at me with the red, white and pink (not blue, sorry USA), and the fence behind it.
I still need to get back to Butchart to see the roses, but I’m not sure if I’ll make it this year. As always, you can view the larger version on Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
I stopped in Cook St. Villiage the other day and there happened to be a few nicely maintained old cars. Not necessarily unusual, just strange to see more than one. This red truck actually caught my eye before the Audi TT behind it (I love Audi). I quickly snapped this truck parked on the side of the street and decided to see what it looked like in HDR. Processed the single-shot HDR I found I had a lot of noise. I managed to clean that up in Photoshop and Noiseware and I’m super happy with the end result. View the larger version on Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
The Governor's house in Victoria BC is one of the more beautiful gardens that's open to the public from dusk until dawn. I ventured there waiting for my wife and was able to snap a few nice HDRs. I'm learning that HDR isn't really the best thing for flowers, but it does buildings really really well. I like how the building pops out of the flowers on this one. View the larger version on Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
While talking a walk on Dallas Road, the rain clouds exploded from the west stretching over the sky. I really like how they look like they are just exploding out of a central point. Often the west coast isn’t known for it’s sky’s, so it’s nice to see some cloud action out here. See full size on Flickr.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
