I live in the beautiful Comox Valley, in Fanny Bay, on Vancouver Island and rarely take a stance on political issues on my blog … I prefer to keep the focus on my art and photography … however, as this proposed Coal Mine will be minutes from my door, I do want to say that [...]
Although I’m a few days behind in my posts, for my 50th birthday iPhone Art and Photography project, I’ve taken way more than 50 photos since beginning on April 13th, 2011. The challenge of the iPhone 3G camera, the challenge of finding something new each day to photograph that excites me or calms me, and [...]
I LOVE the sea lions that show up every year in Fanny Bay, on Vancouver Island, where I live. Each year I take time to photograph them, and the images of course, are never the same. This year I have been concerned, as I have seen far fewer numbers of sea lions than any previous [...]
Today I went out looking for simplicity and beauty in the ordinary, and to take the opportunity to practice a few skills using Shutter Priority. And here we have it. What could be more simple and beautiful in spring, than dandelions, and skunk cabbage? These are two things that most of us do not usually [...]
Every year, it’s an exciting day on Vancouver Island, in Baynes Sound, with great viewpoints from between Denman Island and Hornby Island, from Fanny Bay to Bowser to Qualicum Bay … when fisheries allow gillnets and seine to fish herring. Sea lions, seals, bald eagles, loads of herring, tons of fishing boats of all sizes, [...]

























