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Computer programmer by day, super hero by night... I get bored in my spare time. Instead of turning to a life of crime, or worse, complacently watching TV every night, I thought I'd take up photography. It's always been a semi-interest, and I've almost always had some kind of camera. (A semi-camera for a semi-interest?)

I got my first "real" camera, so I can now take "real" pictures... which is a funny sort of phrase. A picture is just an approximation of light reflected off of real things, "captured" by my camera's digital sensor as that light bounces off one more thing - the atoms of the sensor. From that point on, the original light is gone and it's only through a very complex set of machinations that a completely new set of light waves is arranged (by monitor or ink) into such a pattern that we perceive an approximation of a reproduction of a subset of the light waves that originally bounced off my camera's sensors.

So, enjoy my real approximations, and if you feel the urge, leave some approximations of your real feelings in the comments section.

Galleries

Elan, : Some shots of my nephew - oldest are from Jan 2010, newest are currently from Nov, 2011.

Elan,

Some shots of my nephew - oldest are from Jan 2010, newest are current ...

Updated: Dec 03, 2011 4:29pm PST

Vancouver Sunrise :

Vancouver Sunrise

Updated: Jan 22, 2011 3:05pm PST

Hopscotch 2009 : HopScotch 2009, Vancouver, BC. Held in the fabulous Rocky Mountaineer Station. Always a great time, with plenty of good drink, good food and great people.

Hopscotch 2009

HopScotch 2009, Vancouver, BC. Held in the fabulous Rocky Mountaineer ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2009 12:26am PST

American South-West Road Trip, 2008/2009 : Mega road trip. Starting in Vegas for a few days, we drove down to San Diego, up to LA, over to the Grand Canyon, on up into Colorado to Denver, then down to Amarillo, TX, then south to Midland, over to El Paso, then up to Flagstaff and back to Vegas. 19 days, 3800 Miles, and 800 snaps, boiled down to these 150 pictures.

American South-West Road Trip, 2008/2009

Mega road trip. Starting in Vegas for a few days, we drove down to Sa ...

Updated: Feb 10, 2009 1:44am PST

Zombie Walk, 2008 : Vancouver's Zombie Walk was Aug 16th, gathering around noon at the back steps of the VAG. New route this year - all the way around the VAG, then back to Robson, over to Granville, down to Davie, up to Burrard, across the bridge (!) then down to the park, and finally over to Kits beach. Less disruptive, I guess, and a police semi-escort this year - mostly 3 cops on bikes and a squad car to keep traffic away from us on the bridge, and to keep us on the sidewalks. Probably for the best, and still lots of fun!Update: 2009-01-10 - 10 new ones! Still sifting, more to come.Update: 2009-01-11 - 17 more newly processed shots.

Zombie Walk, 2008

Vancouver's Zombie Walk was Aug 16th, gathering around noon at the bac ...

Updated: Jan 12, 2009 12:56am PST

Parade of Lost Souls, 2008 :

Parade of Lost Souls, 2008

Updated: Oct 26, 2008 5:12pm PST

People & their possesions : Various people and their things.

People & their possesions

Various people and their things.

Updated: Jul 28, 2008 12:04am PST

Candidates : These were candidates for the Open House show - I opted for the shots in the Portfolio gallery instead

Candidates

These were candidates for the Open House show - I opted for the shots ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2008 11:56pm PST

Open House Show : I submitted these to the Open House show at my photography school. All three were accepted and shown.

Open House Show

Intermediate Photography - Week 2 : Assignment was to shoot 2 props on white and black backgrounds (total of 4 shots), plus shoot my shoes on grey. With emphasis on composition, lighting and technique. I stretched it a bit - combined shot of props 1 and 2 on black, using a 3rd prop, the high-contrast (IE: poorly lit for a product shot) of the buddha head on white, and shooting a closeup/creative shot for one of the white backgrounds. Meh. Hope I won't get docked for it. ;)

Intermediate Photography - Week 2

Assignment was to shoot 2 props on white and black backgrounds (total ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2008 1:15am PST

Vancouver Sunsets : This city has some spectacular sunsets. Here's my attempts at capturing the look and feel.

Vancouver Sunsets

This city has some spectacular sunsets. Here's my attempts at capturi ...

Updated: Jun 02, 2008 1:02am PST

San Francisco, March 2008 : Went to San Francisco to visit with the family (Mom flew in from Ohio, Sister and Niece from Cancun), meet my Nephew, and generally do the family thing.

San Francisco, March 2008

Went to San Francisco to visit with the family (Mom flew in from Ohio, ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2008 3:38am PST

Montreal - St. Patrick's Day Parade, and walkabout : I was in Montreal for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and wandered about a bit afterward. It's a pretty interesting city, and I'd like to go back some time when there are less police-related events (see my other gallery for the riot) and less snow (which isn't very visible in my pictures, but was very much present).

Montreal - St. Patrick's Day Parade, and walkabout

I was in Montreal for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and wandered about ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2008 12:26am PST

Montreal - Rally Against Police Brutality Riot : I was in Montreal over the St. Patrick's Day weekend, which apparently also has a Rally Against Police Brutality march. This march apparently turns violent every year (*sigh*) and I just so happened to decide to go out for a photo-walk in the area where it was going on. So... I had my first experience of being in/near a (very minor) riot. I took these before the police got insistent that only people who really wanted to be arrested should stick around.

Montreal - Rally Against Police Brutality Riot

I was in Montreal over the St. Patrick's Day weekend, which apparently ...

Updated: Mar 18, 2008 11:53pm PST

Reifel Bird Sanctuary :

Reifel Bird Sanctuary

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 7:44pm PST

2007 Picture A Day (Project 365) : Pictures from my life, wanderings and musings.I started out trying to take and post a picture every day, but that is a lot of work. Just about half way through I hit a bit of a slump and started playing catchup. The goal was to learn more about this cool new camera I'd bought, and I figured as long as I forced myself to stay with it, the project was still accomplishing it's goal. I'd taken well over 10000 pictures in the first 6+ months, so I didn't feel too bad about taking a small break here and there. Toward the end, I switched to going on picture-taking excursions and not taking too many pictures between. Thus the large blocks of pictures from the same sessions.

2007 Picture A Day (Project 365)

Pictures from my life, wanderings and musings.I started out trying to ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2007 2:15am PST

Queen Elizabeth Park : Queen Elizabeth Park, 2:30-4:30pm ish, Sunday, November 25th. Went for a walkabout in one of Vancouver's nicer parks with my friend Chandra. Here's the rough versions.

Queen Elizabeth Park

Queen Elizabeth Park, 2:30-4:30pm ish, Sunday, November 25th. Went fo ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2007 11:58pm PST

Robert Dziekanski rally : November 24th, 2007 - A rally was held on the steps at the back of the VAG to call for action in the death of Robert Dziekanski. He was tasered at YVR and died. I was only at the rally for an hour or so, but it was peaceful while I was there. (And remained so after I left, I hear.)

Robert Dziekanski rally

November 24th, 2007 - A rally was held on the steps at the back of the ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2007 11:01pm PST

Hawaii, 2007 : Work gave me some time off, and I ran for the hills. Er... the volcanoes in the Pacific. Spent 8 days chilling out, exploring O'ahu, Honolulu and Waikiki. Next time, I think I'll try the big island, or maybe Maui...

Hawaii, 2007

Work gave me some time off, and I ran for the hills. Er... the volcan ...

Updated: Oct 25, 2007 1:41am PST

Inida, 2005 : I had the great honour to be invited to India for my friend Purnanand's wedding in April/May of 2005. His family (and friends and neighbors!) were so kind as to put me up in their place(s), show me around, and generally treated me like an honoured guest. I was deeply moved to be there and only hope it was as special of an occasion for them as it was for me. Though I'm sure it was - their oldest son was getting married!This predated my nice camera, and the gobs of practice I've had this year, so be forgiving. Lots of snapshots, not so many photographs.The display on the camera came in handy as I showed the first few pics to a few people there and convinced them Canada wasn't so bad after all.

Inida, 2005

I had the great honour to be invited to India for my friend Purnanand' ...

Updated: Sep 25, 2007 1:26am PST

Vancouver Zombie Walk 2007 : Aug 25th, 2007. I heard about this on Thursday, and what with work... didn't have time to dress up. But I did sneak out and get some shots. Fun stuff! I'm already plotting my disguise for next year, so I can blend in better.

Vancouver Zombie Walk 2007

Aug 25th, 2007. I heard about this on Thursday, and what with work... ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2007 10:35pm PST

Whitecaps Women's game, Jul 21st 2007 : Whitecaps Women's game against Colorado on July 21st, 2007.

Whitecaps Women's game, Jul 21st 2007

Whitecaps Women's game against Colorado on July 21st, 2007.

Updated: Jul 22, 2007 12:45am PST

U-20 World Cup - Spain v Brazil, Jul 11, 2007 : I went to the Fifa U-20 world cup games held here in Burnaby. This one, the Spain v Brazil round-of-16 direct elimination, was the last, and probably the best of he lot that I saw. Went with a new friend, Foaad. That's him towards the end, bookended by shots of me. I told him I'd UL the whole lot, so here they are, shrunk a bit to expedite things. I've put a couple of the best up in my pic-a-day journal at full rez.

U-20 World Cup - Spain v Brazil, Jul 11, 2007

I went to the Fifa U-20 world cup games held here in Burnaby. This on ...

Updated: Jul 12, 2007 12:48am PST

Chinatown Night Market - 26/05/2007 : Went to the night market in China Town with some friends. These are the best of the lot.

Chinatown Night Market - 26/05/2007

Went to the night market in China Town with some friends. These are t ...

Updated: May 29, 2007 12:08am PST

soccer : Shots from whitecaps games.

soccer

Shots from whitecaps games.

Updated: May 26, 2007 11:17pm PST

Toronto, May 2007 :

Toronto, May 2007

Updated: May 23, 2007 2:01am PST

Greater Vancouver Zoo : Went to the Vancouver Zoo... which is actually a good distance outside of Vancouver. Technically, I think it's the Greater Vancouver Area Zoo. Meh. Whatever. Got a free admission with my friend, and we took a few pics. I'll add a link when she sends me her upload site. :D Enjoy.

Greater Vancouver Zoo

Went to the Vancouver Zoo... which is actually a good distance outside ...

Updated: Apr 22, 2007 2:10am PST

Australia & NZ, Feb/Mar 2007 : I went to Australia and New Zealand for a 6-week break. Here's the shots that didn't make my "picture a day" project.

Australia & NZ, Feb/Mar 2007

I went to Australia and New Zealand for a 6-week break. Here's the sh ...

Updated: Mar 26, 2007 10:49pm PST

Friends & Family