Thunderbird Park, right in the heart of downtown Victoria, hosts a collection of large totem poles and the Kwakwaka’wakw big house where artists carve...
Victoria harbour has the distinction of hosting the second highest daily number of float plane landings and take-offs in the world, beaten only by Anchorage,...
More musical abstracts today. This was taken just outside the Seattle EMP Museum where there is a kids’ play park with some really interesting and different...
Seattle’s EMP Museum (it used to stand for “Experience Music Project”) houses a fascinating collection of music, film and video-game...
I had expected Victoria to be picturesque but I was taken aback by just how lovely the city and its famous waterfront is. I was also rather surprised at how compact...
The inner harbour waterfront in Victoria, B.C. is dominated by two buildings – the Fairmont Empress Hotel and this one, the British Columbia Legislature....
Today’s hiking was around the China Beach and Mystic Beach areas near Jordan River on Vancouver Island. We arrived at China Beach pretty early (by vacation...
Just before sunset yesterday evening, we were caught in a short rain shower as we walked around the inner harbour of Victoria, British Columbia. One pleasant...
I must admit that I wasn’t much of a fan of Dale Chihuly’s glass art before coming up to Seattle on this trip. What I had seen of it always...
We’re heading across to Vancouver Island this morning and spent last night in a hotel close to the ferry terminal. This rail bridge was close by and made...
The textures produced by side light on undulating hills covered in wheat are mesmerizing. Add a few parallel tractor tracks and it gets even better (to me, at least)....
The Seattle shot I posted a few days ago was taken from the very top of this building – the University of Washington tower. We stayed in a hotel...
This is another view from Steptoe Butte State Park in Washington’s Palouse region. The rolling hills really do look amazing from up there if you are fortunate...
Austin is once again undergoing rapid downtown development and the skyline is set to change again. This was the view a couple of months ago from the Pfluger...
Back to the Palouse today with this image of a section of barn roof. We spent a fascinating hour or so photographing in and around this fantastic round...
It’s July 4th so I had to post this picture of the US Flag taken last October in Bar Harbor during our NxNW trip up to Maine. Despite the fact that...
One of the competitors at the 17th Annual Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event in Dripping Springs walks back after his ride. I wonder if he hung on for the required...
One of the cowboys at last weekend’s Brent Thurman Memorial Bull Riding event hanging out behind the chutes before the start of the competition.
It seems odd to me that two of my favourite photos from last Saturday night’s bull riding were not of the riding or cowboys taking part but of a couple...
I spent a lot more time shooting behind-the-scenes than I did photographing the action in the arena last Saturday. I did grab a few shots of the riders...
