Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark II
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/500
Lens: 16-35mm @ 18mm
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: Feb.28.2006

So a lot has happened over the last week or so. Miranda went to Texas and hung out with the fabulous photographers, I hung out on the island with my Mom, & we bought a new camera and lens to add to the arsenal. We finally bought a 1Ds Mark II

as Miranda’s primary camera for weddings and my walk about/photo shoot camera the rest of the time. It is a fantastic body that delivers unbelievable detail. (16.7 mp tends to capture more then you realize.) We also grabbed the Canon 16-35 2.8L lens

to add to the pile of gear. This great lens goes fantastic with the full frame camera, getting as stupid wide as you can with minimal barreling is always a good thing.

Today I did a photo shoot for Marjolyn from Helmet. She had model and friends in tow to gas town where we shot a few wardrobe changes in the alleys and streets.

Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark II
Aperture: 4.5
Shutter: 1/60
Lens: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM @ 135mm
ISO: 320
Date Taken: Feb.26.2006

The weather was on its reasonably good behavior (meaning it didn’t rain but it was still a little chilly) for the better part of the shoot, but it was still a little chilly to not have a jacket. We then moved in studio for a few shots in a bit more controlled environment. Good times all around. Thanks all for your help and what not!

Camera: Canon 1Ds Mark II
Aperture: 9.0
Shutter: 1/200
Lens: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM @ 153mm
ISO: 50
Date Taken: Feb.26.2006

Any who I am tired and I have a crazy cold so I am gonna crash out.

I am on the ferry on the way home after a couple of wonderful days on Vancouver Island. Mom’s eyes have been as big as saucers since she got here, and while I didn’t think that it was possible they got even bigger on the island. We didn’t venture to far from Victoria but she got a good tour of the area. We ventured out to China Beach and The Jordan River area. Despite a nasty cold wind we ventured on a few trails down to the water.

I am thinking that Mom has had a good time to say the least. But this typing on a weavey wavy boat is making me ill so I think I am going to cut this entry short.

Well here I be waiting again at the airport for my darling mother to arrive, and her flight is totally delayed. It seams totally funny to me that it is delayed because it is a clear blue sky with a totally reasonable temperature. But alas the nice weather is only for us clever ones that have moved to the land without winter. So rather then bugger off and be totally late to pick her up from her late flight, I am going to write a blog entry. I don’t have a heck of a lot to blog about so I’ll try for witty commentary on what I see around me. I think that is white trash travel day, because I am surrounded by jackasses in Harley Davidson jackets & kids squealing like there are being skinned alive. I also have to laugh at the tourists info booth that is being used for storage, because its winter here. I still don’t get why this city shuts down when “winter” comes. I mean can understand the decreased tourist traffic in the “off season” but there is a huge untapped market of tourists that want to get away for the winter but don’t want to go to Cuba. Oh well what do I know I’m little more then a tourist my self. Ah what can I say other then this city is funny about their winter, I mean there is Daffodils blooming all over the dam place and it is February.

I Came Home today to this.


Then I woke her up :)

GO HERE!!!
yup I am blogging vicariously though my lovely wife so go here and ohhh and ahhh :)

Back I am from a quick walk that seemed to be forever. I merely wandered two hours or so and I ended up covering a large hunk of Granville & area. Neat Eh! I tried out the new addition to the lens arsenal… The Lens Baby. It is a lens on a plastic bellows that allows you to focus and junk by pushing or pulling the lens in and out as well as tilt shifting the focus left or right up down ect… its fun!!

The damn fire alarm is going off again. It has been going on & off for a freaking week now. The worst part about is that it will go off for a bit and just when you are about ready to crack, it stops! You breathe a sigh of relief and get back to what you are doing and then 10 minutes later, bang there it is again in all its screeching glory. This has been happening since I got home this morning. I am this close to going down and finding who ever is doing the testing and duct taping their ear to the fucking speaker and pulling the alarm…. ARRRGGG There it goes again… That’s it I am leaving :( It is two damn nice to be inside anyway.

I went for a photo wander with Shannon & Chris yesterday. It was awesome to get out and about for such a nice day.

Having spent the better part of the day periodically trying to post a photo to my Blog I am finally showered with success. Our internet has been plagued with dropped packets and appalling data flow. I think that it has something to do with the billion mile an hour winds that keep threating to blow in our windows. But all at once the internet started working and I was allowed to get a photo or two on line.

Our Party last night was a blazing success, and the food was oh so yummy. In fact I think I need some…