I had a frosty patrol for spawning salmon on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC. A two-hour ramble didn’t turn up any fish alive or dead. Methinks mayhap this year’s run is done.
Backlit art in the bus shelter on Southridge Dr. just above the pond
Shifting the POV a foot or two results in much different light
Spectacular as always! Check out the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Gardens
This tree looks like it has something to say…
Took advantage of a sunny break to head up the Sea to Sky as far as Squamish. Lovely fresh snow had dusted the tops of the mountains.
I knocked several key items off my To-Do list this morning, so I rewarded myself with a couple of hours taking photos down in White Rock, BC.
There were lots of surf scoters out there today
Fresh seafood, yum!
I upgraded two DSLRs to the latest firmware today. One was just one version out of date, the other was three versions behind!
Firmware updates can solve glitches with some functions, improve functionality, and add features. Just Google your camera model + firmware update, and see what’s available.
It’s not that hard to upgrade, the key is to read the instructions for your model carefully, and follow them exactly.
I keep forgetting that I have a couple of 40-year-old Nikkor manual lenses that do work on my D7100 DSLR. This 105mm/2.5 would effectively be about a 155mm/2.5 on this body. It’s said that lenses this old are not optimized for digital (though this lens was renowned for sharpness back in its day).
But this ought to make an excellent portrait lens with its f2.5 max aperture. If it is a bit soft compared to modern designed-for-digital glass, so much the better.
We went out to wander around Ft. Langley, BC, today. Frost gave everything a fresh look.
The moon over Burnaby, BC, on a clear, cold night.
I scoured Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, for spawning salmon this morning but saw none, dead or alive. There could possibly be a few hiding in the shadows of the sediment pond — the sun is so low on the horizon that even on a sunny day it can be hard to see into the pond.
It appears that this year’s salmon run may be drawing to a close on Byrne Creek. Volunteer streamkeepers occasionally see them through the end of November, and rarely into early December. It’s been a decent year for this creek, with a combined total of chum and coho approaching 40 fish.
On the way back up the ravine I took advantage of the post-rain sunshine to get some nature shots along the trail.
A forest in a drop of water
Yumi and I headed out to Boundary Bay in Delta, BC, today. We parked at the end of 72nd, and walked along the dyke a couple of kilometers west of 72nd, back, and a click or so east, and back.
There were lots of Northern Harriers today, among other birds, including a short-eared owl.
