Wow, came across this print today while looking for some family photos.
Moi, at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo circa 1985 or 1986, shooting a Yabusame demonstration (Japanese archery from horseback.)
If I recall, that would be a Nikon F2 and a Nikkormat FT2 draped around my neck.
I still have both of those 35mm cameras though I haven’t used either in decades, since digital took over.
Byrne Creek was high and dirty from the recent rain so I didn’t see any salmon spawning today, but I did catch this Great Blue Heron checking out the dike upgrades just south of the bridge at Byrne Road in SE Burnaby.
This Red-tailed Hawk was quite patient with me for awhile, but eventually it had enough of being stared at and took off in a huff.
This is a regular at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC. It nests not too far away.
Fierce competion at Scott Creek in Coquitlam, BC!
Chum males duking it out for spawning rights.
We checked out Stoney Creek in NE Burnaby, BC, hearing chum salmon were back and spawning. We were delighted to see several.
We didn’t see any salmon on our spawner patrol on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, but did see some other wildlife and glorious autumn colours.
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Flicker
Bald Eagle
Steller’s Jay
Coming home from a overnight camping trip to Alice Lake near Squamish and Pemberton, I got some shots from the Tantalus Lookout on the Sea to Sky highway in BC.
With a day of meetings cancelled, I took an overnight camping trip to Alice Lake Provincial Park near Squamish, BC.
Using that as my base, I drove up to the Pemberton area to photograph beasts and autumn colours at One Mile Lake and up the Pemberton Meadows Road.
Here are a few shots.
I took an overnight camping trip to Alice Lake Provincial Park near Squamish, BC, yesterday. It was chilly and dark — about the same amount of daylight and night, but at least it was dry.
I love the peace and quiet of solo camping early or late in the season.
Volunteer streamkeepers welcome the heavy October rain in Burnaby, BC, that will entice chum and coho salmon to start returning to Byrne Creek to spawn.
Streamkeepers have permission from City of Burnaby Parks to zap-strap posters to trees in the ravine reminding dogs to keep their owners out of the creek during spawning season and through April when the salmon eggs will hatch.
Here’s a short video of the heavy rain today.