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Tucked between ocean and mountains, Vancouver is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. That’s all.

BC's new Enhanced Driver's Licence: welcome to the future and kiss your privacy goodbye

April 7, 2009

It had been done in countless movies and it was just a matter of time before reality caught up with fiction. Uncle Sam wants to know where you are, at all times. Period. It's much easier to control...

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Grind in the City 2009 - Running up that staircase

April 18, 2009

Blogging, Vancouver

The 2009 Grind in the City charity stair climb was held today at Harbour Centre. Starting at street level and ending up at the Vancouver Lookout, the 700 step or almost 500 vertical feet run has be...

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Stanley Park, First and Last and Always

April 22, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

There is much that comes to mind when pondering Vancouver's exceptional charm, but Stanley Park was, is and will remain in my heart the flagship of our city's uniqueness. I have written about it...

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A run around the new Vancouver Convention Centre

April 26, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

As the new Vancouver Convention Centre finally opens its doors and stands proudly next to Canada Place in the most urban-ly futuristic part of our downtown core, the Seawall regains an uninterrupte...

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The pandemic is still academic. Let's not panic. Yet.

April 29, 2009

Vancouver

Yup... And the brand new Convention Centre I was glorifying a few days ago just had a major ceiling water leak and subsequent flooding, three weeks form opening. Murphy's Law in action, or just fat...

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Stanley Park - A Macroscape

May 3, 2009

Macro, Photoblogs, Photography, Vancouver

Up at 5:00 AM this morning, I put the Bialetti to good use and then headed out with a warm coffee in hand and a bagful of gear on my back, 2 cameras, the tripod and my new macro focusing rail shive...

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English Bay, some night

May 6, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

A few nights ago, after coming back from a run, I rushed back out with Abetoo hoping to get reacquainted. We hadn't talked since coming back from South Africa, the G10 having temporarily taken over...

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Great blue herons of Stanley Park

May 17, 2009

Fauna, Photoblogs, Vancouver

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An A for (Macro) Effort

May 17, 2009

Macro, Vancouver

Up at 4:15 AM this morning again, I headed for Stanley Park long before sunrise - only to find out the wind was blowing 5 or 10 km/h over Lost Lagoon. How ironic! Went I'm not waiting for the wind ...

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Cogito, Ergo Zoom - An Evening Walk Along English Bay

May 31, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

With summer knocking at our door once more, evening walks along English Bay become more frequent. A few nights ago, I'd brought the tripod but decided to play with my lens' IS instead and these wer...

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Andreas Gursky at the Vancouver Art Gallery

June 3, 2009

Reviews, Vancouver

I was recently invited to a tourism event at the Vancouver Art Gallery revolving around the presentation of summer exhibits. The star of the show, occupying the entire first floor, is called &quot...

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Reciprocity failure

June 14, 2009

Photoblogs, Vancouver

Leaving home a touch before sunset and only then heading towards Stanley Park was a smart move. Daylight was shifting slowly but steadily into a lower spectrum, yawning lazily while putting its nig...

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