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Spending the long weekend in Vancouver in the middle of a business trip. If nothing else,it gives me an opportunity to visit all the old sights that I remember from when I lived here about 35 years ago. Horseshoe Bay is one of the main ferry terminals to Gulf islands and Vancouver Island. [...]
We’re just starting a week of vacation. Looks like it will be a busy one! Tomorrow morning (Tuesday),I go for my Class 3 medical which I need for my student pilot’s license and Thursday I’m writing my PSTAR exam. In between,we’re off to one of our favourite spots – St. Jacob’s [...] Back from Ottawa. Still smiling even though my Jeep wouldn’t start at the airport and it cost me $52 to get it going. Enough bitching. I had an incredible time at the CAHS meetings. I spent last night at dinner talking to an ex-RCAF Fairey Swordfish pilot who flew them in the mid 40′s. [...] You couldn’t wipe the smile off my face with a hammer. A visit to Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatienau Quebec and a chance to see their fantastic collection of vintage aircraft. A hot day,the smell of exhaust and the sound of magnificent engines. One of the stars is this Supermarine Spitfire Mk. [...] Had a great evening last night at the Canadian Aviation Museum. We were treated to an empty museum and we even got a tour of the storage hanger. I didn’t shoot all 250 pictures –only 233. I’ve got lots of processing to do when I get back home but here’s a little [...] The trusty suitcase has hardly had time to air out but it’s time to hit the road again. This time,however,it’s for fun –not business. I’m off to Ottawa Thursday morning to attend the Canadian Aviation Heritage Society annual general meetings. CAHS is the oldest and largest organization in the world dedicated to the [...] There’s nothing like morning light. Just after dawn,golden light makes everything look better. This is just an ordinary building on a sidestreet in Niagara-On-The-Lake near Niagara Falls Ontario. Back in 2005 we were there for meetings and I was up early (as usual) so I decided to take a walk around the area. [...] A term that I’ve seen used in books and on photographer’s forums is “Tack Sharp”. It refers to a photo that is so well focused that it is,well,sharp as a tack. I have significant difficulty getting clear focus when working in manual mode but I know that this is the best way to [...] Of course today’s pick would come from Switzerland The sun sets on Lake Zurich. Taken in the scenic town of Rapperswil on a warm May evening. (Nikon D80 f11 1/1000 sec) Slept in my own bed last night. Long,long trip home from Switzerland with a couple of opportunities to do some planespotting. (Nikon D80 f5 1/800 sec) Had almost 3 hours to kill at Heathrow Airport in London so out came the camera. Unfortunately,the weather was lousy with washed out light caused by [...] | |||||
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