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Year: 2016

  • Reading Week Checkpoint

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    Last Friday marked the end of my 5th week in the Programme.  The workload is significant, and even though I have just 9 hours of lectures per week, I am working full days, every day.  But, I am keeping up; treading water and maintaining my position, in a fast-moving stream.  Next week is Reading Week; I…

  • Jurassic Park

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    Jurassic Park

    The whole sense of this place, Western Brook Pond, left me with a sense of prehistoric times.  It was fortunate that the day was cloudy and foggy, as that added to the mystery.   However, to capture the sense that was in my minds eye required a fair amount of post-processing, including: conversion to black and…

  • Reflections

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    Reflections

    I took this shot because I liked the reflection in the bay, and the colour of the building.

  • Shed and Wharf

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    Shed and Wharf

    The light again warmed up this shot of a shed and seemed to bring out the texture and detail in the rock.  The colour of the shed complemented the scene. The ripples in the water exposed interesting reflections of the structure.  

  • First Day of School

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    50 years ago today my brother and I returned to school after the summer break.  For my brother, it was his first day at a new school; for me, it was the beginning of my third year.  So early, on drizzly Vancouver morning, we got on our bikes and drove the approximately 5km to school.  Taking…