Shelagh's Lens

Category: Vancouver


The Night Shift

Yesterday, I published the lower image below, of a lifeguard on duty during the early evening hours at Vancouver’s Spanish Banks.   This new image will give you a glimpse of one of the lifeguard’s colleagues later the same evening….

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Down by the Water

Down by the water Thursday evening, these boaters and the birds in their wake enjoyed relative solitude in an environment both muted and magnificent.    

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Cut Through the Haze

Here are some more images from Thursday evening, when the purplish haze surrounding Vancouver’s North Shore mountains was dominated by golden cuts through the water.

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Water Babies at Sunset

As mentioned the other day, wildfires in BC have made for some dramatic skies – and waters. Above, an evening swimmer glides through the golden waters of Spanish Banks – and, below, we have silhouettes of a canine swimmer and his…

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Wildfire Sunset

In British Columbia, summer wildfires are no longer anomalies. We were among those evacuated from our home during the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire, but were among the fortunate whose homes were not lost. As of earlier this week, a total…

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Oh, Canada! Join in the Celebration

In celebration of Canada Day, here’s some of my photography to give you a glimpse of our country and its inhabitants. If you also follow me on Exceptional EA, you’ll find an almost entirely different series of Canadian images there today, as well….

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Evening at Kits Beach

The sun hasn’t yet dropped, and people of all ages are out and about enjoying Kitsilano Beach this evening.  

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Ballet of the Heron

The herons by Jericho Beach and Spanish Banks are always a treat to watch, and this one was particularly elegant.

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Sunset on the West Coast

This is Vancouver, arguably at its finest: Spanish Banks on a Friday night. The air smells right, and you’re surrrounded by trees, water and mountains. There are clusters of people settled in by their logs, with barbeques winding down for the night,…

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Down At the Swimming Hole

How many countries afford opportunities to experience polar bears and grizzlies in the space of days? After the unique opportunity to observe polar bears in Manitoba the week before last, today came with an opportunity to see grizzly bears close to…

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