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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…
Read MoreSunset 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,…
Read MoreSunset Silhouettes
Evening falls in Florida, where birds and boaters make striking silhouettees across the horizon.
Read MoreFalling Off the Horizon
Key West, Florida. I snapped a number of shots as the waters drew in the sun, and thought about the frame in the context of our planet as the round, orbiting sphere it is. I’ve taken more than a few shots from…
Read MoreIn to the Sunset
Key West, the southernmost city in the continental US, is closer to Cuba than it is to Miami. Just a couple of blocks from the party street named Duval, you’ll find yourself in the Truman Annex, which has both historical significance…
Read MoreRibbons of Colour
One advantage to attending an evening meeting earlier this week? The painted skies that shifted from these gorgeous pastels to first a blood orange and, ultimately, an almost indigo blue – but by that time, of course, we were in…
Read MoreSouthern Skies
In Phoenix, Arizona, people make their way up and down Camelback Mountain from sunrise to sunset. This image will give you a sense of the view awaiting the last of the hikers when they make their way down to the…
Read MoreDay’s End
Walking home from the beach a few nights ago, the setting sun gentle on the shoulder, I was compelled to turn back for one last look – and found it appeared almost as though the sun was boring a path…
Read MoreEngaged
This is for all the romantics out there. At the beach last night, this young couple was celebrating their engagement with a photographer who had them posing in the water with the glow of a gorgeous sunset highlighting their happiness…
Read MoreLiving the Good Life
This is where some of us go after work in Vancouver. Even though I wrote the other day that summer is winding down on the west coast, we’ve rebounded from a few soggy days and are again enjoying gorgeous sunshine….
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