Vancouver Photography

[SpongeG]

out and about on friday - all pics by me

start off in new westminster

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now onto vancouver...

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[canucks23]

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Photo by SpongeG

Does anyone know what the name of that cool looking plant with the pink things are called?

[trofirhen]

Great pictures! Super-comprehensive series. Fantastic palm trees.

[SpongeG]

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Does anyone know what the name of that cool looking plant with the pink things are called?

they are called allium and they are related to the onion... i've always loved them

the big greeny leaf one is a hosta

two different plants growing together

[Distill3d]

So, I'll admit that these aren't be best quality or anything, but I took them whilst out walking the puppy along the SE False Creek seawall:

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[entheosfog]

This. Is. Awesome. Loving the dancing in the windows.

Thanks!

And fantastic pics everyone!!

[red-paladin]

The puppy is so cute.

[Distill3d]

The puppy is so cute.

Thanks. He's a 4 and a half month old American Eskimo Dog/Cairn Terrorist (errr Terrier) mix. I was actually surprised how well he took to walking the SE False Creek Sea Wall. We went from Science World to Broadway and Bayswater.

I'm also impressed how well the pictures from my phone turned out too!

[Prometheus]

We went from Science World to Broadway and Bayswater.

That is an incredibly long walk.

[Distill3d]

That is an incredibly long walk.

Google maps doesn't give the option to get directions on the seawall, but its about 8 or 9 KM. Poor high energy puppy didn't know what hit him either! :haha:

[SpongeG]

wandering amok today... all pics by me

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watched this one land
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this scared the crap out of me i turned the corner of the path and this was there - it was very big - it looked like it was laying eggs

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[Spork]

Google maps doesn't give the option to get directions on the seawall, but its about 8 or 9 KM. Poor high energy puppy didn't know what hit him either! :haha:

A bit off topic, but try this here when you go for walks/bike rides/kayaking trips: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

[Yume-sama]

Some photos from my adventure at Spanish Bank Beach today :P Somehow I was the only one who thought it was beach weather.

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[Yume-sama]

I went down False Creek today. The weather was nicer~ Still hoping for a completely clear day. Will it happen?!

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[Waders]

Nice photos. Thanks.
Weather forecast says this whole week will be sunny with temperature reaching 29°C ! Can't find a better time for photography.

[deasine]

Thought I'd share this picture I took on Canada Day.

Reliving the Olympic Moment.
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[Yume-sama]

Oooh~ That looks cool. I wish I was in town for that.

Here's a few photos from the last couple of days.

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:D It was so nice to have a wonderfully cloudless day. :notacrook:

[mr.x]

^ gorgeous photos as usual. :)

[danby]

WOW! Yume-sama where was the 3rd from the top photo taken from? I would like to do some wedding photo's there!

[Yume-sama]

The third photo was taken from Spanish Bank Beach, near the very end at the off-leash Dog Beach. It's a beautiful area!! There was actually a wedding there a couple of days ago, while I was there (well, not quite on the dog beach... though :P) Another shot from yesterday, a big panorama from the VCC, looking across the Burrard Inlet.

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[Yume-sama]

Some city sunset photos now, and a BIG, BIG panorama :D

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I have definitely discovered that if you walk around with a big camera, people assume you are a tourist and treat you a lot better.

Maybe it's worth the investment for your self esteem :P?

[Delirium]

^ nice! i love the clarity.

ok, I need help with this. i was looking over some pictures i took yesterday and this one is bizarre. note the object right above Carina (centre condo)
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here is a zoom. at first i thought it was a helicopter but no. then i thought it might be a bug but it does not have any limbs or anything. what is this???? it was not there in the previous picture and gone in the next. i can't figure it out. any ideas? it almost looks like a bullet with wings flapping...
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[jlousa]

Looks like a dragonfly as you can make out the wings, cool picture.

[nova9]

it's clearly a dragonfly.

[Delirium]

thanks. that would make sense. i never realized how stealthy they are...
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[Yume-sama]

Sheep, all of you! It's obviously a UFO.

[SpongeG]

its a russian spy craft

[Delirium]

some more pics from yesterday
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[trofirhen]

:previous:
Photo number (?) five from the top, the one of the building through the leaves, is a sleek-looking structure.

Too bad that Georgia Canyon still has "itty-bitty" buildings interspersed along it. Larger scale buildings would give it a sleeker "Manhattanish" feeling. This will come in time, I guess

[Yume-sama]

My last few photos! I'm heading back to Calgary tomorrow. Boo.

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My attempt at a crappy HDR photo :P
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[Delirium]

that first shot is awesome!

Trofirhen; that's the new Fairmont.

[Spikester]

My attempt at a crappy HDR photo :P

Is there another kind?

[Yume-sama]

Not really :P Here is the un-processed version lol

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[Prometheus]

A millions times better.

[SpongeG]

you can't really make HDR afterwards - true HDR is the same pic taken at multiple exposures and than merged into one image

i personally hate all HDR but when its done good it can be alright but i would still hate it

[mr.x]

Nice photos Yume.


There are lots of photos taken on Granville looking south when we won hockey gold, but here's one of the few - another angle of the crowds taken from the bridge:


Don't we all miss giving random people high fives? :haha:
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[SpongeG]

people were doing that on Canada day

[vansky]

proud of this city, and this nation, for it became what it is within such a short time and a small population.

[mr.x]

proud of this city, and this nation, for it became what it is within such a short time and a small population.

I'm quite proud too...but all we had to do for much of our history was sell resources. If we can't even do that, we don't deserve to be a country.:haha: Our city has certainly come a long way since 1886, a village with just a few hundred people.

On the other hand, one city I really admire is Singapore....nothing but rainforests and a small island to work with, no resources, then utterly transformed into a cosmopolitan centre of commerce and tourism in less than half a century through hard work, sacrifice, and determination.

[nova9]

I'm quite proud too...but all we had to do for much of our history was sell resources. If we can't even do that, we don't deserve to be a country.:haha: Our city has certainly come a long way since 1886, a village with just a few hundred people.

On the other hand, one city I really admire is Singapore....nothing but rainforests and a small island to work with, no resources, then utterly transformed into a cosmopolitan centre of commerce and tourism in less than half a century through hard work, sacrifice, and determination.

I agree but I do want to be a Debbie Downer and state that they also didn't practice 'our type' of democracy during that process.

But yeah, I miss the random high fiving.

[SpongeG]

i thought the random hand fiving was about as sincere as when the waiters sing happy birthday to strangers at TGIF

[canucks23]

:previous: What do you mean? Why wasn't it sincere?

[SpongeG]

just random strangers high fiving each other isn't sincere to me

its not normal behaviour

[bulliver]

^ You must be the type of person who flinches when a random stranger says 'hi' to you on the street. It actually is 'normal behavior'. It used to be called being 'friendly and polite'. It's only become abnormal since the disturbing recent trend that people seem to rather talk into annoying electronic devices rather than real people.

[SpongeG]

probably i am tend to be anti-social thats just me

i just don't get the whole jock culture

and random strangers being nice to each other is met with suspicion

I love to help strangers though - i have no problems when someone asks for help and needs directions - i can even walk with them and talk a bit - but thats pretty rare

[bulliver]

Not sure it has anything to do with 'Jocks'. Just regular Canadians who are sharing a very special time and space...

Now I'm not a luddite, and I generally favour progress but I think humans as a species are massively regressing when it comes to normal social interaction. The causes of this I am sure are due in large part by 'social networking' ie: email, texting, facebook et al...I am sure there are other causes as well, perhaps a perceived 'lack of time' to be friendly and acknowledge that we are constantly sharing out time and space with others.

[SpongeG]

i think if anything social media is making people interact more so on the physical level

probably why me being an older person doesn't get it - we just didn't do it my day

i still think its phony - but hey if thats what they want and was mostly alcohol induced from my granville wanderings during the olympics and yes i did high five back if i had to

for the record i hate most social interaction, dogs and kids haha

[canucks23]

just random strangers high fiving each other isn't sincere to me

its not normal behaviour

From my experience, walking onto the streets downtown after Canada won hockey game, I couldn't help but want to high five every person I saw out of celebration. And I'm sure all the others felt the same way too. It was one of the greatest feelings in my life:cheers: Am I not the only one who wishes to relieve that moment over and over again? :haha:

Anyways back on topic.

[SpongeG]

i also hate hockey - have hated it my whole life so when we won i felt nothing other than thanks gawd its done with

[Yume-sama]

You certainly picked the right city to live in with your hatred of everything :P

[SpongeG]

i'm a bad canadian what i can say

[SpongeG]

from the vancouver sun...

Photos: It's hot in Vancouver

With July one of the driest months on record, Metro Vancouver residents had plenty of chances to enjoy the sun at dozens of community festivals and events.

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Enthusiastic supporters (L to r): Ahmed Heybrale, Nadine Byrne, Stephanie Dudulec, Tamana Auron, Ida Zaeri and David Mojabi on the beach at the first night of the fireworks Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at English Bay in Vancouver, B.C.
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Thousands of people wait in the sun, sand and ocean at English Bay for the Celebration of Light fireworks show put on by Spain Saturday, July 24, 2010.
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Preparing for the first big night of fireworks at English Bay, hundreds gather early to share that "lovin feeling" and to stake out their spots for the favorite Vancouver summer tradition on July 21 2010.
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Preparing for the first big night of fireworks at English Bay, hundreds gather early to share that "lovin feeling" and to stake out their spots for the favorite Vancouver summer tradition on July 21 2010.
Photograph by: Mark van Manen, PNG


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Thousands of people wait in the sun, sand and ocean at English Bay for the Celebration of Light fireworks show put on by Spain Saturday, July 24, 2010.
Photograph by: Jason Payne, PNG


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The light clouds kept the beach comfortable for strolling in the crowds at the first night of the fireworks Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at English Bay in Vancouver, B.C.
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Preparing for the first big night of fireworks at English Bay, hundreds gather early to share that "lovin feeling" and to stake out their spots for the favorite Vancouver summer tradition on July 21 2010.
Photograph by: Steve Bosch, PNG

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PNG / Beach-goers pass the time playing volleyball before the start of the fireworks.
Photograph by: Mark Van Manen, Vancouver Sun

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Hundreds of yoga enthusiasts fill MacInnes Field at UBC in Vancouver on Saturday, July 24, 2010 to take part in the 8th annual Camp Moomba Yogathon and Blissfest to benefit Canadian children living with HIV/AIDS
Photograph by: Jenelle Scheider, PNG


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Preparing for the first big night of fireworks at English Bay, hundreds gather early to stake out their spots for the favorite Vancouver summer tradition on July 21 2010. Here a group of regular fireworks friends resorted for 52 pick up while staking out their perfect spot on the beach.
Photograph by: Mark van Manen, PNG


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The fashion among young women for tattoos seems unabated. If anything tattoos seem to be getting bolder. This photograph was taken on Jericho Beach Sunday.
Photograph by: Nigel Horsley, Special to the Vancouver Sun


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Monica Escrina, Paula Sanchez and Yanigoe Hernandez (left to right) cheer for Spain in Vancouver on July 11, 2010. They were part of the crowd on Granville Street (between Robson and Georgia), watching the World Cup championship game between victorious Spain and the Netherlands on a big screen.
Photograph by: Wayne Leidenfrost, PNG


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Spectators look on as members of Kokoro Dance perform a butoh dance on the shore of Wreck Beach in Vancouver on Saturday morning, July 10, 2010.
Photograph by: Jenelle Schneider, PNG


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Members of Kokoro Dance perform a butoh dance on the shore of Wreck Beach in Vancouver on Saturday morning, July 10, 2010.
Photograph by: Jenelle Schneider, PNG

[entheosfog]

tonight's sunset, another pink sun:
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[SpongeG]

cool i saw it the other night and didn't have my camera

[SpikePhanta]

Not sure it has anything to do with 'Jocks'. Just regular Canadians who are sharing a very special time and space...

Now I'm not a luddite, and I generally favour progress but I think humans as a species are massively regressing when it comes to normal social interaction. The causes of this I am sure are due in large part by 'social networking' ie: email, texting, facebook et al...I am sure there are other causes as well, perhaps a perceived 'lack of time' to be friendly and acknowledge that we are constantly sharing out time and space with others.

Don't worry theres still lots of countries where meeting people to talk is still quite popular!

[bulliver]

^ Ha ha! Right on. I certainly don't think we should have to stop and talk to everyone you pass on the street, but it really wrecks my day when someone ignores me for saying a simple 'good day'. Even worse, they look at you like you're crazy...

[SpikePhanta]

^ Ha ha! Right on. I certainly don't think we should have to stop and talk to everyone you pass on the street, but it really wrecks my day when someone ignores me for saying a simple 'good day'. Even worse, they look at you like you're crazy...

In highschool its even worse, one kid is described as the crazy one simply because he'll be like " hello _______, how was your day today?

Thats why I always love making small talk from time to time, wether its in school, on the streets or on the bus.

[Delirium]

Not sure it has anything to do with 'Jocks'. Just regular Canadians who are sharing a very special time and space...

Now I'm not a luddite, and I generally favour progress but I think humans as a species are massively regressing when it comes to normal social interaction. The causes of this I am sure are due in large part by 'social networking' ie: email, texting, facebook et al...I am sure there are other causes as well, perhaps a perceived 'lack of time' to be friendly and acknowledge that we are constantly sharing out time and space with others.

i would have to agree. i would also argue that "social" networking has in fact made society less social. why bother speaking to anyone "live" when you have twitter, facebook and the likes. just look at how many people walk around listening to their ipod, talking on the phone or texting on the street. you generally get blank stares most of the time now.

you can also tell quite easily those people who are totally insecure and have to reach for their PDA at every street corner or as soon as they get on an elevator. makes me laugh.

one day, my generation will program the younger ones and we will control the world :haha:

[phesto]

tonight's sunset, another pink sun:
http://a.imageshack.us/img508/1125/day216aug4.jpg

Great shot!

[entheosfog]

Great shot!

Thanks! May as well mention my newest photo thread here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=183846

[SpongeG]

spanish banks

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4794124661_59c0f39264_z.jpg
flickr ecstaticist (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/)

[trofirhen]

:previous: :previous: :previous: :previous: :previous:
Wow! Never seen it photographed that way before! Brings the concept of the Banks into bold relief!!

[SpongeG]

yah its a great pic - i've always loved going there and walking out as far as i can - its almost like you can walk to teh ships when you are out there... and the pic shows how close you get really

[SpongeG]

some from Strathcona - all taken by me on thursday...

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/5124/dsc00780os.jpg

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[ckkelley]

Coal Harbour 28AUG10
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Photos by me.

[Yume-sama]

Larry Silverstein, developer of the World Trade Center site, sailed in to Vancouver on his yacht today.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4942399417_203498cd53_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/susangittins/4942399417/in/photostream/

Cue the "Silverstein to build supertall in Vancouver" rumors! :D

[SpongeG]

he heard about the fish and is here to get some

[Calgary_Guy]

^ Great photos! I love the looks of the new condos going up in your city. :tup:

[SpongeG]

i know its a couple years old but its a cool view

http://www.nicholasmeyer.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/view_down2.jpg
www.nicholasmeyer.net

[sacrifice333]

Looks like he upgraded... http://www.yachtmati.com/silvershalis/index.htm

Silver Shalis II? http://www.synfo.com/news/allnews.asp?news=&id=15273

[canucks23]

Check out this cool aerial video footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8_3nfp5uD4&feature=fvsr

[vanman]

Larry Silverstein, developer of the World Trade Center site, sailed in to Vancouver on his yacht today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/susangittins/4942399417/in/photostream/

Cue the "Silverstein to build supertall in Vancouver" rumors! :D

Cool. I don't like the look of the two tone paint job though. Jet black would look better than the blue I think.

[SFUVancouver]

I saw these art cars parked on Commercial Drive last week.
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/127/treesincarsno1september.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, September 5th, 2010.

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3237/treesincarsno2september.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, September 5th, 2010.

[SpongeG]

they've been poppin up all over the city - kinda neat i guess they tow em around kinda defeats the purpose

[entheosfog]

Well, each car sat alone at four different locations around south Vancouver for a couple months so it's not like they tow them around every day or anything.

[Hed Kandi]

I look forward to the day when prices in this city are driven so high that all of Vancouver's hippies are forced to relocate elsewhere.

[go_leafs_go02]

would love to see them ticketed if they break the time limit. Most bylaws have a 24 hour time limit or so parking on a city street. However, it's not enforced unless residents are complaining in most places.

Note how close the license plates are in order to eachother too?

[Yume-sama]

I look forward to the day when prices in this city are driven so high that all of Vancouver's hippies are forced to relocate elsewhere.

Your taxes will increase accordingly to pay for their house. :haha:

But I think those cars are actually kind of neat :P

[jlousa]

I look forward to the day when prices in this city are driven so high that all of Vancouver's hippies are forced to relocate elsewhere.

Not sure it'll work that way, more rich people would live here, rich people have spoiled kids, who then become hippies/rebels against the same society that allowed them to flourish. It's a real catch 22.

[Yume-sama]

Not sure it'll work that way, more rich people would live here, rich people have spoiled kids, who then become hippies/rebels against the same society that allowed them to flourish. It's a real catch 22.

On the bright side, rich foreigners kids are much less likely to be hippies than white peoples kids.

[red-paladin]

On the bright side, rich foreigners kids are much less likely to be hippies than white peoples kids.

They're just a tad more likely to drive a Honda Civic decaled with pokemon 200 kph over the Knight st. bridge though.

[Yume-sama]

Some problems solve themselves ;)

And now for a PSA. DON'T stand under the ledges on the Robson side of the VPL :P You may have some suddenly dirty clothing.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/4986096390_63570a03af_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/4986096390/in/photostream/

[entheosfog]

I look forward to the day when prices in this city are driven so high that all of Vancouver's hippies are forced to relocate elsewhere.

and average hard-working tax payers like myself. But thanks for the sentiments, I'll send you a postcard

[SpongeG]

haha no doubt eh

the library needs those pigeon guard things

[agrant]

On the bright side, rich foreigners kids are much less likely to be hippies than white peoples kids.That's a shame, cause the hippie movement did a lot of good back in the late 60s, early 70s. Can you imagine how much more sexually repressed todays society would be without the hippies? And our freedom of thought? Look, the hippie culture doesn't exist anymore. Not like it did decades ago. That's why they call it the Hippie Generation... Peace and Love just doesn't have the same ring to kids these days. That's too bad. I really wish someone could explain to me what people are referring to when they talk about hippies... which I'm sure is something completely different.

[SpongeG]

i'd take hippies over label whores or hipsters

[SpongeG]

a few from today - all by me

a pop restaurant at the opus - called 100 days (how long it will last) - they have spray painted all over the place and used the cans as art inside it seems... anyway they also painted the shrubbery
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[entheosfog]

New photo thread by me! Yay!
Go here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=5002583#post5002583

[whatnext]

That's a shame, cause the hippie movement did a lot of good back in the late 60s, early 70s. Can you imagine how much more sexually repressed todays society would be without the hippies? And our freedom of thought? Look, the hippie culture doesn't exist anymore. Not like it did decades ago. That's why they call it the Hippie Generation... Peace and Love just doesn't have the same ring to kids these days. That's too bad. I really wish someone could explain to me what people are referring to when they talk about hippies... which I'm sure is something completely different.

ORLY? I'd trace a lot of what's wrong with this city back to the hippie "movement". I'll reply with my favourite clip, back when we had real leadership!

http://archives.cbc.ca/emissions/emission.asp?IDLan=1&IDEmission=14&s=emission

[bulliver]

I'd trace a lot of what's wrong with this city back to the hippie "movement".

Oh, please do, I'd love to hear this one...

[whatnext]

Oh, please do, I'd love to hear this one...

A topic for a different thread. ;)

[bulliver]

Ha! Just use a couple pictures to illustrate it, it will be fine :)

[navazan]

and average hard-working tax payers like myself. But thanks for the sentiments, I'll send you a postcard

bon voyage :tup:

[navazan]

Oh, please do, I'd love to hear this one...

in my opinion the biggest problem is the filthy bums who shoot up and shit all over the dtes. hippies slept with whoever they wanted, had kids they didnt care for , and raised them poorly. thus resulting in said bums who just shoot up all day and take dumps where they please. (insert photo of poop and syringes.)

[bulliver]

^ Damn dude, you figured out the cause of homelessness in Vancouver! That's astounding. It all makes sense now...they're all descended from hippies! I find your ideas intriguing, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter...

Anyhoo, to try and get this somewhere near on topic...here's a picture I took in Vancouver once:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3717050799_58a2888da6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/3717050799/)

[nova9]

in my opinion the biggest problem is the filthy bums who shoot up and shit all over the dtes. hippies slept with whoever they wanted, had kids they didnt care for , and raised them poorly. thus resulting in said bums who just shoot up all day and take dumps where they please. (insert photo of poop and syringes.)

wow. your post is unbelievable. how old are you? 9? go away already.

[touraccuracy]

how do you get such clear night shots?

some sort of combination of 100 ISO, tripod, F22?

[bulliver]

^ On a tripod, so yeah, always using as low an ISO as the camera allows, and I like to keep the aperture in the f/8-f/11 range. Using a smaller aperture will cause diffraction, which softens the image. At which aperture this occurs depends on the lens though. Use a larger aperture and you won't get the nice 'starbursts' from the points of light.

Wrote up a brief 'howto' for night shots on my blog:
http://bulliver.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/darrens-guide-to-blue-hour-long-exposure-photography/

[Yume-sama]

On final approach to 26R at YVR on an AC B77-300ER from Tokyo~

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/5082748703/

New Westminster
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Far out~
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/5084469502/

Cleared to land Runway 26R :D
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[mr.x]

^ gorgeous photos!