This Owls Of Ladner is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

Owls Of Ladner Owls Of Ladner – I was going on a walk in Ladner, BC with my wife. It was a last moment decision to take my Canon 70-200mm f2.8 mark ii lens and I am sure glad I did as I got a few nice photos of short eared owls. There were four intrepid photographers there when I arrived, a couple of them had been there for over 4 hours in the same spot waiting for “The Shot.” [...]

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This Discarded Christmas trees is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

Discarded Christmas trees Discarded Christmas trees are all to quick thrown out and forgotten.. Left to rot amongst the mushed up dead leaves. They look so sad, they deserve so much more. What other symbol of joy and happiness is discarded in this way, tossed out and left to completely die a slow and lonely death. During a short half hour walk around the alleys of my downtown Vancouver home area, I spotted these [...]

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This Jumping Cholla Cactus is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

 Jumping Cholla Cactus Jumping Cholla Cactus – My wife and I were in Palm Springs visiting her parents over Christmas, so we took the opportunity whilst in this beautiful desert area to hire a car and explore the area. These Cholla Cactus’s  (Cylindropuntia fulgida) were in Joshua Tree National Park. Well I didn’t understand how a cactus could jump until it happened to me. I must of just slightly brushed against it and there it was, stuck in my leg.  [...]

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This Remembrance Day 2012 is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

What is Remembrance Day? Remembrance Day 2012 (Veterans Day, falls on the same date in the U.S.) is a day set aside by the Commonwealth countries to remember and honour the men and women who have died in war and military operations. Remembrance Day names and traditions may vary by country. In Vancouver the Remembrance day ceremony begins at the cenotaph in Victory Square. When is Remembrance Day? Remembrance Day in Canada is observed every year on November [...]

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Fort Steele 2012 Fort steele is where my wife and I have hung our hat this summer. Laurie was a street actor playing Mrs. Mary Jane Mather and Emma Williams, the town madam. Fort Steele, first known as Galbraith’s Ferryduring the 1864 Kootenay Gold Rush, was renamed in 1888 in honour of Superintendent Samuel Steele of the North West Mounted Police, who peacefully settled tensions between white settlers and the Ktunaxa people. During the mining boom of the late 1890s, [...]

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This Free Lightroom 4 Preset is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

 Free Lightroom 4 Preset .. Platinum B&W Look Download this Free Lightroom 4 Preset by clicking on the tweet it and get it button below. This preset looks wonderful on most moody; gritty portrait shots. It gives a great platinum look to the photos, very metallic looking. I’ve used this, and slight variations of this preset since lightrooms inception.Lightroom 4 however brings out the tones so much more than previous versions.. I hope you like it! The BEST Way to [...]

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This Lightroom 4 Presets – Oh So Red is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

 Lightroom 4 Presets Lightroom 4 Presets – Oh So Red Lightroom 4 Presets bring out the reds of your image whilst desaturating all other colours. It also adds a slight HDR affect. The affect of the red is best changed to your own tastes by adjusting the “Luminance”  slider. Click on the “Tweet It And Get It” Button Below To Download. The Oh So Red look is to desaturated high contrast photo whilst leaving most of the red [...]

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 Lightroom 4 Presets Lightroom 4 Presets are available for free download on this site. This is one of my most widely used presets for lightroom it has been adapted from my original lightroom 3 preset. hope you like it! Click on the Tweet It And Get It button below to download Lots more presets coming real soon -  stay tuned.  The BEST Way to Install Lightroom Presets Installing Lightroom Presets is easy! While there are many ways to [...]

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This Striking Teachers Rally At The Vancouver Art Gallery is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

 Striking Teachers Rally At The Vancouver Art Gallery Striking teachers of BC rally at the downtown Vancouver art gallery today. Many speaker gave extremely heartfelt speeches including Barry O’Neill shown above. The B.C. Teachers Federation says the provinces 41,000 teachers will be back in the classrooms on Thursday, but will continue their previous job action and could exercise their right to strike again next week. The teachers walked out Monday to protest the government’s back-to-work legislation, which was [...]

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This Surrey One Act Play Festival 2012 is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

Surrey One Act Play Festival 2012 “The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all” – African Proverb Lots More Photo’s Can Be Found Here! Amazon.com Widgets On January 12, teenagers from across Surrey came together with their simple props, grease paint, heart, talent and enthusiasm to share an evening of exhilarating theatre. Funny, poignant and brave the Surrey One Act Play Festival went for 5 full hours. During this program, [...]

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This Marconi Company Chelmsford is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

Marconi Company Chelmsford Marconi Company Chelmsford – On a recent trip back to my home town of Chelmsford, Essex, England, I noticed that the  premises is slatted for development. My dad worked there since he arrived in Chelmsford in 1951, he was head of the radio engineering department. I know times change, but it is always sad when you get older to see a landmark disappear. I would like the developers to keep the same basic structure of the site, [...]

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This Occupy Vancouver 2011 is written on Howdee A Vancouver Photography Blog

Occupy Vancouver 2011 I was at parts of the occupy Vancouver event yesterday. Despite normal Canadian political correctness , the debate over the People’s Mic vs the Electric Mic went on for over an hour, it was almost impossible to figure out what the hell was going on during that time. Also the hour long quest for translators was getting a little tiresome. Occupy Vancouver had the usual mixture of good and bad speakers. However overall a very [...]

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