Thank you Heirloom I'll give that a whirl.

I used photoshop painting feature on this pic and I really like the effect. Wondering how others feel.

Bird with peanut

It's been foggy here for the last week and managed to get a nice shot as the sun was going down. Looking west under the Cambie St. bridge thru a wire fence.

Fog at Sunset

Since Halloween is almost upon us, I thought you all might enjoy a nice little collection of Devils!

Devil Masks

Used the app Fotor which has an HDR function on it as the light and dark areas would have been too hard for the camera to adjust. Made the trees a little greener in Photoshop and that was that.

Snapped this with my I-phone at sunset the other night. Turns out it was the calm before the storm. Incredible amount of just awful weather since. Time to plan my vacation I think. Looking West towards city core Vancouver, BC from east of Main St.

Check out Nanuk cases at www.nanuk.com. Way nicer case than Pelican and comes in all sizes and various colours. Absolutely love mine!

No Problem I always keep a filter of some sort on my lenses. In this case I was using my 18-55 and was back a fair bit as there was a concern. All ended well with no marks on the filter.

My Nieces husband is a World Champion Ferrier who asked me to take a few shots for his website and wall. We really made the sparks fly!

A friend went to Beijing recently and was given this brochure by the hotel. It is precious. She is keeping it and reading it whenever she feels depressed. Obviously, it has been translated directly, word for word from Mandarin to English……….

Getting There:
Our representative will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the hotel runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are getting near the hotel, because you will go round the bend. The manager will await you in the entrance hall. He always tries to have intercourse with all new guests.

The hotel:
This is a family hotel, so children are very welcome. We of course are always pleased to accept adultery. Highly skilled nurses are available in the evenings to put down your children. Guests are invited to conjugate in the bar and expose themselves to others. But please note that ladies are not allowed to have babies in the bar. We organize social games, so no guest is ever left alone to play with them self.

The Restaurant:
Our menus have been carefully chosen to be ordinary and unexciting. At dinner, our quartet will circulate from table to table, and fiddle with you.

Your Room:
Every room has excellent facilities for your private parts. In winter, every room is on heat. Each room has a balcony offering views of outstanding obscenity! . You will not be disturbed by traffic noise, since the road between the hotel and the lake is used only by pederasts.

Bed
Your bed has been made in accordance with local tradition. If you have any other ideas please ring for the chambermaid. Please take advantage of her. She will be very pleased to squash your shirts, blouses and underwear. If asked, she will also squeeze your trousers.

Above all:
When you leave us at the end of your holiday, you will have no hope. You will struggle to forget it."

This says it all about ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN!


Recognize this guy? Even Fox News didn't use this photo. WHY??????



Do you know who this is?
It is Little Trayvon Martin...! At 17 yrs of age.


For those of us who thought we were
well informed and weren't.....quite the reality check.
That old adage applies here: "there are two sides to every story."

We don't always get the truth from the media.
One of my favorite rants - the liberal controlled media, television news, newspapers, magazines, radio; all continue to show 12 year old Trayvon;
NOT 17 year old Trayvon.

In reality "little Trayvon" at the time of his death stood almost 6'2" tall and weighed 175 muscular pounds. He had numerous run-ins with authorities (both at school and local police), had been stopped and almost arrested two days before his death for smacking a bus driver in the face, because the driver refused to let him ride for free. He was released because the driver was told not to press charges by the bus company and to continue on his route.

When "little Trayvon" was suspended at school it was not only because he tried to bring a little marijuana in with him, he was in possession of wedding rings and other jewelry, watches, etc. that he said he "found" along with a large screwdriver while on the way to school that day. The jewelry was turned over to the Police by the school.

Not a single paper will admit that this kid was a marijuana dealer. His friends on Facebook all say he had the "best plants". Not a single paper will show you any of his recent photos where he shows off a mouthful of gold teeth and all of his tattoos. Not a single newspaper will tell the news like it really is ...and NOT how they want you to think it is... President Obama looked at the FIVE year old photo the media chose to show the Nation and said, "If I had a son...he would look like Trayvon.." So from that comment should I assume you did not bother to look for the facts in this shooting…or should I assume you want a son who is a 17 year old drug dealing, gold teethed, tattooed thug whose name on one of his facebook profiles was "Wild Nigga" who 'finds" jewelry and burglary tools on the way to school? A fair and impartial news media in the USA ? One that does not follow the preconceived liberal agenda? One that is NOT looking to further divide this already fractured Nation? I didn't compose this. I'm only passing it on. Never trust the news media for WHOLE TRUTH and NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

Trayvon at 17


Trayvon at 12

Thought I'd throw a couple in here too. Life was getting way too stuffy.

Thank you all for your comments! It seems that I have provoked an emotional response from some of you which in my opinion is exactly what a photograph should attempt to accomplish. The train is moving from left to right. There is no driver. The headlights are at the front of the train.

Skytrain

Here is a little fun with photoshop.

Big Bad Boa

Love the peacefulness of this shot with the blues and whites!

Tropical Wedding