Photography

...has been a hobby of mine since I was a teenager, at which time I built up an Olympus OM system. Over the years my interest has waxed and waned. With Olympus recently hacking its way out of the dark woods in the digital arena, my interest has been renewed, especially when I found out Olympus digital SLRs can use my old OMZ lenses. So, I'm now sporting an E-510 with their kit lenses as well as their 9-18mm, and have been having fun with them. Here are photos from 2009:

	A field of dead trees left from the 1988 Yellowstone fire [taken at 13mm, f/9.0, 1/160]
	The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone [taken at 9mm, f/11, 1/250]
	A sunset happened over Vancouver and Harwood Islands as I was descending Scout Mountain. [taken at 114mm, f/6.3, 1/250, split ND filter]
	A lonely tree pokes up through the fog. [taken with 200mm OMZ lens, 1/1600, fstop unknown]
	Often when it's foggy and bone chilling cold, you can climb Scout Mountain to find glorious, warm sunshine. Self-pity and demotivation often keeps me in the fog, but with a little effort sunshine awaits. [Taken at 9mm, f/10, 1/200 with ND grad filter]
	It's always a nice sensation being above the clouds and feeling the warmth which would otherwise evade you in the fog. [Taken at 9mm, f/8, 1/160 with ND grad filter]
	It's winter, the colours are drab, but the sun is low, and I was curious how digitial works with black and white. [Taken with 200mm OMZ lens, 1/200, aperture unknown]
	This bench is much more inviting on warmer days. [taken at 17mm, f/7.1, 1/125, +0.3 step]
	A cold winter day at the Legislature buildings in Victoria. [taken at 33mm, f/4.3, 1/4 sec]

These photos were taken with an Olympus D-600L in the Spring/Summer 2000. Though I liked it because it was an SLR, I was generally disappointed in its lack of versatility. Click on a thumbnail to view a screen sized picture.

	The 9 o'clock gun in Stanley Park, Vancouver
	The Alex Fraser bridge spanning Surrey and Richmond
	A dove and her young
	A duck and her young
	A small waterfall near Skookumchuck Narrows, BC
	Grain Elevators in Saskatchewan
	Fresh huckleberries from Lynn Valley, BC
	A Lagoon in Victoria, BC
	A lake near Skookumchuck Narrows
	Travelling the BC coast
	The Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver
	The park next door
	A rose in Stanley Park, Vancouver
	A harvest of salmon berries
	A fresh chocolate-dipped strawberry