tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79110597450413884392011-07-08T08:51:47.304-07:00Bergennoreply@blogger.comBlogger2541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-74282529590030438242010-01-01T22:33:00.000-08:002010-01-01T22:41:08.979-08:00

...this way (click here).

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-31593477746455229282009-12-31T21:36:00.001-08:002009-12-31T21:42:29.741-08:00

As Max said, "Let the wild rumpus start!"Happy New Year everyone!

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-36959361675445752542009-12-30T22:41:00.001-08:002009-12-30T22:43:44.139-08:00

Can't believe I forgot to post this. I took this shot from my mother-in-law's deck late Christmas day. What a nice gift.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@32mm)f11ISO 2001/125 sec.tripod mounted and wireless remote shutter release

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-39452290530642917392009-12-29T22:43:00.000-08:002009-12-29T22:47:32.155-08:00

Since the first time I saw the Hotel Vancouver I've been infatuated with the grotesque guardians on the rooftop. I wrote a short story once (really not good) about a guy who was considering jumping off the Hotel Vancouver and before he jumped (or did he? I can't remember) he had a drawn out conversation with one of the gargoyles.Maybe I'll give that one a second thought. We'll see.Pentax

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-13751483270511543112009-12-28T19:58:00.000-08:002009-12-28T20:06:34.275-08:00

Taken after shopping on Boxing Day. Funny how my brain craves nature after the abominable task of consuming.Also, this is a nice testament to the weather we had this Christmas season - yay sun!Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@18mm)f11ISO 1001/80 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-37519614004788938312009-12-27T22:30:00.000-08:002009-12-27T22:32:44.128-08:00

Pentax K20DSigma 70-210mm lens (@210mm)f16ISO 4001/160 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-54635722144184057752009-12-26T21:37:00.001-08:002009-12-26T21:39:30.581-08:00

The best moments can be the ones when you are alone in a crowd.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@18mm)f11ISO 1001/8 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-82749452576519156342009-12-25T22:45:00.001-08:002009-12-25T22:51:36.763-08:00

I tried something a little different with this one. The panorama you see above is five different exposures.I hope you all had a great day, and that Santa brought you just what you needed.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-27765276982633724842009-12-23T21:40:00.000-08:002009-12-23T21:50:04.257-08:00

My wit's diseased. I've no wit to express. To wit, I'm off school for less than a week and I'm already a twit - I've done little to nothing all day long and I'm at wit's end to come up with anything witty. I must keep my wits about me or I shall be called dimwitted.Also, the mirror effect above is from the creek that runs through VanDusen Garden.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55 AL II lens (@18mm)

Bergennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-61785261008870705452009-12-22T21:47:00.000-08:002009-12-22T21:53:03.993-08:00

We visited the Festival of Lights last year after Vancouver had seen a record snowfall. It was miserable. The lights were amazing, but the trails were halved by the snowbanks and there were far too many people in too small a space.Although the snow was nice, the experience yesterday was so much better: dry, cloudy, and reasonably warm.Pentax K20DPentax 18-55mm AL II lens (@18mm)f8ISO 2001.6

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-9164207802621470602009-12-21T22:17:00.000-08:002009-12-21T22:20:45.410-08:00

We took the kids to VanDusen Gardens tonight for the festival of lights. They claim to have 1.4 million lights strung all around the garden. From the looks of things, I'm unwilling to argue that number, or count all of them to prove them right or wrong.Also, I wish Candy Cane Lane were a real place. I'd buy a house there.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lensf4ISO 1001 sec.tripod mounted and

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-81942581218993837692009-12-20T20:36:00.000-08:002009-12-20T20:39:47.815-08:00

...whoa!We went "Christmas-light-looking" tonight with the kids and they have a different sense of taste in Christmas decorations than I do. Ben and Hannah thought these lights were "awesome."I might have a different opinion.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 16001/50 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-72715779722087276642009-12-18T23:10:00.000-08:002009-12-18T23:12:38.872-08:00

is the word that describes my mind.Pentax K20DPentax-M SMC 28mmf2.8ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-1501923760503416082009-12-16T21:43:00.000-08:002009-12-16T21:48:27.339-08:00

I decorated Christmas cookies with my wife and kids tonight. My masterpiece is the cookie man wearing the Christmas tree sweater in the foreground. Maybe, secretly, I wish someone would buy me an ugly Christmas sweater with a tree on it.Or maybe not.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 4001/ 13 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-84933513527820601232009-12-15T22:39:00.000-08:002009-12-15T22:41:56.815-08:00

I went looking for fog. What I got was a feed mill. Not quite the same...Pentax K20DTokina 28-70mm lensf11ISO 4006 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-32962000634671103042009-12-14T20:47:00.000-08:002009-12-14T20:50:19.124-08:00

When the sun rises over the mountains southeast of Chilliwack, this is the way it looks. There is almost no processing here - just a minor tweak in Levels.Pentax K20DSigma 70-210mm lensf8ISO 1001/400 sec.EV compensation -1

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-6973357243208654872009-12-13T21:13:00.000-08:002009-12-13T21:16:16.755-08:00

Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 8001/80 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-64151062537793453872009-12-12T22:52:00.000-08:002009-12-13T17:17:09.712-08:00

I took a first year physical anthropology course once, and I don't remember studying a single skull that ever looked anything like this one. I'll admit that the hairline is aerodynamic, but that nearly non-existent nose has got to be some detriment. Just blowing it must be a feat of physics mastery.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55 AL II lens (@26mm)f4ISO 8001/250 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-60081731314192243352009-12-11T21:59:00.001-08:002009-12-11T22:04:03.848-08:00

For whatever reason, call it the Christmas spirit, I get the feeling that I am looking at a modern-day Mary and Joseph, watching the Santa Claus parade with their newborn swaddled babe in the stroller.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@18mm)f22ISO 10015 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-60063141362223945032009-12-10T21:19:00.000-08:002009-12-10T21:21:53.220-08:00

Taken almost a month ago. I'd nearly forgotten that we had a warm autumn this year.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@18mm)f8ISO 1001/80 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-45615070658165375622009-12-08T22:16:00.000-08:002009-12-08T22:19:56.284-08:00

That little peak near the middle of the photo is Mt. Baker. I went out early on Saturday to catch the sunrise. This turned out rather abstract, like some kind of grade four experiment in silhouette.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@35mm)f8ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-51217183273521487632009-12-07T20:22:00.000-08:002009-12-07T20:26:44.559-08:00

I took the kids to the Santa Claus Parade in Chilliwack this last Saturday. I packed them up in parkas, toques and mitts, placed them in sleeping bags, set them down in camping chairs, and fed them a friend's hot chocolate. They were warm and cozy and thrilled at seeing Santa come through downtown Chilliwack.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@ 18mm)f22ISO 10020 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-77027965125845984412009-12-05T22:28:00.001-08:002009-12-05T22:41:44.583-08:00

Hannah and I went out this morning looking for the sunrise, and by 9:00am I was hungry. While shooting on Chilliwack Mountain I thought I'd take a quick self-portrait. I hate being in front of the camera. I'd much rather hide behind it.On the other hand, many of you have not seen the beard lately, or me ever, so here's the elusive Marc in his natural state - holding a camera.Pentax K20DPentax

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-19213582463547073592009-12-04T22:14:00.000-08:002009-12-04T22:16:31.755-08:00

and I'm taking pictures of the bobblehead on my dashboard as I wait for you to come out of the school so we can go home.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lensf5.6ISO 8001/60 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-46280773180686870122009-12-03T21:19:00.000-08:002009-12-03T21:21:58.883-08:00

Attended the T-Wolves senior boys basketball game last night.I now feel more out of shape than usual.Pentax K20DSigma 70-210mm lensf4ISO 20001/160 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-77251662625363157572009-12-02T22:03:00.000-08:002009-12-02T22:06:00.345-08:00

An unceasing creativity; a constant desire to play; a sensitive heart: these are the things that make up my Ben.Pentax K20DTokina 28-70mm lensf4ISO 8001/80 sec.B&W in CS4 PS

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-72240985988092403832009-12-01T21:23:00.000-08:002009-12-01T21:27:36.087-08:00

Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@23mm)f8ISO 4001/50 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-26698001091231770202009-11-30T17:05:00.001-08:002009-11-30T17:09:45.441-08:00

How can I not be inspired by her?Pentax K20DTokina 28-70mm lensf4ISO 8001/50 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-53770292728725077682009-11-27T20:48:00.000-08:002009-11-27T20:50:57.710-08:00

I love when November starts getting coy, with its late day sun breaking through the clouds to remind me how beautiful dusk is.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/30 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-51752793309055667762009-11-25T20:51:00.000-08:002009-11-25T20:54:38.337-08:00

is how I spend my Wednesday evenings. Actually I watch Hannah skip. I no longer have any discernible cardiovascular endurance whatsoever, so I watch Hannah and vicariously get in shape.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 16001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-74064900784924468352009-11-24T23:33:00.000-08:002009-11-24T23:35:02.390-08:00

Dusk at the local greenhouse.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lensf8ISO 4001/15 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-33198353113991917942009-11-23T18:52:00.000-08:002009-11-23T18:58:20.721-08:00

Snow White had a sister whose name was Rose Red. Rose was more energetic, as she represented summer, just as Snow represented the winter. Rose sounds like more fun.Read Fables: Legends in Exile, by Bill Winningham, for a thoroughly entertaining retelling of these well-known fables.Pentax K20DSigma 70-210mm lens (+ extension tubes)f4(?)ISO 1003 secs.Handheld flashlight

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-26387473708876111982009-11-22T21:18:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:24:45.653-08:00

The definition of a photo geek: setting up a collection of Philip Pullman books and a Webster's Dictionary under a black hand towel on the dining room table and lighting a white rose bought for one's wife with a handheld flashlight under a tripod-mounted, wireless remote-fired camera with a telephoto lens mounted to the camera by way of extension tubes.Not that I did all that. Nah, that would

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-37902963341357440152009-11-21T20:24:00.000-08:002009-11-21T20:28:13.446-08:00

Sumas River Trail, this morning. It was a beautiful morning for about 82 minutes. Don't you just love autumn in the Fraser Valley.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lensf8ISO 2001/100 sec.+0.7 ev

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-26072051942631205152009-11-20T21:00:00.001-08:002009-11-20T21:04:32.252-08:00

Makes me think of Casablanca: "Play it, Sam."Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf6.7ISO 1000.8 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-2744144695106160092009-11-19T20:23:00.000-08:002009-11-19T21:53:55.356-08:00

I hated the movie "Titanic" because it was three hours I'll never get back. However, as I played with this image I kept hearing Leo DiCaprio saying the name "Rose" from that movie.Stupid James Cameron. You've infected me with your movie-making.Argh...Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf6.7ISO 1000.8 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-21185477241713206142009-11-18T21:28:00.000-08:002009-11-18T21:32:37.380-08:00

...at the end of the tunnel? Don't walk towards the light.Actually, I think it's just a fence at a farm in the distance. In case you were worried that I somehow captured the doorway to the afterlife on my camera.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II (@43mm)f4.5ISO 2001/20 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-85133805027380791082009-11-16T21:43:00.000-08:002009-11-16T21:48:12.364-08:00

I like how it feels like the entrance to Narnia might be over there on the right, where the grove gets all dark and mysterious.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lens (@31mm)f4ISO 2001/20 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-62113035636035178682009-11-14T21:41:00.001-08:002009-11-14T21:43:07.274-08:00

Shot from the roof of the parkade at 7Oaks mall in Abbotsford.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lensf4.5ISO 1001/60 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-57307547751869136732009-11-13T20:39:00.001-08:002009-11-13T20:41:17.398-08:00

A lovely little storm hit Abbotsford today. Lightning, thunder, rain, hail, locusts, river of blood...Okay. Maybe not the last two.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm AL II lensf4.5ISO 1001/500 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-88673602582349182382009-11-12T18:00:00.001-08:002009-11-12T18:02:33.256-08:00

The cenotaph in Abbotsford.Pentax K20DSigma 70 - 210mm lensf4.0ISO 1001/640 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-64895244087768994952009-11-11T19:26:00.000-08:002009-11-11T19:35:01.861-08:00

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." It was encouraging to see so many people out at today's Remembrance Day ceremony in Abbotsford, if for no other reason than they remember the past and should help to stop it from repeating.Pentax K20DPentax DA 18-55mm II lens (@20mm)f5.6ISO 1001/200 sec.Shot in RAW

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-71631560748706175362009-11-10T23:01:00.001-08:002009-11-10T23:05:00.701-08:00

I've been obsessed with these granaries lately. Could it be some longing to go back to the farm where I grew up? Could it be some latent desire to be a farmer? Could it be that I've had little time to shoot anything lately and the weather hasn't been cooperating and I have to keep looking through older files?It's anyone's guess, really.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 4001/25 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-32744881273768965202009-11-09T20:15:00.000-08:002009-11-09T20:20:00.889-08:00

Having been made responsible for the Remembrance Day ceremony at my school, it has been on my mind quite a bit lately.I'm having one of those cognitive dissonance moments, however. I can see no logical reason why anyone would go to war, but I also want to make sure that we commemorate those who have fallen in war, dying for the ideals that I hold dear.There is no sense in war.Pentax K20DTokina

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-68300267490462250222009-11-08T20:18:00.000-08:002009-11-08T20:23:52.013-08:00

I sat in on the band rehearsal last week, and snapped a few photos while I was there. Even got to play a trombone again, and still knew where every note was on the slide. I think I miss being a band geek. I played first chair, first trombone. It's how I met my wife. We competed for the same spot in band. Two band geeks, in love...ahhh...Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 8001/20

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-73732041462397317912009-11-07T22:01:00.000-08:002009-11-07T22:04:39.589-08:00

For those of you who have never attended a high school dance, here's what it's like. Now imagine music loud enough to give your heart arrhythmia and you've almost got the feeling.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf2.8ISO 16001/10 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-5753283454717811792009-11-06T21:01:00.000-08:002009-11-06T21:04:45.551-08:00

Autumn is awesome.Pentax K20DPentax M SMC 28mm lensf 2.8ISO 8001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-28214196871294680122009-11-04T21:39:00.000-08:002009-11-04T21:42:55.213-08:00

I thought H1N1 only affected people. This house looks like he's had a pretty bad time holding in what he's eaten.Technically, Ben took this picture, but the setup was all me. He just tripped the shutter.Pentax K20DPentax SMC 28mmf2.8ISO 4001/25 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-89527393064293398502009-11-03T20:31:00.001-08:002009-11-03T20:35:14.686-08:00

I don't know what he's thinking about - most likely that his Dad is going to make him walk around for quite some time so he should get some rest while he can.Pentax K20DTokina 28-70mm lensf3.9ISO 1001/1250 sec.B&W in CS4

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-65783053980646477742009-11-02T21:19:00.001-08:002009-11-02T21:22:19.938-08:00

At the RCAF memorial in Thunderbird Square in Abbotsford.Pentax K20DTokina 28-70mm lensf3.9ISO 1001/800 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-69462247325106883472009-11-01T19:03:00.000-08:002009-11-01T19:07:36.267-08:00

While Ben and I were playing around after a trip to the library, we came across an Indo-Canadian wedding photography session. I was messing around with the flowers, conspicuously avoiding the wedding party. Ben, in harmony with my deference, decided to take in the scene from a somewhat secretive spot.Pentax K20DTokina 28-70mm lensf3.9ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-31012251436875259492009-10-31T22:40:00.001-07:002009-11-01T06:59:19.677-08:00

It was so fun being out with Ben this afternoon, and I took my new camera out for a spin. There was a meditative quality to it. I have realized the rest and relaxation I derive from composing a photo and I've missed that zen feeling.Also, for those of you who are regular viewers, this should be the restart of daily posts. As well, if you can think of a nickname for the new K20, let me know.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-47468703832420495812009-10-27T17:47:00.000-07:002009-10-27T17:51:20.142-07:00

There it is. Well, one that looks just like it. I got my new camera while I was away in Kelowna, and now I have to go out and shoot with it. It's a lot bigger than my old one, and has more buttons, but I'm excited. Look here for many new shots soon.Yay!

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-3686289301906523742009-10-18T12:21:00.001-07:002009-10-18T12:26:48.560-07:00

This is back from July 1st, the Canada Day parade in Abbotsford.On the camera front, I have, on order, a K20D coming this week via UPS and I'm slowly building up a new kit. I've been trying to focus on the "silver lining" in all this, and so far I have been able to upgrade quite a bit from what I had. Also, I met Wallace Koopmans, a fellow Pentax enthusiast, who sold me a beautiful 28mm (f2.8)

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-34717759494262394042009-10-01T20:32:00.001-07:002009-10-01T20:36:29.047-07:00

I am not as excited as I should be that I've made it to my 200th post. I was hoping for nearly consecutive photo-posting, but now I'm waiting for the insurance company to tell me what my next move is. It turns out I'm not so good at waiting.Oh, and this is the Abbotsford Hospital. I visited it last December with Ben when we thought his foot was broken.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-42368525781879927952009-09-30T19:59:00.001-07:002009-09-30T20:02:06.189-07:00

I want to blow on it and make a wish...Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 1001/800 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-32966504400639688822009-09-29T20:32:00.001-07:002009-09-29T20:34:51.374-07:00

The perfect combination: cake and coke. Just what every five year old needs.Also, doesn't Ben look tough with his awesome forearm tattoo? I think I'll get one in the same spot.Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 16001/10 sec.No Flash

Bergennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-42036611080416504132009-09-20T20:46:00.000-07:002009-09-20T20:50:02.019-07:00

I was tired of reading my own sad story, so I figured I should start posting again. It's not like I didn't take nearly 6000 photos on my camera, and another few hundred with my K1000. I have photos on file. So here starts a new chapter in my photography "career".On another quick note, my insurance company (not ICBC, but my property insurance) is currently working on my claim, and I hope to

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-21436092319600774672009-09-18T08:08:00.000-07:002009-09-18T08:12:31.220-07:00

Nothing to post. Last night, on the way home from a conference in Vancouver, Washington, my van was broken into and my camera, laptop, iPod, and the few clothes I had with me were all stolen. I may post some old photos, but I will not have any new content to post here for a while.I'm a little sad; mostly because I don't think the person who stole my camera is taking up photography and was

Bergennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-23649502919194084482009-09-15T19:44:00.001-07:002009-09-15T19:47:18.496-07:00

Experience Music Project, meet the Space Needle. Space Needle, meet the Experience Music Project.Asahi Pentax K1000 (film camera)Chinon 50mm lensf1.4Kodak 400 ISO film

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-35933827010087162902009-09-14T20:08:00.001-07:002009-09-14T20:11:50.271-07:00

I've been hard pressed to find a boxcar that hasn't been personalized by some enterprising young person desperate to have his or her name known all across Canada. I wonder if this is what John A. Macdonald had in mind back in the 1860's when he pushed hard to have the national railway funded and built.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/250 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-89435301107682423702009-09-13T20:45:00.001-07:002009-09-13T20:52:25.726-07:00

This picture was taken on September 11th. Ben and I had just come out of "Afterthoughts", a wicked dessert place in Abbotsford. I had the Vancouver Cheesecake, if you're wondering, with chocolate, caramel and whipped cream. Anyway, it was a day of "afterthoughts". It was September 11th, so New York and most of the USA was in memorial mode. It was also the end of the first week of teaching

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-77012526111273701632009-09-12T21:18:00.001-07:002009-09-12T21:23:26.052-07:00

Browsing through some old pictures from my trip to Europe in March, and I've found a bunch I meant to post but hadn't yet.Ponte Vecchio, the bridge above, was saved from destruction during WWII by Hitler who, after visiting with Mussolini in Florence, deemed the bridge a piece of history that should not be destroyed. Ponte Vecchio was built by Medici in order to create a hallway that extended

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-3225118860334074912009-09-11T22:21:00.000-07:002009-09-11T22:25:53.341-07:00

In a field full of dandelions, one weed dared to reach beyond its potential, beyond expectations to become...well...a puffball. Who am I kidding? It's still a dandelion.Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 1001/800 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-66924536490886881212009-09-10T20:30:00.001-07:002009-09-10T20:32:37.178-07:00

Sunrise at Semiahmoo, with Mt. Baker in the back left.Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 1001/1500

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-44314516539926338332009-09-09T19:22:00.001-07:002009-09-09T19:24:47.511-07:00

That is one soggy end to an Amtrak ride.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lensf8ISO 1001/100 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-56997398057283550622009-09-08T18:49:00.000-07:002009-09-08T18:52:46.393-07:00

I used to love these things, but they will mess you up. They leave me with the roof of my mouth in the same condition as a pile of ground beef - mouth beef, if you will. Mostly because I can't just eat one, and close the box. I have to have more, or none at all. Oh, the agony of the lemonheads.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@55mm)f5.6ISO 4001/25 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-43919112053985963692009-09-07T20:39:00.001-07:002009-09-07T20:43:44.125-07:00

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. - Walt Whitman.And, yes, I know this is not a morning glory. Thank you.Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISo 1001/1600 sec.RAW, CS4

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-23257177517891112032009-09-06T18:31:00.001-07:002009-09-06T20:45:10.027-07:00

So I named the file for this flower "dahlia" although I don't know if it is one. Does anyone know? If you do, let me know what it is. Thanks.Oh, and I shot this in RAW and played with it in CS4. Let me know if you like it. Hilary doesn't, but I kind of like it. Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 1001/60 sec.Again, RAW, CS4.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-11716535884228835302009-09-05T21:22:00.001-07:002009-09-05T21:24:04.898-07:00

...flower if you want to.Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 1001/1000 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-12909522725276233902009-09-04T20:26:00.000-07:002009-09-04T20:30:34.835-07:00

She's becoming my little muse. I'm going to miss her now that school is starting up again, for her and me.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f8ISO 2001/13 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-72144987976307972782009-09-03T22:51:00.000-07:002009-09-03T22:53:12.403-07:00

Not wanting to believe that summer is over, Hannah wishes for more days...Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 2001/80 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-77699880871173216072009-09-02T21:15:00.001-07:002009-09-02T21:19:38.213-07:00

A tiny sign pointing out the greenery in the foreground, or a giant sign telling you where to place your vehicle? Sadly, you already know the answer.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@38mm)f4ISO 1001/1600 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-45266282150320744902009-08-31T22:32:00.000-07:002009-08-31T22:35:08.348-07:00

So busy, but must post new picture...Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-87207701978961134202009-08-29T21:15:00.001-07:002009-08-29T21:17:37.569-07:00

Royalwood Golf course looking East. You have to love the Fraser Valley and its smog.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/400 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-65097682604331469312009-08-28T18:34:00.001-07:002009-08-28T18:36:46.019-07:00

In the background you may be able, if you look closely enough, to spot Vancouver's official bird, the crane. They're everywhere in Vancouver right now. Almost impossible to take a picture without one showing up somewhere.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/1000 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-81152008523453580612009-08-27T22:43:00.000-07:002009-08-27T22:45:59.809-07:00

Granville Station, Eastbound platform. The most amazing thing: Hannah was so focused on getting on the next train that she didn't notice the puppies.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lensf4ISO 4001/20 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-39502102879299199252009-08-26T18:06:00.000-07:002009-08-26T18:12:29.203-07:00

Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-28339757858514857442009-08-25T18:50:00.000-07:002009-08-25T18:55:17.282-07:00

When you get off the Skytrain at the Granville Station you're effectively three floors underground. This escalator is a steep, long ride (we were 1/3 of the way up when I shot this) just to get to the basement of the Bay. Fun stuff, as long as you don't look back.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 4001/15 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-2446987632574786502009-08-24T20:46:00.000-07:002009-08-24T20:48:57.598-07:00

We went to Vancouver today. Just the kids and me. Wandered the Art Gallery, Robson Square (where this was shot), and had lunch at White Spot. A stereotypical Vancouver day. It was awesome.Pentax K200DChinon 50mm lensf1.4ISO 1001/320 sec.B&W in PS (CS4)

Bergennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-91660596726297549272009-08-22T21:22:00.000-07:002009-08-22T21:23:55.136-07:00

No matter how good you are, you still don't like getting nailed by the ball.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/1000 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-66734278244263384352009-08-21T23:12:00.000-07:002009-08-21T23:14:24.665-07:00

Dive in. The water's great.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-3748079403930654532009-08-20T23:07:00.000-07:002009-08-20T23:09:16.362-07:00

For a deck, it's really stern and kind of a kill-joy.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@ 18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/160 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-32001725947192559062009-08-19T20:48:00.000-07:002009-08-19T20:51:30.672-07:00

come sailing in, on Christmas Day, on Christmas D...No. This is in Bellingham Bay, and it was last week.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@ 33mm)f4ISO 1001/320 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-37945629957848623152009-08-18T21:25:00.000-07:002009-08-18T21:28:44.158-07:00

I have never travelled over this bridge (the Lion's Gate Bridge, that is), unless it was when I was too young to truly solidify the memory in my brain. I have travelled over every other bridge in the Vancouver area, but this one, which seems so legendary, eludes me.Eludes me. I like that phrase.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/1600 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-4711565408520060782009-08-17T22:34:00.000-07:002009-08-17T22:36:21.156-07:00

That's it. A ball. Kicked high in the air. Wow.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/1000 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-13212583437654311412009-08-16T22:22:00.001-07:002009-08-16T22:26:03.572-07:00

I spent the morning at a soccer tournament sponsored by the Bakerview Spanish Church. These guys are really serious about their football.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/800 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-87011613287778845012009-08-15T22:01:00.000-07:002009-08-15T22:07:02.691-07:00

At the mercy of the elements, even the background lost its colour.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f4ISO 1001/250 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-77301702729577341882009-08-14T19:04:00.000-07:002009-08-14T19:10:47.211-07:00

I am impressed by people who can live this way, even for the summer. I am enamoured with the idea that I could just go anywhere at anytime and see things I've never seen. On the other hand, I might be constantly reminded of what I ate.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/500 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-16003253798351555932009-08-13T21:27:00.001-07:002009-08-13T21:30:52.130-07:00

Things always seem sadder when they're abandoned to the elements.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/50 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-18532810247513637192009-08-12T22:10:00.000-07:002009-08-12T22:14:43.610-07:00

The waterfront in Bellingham. Too tired to write. Will be witty in the morning...Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm) + CPLf4ISO 1001/400 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-39738082284012224792009-08-10T20:31:00.000-07:002009-08-10T20:41:41.916-07:00

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." - Rabindranath TagorePentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/320 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-16267103081595152932009-08-08T22:13:00.001-07:002009-08-08T22:17:16.990-07:00

So we took the kids "cosmic bowling" and they loved it. Ben took it too seriously and Hannah was happy to have the bumpers up. These were taken by steadying my camera on the scorekeeping machine and stopping down the aperture and bringing the shutter speed to a halt. It gave all my bowling photos an other-worldly glow, but I like it.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-9934786653032479432009-08-05T21:55:00.001-07:002009-08-05T21:57:33.052-07:00

"You know, if the Republic really wanted us to succeed they should have invested in camo armor."Pentax K200DTokina 28-70mm lens (@70mm)f3.9ISO 6401/25

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-59168906977936277242009-08-04T21:44:00.000-07:002009-08-05T07:29:15.357-07:00

There are trees on land and there are trees in the water, or is it vice versa? Aargh...I can't tell which way is up!Splash.Dang.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 1001/400 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-9203850143993163962009-08-03T22:53:00.000-07:002009-08-03T23:08:43.307-07:00

The sun makes even the most boring of buildings look golden.Pentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@18mm)f3.5ISO 2001/250 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-72294883407245966792009-08-02T22:23:00.000-07:002009-08-02T22:29:42.875-07:00

for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. - John DonnePentax K200DPentax DA 18-55mm lens (@26mm)f4ISO 2001/100 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-87073334770900968912009-08-01T22:08:00.000-07:002009-08-01T22:11:40.331-07:00

If it weren't for all the smog in the lower mainland, we'd never get beautiful sunsets like this. Silver lining, anyone?Pentax K200DTokina 28-70mm lens (@70mm)f3.9ISO 2001/30 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-48035838204032274102009-07-31T21:47:00.001-07:002009-07-31T21:55:38.142-07:00

I drove by what's left of MSA Hospital tonight, and it's just a pile of rubble.Things the MSA Hospital reminds me of:1. Glass removed from my right foot (three times - same accident).2. Tonsils removed, and subsequent hemorrhaging, and triple cauterization.3. Countless sprained ankles (I thought they were broken, okay?)4. Ben's almost broken face after falling on the hearth with his nose

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911059745041388439.post-47717006333859178512009-07-30T22:03:00.001-07:002009-07-30T22:07:48.561-07:00

I love a slurpee on a hot day. I don't care what's in it, or how much lard is holding it together, or whatever. They could make it out of baby seals and arsenic and I'd still buy it. It's like some kind of frozen, sweetened crack.Pentax K200DSears 135mm lensf2.8ISO 1001/200 sec.

Bergennoreply@blogger.com1