This morning, Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia opened the BC International Media Centre and took the first ‘official’ ride on the zipline over Robson Square: I said ‘official’ because ZipTrek staff have apparently been riding it for a few days testing it all out…after seeing the Premier on it today, I can’t wait for…
One of the cooler benefits the Olympic Games brings to the host city is all kinds of side events. The Cultural Olympiad is one of them and tonight was the preview for the Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition (CODE). Located at a number of locations around Vancouver, this post will cover some of the current installations…
Today I paid a visit to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre to find out more about their current exhibition, “More than Just Games”, which focuses on Canada’s involvement with the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. It’s a fascinating, yet haunting look at the games that occurred over 74 years ago just before World War…
Bad jokes about the name aside, I’ll be ordering an iPad just as soon as they are available: I’ll probably order the 32gb model with 3G radio. Not 100% sure I’d use the 3G network option but I’d rather have the option…especially since it’s unlocked – which is a big deal by the way. This…
After a great wrap-up dinner with the 12×12 committee last night, I got inspired to play with all the entries and made this: I highly recommend checking it out full size. It was made with the Photo Collage tool that I wrote about previously….such a fun little tool. While at dinner, we discussed the next…
Thanks to an invitation from LG Canada back in December, I was able to meet and photograph some of the team members of the then proposed team for Canada’s Snowboard Cross (SBX) Olympians. From left: Maëlle Ricker, Rob Fagan, and Drew Neilson They still had a number of qualifying events to compete in before the…
I’m definitely starting to feel excited about this event despite the seriousness of my face in the media badge. It’s really starting to feel real now.
I went downtown today for an impromptu photowalk with some friends and we toured some of the Olympic venues. It’s amazing to see the transformation the city is going through right now…including the incredible amount of sponsorship advertising on display like the Samsung ‘billboard’ above.
Over the holidays, I got to check out a friend’s Go Pro HD which really blew me away since you can put it just about anywhere thanks to its numerous mount options, waterproof housing and wicked wide angle lens. Unfortunately it’s about $300 and I just can’t justify that right now but I still wanted…
On the weekend after shooting the 12×12 timelapse video, I was talking with Angela who also owns the Nikon P6000. She wanted to know how I shot the timelapse. I figured it would make a good blog post so here you go…keep in mind this is how I do it and there are many other…