a daily practice

Landscape with two trees

The last of Skagit Valley's tulip fields... time to move on.

Sakura: rainfall

This seven day series is a study of a set of japanese cherry blossom trees blooming in the midst of the city - surrounded by the Hyatt, the Bentall towers, Christ Church, and the construction of the Bell Tower. Blossoms blanket commuters emerging from the skytrain station underground.

Sakura: through blossoms, grey skies, towers

The fourth in a seven day series -- a study of a set of japanese cherry blossom trees blooming in the midst of the city - surrounded by the Hyatt, the Bentall towers, Christ Church, and the construction of the Bell Tower. Blossoms blanket commuters emerging from the skytrain station underground.

Sakura: wind tossed

This seven day series (#3 above) is a study of a set of japanese cherry blossom trees blooming in the midst of the city - surrounded by the Hyatt, the Bentall towers, Christ Church, and the construction of the Bell Tower. Blossoms blanket commuters emerging from the skytrain station underground.

Sakura: essence

Even under dampening grey Vancouver sky cherry blossom stain. Sakura. Exuberant spring delicate submissive in face of wind rain. Above all temporal. Youth beauty bloom fleeting. Soon only blossoms' essence linger.

This seven day series is a study of a set of japanese cherry blossom trees blooming in the midst of the city - surrounded by the Hyatt, the Bentall towers, Christ Church, and the construction of the Bell Tower. Blossoms blanket commuters emerging from the skytrain station underground.

Markings

Grove 5

Footbridge 2

Footbridge 1

Grove quartet #4

This set from 11 December - the late afternoon sun slanting, rushing through a small grove of trees, over a carpet of waning golden brown ferns and leaves in Van Dusen. A slight touch of fog and my own breath in front of the lens - I want to capture just the colour, the light, the long hushed shadows of the day's end.