Archive for May, 2009
Luxton Pro Rodeo – Canadian Professional Rodeo Association
It’s always a good experience to photograph an event for the first time that’s entirely different from anything else you have ever done. You go in with only a guess about what access will be like, what lenses might be of use and basically, no matter how much pre-planning you have done, anything can and [...]
Victoria Mother’s Day Garden Tour
We (my wife, mom and I) spent Saturday at the 27th Annual Victoria Mother’s Day Garden Tour, a benefit for the Victoria Conservatory of Music. The weather was absolutely perfect with warm spring air and lots of sun. We visited about seven gardens ranging from small country gardens with thousands of plants intermingled together to [...]
Kinsol Trestle Update
I decided to visit the Kinsol Trestle again to get an idea where the whole restoration project is headed. For those not familiar with the Kinsol Trestle, the trestle was completed in 1920, its dimensions measuring 38m (125 ft) high and 188m (614 ft) long, making it the largest wooden trestle in the Commonwealth [...]
The Duncan Garage Showroom
The Duncan Garage Showroom is located upstairs in the historic Duncan Garage in Duncan, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island. The Duncan Garage offers a huge range of music from well known recording artists to local musicians looking for the big break. All of this in the funkiest club you will likely find in all [...]
Cowichan Valley Garden Tours
Spring is here and the gardens in the Cowichan Valley Region are looking gorgeous. This is also the time of year for garden tours so I though I would find out what I could. Garden Tours 2010 The 28th Annual Victoria Mother’s Day Garden Tour Benefiting the Victoria Conservatory of Music May 8-9, 2010 Cowichan [...]
