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A Vancouverite and a photographer documenting life as it grabs my attention
Time to get out the door! It seems I am always saying that. But it’s true. I’ve got 15 minutes. This photo is of the CBC building and its satellite dish. I quickly snapped this photo with an eye for editing and framing angles. I like the results and will get back to this idea in the coming days. View the better quality version on my site.
I don’t have a lot of time here! Just a quick blog post to show some photos I am getting back to editing from my trip to Sri Lanka this past March. This elephant has just crossed a marsh in Yala and taking a dust bath and nibbling a bit. This disturbed the bird that had a free ride the whole way across the marsh. These images and more from Sri Lanka in March 2022 are on my site.
I am getting back to editing photos of my trip to Sri Lanka in March of this year (2022). I give you Leopard Print, of a kind. In this instance, it is a leopard’s paw print in the dirt of Yala, Sri Lanka.
On this day we were not having a lot of luck spotting a leopard. By this point we have had great luck so I have nothing to complain about but today doesn’t seem like our day. Our tracker and jeep driver Indika Nettigama of Ceylon Wild Safaris spots a sign. This print in the terrafirma of Yala is as close as we would get to this particular leopard.
After another couple of hours of tracking, we were rewarded with a magnificent sighting of a mother leopard and her two subadult cubs. It is getting harder to find leopards in Sri Lanka, which should be shocking to everyone reading this. Yala Sri Lanka is or was the place with the most leopards per square kilometre in the world. Your chances of spotting one would have been almost certain if you spent enough time. Now they report stretches of weeks where sightings are rare.
I am lucky to have a view of the Port of Vancouver from my living room window. I have always loved a good industrial scene. There is action here 24/7, almost 365. Lately, even more so, as they were building this new crane that you see pictured above. The images from this shoot are available here: Kian Charles Photography Around my home, Gastown
In fact, living with a view of the Port of Vancouver has even come in handy at least once. A few years ago, while I was waiting for two iPhone 12 Pro Max to arrive on what was a cloudy day. I watched and waited, and they never came. I waited more, and they didn’t come. Now the day is basically over; they are still not here. I call UPS to find out why I have been waiting so long past my delivery window for $4000 worth of my property, and they inform me that “Extreme Weather” is causing delays at the Port of Vancouver. I notify the UPS person that I actually live across from the Port and have a great view. I informed them that there had been no “Extreme Weather” all day, and there isn’t now, and if they would like a live video, I can arrange that. My phones quickly came after that call.
So last night, I was watching TV, not the Port, and my husband noticed a scene he thought would make a good photo. He pointed it out to me, which is the series I shot. There are several more images, but they are added to the list of photos to edit, and I need to pack to leave for the weekend. So the rest of the images will need to wait. Please enjoy them; if you like them, they are available for buy in various form factors. Just check out my site: www.Kian.Photography
I really have to get Bowie out for a walk, so this will be quick! At the scene of that explosion and fire in Chinatown a few days ago, as we were leaving, I noticed this incredible wall and decaying woodwork. Falling in love with it immediately I snapped this pic. I have more coming soon, but I have a lot to edit so….. You can find this image A Building Front and Side for sale on my site: Kian Charles Gray Photography
