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Vancouver seems to pour out of the Fraser Valley and accumulate in higher and higher buildings.

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Another in my endless series of Vancouver aerials. I am finding this ongoing study to be a lot like a previous commuting ritual.

Three years ago each work day morning I walked the same stretch of the Galloping Goose trail in Victoria. Along the way I captured macro dew drop refraction shots and tried to refract landmarks in them as well. The result was my Thousand Drops of Light set of over 1300 dewdrop refraction images.

I doubt I will post 1300 Vancouver aerials, but it is a challenge to try to get the best angles. The helijet and float planes travel a limited number of what they call "transits" or paths between the two cities I live in. This means I am treated to the same opportunities over and over. The best I can do is continue the study and try to do better each time.

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This image depicts the mouth of the Fraser River and the log sort where thousands of raw logs are floating, waiting to go overseas. In the background in the very center is Mount Baker, a dormant volcano in norther Washington State, USA. In the foreground is a pulp or garbage barge, a common sight on Georgia Strait.

The vignetting was brought out by the tonemapping process and is a characteristic of this 18-55 kit lens that came with my Pentax K-x.

Flying over Delta, British Columbia. Some very fertile and beautiful farmland in this area. It is threatened by development, of course.

Passing over Roberts Bank Spur line terminal in the Helijet. Snapped a pretty clear shot, presented here in triptych format for details enjoyment.

Single RAW file tonemapped.