Vancouver Pics, 3 of 3: Stanley Park
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texchanSo, I'll just jump in to the whole picture thing without bothering with much blather up front. =D
These are from Stanley Park and the Aquarium (which is in Stanley Park):
Aquarium:
Baby Beluga: The Beluga whales were all very curious about the people gathered around their aquarium. Each one swam right up to the glass to look at us, and I have pics of both the parents. Of course, the baby Beluga was the cutest (in spite of the fact that I STILL have that dang song stuck in my head >.O), so I decided only to post a couple pics of him.
Whale Statue/Fountain:
There is an enormous statue of a killer whale (Inuit style) outside the aquarium. It stands in a pool of water, its tail and nose almost touching the surface. This water roll off the edge of a platform to form a small, calming fountain. It's hard to describe but actually really pretty in person. In the first picture, I was trying to get a nice reflection of the whale off of the water beneath it. I was shooting with my zoom lens, though, so I only managed to get his teeth reflected. Now, though, I kind of think it's a neat photo (lol). The second picture shows more of the whale's design.
Dolphin Show:
Pretty self explanatory. A dolphin show, which was way cool. =D
Sea Otter:
Um, because he was just so darn KEWT!
Stanley Park & Carriage Ride:
Pepper:
We took a horse-drawn carriage ride around one side of Stanley Park. It was a great way to see everything, and an enjoyable way to spend an hour or so. Pepper was one of the horses who pulled our carriage. He was a Percheron -- and, as you can see, quite a handsome fellow!
Totem Poles:
Stanley Park contains some absolutely gorgeous totem poles. I believe these are reproductions of the original Inuit poles that once stood on this site. Even so, they are amazing.
These are from Stanley Park and the Aquarium (which is in Stanley Park):
Aquarium:
Baby Beluga: The Beluga whales were all very curious about the people gathered around their aquarium. Each one swam right up to the glass to look at us, and I have pics of both the parents. Of course, the baby Beluga was the cutest (in spite of the fact that I STILL have that dang song stuck in my head >.O), so I decided only to post a couple pics of him.
Whale Statue/Fountain:
There is an enormous statue of a killer whale (Inuit style) outside the aquarium. It stands in a pool of water, its tail and nose almost touching the surface. This water roll off the edge of a platform to form a small, calming fountain. It's hard to describe but actually really pretty in person. In the first picture, I was trying to get a nice reflection of the whale off of the water beneath it. I was shooting with my zoom lens, though, so I only managed to get his teeth reflected. Now, though, I kind of think it's a neat photo (lol). The second picture shows more of the whale's design.
Dolphin Show:
Pretty self explanatory. A dolphin show, which was way cool. =D
Sea Otter:
Um, because he was just so darn KEWT!
Stanley Park & Carriage Ride:
Pepper:
We took a horse-drawn carriage ride around one side of Stanley Park. It was a great way to see everything, and an enjoyable way to spend an hour or so. Pepper was one of the horses who pulled our carriage. He was a Percheron -- and, as you can see, quite a handsome fellow!
Totem Poles:
Stanley Park contains some absolutely gorgeous totem poles. I believe these are reproductions of the original Inuit poles that once stood on this site. Even so, they are amazing.
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Date: 2009-04-24 01:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-24 02:39 pm (UTC)I was really happy with the shot of Pepper. (I won't mention that I stood there for about 20 minutes and took probably thirty more shots of him that didn't come out b/c he wouldn't stand still. Horses ... *sighs*.) I got a couple of other neat ones of their feet, but I thought those were probably too weird to post on LJ. I liked them b/c you can really see the chains from the carriage as well as the feathering on their legs -- the other horse in the team was a Clydesdale.
The baby beluga was really adorable -- especially the way it related to the kids around its enclosure. It was like she knew they were little like she was, and she wanted to see them just like they wanted to see her. It made me wish my daughter was there, though. I would have loved to get a pic of her looking at the baby whale. Oh well.
The whale statue was really beautiful. Inuit art is amazing to me, and I wish I could have gotten the entire statue in a picture. Unfortunately, I was shooting with my big lens, so it wasn't meant to be.
Thanks again for looking, and for the comments! *hugs*
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Date: 2009-04-24 03:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-24 02:44 pm (UTC)I'm glad you liked the pics. I used to shoot a lot more, but that's kind of a thing of the past. Once I started writing again, I found my brain kind of works in a different way. Then, I had my daughter and wasn't able to go out on all-day shooting sessions as easily as before, and I got a bit out of practice. I'm glad I didn't totally lose it, though. =)
I use a Canon Rebel Digital SLR with a 75-300 zoom lens. (I can't remember the exact model number at the moment, but I'll go look when I go downstairs.) I shoot almost exclusively with the zoom lens, as I find I really like the more close-up, almost intimate effect it gives the shots. Plus, I'm lazy and it's too hard to lug multiple lenses around -- not to mention I had a tendency to lose my shot while switching lenses. (yeah ... i fail. -.-")
Thanks again for looking and for the kind compliments! *hugs*