mike watkins dot ca

ZM 50 Test

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:27:46 GMT

Nothing to see here.

A thousand blossoms bloom

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:06:14 GMT

A single flowering tree amid what is currently a very unpicturesque barren forest just to the south of Jericho turf field this afternoon.

Outside Looking In

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:00:26 GMT

It was very warm inside JJ Bean that night, and very wet outside.

Spring is almost here

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:18:12 GMT

And yet a freak snow / hail squall has just descended upon the lower mainland. What gives?

From a walk along the Fraser River, hints of spring.

Fire and Ice

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:09:34 GMT

A public service announcement: do you have a working flashlight in your home? Do you know where it is, should things go bump in the night, or there is a power outage, or a fire | earthquake | storm of locusts?

Scene at a recent fire in Vancouver.

An electrical fire knocking out the power and heat in half a downtown high-rise building had members of Vancouver's Emergency Social Services / Disaster Assistance Team respond to provide emergency shelter.

If the answer to the above questions is no, then how about making 2012 the year you make sure you have portable lighting readily available in your home, your office, and your car | bike | rickshaw? Once that's done, then move on to creating | replenishing | stocking up that emergency kit(s) you keep promising you'll look after but never get around to checking off the task from your to-do list.

A resilient community starts with prepared individuals and families.

Shapes Galore

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:48:55 GMT

Is there a correlation to the darkness or mood of my photographs and the weather of the day? Maybe.

VCC Skytrain Station, shapes galore

I'm not really happy with how the above photo looks; I'd under-exposed it to the point where bringing up the values to highlight the person on the escalator was difficult. Maybe the overall photo could be improved with more grit.

This reflection was straight up and easy; I like the warble.

The Sun Returns to Vancouver

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:38:05 GMT

A sight for sore eyes today...

Sadly, showers return Friday and full blown rain will again hover over Vancouver like Harry Potter's dementors all weekend.

East Van - The Sign

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:41:47 GMT

I love this sign but until last night had never stopped to photograph it. This is just a drive-by, I need to do something more with this in the future.

East Van, Clark and East 6th Avenue, Vancouver

Updated, January 6 - I like these better:

Holiday over, back to the grind

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:37:01 GMT

Knight Street, Vancouver

5 seconds, f/22, ISO 200, handheld.

November Rains Persist in January

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:05:45 GMT

We are not amused.