Looking north on SK-673, February 22nd.

During the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, I was a volunteer, serving as an assistant to the photographers working for the IOC. I was set to reprise this role at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi but withdrew in early December for personal reasons. As the old saying goes, “When one door closes, another opens.” So, rather than heading back to North America immediately, instead I chose to visit Holland, England, France, and soon Spain. This past weekend was spent in Paris. Most everyone was exceptionally polite and kind (except for one public sector railway employee) and the weather cooperated to make it a photographer’s paradise. While everyone undoubtedly has their own views of what is the Most Beautiful City in the World, my two top candidates would be Paris & Prague. Here are a few images I captured:

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Might anyone know the meaning of the first one?

Cattle grazing north of Sturgis, South Dakota. (Taken October 17th.)

I love some of these shots!

I was very fortunate to capture this image a few days ago, about 15 minutes before the sun set below the horizon:

Not too far from there, one can find this wonderful group of seals.

In Japanese they’re called “Sakura” but English speakers know them as Cherry Blossoms. They are only in bloom for a short period every year. For residents of Vancouver & Victoria they signify the end of winter and that summer is just around the corner. It’s a very special time of the year.

Thanks, seismic crew.

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If you’re curious how this image was created, this is a very good place to start. If you’d like a hi-res original of this image, plus the photo it was generated from, you can download them both here.

From the graveyard, at Hojbe Kirke.

This photo was taken last month at the Kaneohe Bay Airshow on Oahu:

The juxtaposition of the little girl wearing that shirt, standing beside that gun was too hilarious not to capture. A funny caption is clearly awaiting this photo but what would it be?

Here’s an absolutely fascinating series of photos of New York City over the last century.

Raw video shot in Dallas, Texas yesterday:

Click on the icon in the lower right to watch full-screen.

Enjoy!

A recent visit to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California rendered some lasting memories.

For those younger folks who aren’t very familiar with President Ronald Reagan, here’s a good synopsis of his time in that role (video).
Update: This is a famous speech given by Reagan in 1964 – h/t Marc in Calgary