Mystic Falls, Vancouver Island

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For this week's image I'm taking you back to Vancouver Island, this is a shot of Mystic Falls, which pours out onto Mystic Beach. Mystic Beach is the first beach that one encounters on the south side of the Juan De Fuca Trail. While it isn't much of a hike in (30 minutes or so), it makes for a fantastic camping spot as the views are amazing and the sand is some of the best on the trail. For this shot I actually talked a friend into waking up at 4am, driving with me to the trailhead, hiking in the dark, so that we could photograph this spot by sunrise. A good friend in deed! Thanks Clint. It helped that he was a Geo-Cache Junkie and there happens to be Caches littered all over the Juan De Fuca Trail.

Again, I'm selling canvas prints right now so feel free to contact me if you want this on your wall. I actually had this canvas up at my home in Victoria, it turned out really nice. Before I moved I passed it onto my buddy who actually kissed his wife for the first time at this waterfall, how romantic eh?

Canola Sunrise, Lacombe, Alberta

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This week's image comes from Lacombe, Alberta! While I've never lived in this small town, I must know at least half of the residences :). At my time in university I came to know quite a few families from this small town situated between Edmonton and Calgary and I always make it a point to stop in for a visit. And as you can see, Lacombe doesn't just have great friends that make it a great overnight spot, there are some great photography opportunities as well. This was taken in the summer of 2011 when the canola fields were out in full force. I love the vibrant yellows that dominate the landscape during this time.

This shot was taken at sunrise just off of highway 792(?). The f-stop was taken right up to 22 in order to maximize the sunstar, 2 exposures were blended in photoshop in order to save detail in the foreground.

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