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A monarch butterfly traverses a field of bison. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas, USA

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This young Vancouver family jogging at Olympic Village presented an "idyllic" scene. I smiled, waved and pointed at my camera. They smiled and acknowledged it was ok to take.

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Business towers, downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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My grandparents came to Canada from Germany just before WWI to escape the political tensions there. He was a musician and a teacher there but gave that up - to be "free" in Canada. I inherited his accordion, one of the many instruments he played. The bible was my aunt's, given to her by my grandfather- a treasure handed to me when my dad passed away. I found the beautiful Easter Card and the sheets of Christmas Music tucked away in the bible.

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Skytrain, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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This reminded me of all the unfortunates that were tossed about and got lost or crashed in such a wild storm. Nye Beach, Oregon

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Oceanside, Oregon

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Sand, a bit of snow and the peeking sun

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Newport, Nye Beach, what a wonderful backdrop for some snow

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Highway 101 near Boiler Bay, OR - torrential rain and winds up to 80 mph - It was weather and driving conditions I had never seen before, but fortunate that I didn't know how bad it really was. The wild waves made even crazier by the wind, were crashing up onto the highway at this point. They tell me it was stormy at home while we were gone, but I beg to differ!!

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The water was pushed through this narrow channel and then churned so vehemently, that it created a foamy substance which blew up onto the surrounding hillside like a child blowing bubbles. The rocks may be forbidding, but they are ruled by the ocean.

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“A strong Pacific storm raced ashore Monday morning March 12, 2012 bringing wind gusts to nearly 90 mph along the Oregon coast line. By sunset Monday, near record setting snows were falling along nearly the entire coastline of Oregon including the the shoreline beaches.

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a subtle hint of the sunset at low tide, Oceanside, OR

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I see a ball or a cone carefully placed on a pipe quite often. I wonder if they are messages. Street front, East side, Vancouver, BC

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Urban Backside portfolio

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Urban Backside - Messages from a Modern Society

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Why did I take this? There is a symbolic co-existence of nature and our urban society and the planned interaction we have created; the appearance of surface beauty and the rampant addiction to it - turning to age and decay; cause and effect. I wonder what that package holds now? A Pandora's Box. The tones and textures are fascinating. Its taken just as I saw it.

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Twilight, White Rock, BC

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I took several photos of people and their shadows passing this vast display of posters - Liked the unusual shaped hat and curly hair on this man. Main Street, Vancouver, BC

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Near the painted glass shards I found a very wet and weathered piece of wood. I carried the shards of glass back to my car for future, but the piece of wood was too large.

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In the Sunnyside acres forest I found a large stray granite boulder. Where did it come from? I haven't seen another here before. The vine mirrored blue from the granite, or was it the other way round? Makes a great black & white image, but the color has something to say. No color enhancement and minimal post processing.

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I didn't see the 3 flags until I processed this image. The last 2 images were taken from a patio table placed on a patio chair to get the lens above a wall.

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Merry Christmas and all the best for 2012 to everyone! Night scene from myVancouver, False Creek series

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The leaves and grass are in a low lying fen/swamp with a lightly frozen inch or 2 of water underneath. I spent an hour or so trying to get some patterns and testing the lens at F16. I also tested my new waterproof shoes - everytime I stepped I sunk a little into the water. Happily all was well.

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The Nicomekl River, South Surrey, British Columbia, It is the last known bed of the native Pacific Coast Oyster in North America.

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Vanier Park, Vancouver, BC

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Small family farms still prosper in the Fraser Valley