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Reflected Building

I’ve always been attracted to architecture and I love the distortion in colour and shape of reflections. So I was drawn towards this image as soon as I saw it. I do love walking around cities and...

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Hotel Escalator

Staying at the Sheraton Wall Center downtown. Wanted to get a black and white picture of the escalator. Actually wanted to practice with the manual focus of the Zeiss 28mm but it wasn’t as wide as I...

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Palm Tree Flowers

I had never seen flowers on a palm tree before. While we walked around the sea-wall in Vancouver we saw this on the tree. The yellow was very striking as was the shape of the blossoms. Share...

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Knives and Forks

As Bride and I sat down for breakfast at a very cute diner in Vancouver (which if you are interested in her review you can read about here ) the grain in the table with the cutlery and a variation on...

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Sunset Beach

Further along the beach there is a beautiful view of the sound. The beach is teaming with Vancouverites enjoying the summer sun. Also on the beach is a large piece of steel that is some kind of art...

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Tree on Beach

I have to say this is my favourite image from our walk along the beach in Vancouver. The sound in the background and the tree being bleached by the sun and waves. Again taken with the Zeiss 28mm on...

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Under Bridge

The last time I was in Vancouver for an extra day I took this same picture. You can see that version here. However the Fuji X Pro-1 has so much more detail. Also the lighting so much better this time...

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Waikiki Beach At Night #1

Just back from Hawaii, wish it had been under better circumstances. Here is a black and white picture of some palm trees taken at night from the beach on Waikiki. Share...

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Waikiki Beach At Night #2

Here is another shot from Waikiki beach at night this time in colour looking south. I totally forgot my tripod on this trip ;-( Would have been very useful here. For some large, large daytime...

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Stark Hotel

Actually the hotel itself was quite pleasant and not that stark at all. But this black and white image with the sharp sun makes it look very stark. The was a Best Western called “The Coconut Palms”...

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Geometric Building

I was out for an early morning perambulation around Waikiki I spotted this building with a very attractive geometric pattern around it. I had started to write about this other version of the image I...

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Lots of Straight Lines

Our room had a pretty little balcony and I became slightly obsessed with the hotel across the way, the one on the right and was attempting to get a shot of the the straight lines. However I realized...

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Holiday Snap Waikiki Beach

Sea, check ; sand, check ; palm trees, check ; rugged landscape, check ; people doing activity things on beach, check. Yup this is about as close as I am going to get to a holiday snap ! Share...

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Pacific Sunset

While we were in Hawaii I took Mrs Kaadian on a cheesy cruise. Sunset over the Pacific. Pity the ship didn’t stay on the water for the sun to actually set. The broken AC also made conditions on board...

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The Ride Home

This is the train I caught for my ride home tonight. It is the southbound Caltrain arriving at Hillsdale station in San Mateo. Not my usual stop in San Carlos. I love that I can see the haze from the...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Jellies #1

Mrs Kaadian and I took time out at the weekend to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We probably picked one of the busiest days of the year to do it. The aquarium was very busy but we were still able to...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Jellies #2

This was an amazing wall of jellyfish that just looked stunning. It was great to hear the kids getting all excited and adults happily explaining all about the life of the jellyfish. What a great place...

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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

The area around Monterey Bay is a sanctuary called the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, an underwater state park if you like. There are 13 National Marine Sanctuaries in the USA. You can find...

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Passers By

As we sat outside and enjoyed the fresh air I was sitting contemplating taking a picture of the buildings opposite. Thinking that it may look interesting as a black and white image. A group of passers...

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Another World

I loved the exhibit and it’s quote from Anne Stevenson “The sea is as near as we come to another world” The fish swim in a huge circle above you as you enter the exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium....

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