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BCMazda3 September Go Kart Meet

derrick — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:31:17 +0000

Great turnout for some racing action during our September meet. Big thanks to Andrew (Rofflewaffle604) for organizing! On to the pictures!

Oregon Trip 2010 – Day 3

derrick — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:37:43 +0000

Day 3 of the adventure, and we are checking out of Seaside, OR and its' beautiful beaches and travelling further south down the 101 to stay a few nights in Florence, OR and check out the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Along the way we stop at the Tillamook Cheese Dairy factory for some cheese samples and ice cream (sugar free for me). Check out the gallery!

And now a panorama of our view off our hotel room deck. On the right is the Florence Bridge crossing over the Siuslaw River and on the right is part of the sand dunes, part of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

View from our hotel room deck. Click for a big one. (It's really big!)

New Shoes – Low Budget

derrick — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:36:09 +0000

The shoes were on sale, therefore, low budget... Did you fall for that?

Neither did I.

But, the lighting and photography was relatively low budget this time. I used my girlfriends brand new Canon G11, relatively cheap compared to other cameras you could purchase, capable of manual control and has a hot shoe; two very important features for Strobist style shooting. The flash I used was a Yongnuo YN462, triggered with a Yongnuo PT-04 from Deal Extreme. I also used a light stand, umbrella, umbrella adapter and a home made reflector. All in all, Strobist everything for sub $700.

In case you are wondering why the photos are square cropped, it is because I didn't know the G11 doesn't shoot in 4x6 like my 40D, so my framing didn't allow me to make my usual crop, but I do like the square framing here. Live and learn.

Apologies For Not Updating

derrick — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:28:05 +0000

I haven't updated since Halloween. Oh noes!

Well, I just haven't been using my camera much. No excuses.

Time to catch up!

Just a few shots from the Richmond Olympic Inukshuk made of shipping containers. Had some Bakudanyaki and they also had a ramen and sushi place. Penny had a sushi roll as well.

Happy Halloween Everybody!

derrick — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:05:13 +0000

Some photos from our fun night out on the town.

Happy Birthday, Will!

derrick — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:58:32 +0000

Celebration photos for Will's Birthday Party at Posh. Happy 25th!

George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

derrick — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:43:58 +0000

Penny and I visited the Goerge C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island in Delta. For $4 an adult can walk the trails inside the sanctuary and for $0.50 you can get a paper bag of bird seed. I felt like a little kid, feeding the ducks and having them encircle you. If you hold still, black capped chickadees will eat the seed out of your hand. Unfortunately no photos of that. Beautiful scenery, and probably will be even better in a few weeks when the fall colors really set in. I definitely recommend it.

BCMazda3.com September Meet – BC Railway Museum, Squamish, BC

derrick — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:38:55 +0000

Spent a beautiful day in Squamish, BC at the BC Railway Museum. Had a great time. Here are some photos.

Some STI’s

derrick — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:50:12 +0000

Kev detailed Brent's STI today and Darryl was there. I whore'd some STI photos as they whore'd some STIs.

Starting a Ruckus!

derrick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:46:56 +0000

I've got a new toy. ;D

I've created a page dedicated to it to fill, hopefully, with my future modifications. So far I've just lowered the seat frame. I really want to do an extension next. Yay!