Stanley Park - Panorama Insanity

[Locut0s]

Went for a longish walk today (about 11km) and took my camera with. It was around 8 to 9pm (golden hour) when I captured most of these. Given the type of scenery it seemed to me panoramas were a natural type of shot. Again as with my Hawaii shots these are uploaded to MS Photosynth so you will have to have the Silverlight plugin to view them, sorry but it's the most convenient way to do this.

A view along the Stanley Park Seawall in the evening. There are lots of people who love to walk along the seawall in the evening. Especially young couples in love, it's a romantic thing. Perfect temperature in the summer too.
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=151864da-2a1e-4612-b4d5-db526241ab88

A view from prospect point, Lions Gate bridge is to the right.
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A view of the city from Lions Gate Bridge
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2 Panos along the side of the bridge
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http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=09b022e1-87c4-4cef-b572-cbc31030b865

A much larger pano that's missing pieces but gives you a better sense of scale.
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=29317f58-d5aa-4310-9bac-ad58aa26afa3

A ravine near my house I walked down. This has nothing to do with the others but I like the look of it.
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=1a33fb56-f819-4e5d-859a-b7d7a22854c3

If you want to view MUCH higher wuality versions you can access them from my photostream on flickr here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/locut0s/

I've also posted "still" non pano shots in the Photo group here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/103619411

[Tobin S.]

1. Beautiful. I wish we lived there.

[Locut0s]

3. Thanks. Yes living here has it's advantages :P nt.

[In_The_Wind]

2. Why are so many beautiful spots so cold in the winter ?

I love to see them in summer but I'd never survive the cold seasons up north.

[Locut0s]

4. I wouldn't call Vancouver cold in the winter...

It only gets below freezing a few weeks a year at the most now, usually in January. And not by much either.

[In_The_Wind]

5. Why is that? You are well north of me.

I love Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine ... but I only want to be there this time of the year.
Yesterday, in Vermont, I saw many lovely places. The locals are so friendly.

[Locut0s]

6. Warm ocean currents from the pacific keep us especially warm...

But most locations near the ocean are naturally warmer anyway. Inland Canada will indeed freeze the tits off a bull in winter.

[In_The_Wind]

7. I've never spent any time near the Pacific Ocean.

Unfortunately that only holds true for the warm currents like the Gulf Stream. On the east coast it turns out to sea before it's benefits reach us.

Many years ago (late 70s) I found a baby barracuda washed up on the shore in New Jersey. Guess that's why I love being near the ocean. I'm never bored when I'm there.

[Locut0s]

10. Yes the sea is wonderful...

And kind of scary at times. As the saying goes "The sea is a harsh mistress". Indeed we get much more benefit from the currents here on the west coast than in the east. The barracuda would have been lovely to find. Years ago my father used to own a small plot of land on an island up the coast from here that we vacationed on a couple of summers. One summer we were walking down by the beach when we came across an abandoned baby seal! So cute! Sad to see to as we never knew if the mother came back for it.

You do a lot of travelling In_The_Wind! What do you do for a job that necessitates so much moving around? Just curious.

[In_The_Wind]

11. My second ex husband and I moved a 66 foot steel hull sport fishing boat up the east coast.

As we neared South Carolina the coast, we blew a seal on one of our Detroit Cummings Engines. We spent two weeks dockside in Charleston getting repairs done. My husband worked for the owner. Our job was to take an old boat and make it like new again. I rented a car and spent the time as a gofer when we needed anything. As we were readying the boat to leave port a Captain we had met on one of our southern stops pulled alongside: "Ahoy Carl. Are you ready for the blow coming up the coast?" he ask.

We hadn't checked the weather on this bright sunshiny day. We were too busy putting everything that could roll away inside of a storage area. Our plan was to have a leisurely supper at a restaurant overlooking the ocean then castoff after breakfast.

What actually happened was a sunset meal at the aforementioned eatery and a midnight departure. As we reached the harbor's entrance the wind freshened. Carl headed for open sea and turned north. Just before dawn we were cutting through waves that sent spray halfway up the tuna tower. As we were in the trough the waves were well above deck on either side. We turned into the Inland Waterway as soon as we could, which was mid-morning. That's a small part of 48 hours of a Captain and his first mate before docking safely again ... on a simple job moving a boat northward to Great Kills Harbor in New York.

My job these days is to be a pilot car for oversize trucks.

[Locut0s]

12. That's quite a story, and a scary event...

You have an interesting life. I'm envious of that! Yes I can see why that job would take you everywhere.

[GentryDixon]

8. Your photos are lovely.

You bring much joy to this site. Thank you.

[Locut0s]

9. WOW thank you!...

I don't feel I deserve THAT much of a compliment, but it means a lot to me! Really it does!!! Thank you.