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Leap Day

February 29, 2016

Leap Year Day

Every four years our calendar has a leap year because the Earth orbits the Sun in 365.242 days. 2016 is a leap year with 366 days so today—February 29th—is a leap day. But wait there’s more as that doesn’t add up:

Just adding a day doesn’t quite tweak the calendar; it’s still off by a few minutes. So, “leap years occur in years divisible by four, except for those divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400. Confusing enough for you? In effect, that means that 97 out of every 400 years are leap years, including the century years 1600 and 2000 but NOT 1700, 1800 and 1900.”*

The image above is from a grade twelve student portrait set I did with Aina.**

You can see selected images from the shoot at johncameron.ca here.

* thanks for the math, history.com
* thanks for the leap, Aina

Filed Under: Art, Ganges, Minimalist, People, Photog's Favourites Tagged With: aina, b&w, dance, dancer, light, motion

Salt Spring Winter Creek

February 28, 2016

Winter Creek on Salt Spring Island

10:15 a.m.  Stream and Greens
A picturesque Salt Spring mountain stream.
A special Sunday still life. A moving still life actually.
The stream is at its absolute best during this mild, wet winter. This image is much more detailed than can be seen on the web. High quality prints up to 5 feet tall or more are possible. Please contact me if you would like to purchase a small or large print from this image.

photo info: Pentax 645Z medium format camera, ISO 100,  f/16,  0.3 sec,  55mm lens

Filed Under: Art, Mountain, Nature, Photog's Favourites, View Tagged With: 645, creek, forest, green, hike, long exposure, morning, stream, water, winter

1907 Saturday Home

February 27, 2016

1907 Renovation

In the past, on Saturdays,  we’ve sometimes featured an image of a home. It’s been awhile, so here’s something a bit special. Salt Spring designers, Tim and Michael of Yorkshire Design worked their magic on a home built in 1907. Their renovation was pretty high up on the stunning scale. This home is actually in Victoria. Once the work was finished, the home went on the market and was sold in a matter of days.

Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Design, Photog's Favourites Tagged With: home, vancouver island

In the Kitchen

February 26, 2016

Salt Spring Kitchen

1:30 p.m.
So here I was, just kicking around home thinking about something to eat. And I noticed this scene on the kitchen island.

The above is, of course, complete fiction. I did notice this scene (but not at my place) while photographing a new home for local builder Wilco Construction. Ummm…kind of nice if you like that kind of thing. And I do.

Filed Under: Architecture, Art, Construction, Design, Musings, Nature, Photog's Favourites, Products Tagged With: 645, builder, colour, flowers, green, kitchen, orange, reflection, window light, yellow

A February Morning at Fernwood Pier

February 25, 2016

Salt Spring February Morning

6:30 a.m. Fernwood
There was thick fog, as in 10 metre visibility, along the road to the Fernwood area this morning. But the ocean was fog free and quiet. The geese though were horrendously loud; folks along North Beach Road must have somehow gotten used to the daily alarm.

Filed Under: Art, Minimalist, Nature, Photog's Favourites, View Tagged With: 645, blue, colour, light, long exposure, ocean, reflection, sunrise, winter

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