Perfect weather for mushrooms

Lots of mushrooms around the place, more pictures at this website http://www.flickr.com/photos/sperolaw/sets/72157625109487309/

Testing my high ISO shooting with D300

Corduroy

White Lightning

I tried a whole bunch of shots at varying ISO trying to keep the f stop at 5 and shutter around 1/200 or better. I was amazed by this shot of lightning which really seems to work for me. These were f5, 1/200 ISO 3200 lens at 55mm (17-55mm lens).

Harvesting seaweed at Bell's Landing

Ten o'clock in the morning on a foggy day we drove to Bell's landing with our garbage cans and the dog - all of a five minute drive. We collected three bins full of seaweed for our compost heap. Tessa collected some yesterday as well. Underneath the seaweed is whole other ecology of bugs and insects. We couldn't see the boats out in the straight but we could hear their foghorns. The rest of Canada (RoC) was just one big white blanket.

Its chanterelle season on Gabriola

Jane went for a walk with her dog this morning and came back with a huge bag of chanterelle, her second in a week. This was our share so that we could make  an omlette. We are clearing the vegetable patch today and will be replanting according to sonia's instructions.

More Bears

Peter Llewellyn comment and photo of what nearly happened to my camera bag.

That looks like a nice tasty camera bag

I wonder what that Nikon 300mm lens hood will taste like - moral - don't leave your camera bag lying unattended in a bear area!!
http://www.peterllewellyn.com/

On the way to Uclulet and home via Wickaninnish

Early morning mist Uclulet Road

Fall - Big Leaf Maples

Wickaninnish Beach

Bear Safari to Uclulet

 Last Thursday awoke at 4:15am to catch the first ferry and by 8am we were well on our way to Uclulet. We photographed the bears near a salmon hatchery and had quite a good day.

This bear strolled across the bridge I was on - about 8ft away.
The image above him shows what happens when you leave your lunch
in an open bag, near bears.