I made this in a dark room with the only light source being my second phone. Worked out pretty alright. 👍

Rolling Waves

Nikon z9, 560mm (NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x), 1/80s, f/11, ISO 100

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West Coast rolling waves highlighting spring colours. It’s such an interesting time of year with Winter fighting to hold on and Spring bringing little signs of warmer weather. Today feels more like winter winds, but just looking at this shot’s colours I have hope for spring! How’s everyone doing with this time change?

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Picture I took of coffee

Slow Down Night

Nikon z9, 45mm (24-70mm f/2.8G), 60 Dec, f/11, ISO 100

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I took Erin out and taught her how to shoot long exposure shots. I haven’t done these for awhile and loved every second! I think Erin is hooked, too. Next time I’ll wear my water boots and get right in those little waves.

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Morning Highlights

Nikon z9, 150mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VRS), 1/640s, f/2.8, ISO 100

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This morning’s light was really lovely, so I practiced a bit with highlight metering [(•*)]. I don’t use this often as it tends to give darker images than I gravitate to, but today’s light was a nice way to practice. Here our girl is again (I swear this year is the year of Nikki haha), looking at reflections in the window.

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January Golf in BC?

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You bet! And, it was wonderful! My friend and I played a fun 18 hole round at our club, Pheasant Glen, today. We had several moments of sunshine, I even had my coat off a few times, and the course is in great shape with even some roll. Life can’t get much better than this in our beautiful province.

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When Will I See You Again?

Nikon z9, 70mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/50s, f/22, ISO 500

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It looks like we are in for rain storm after rain storm for the next couple of weeks. So the title of this Sunstar shot feels pertinent. If you are where it is warm and sunny… enjoy. If you are in this with us, keep that umbrella close! ☔️

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Harbour Seal Reflections

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I followed this little one around for awhile hoping to get a full on face shot. He/she was a bit shy, but it was fun to find this shot with abstract reflections in the water. Happy Remembrance all. May we always value our veterans.

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Snow Series White on White

Nikon z9,

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I don’t know what is trickier: shooting in snow, or shooting a fast-moving dog after throwing the ball and then grabbing the camera to get her photo? At any rate, here’s a little fun series of playing ball in the snow with Nikki.

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Pile up#2

Moody Highlight Metering

Nikon z9, 200mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VRS), 1/5000s, f/8, ISO 320

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I’ve been working with highlight metering this week and tried it yesterday with King Tide waves off Kinkade Road Beach. It was a fairly dark day, and I had a super fast shutter speed going. These shots are definitely different than when I use centred metering, but I do like the play of light off sand and tips of waves.

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King Tide Tumble

Nikon z9, 200mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/5000s, f/2.8, ISO 320

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Sharing another shot of the King Tide off Qualicum Beach last week. It’s amazing how quickly colour leaks out of a day with over cast skies. This shot was done with highlight metering but lightened some for clarity.

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Practicing using my new camera, playing with settings and using only manual focus.

The top of Rich's cello. Light's not bad but not great, but I like how the colors look. :)

Hidden in the Shadows

Nikon z9, 560mm (NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR SZ TC-1.4x), 1/60s, f/8, ISO 640

Archive Shot 2022 Oct 02

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It was really hard to spot this guy making his way up the river tucked under an overhang. Of course it is a great place for fish to be, so it makes sense this is where he’d hunt for food. I definitely had to pull up the shadows in post production to see these details, but what a cool experience to watch him work the waters.

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Mink Coat

Thanks Dad

Nikon z9, 135mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/200s, f/2.8, ISO 320

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Beaches are for dog agility, right? Len and Rylee ran Nikki and Moose over the rocks. Nikki wasn’t quite sure of what she was to do at the start, but with some gentle coaxing by Len, she figured it out. When Len reached down to give her a pat she gave him a thank you kiss. Gotta love doggie thank you licks!

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Blending In

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Sharing individual shots from yesterday’s reel. Throw lovely female blended in so wonderfully with the fall dry grasses.

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Before it was brushed out

Peony to Be

Nikon Z9, 105mm, 1/60 sec, f/3.3, ISO 100

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I am so excited for tomorrow! It is our annual Mother’s Day flower and plant pick up!

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Just a Stare

Nikon z9, 800mm (NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR SZ TC-2.0x), 1/250s, f/9, ISO 1600

Archive Shot 2022 Oct 02

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One of my favourite things about going back to my archives is feeling the moments all over again. We followed this guy for awhile as he swam among the logs. I was ready that moment he stuck his head up. It was a bit difficult to get a shot with the harsh mid-day light, but there he was giving us a stare down.

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Moments of Laughter

Nikon z9, 74mm (NIKKOR Z70-200mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/60s, f/2.8, ISO 400

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While out photographing on the Wild Pacific Trail today these three college age girls passed by us just laughing and enjoying each other’s company and the snowy day. On the way out they were climbing a tree and just giggling and laughing. It was so cute, I asked if I could take their photo. They all laughed and agreed! It was such a fun moment. As we walked away Len turns to me and said, “We need to have more moments like those girls where we just laugh at nothing”. We both laughed and I said “We just did!”

To you girls: thanks for making our day, and to all my past students I want you to know I really miss teaching college kids!

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Seaside Play

Nikon z9, 45mm (24-70mm f/2.8G) 1/200s, f/2.8, ISO 400

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Well it’s time to move on from the Windsurfers - although I have several shots left in the sequence . If you’d like to see these, or purchase prints, they are on my website: drkathiemblackphotography.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photogr...

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For today I’m sharing a little Seaside Play with two of my grand daughters. There are always endless smiles at the ocean!

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Setting up the Shot

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Taken for photography practice. I took photos during each stage of building a Greek-inspired pizza.

Finished pizza ready to go into the oven

Both Feet Off the Ground

Nikon z9, 70mm (24-70mm f/2.8G), 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 400

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This concludes my fun little series of the girls playing at the beach. I love the joy they exude whenever we go down to the water. I hope they never lose this joy and wonder of being seaside.

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Sibling Love

Nikon z9, 105mm (NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/500s, f/2.8, ISO 400

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Throughput the day I ponder on what I want to post for the day. Some days, and weeks, I have a series I’m working on and other times I just go day by day. Today the light was completely flat, so rather than new photos I took a look back through shots I’ve taken in the last several weeks. This lovely shot of three of my grandkids popped out at me for the beautiful colours, but mainly for the image showing their love for one another. We are fortunate to see these three on almost a daily basis and hardly ever see or hear them arguing. They do, don’t get me wrong, but rarely. They seem to always be in sync. For this shot, I didn’t pose them only said, “Head over to the bridge” and this is what they did. Gotta love some old fashioned sibling love 💕

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I was at Jean Sibelius square, so seems fitting...

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Sea Salt Dog

Nikon z9, 560mm (NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x), 1/4000s, f/6.3, ISO 640

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Nothing stops this girl from playing ball. A little sea salt and lots of waves? No problem! Good thing it cleans off easily haha.

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Blue Hour Layers

Nikon z9, 200mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/1000s, f/2.8, ISO 320

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I love Blue Hour where shadows are long, everything throws off hues of deep blue and purple, and silhouettes pop against the last light of day. Living in paradise during Blue Hour is even better!

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It’s all About the Stance

Nikon z9, 400mm (NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S), 1/500s, F/4.5, ISO 500

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As I’m working through sharing this series, this shot struck me in how important a good stance is to every sport. We talk about stance a lot in skiing and golf. Dance is always about being in balance. Tennis, soccer, snowboarding, all require an athletic stance. Wind surfing is no different. I debated giving you a cropped shot of just the stance, but decided the full shot gives you the feel of the importance of an overall balanced feel.

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Getting Prepped

Nikon z9, 400mm (NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S), 1/250s, F/4.5, ISO 200

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Getting prepped and timing the waves coming in must have the same feeling as riding a ski lift, getting ready to offload, and planning which run to take. Windsurfers out there - tell us what this is like in the comments!

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Taken for photography practice. I took photos during each stage of building a Greek-inspired pizza.

Mmm, pizza slice.

Golf Cart Christmas

Nikon z9, 105mm (NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/800 s, f/2.8, ISO 640

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What’s a better way to celebrate Christmas than hanging out on a golf cart? Hahah just kidding. Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season everyone!

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First they wave at the passersby. Then I grab my camera to take a picture. Then they smile and wave feverishly at me. I take a picture. Then suddenly they shout "normally we charge for that! That's 50 pounds!"

Which led me to believe they are porn models of some kind. Ahem. ;-)

Wave Spray

Nikon z9, 200mm, 1/3200sec, f/2.8, ISO 100

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I think I could hang out with waves every day. I’m happy to have some to edit today.

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Pure Adrenaline

Nikon z9, 190mm (NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S), 1/400s, f/2.8, ISO 400

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This little guy is our youngest, and officially our craziest, grandson, haha. He decided that Englishman River was not too cold to swim in mid-January. So down he stripped and off he went. I would say he definitely is the epitome of pure adrenaline.

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