Ever since they rebuilt/renovated the Woodwards building in Vancouver, I’ve been meaning to go down there and take a look. After much procrastination I went down there and it’s a pretty nice building. There is a London Drugs there and a inner courtyard with a basketball court in it. The main focal point though is an abstract stairway that leads up to the upper floors.

The outer courtyard at the Woodwards building

The towering condos at the old Woodwards location

The staircase in the inner courtyard

A mural lies behind a basketball hoop in the inner courtyard of the Woodwards building

A Vancouver street from a overlooking walkway

After babysitting my niece and nephew for the whole day, I had an urge to go for a drive. What prompted me was the Pixar film Cars which I was watching with the kids. Specifically the scene where Lightning Mcqueen and Sally were taking a scenic drive. I didn’t actually head out for my drive with till about 10pm and I went with dabu6o4. Its a good idea to head out somewhere with a friend especially late at night for safety reasons. We ended up driving up to Cypress Bowl, Horseshoe Bay, and Ambleside Park.  Here are some photos from last night.

The view overlooking Vancouver from Cypress Bowl Mountain

Lions Gate Bridge from Ambleside Park

Looking out at downtown Vancouver from Waterfront Park, North Vancouver

Downtown Vancouver lies in the horizon

Granville Island usually provides a great variety of things to see and photograph. Here are some shots I took a few weeks ago on an evening walk through the area.

The view of the Burrard Street Bridge from Granville Island during blue hour

I like to think I'm leaving a Public Mark wherever I go

This lone BMW 740i reminded me of something out of The Transporter or The Hire

Today at 11am, the famous BC Place roof will be deflated to make way for the construction of a new retractable roof that will be installed in its place. I will miss the iconic look that I’m use to seeing of BC Place and the big white cover that sits on top. It will take some getting used to when it is gone.

False Creek by the Athletes Village, BC Place Stadium and its iconic white dome sits in the background

The view from the interior of BC Place Stadium of the roof that will be replaced

I do a lot of long exposure photographs. Its usually because by the time I get off work and get home, its pretty dark out by the time I’m ready to go shoot photos with friends. 8:00pm is our usual departure time and has become the norm. I don’t mind though because I love night photography and you shouldn’t be put away your camera because it gets too dark out. Get a sturdy tripod and go explore your city at night. You’ll come away with some of your best shots and you’ll see your city in a different light so to speak.

Beams of Lights heading into the Vancouver downtown core

dabu6o4 setting up his shot on a pedestrian bridge in Steveston, Richmond

The Orpheum and Cafe Crepe neon signs glow on Granville Street

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Last night after work, I headed out to Kits Beach for some photos. A few weeks ago there was quite a windstorm in Vancouver and some boats wound up being blown onto the beach. Unfortunately I was a few weeks too late and there were only two boats on the beach left. Here are some photos from last night.

One of the boats that were stranded on Kitsilano Beach after a Vancouver windstorm

Skull likes to enjoy the Vancouver Sunsets

A stranded boat on Kitsilano Beach

Enjoying the Vancouver skyline

A walkway leading into the Vancouver skyline

The triangular shapes of the Vancouver Maritime Museum

This boat was destroyed in the Vancouver windstorm

At  4:30am this morning for some odd reason, I agreed to go on an early morning photowalk with two friends. We were to go downtown to catch the early morning sunrise from the Vancouver Convention Center. We setup at the convention center and after some contemplation, we decided that we’d get a better vantage point from Stanley Park. So off we went to capture the sunrise. Well the sunrise came and it wasn’t really spectacular. The cloud formations weren’t ideal and there wasn’t much color in the sky. After the disappointment of this mornings sunset, we decided to drive around and find other places to shoot. We ended up shooting photos for 5 hours at some of the sketchier parts of the False Creek area in a few abandoned warehouses that we found. dabu6o4 had brought sock monkey with him and “Sockie” was very willing to pose for a few photos around town.

Early morning by Canada Place

Sock Monkey enjoys sunsets too

Even seagulls enjoy sunsets

A view of downtown Vancouver from the Stanley Park seawall

Sock Monkey chilling out the porch

A rock tile seen around Athlete's Village

The abandoned warehouse

Fire extinguishers seen in an abandoned warehouse

A no public access sign sits on the ground next to an abandoned warehouse. O RLY?

Rusted steel wall of an abandoned warehouse

A bird flies over top an abandoned warehouse

Sock Monkey chills out with the Inukshuk. Socky did a lot of chilling out today.

A rusted bolt sits on a old wooden board

Pacific Central bus and train station in Vancouver

A closeup look at a bolt on a door of an abandoned warehouse

Graffiti on a train car

Some great graffiti about two locations in Vancouver

A key lock keeps you out

Last night, I went on a short photowalk of Stanley Park with some friends. We went up to the viewing area at Prospect Point to check out the view.

Panoramic view from the lookout at Prospect Point in Stanley Park

This photo was taken later in the afternoon after the pillow fight that took place outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. This was taken on top of the viewing platform that overlooks the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic cauldron. You can see the many float planes at their docks and Stanley Park in the background as well as North Vancouver. With views like this, its no wonder why I love living in Vancouver.

A panoramic shot of Coal Harbor, Vancouver

On Saturday night, I went on a photowalk with some friends on the Granville Street bridge. It’s quite a lot higher when you’re walking over it… As you may have noticed, I’ve moved my blog to the root of my domain (update your bookmarks!). I’ve also have larger photos for viewing. I hope you enjoy the changes and visit often!

Granville Island seen from the Granville Street Bridge

False Creek seen from the Granville Street bridge

Panorama of False Creek from the Granville Street Bridge