Nature
Kasia Sokulska
Can't Wait!

The snow is mostly gone, here on the prairies, but it will be some weeks before we see greenery and flowers blooming. I can’t wait! It has been a long winter and I sure could use a bit of color. Late spring or early summer images are great for it because all is fresh and green is bright and not dimmed by dust of late summer days.

Can't Wait!
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Kasia Sokulska
Fall Aurora

We are lucky here in Alberta, because some nights are full of light show. We had a couple of gorgeous Aurora showing last fall and I have managed to capture some shots without leaving the city.

Fall Aurora
Nature
Kasia Sokulska
Not Ready for Winter Images Yet...

I know, I know it is winter and everybody posts winter photography, but I am not ready for it yet. I see it outside my window every day, so I want to see something warm, colorful and pretty. Hope you are in need of this as well.

Not Ready for Winter Images Yet...
Nature
Kasia Sokulska
How Summer Began

It has been a while since I’ve posted anything about Elk Island National Park. So, I think, it is time for some lovely sunset from the beginning of summer, when all was green, flowers were blooming and days were warm and long.

How Summer Began
Nature
Kasia Sokulska
In The Woods

It’s wintery outside. With colder weather and short days I find myself thinking of summer. Summer visits to forest, here in Alberta, are one of my favorites ways to spend a weekend.

In The Woods

vancouver island

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Summer Evening at Qualicum Beach - Landscape Photography

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It's been a while since I have shared some of my shots taken during our summer travel on Vancouver Island ( you can check the last installment from that trip - record of our visit at Victoria’s Craigdarroch Castle in Beautiful British Columbia - Part 7).  During our stay on the Island we have been lucky to spend an evening at Qualicum Beach, being guided by one of our photographic friends, who was kind enough to take us to his favorite part of the coast and, though, the tide was high and most of the beach was covered with water, we still had a chance to take a wonderful walk,  admire the views and, of course, snap a few shots ;D.  It is such a pleasure to watch the sun disappear behind the horizon, making the sky burn! Landscape photography can be so much fun!!! I miss those summer days.. I hope sharing these pictures will take your minds away from this long and cold winter. I took mine off, for sure.  Enjoy! :D Kasia

Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 4
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 4
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 8
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 8
Concentrate on the details
Concentrate on the details
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 1
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 1
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 3
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 3
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 2
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 2
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 6
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 6
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 5
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 5
Rocks and rolls..
Rocks and rolls..
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 7
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 7
The dreams we dream..
The dreams we dream..
The sun goes down, the stars come up..
The sun goes down, the stars come up..
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 9
Evening at Qualicum Beach.. 9
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A Short Trip to Butchart Gardens in Victoria - Travel Photography

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Considering that we got, yet again, a foot of snow and the temperatures are dropping, most everybody here in Edmonton, I'm sure,  is thinking of taking off to some tropical island to bask in sun and heat.. Well, since such a trip is out of the question for us, at this time, I am tempted to look at my pictures from our summer trip to BC ( to check our previous adventures on Vancouver Island see Beautiful British Columbia - Part 7), this time, from our short visit at the famous Butchart Gardens in Victoria.  Such a lovely place to explore!! So many beautifully growing, disgustingly luscious (sorry, a bit of a gardener's envy on my part, here) plants, beautifully arranged for the viewer to see.. I could spend hours with my macro lens there, surrounded by all that splendor.. Alas, we didn't have too much time and I did not take my 100mm lens, just the 200mm one and had to work with that, along with my 17mm.  Travel photography forces us to make the most of what we have (equipment and time -wise).. Lets see what I have managed to do with the two lenses I brought with me. Hope you enjoy!

Kasia

Welcome home
Welcome home
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 3
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 3
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 6
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 6
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 5
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 5
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 23
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 23
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 24
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 24
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 21
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 21
Hello, Pretty!
Hello, Pretty!
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 14
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 14
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 16
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 16
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 8
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 8
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 15
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 15
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 1
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 1
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 25
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 25
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 19
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 19
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 11
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 11
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 18
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 18
Patterns
Patterns
Tourists
Tourists
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 4
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 4
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 17
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 17
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 12
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 12
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 10
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC .. 10
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 2
Butchart Gatdens, Victoria, BC .. 2
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Beautiful British Columbia - Part 6 - Travel Photography

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Long Beach, one of the most known places in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island.  Quite a beautiful place, full of sand and driftwood. We have visited it one misty morning (with one short stop in the evening), taking a long walk, enjoying a breeze and the sound of waves.  Lot's of cool stuff to find and take pictures of! As beautiful in the morning as it is in the evening sun.. We were lucky to get a very good light both times (which is not always the case with travel photography) and here is a few pictures I have taken while visiting.  To check our previous post, just click on the following link: Beautiful British Columbia - Part 5 - Travel Photography. Kasia

When we were leaving the beach the second time, I could not resist taking picture of these shoes hanging on the wires.  It's funny, but I think I have seen such things everywhere I have visited.. What is it with people's need to leave them like that?!

To be continued..

 

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Beautiful British Columbia - Part 5 - Travel Photography

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Our adventure with travel photography continues.  Some of what we saw before you can check out in my previous post: Beautiful British Columbia - Part 4 - Travel Photography. We've spent a couple of gorgeous evenings at Chesterman Beach. It is one of only a few places on this end of Vancouver Island (close to Tofino) where you can enjoy a sunset.  It was a bit chilly with a strong wind picking up sand that was showering us mercilessly and I was glad I took both my cameras with me, because I wouldn't dare to change a lens in those conditions. And there was a lot of things to capture and without my 200mm lens I would miss out on a lot of shots.. But even if I was there without them I would still enjoy both evenings a lot. It is so relaxing to walk on a beach, watch other people going on their strolls, listening to the waves crashing around you.  Add to it a beautiful sunset and you are in for a treat! Here is a few shots from both  outings. I hope you enjoy!

Kasia

To be continued..