I took a walk around uptown Saint John New Brunswick today, as the sun peaked out of the clouds for a brief few moments.  I’ve been here for a couple of weeks on business, but this was the first time I’ve had a chance to take any photos of my surroundings.  I’m here for another 2-3 months, so there will be more to come.  I’m hoping to get out and see more of my home province and the Maritimes and the great scenery it has to offer.

I don’t do a lot of selective colouring, but I felt that this image needed some spice.  Let me know what you think.

P.S. That is a huge snow bank in front of the church.  This city has had a huge amount of snow this winter!
P.P.S. The title has been changed from “St Andrew & St David Church” to the proper name of “Trinity Anglican Church”

Fresh snow covers Lambly Lake near Kelowna, B.C.

The tops of plants stick out of fresh snow in a marshy area next to Lambly Lake, outside Kelowna.

I found this snow-covered stone carving of a family of pelicans at the Mission Hill winery, in Kelowna.  This is the keystone in their main entrance.  The pelican is their logo, so to speak, and it appears on many features and items found at the winery.

More snowy trees (the last of them) and the surrounding mountains around Big White ski resort, near Kelowna, B.C.  We were lucky to get this view as the clouds had been quite low all week.  

Clarity and contrast bumped up a bit in Lightroom.

Big White, near Kelowna B.C., on a typical day of overcast clouds.  The snow-covered mountain and trees tend to blend into the sky making it hard to distinguish between land and sky.  Later on in the winter, the trees will be completely covered in snow and ice and are affectionately named “snow ghosts”.   

Black levels and clarity were bumped up in Lightroom to help bring out some of the details of this high key image.

I found these pine trees covered in fresh snow at the bottom of Big White ski resort, near Kelowna, B.C. 

The shot was taken at night and the lights of the village and gondola lifts combined with the low clouds to create an interesting background behind the trees.  The image was shot hand-held.

Big White gondolas… that are yellow Gondolas at Big White ski resort, Kelowna, B.C.

More to come in the following days from my Christmas vacation to Kelowna. Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and may your 2006 be prosperous!