EDMONTON, CANADA. (January 2013). A female Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) tries to stay warm on a cold but sunny winter's day.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 lens + Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter EC-14 at 143mm (286mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, aperture priority, single autofocus, centre-weighted average metering, 1/500s f4.5, ISO 200, 3526 x 2395 pixels (after crop), RAW.

VICTORIA, CANADA. (December 2012). Toes in the Pacific. Permanent photo link here. Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 lens at 17mm (34mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/1000s f3.5, ISO 100, 2578 x 3437 pixels (after crop), RAW.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. (July 2010). The brilliant night skyline of Sydney as seen from Darling Harbour.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties:  Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm lens at 10mm (20mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, 5-second mirror lock, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, matrix metering, 13s f8, ISO 100, 4032 x 2803 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (December 2012). Animals like to stay warm by the fire, too. Permanent photo link here (view larger). Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 ASPH lens at 42mm (84mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, manual focus and aperture priority via LiveView, 3.2s f6.3, ISO 100, 2962 x 3949 pixels (after crop), RAW.

CHICAGO, USA. (July 2012). Carrying the world on your back at Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, Chicago. Permanent photo link here (view larger). Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake lens (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 3.2s f5.6, ISO 100, 4000 x 3000 pixels, RAW.

CHICAGO, USA. (July 2012). M-maybe by Roy Lichtenstein ... probably my favourite work of Pop Art. The security guard was nice enough to let me roll around the floor of the very busy Art Institute of Chicago to find the right angle - I only had a remote shutter release but no tripod for the my Polaroid SX-70.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), Polaroid tripod mount #111, Polaroid remote shutter button #112, manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

CHICAGO, USA.  (July 2012).  After the concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake lens (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 5s f7.1, ISO 100, 3000 x 4000 pixels, RAW

VANCOUVER, CANADA.  (May 2012).  Two orcas.  Note the little girl in the bottom left corner, trying to do her best impression of the orca.  Love it.  Permanent photo link (view larger) here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (April 2012). Team Polaroid.  True colour and friendship will save the world. Permanent photo link (view larger) here. Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), Manfrotto National Geographic Tundra NGTT1 tripod, Polaroid tripod mount #111, Polaroid remote shutter button #112, manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

LUND, SWEDEN. (April 2009). Remembering the colours of Swedish spring. Happy Easter, Glad Påsk. Permanent photo link (view larger on black) here. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 macro lens (180mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual exposure and focus, centre-weighted average metering, 1/320s f2.5, ISO 200, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.