Enjoy for now.

I got a lot of great photos.  I particularly loved the black and white photos.  No surprise of course.

Enjoy.

Still trying to get a shot of the skyline we decided our efforts would be better focused if we gained some elevation and so we went to Prospect Point at Stanley Park, which is the highest elevation at the park.  While we weren’t able to see the skyline we did have an amazing view of the Lions Gate Bridge.

Special thanks goes out to Pearl and Arun for helping me find great locations to shoot.

Hassan

A long exposure shot of Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.

I love the colors in this shot. The oranges, blues, greens and yellows really made this image for me.

A view of north vancouver from the mainland

So I have. These photos include our trip form Fort McMurray to Vancouver. Most of the pictures can’t adequately fit into more specifics, so, this is just a random album.

Well enjoy!

I miss these days, getting up early and being outside in the cool summer-morning breeze. Got this picture when I was on my way to the UBC Bus Loop from St. John’s College.

I love contrast when I comes to photos, not talking about the high-contrats fashion shoots, but contrast in a more black and white photo and so that is why I liked this photo. I got to work a little bit early and I was walking on Granville Street and saw two guys clearing our a former restaurant. That wasn’t what drew me, it was the silhouettes that made this photo for me.

I love the night feel of this photo, while it was shot on a very sunny morning, and not super early morning but around 9AM. That is what I loved about this photo. It offers some confusion, especially when converted to B&W.

During the sunset a few days ago, Lindsey and I went to Jericho Park. While we were there I got a picture of a duckling lit by the amber sunset light. I couldn’t stay long to take many more, the territorial ducks were very prevocational toward me…

This shot almost felt like a movie to me. I love how the sun shined through the grass, but also how it lights the grass itself.

I love this photo of Lindsey. It was one that I found as I went back through the last shoot. This goes to show you that you may find a great photo, even after you think you are done with an event.

I thought this photo was pretty fun, not only because of the water, but the colors of the fire hydrant really help give that summer fun feel.

Got this photo a few nights ago at the Festival of Lights. This one was hosted by China. Definitely the best firework display I have seen. It made me realize how much I missed by not witnessing the other countries that hosted the festival this year.

Motion makes moments is how I like to think of it. The sway of the crowd past the cop made this photo for me. It almost feels like the situation is a lot worse than it actually is. I remember when I took this photo that people were all laughing and having a good time, but this photo doesn’t convey any of that attitude.

I know I’ve shown this image before. Probably in the past day or two, but I really like it so I think it is worth another show. Shadows, lines, motion and flares are some elements that create my favorite environments to shoot in. This photo has so many of the aforementioned elements. I love how the morning sun just cuts part of the Arts center in separate segments. Then you add the young lady running across and and there you have it. A photo that looks like it belongs to another era, okay maybe it would if I made it B&W.

Another photo by the Vancouver Arts Gallery. This was taken when I left work a few days ago. I was leaving and the first thing that caught my eyes was the color of the ground, wherever the sun touches. Then after that I looked at the silhouetted couple talking in front of the water fountain. Those two aspects drew me in.

This man is obviously a highly-skilled artist. I’ve seen him make various legendary works, including the works of Rembrandt and Di Vinci, he also made a portrait of President Obama. But anyway I love the couple that is watching him paint here.

I’m so glad I used my 50mm for this shot, it wouldn’t have looked the same had it been shot with the 24-70.

On our trip from Fort McMurray we drove through Jasper National Park and that is where we found these guys. The were just hanging out on the shoulder of the highway as cars were passing them by, a few even sat down to watch people, I thought that was ironic.

This was one of the peaks were drove in Jasper National Park. I don’t have much to say about this photo, other than I thought the mountains in Canada are absolutely breathtaking.

Another photo of mountains, but this one has a more moody feel to it. Probably from the ominous clouds in the sky.

This was a photo I took when my Mom was making me Kashmiri Chai. If you haven’t ever had it, it is amazing. Just take my word for it. Starbucks can suck it! Hassan OUT!

Took this shot outside my parents house in Fort Mac. I always adored the lines my parents house created during sunset so one particularly beautiful night I went out and got this photo. Just to keep this in perspective, I took this photo at 11PM at night.

This always makes me smile and then feel sorry for the cute/sad dog. I don’t really know much of what to say to the fella but I did manage to freeze this photo. Every time I see this photo I think about how sad this pup was and how much he just wanted to come out to the party.

This photo really got me. Lindsey and I were heading to the Peter Pond Mall in Fort Mac and I saw these two kids pretending to be driving or flying planes, either way, they were going places. SO I thought I’d be a backseat driver and take a photo of their awesomeness.This really photo is kind of neat but feels very somber to me.This really photo is kind of neat but feels very somber to me.

This really photo is kind of neat but feels very somber to me.

So anyway, thse are but some of the images from the past month and half.  Lesson: don’t procrastinate!!

]]> http://hassanarshad.com/photojournalism/2010/08/procrastination-is-the-lame-but-ill-get-into-that-later/feed/ 3 http://hassanarshad.com/photojournalism/2010/08/nice-snatch-frisbee/ http://hassanarshad.com/photojournalism/2010/08/nice-snatch-frisbee/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:03:39 +0000 Hassan Arshad http://hassanarshad.com/photojournalism/?p=3287 So playing frisbee is fun and I love it when someone snatches the frisbee in mid air one handed or any other, even the elusive laydown stomach snatch. Okay back on topic, so yeah, after dinner tonight I went out and played… err… threw? a? frisbee? You know what I mean.  There was some frisbeeing, if you will.   So yeah, Me, Arun, Asad, Lindsey and Stephan went out to the courtyard threw it around.  We had a great time after the frisbeeing so we decided to play some Uno.

Good times, but it is sad that I don’t have audio of our time together. Pictures don’t do it justice.

Anyway, enjoy the photos.

Asad

Arun

Stephan

I just really fell in love with the atmosphere. People walking, couples holding hands (I really missed Lindsey…) and amazing view of the mountains.  There was also the occasional homeless person asking for money, but I lived in Atlanta and went to Georgia State University, so that wasn’t really a big deal.

The more I see Vancouver the more I fall in love with it.  There is just something about this city that is hard to describe.  Hopefully I will find out what that is soon…

Well enjoy the images and comment if you like them!

P.S. the boat image, running and other aerial images are not from Gastown they were taken on the way to the Yaletown skytrain station.

A father teaches his daughter how to ride a bicycle. It was all too cute. The father had to repeatedly grab her handle bars to steer her properly.

A man uses the payphone in Gastown with a beautiful view of mountains.

A statue outside of the Waterfront Skytrain Station.

A gate in Gastown that I thought was really quite interesting.

People using the boat in Vancouver.

People using the boat in Vancouver, I believe they were training.

A really neat buildling in Gastown Vancouver.

A really neat design for the Canada Mail post box and the guy behind it waiting for the bus. I liked the colors in both.

Four children playing in the park right outside my room. I wasn't in the room when I took this photo.

A couple walks on Heather Ave. in Vancouver.

A father shows his daughter how to live life on the edge. She was too cute.

Really neat building in Gastown Vancouver.

This is a restaurant sign I shot through the security gate.

A woman jogs on the bridge.

This is a view for Gastown of the Mountains.

A man runs over the bridge with the vancouver skyline in the background.

Interior of the Vancouver Skytrain.

This is a statue I saw outside the Yaletown skytrain station. I thought it was interesting.

This is probably the strongest trespassing deterrant I have ever seen. I would even consider going in there. Trespassing Teddy, as I call him now is an international symbol of theft prevention.

Two police offiers on their bikes on Broadway in Vancouver.

People viewing the Gastown Steam Clock.

Vancouver Skytrain arrives as people wait to board.

Some friends take time to view the moutains from Gastown.

This is the entrance to the Waterfront Station.

It was really pretty cold today and on top of that it was raining fairly hard.  Since I love the rain, it wasn’t much of a problem, I just had to make sure my camera wasn’t exposed. I made a stop at Tree Organic Coffee to get some Chai Latte and as much as I wanted to try their Cheesecake (the cafe was awarded the best cheesecake in Vancouver) I had no space after the raw vegetarian breakfast I had at Whole Foods.

After the Waterfront I was walking to Robson Street, when I noticed the Stanley Park bus behind me, I did a quick 180 and got on.  I have never been to Stanley Park so I though this would be a neat little adventure.  Stanley Park was amazing.  So many beautiful trees.  I just enjoyed being around nature, usually I’m stuck in front of my laptop and it sucks…

Well after Stanley Park I walked through Coal Harbour and kept going all through Robson Street to the Pacific Center station and headed home for a bit.  When I got home I suddenly got hungry… Yes, yes, I know I should plan things out, but that is so not me. So I picked out a Japanese sushi restaurant and headed down…  Anyway the rest of the day isn’t all that interesting.

Let me just say that walking 10 km or 6 miles is no easy feat when you are carrying 30+ pounds of camera gear.  I’m so sour, I hope you guys think about my soreness, when you look at the pictures. The torment!

I went to Robson St. to visit a restuarant and to take some pictures of people.  It was a good bit of fun and a lot of walking and gear carrying.  It was fun nonetheless. I wish Lindsey was with me because I would have had a lot more fun had she been here with me.  I will just have to make do alone for the moment.

I ended up doing a lot of walking after Robson Street decided to take the skytrain to the Olympic Village.  My place isn’t too far from that area but I thought some exploration was in order and so I did.

Enjoy the pictures I’ll put the captions up later, the interwebs is causing me issues.

Well it wasn’t too bad though, because I did manage to sneak out for an hour  to go to the local skateboard park to take some pictures of skateboarders and BMXers, well maybe it shouldn’t be plural, because when I got there it was before school was out for the day and  there was only one person there, but another showed up sooner after and more people did show up while I was leaving.

So I got to take pictures of Todd Sparkes, a skateboarder that works at Syncrude  and Mike, a BMX rider, (didn’t get his last name) who works at Albian Sands.   They were both great to work with and did some great moves on their respective tools.  I was only there for about 30 minutes but I got some great stuff and I am very appreciative of both Todd and Mike for their willingness to have pictures taken.

Afterwards I got back to the office, uploaded the images and waited for my third interview with Apple.  The interview went quite well and I am feeling fairly optimistic, but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed.   I did have a good time and I’m glad the interview went well, but I do wish I was able to get the images I needed for National Forest Week.

P.S.  I’m not a skateboard expert, or anywhere near that designation, so please be patient with my caption descriptions, because they were tough to write.

Todd's skateboard on top of the half-pipe.

Todd Sparkes sits on his skateboard to pose for a portrait.

Todd Sparkes performs another skateboard trick at the top of the half-pipe

Todd Sparkes portrait

Todd skateboards to the top of the half-pipe and stays up there for a few seconds.

Todd Sparkes comes down the half-pike.

Todd Sparkes skateboards along the half-pike in the skateboard park in Fort McMurray.

Mike Callan takes another run at the half-pipe

Mike readies himself for the half-pipe

Mikes does a really high BMX jump

Mike stands atop the half-pipe for a portrait.

Mike does another trick.

Mike does another BMX trick with a high jump

Another great move by Mike