December Desktop Wallpaper

Here is a beautiful view of the Gordon River in Port Renfrew from this winter. The area is contains some of the last remaining stands of endangered old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island and is home to species such as elk, bears, wolves, cougars, and more!

Below are three versions to match various screen sizes. To determine your screens resolution, start by right clicking your desktop background and choosing 'properties', then choose 'settings', then view the screen resolution numbers on the bottom left. Once you know the numbers, click on the corresponding thumbnail, then 'right click' the large image and choose 'set as background'. Enjoy the last month of 2010!

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Port Renfrew Winter Scenes

Port Renfrew and the surrounding valleys offer stunning views of mountains, forests, ocean, and wildlife year round and is well worth a visit.

Pictured above is the San Juan River Estuary Eco Reserve near town with the hills of Fairy Creek Valley rising up in the background.

The tops of the tallest mountains are frosted with snow in late November.

Cool winter fog winds its way through endangered old-growth forests in the Gordon River Valley.

Clouds and snow blanket Edinburgh Mt high above the icy Gordon River.

2010 Sidney Fine Art Show - Selected Work

My photograph, East Sooke Abandon (24"x36"), was one of the pieces selected from over 1200 artist submissions and is on display at the 2010 Sidney Fine Art show. The gallery runs from Oct.15-17 between 9am and 9pm in the Mary Winspear Centre and features some of the most stunning fine art from around the island. If you haven't visited this show, it's a must! More info can be found at http://blog.sidneyfineartshow.com/

October Desktop Wallpaper

Here is a colorful fall view from Cottonwood Creek in Youbou. There are three versions to match various wallpaper sizes. To determine your screens resolution, start by right clicking your desktop background and choosing 'properties', then choose 'settings', then view the screen resolution numbers on the bottom left. Once you know the numbers, click on the corresponding thumbnail, then 'right click' the large image and choose 'set as background'.  Enjoy the changing season!

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Mt. Matheson Sunset

I've been to the tops of most mountains in the Metchosin & East Sooke area but somehow I had left out Mt. Matheson until now. All I can say is WOW. You have a nearly 360' panoramic view of the Sooke Hills, Pacific Ocean, Olympic Mountains, Metchosin, and even downtown Victoria. With a summit of 963ft it is the highest point in East Sooke and features giant old-growth Douglas fir trees and rich wetlands. If you can find this spot you're in for a treat!

Taylor Beach Sunrise

Waking up to catch the sunrise is like having Christmas morning every day. Before each dawn the wondrous show holds its surprise in quiet darkness until slowly opening itself up to the world to start the day - never once the same.

Taylor Beach - Metchosin, BC.

Tonight's Metchosin Sunset

The clouds looked just right for a beautiful September sunset tonight so I zipped up to the top of Mt. Helmcken to catch the show. The sun dipped below the clouds just as I got there but there was still some color to capture before dark. It's always an amazing experience on the edge of that cliff with the wind washing the clouds over your head

Vancouver Sun - BC's Biggest Trees / Biggest Stumps Gallery

The Vancouver Sun recently posted an online gallery of my photographs featuring the some of the biggest trees and biggest stumps in BC. This should hopefully bring much deserved attention and exposure to the need to protect BC's remaining endangered ancient forests. On Vancouver Island we have lost 90% of the valley bottom old-growth forest yet we are still discovering stumps up to 16ft in diameter cut as recent as this year. It's time we transition to sustainable logging in our second-growth forests and keep our globally rare temperate rainforest ecosystems intact for the future.

Visit http://www.ancientforestalliance.org to find out more.