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pictures of the may tree in my back yard

Shot at 2006:05:19 13:04:23, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• flora
• home

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Shot in the Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria.

Shot at 2006:05:16 14:38:30, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• uvic
• flora
• yellow

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• Date_Time: 2006:07:06 20:13:37
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Spotted flower in my garden, actually a composite to get a better depth of field.

I spent most of the week dealing with my wacky family. And by wacky, I mean completely deranged. And with family, I'm including the doctor, nurses and support givers. They're so not fun anymore.

Shot at 2006:07:07 16:36:48, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• flora
• home
• spots
• white

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• Date_Time_Original: 2006:07:07 16:36:48

I just posted photos from the Pride Parade on Flickr: Victoria Pride Parade - 2006 - a photoset on Flickr. I'm not impressed with the photos themselves, but I still wanted to share them. Seems like a good way to go about it.

Read Inside the CBC. It makes me happy.

Be alarmed: Publishing and Literacy Statistics. Find the sections on "Literacy" and "Who is Reading Books". The reliability of the statistics is a little questionable, although they cite many sources. This report[PDF] provides slightly more rigorous statistics.

Buy me stuff: Psycho Sally from WORLD DOMINATION TOYS (note: not a real product, sadly.)

Playground at Gyro park

Shot at 2006:04:27 17:31:56, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• cadboro_bay
• urban_landscape
• bars
• red

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• Date_Time: 2006:07:10 21:19:49
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• Date_Time_Original: 2006:04:27 17:31:56

Ben in a playground.

Shot at 2006:04:27 17:31:13, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• cadboro_bay
• ben

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• Date_Time_Original: 2006:04:27 17:31:13

Shot through the rear window of moving truck. The curves and colours make me happy.

Shot at , Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• beacon_hill
• Victoria
• night
• abstract

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At long last, I've posted the photos from the birthday on the beach, the Moss St. Paint-In, and Annie's going away party. They're all on my Flickr: Photos from ubermichael

Thistle (I think) shot at Finnerty Garden on Tuesday. Wasn't an interesting shot, until I started playing with the colours. I like the artificial, unnatural tones.

update:View detail. Have I mentioned just how brilliant this camera is?

Shot at 2006:07:18 15:26:11, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• flora
• uvic
• thistle

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• Date_Time: 2006:07:20 19:18:59
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• Date_Time_Original: 2006:07:18 15:26:11

Fire dancers at Luminara.

update: I wasn't happy with the photo, so I reverted the changes, and uploaded a new image

Shot at 2006:07:22 22:10:22, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• night
• beacon_hill
• luminara

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• Date_Time: 2006:07:23 23:25:01
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• Date_Time_Original: 2006:07:22 22:10:22

Luminara was too busy. I did manage to get this shot before we left. Heavily edited, especially in the saturated colours. I'm very happy with this image, so here's a larger version.

Shot at 2006:07:22 21:34:21, Victoria British Columbia Canada

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• night
• beacon_hill
• luminara
• fountains
• lanterns

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• Date_Time_Original: 2006:07:22 21:34:21