Each Easter long weekend, the Washington State Convention Center — sorry, Seattle Convention Center — hosting tens of thousands of anime fans for Sakura-Con, one of the largest pop culture conventions in the Pacific northwest. Following two years on hiatus…
It’s spring time and these large shrubs are in full bloom with these brilliant, but short lived magenta flowers. Now as the petals are starting to wilt, enjoy a few photos of a local rhododendron bush. If you look close…
Upon upgrading to the Nikon D610 DSLR at the very end of 2019, I found that it is significantly more weighty than the D5000 it was replacing. The kit strap that came with the D610 wouldn’t be sufficient and I…
While I was on Vancouver Island this past weekend, I took my new Nikon D610 down to the beach to see if I could get used to the controls and finally break it in. Even though the D610 is an…
Over the last few weeks, plenty of eagles have chosen to congregate in Delta. While stopping alongside the highway wasn’t a really great option, nearby Deas Island Regional Park is a safer spot where you can find these majestic birds perched on the…
The new Student Union Building at the University of British Columbia was packed with people for this year’s Anime Evolution convention. All sorts of people were dressed up in outfits from their favourite anime, video game or pop culture series…
