366 of 2012 - Day 174

366 of 2012 - Day 174. Our challenge this week is to convert photos to black and white. This was shot June 2008, and I recently converted from color to black and white. Something about boats that just looks cool in black and white.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot SD1000, f/8, 1/160 sec., ISO-80, no flash, camera hand held, shot outdoors. Edited with PicMonkey and Photoshop for sharpening, sizing and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Convert Color Photos to Black and White.

366 of 2012 - Day 170

366 of 2012 - Day 170. Our challenge this week is to convert photos to black and white. This is a shot taken in Steveston in July 2011.  I was going for a vintage look with this conversion.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12, f/4, 1/250 sec., ISO-80, no flash, camera hand held, shot outdoors. Edited with PicMonkey, and Photoshop for the sizing and text.

Picaboo's Weekly Challenge is posted here: How To Convert Color Photos to Black and White.

366 of 2012 - Day 35

366 of 2012 - Day 35. Picaboo's challenge, this week, is to take a silhouette shot at sunset. So Wonko, Weeb and I trudged out to Steveston to meet my folks for a sunset walk, three cameras and two tripods in hand. The closer we got to the little fishing village, the foggier it got. We figured it might still make for some cool photography.

There was something evil in that fog - it was called 'The Butt Chomping Wind of Chilliness'! Plus our lenses kept succumbing to moisture, so we made it a short trip. But we did get some nice shots, even though nothing quite fit with this week's theme.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 on Auto (my gloves wouldn't have allowed me to change any settings, even if I'd wanted to!) - f/3.5, 1/80 sec., ISO-80, 14 mm focal length, max aperture 3.625, pattern metering, no flash. This is a SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot. I only cropped and added text.

I'm adding these pictures, because I liked them too. The last shot is the Fisherman's Needle.

AUTUMN ROSE

While Trick or Treating in Steveston Villiage (BC), we saw this pretty rose with a few rose buds keeping it company. I thought it was too cold for roses, these days (48F / 9C highs), but I guess not!

I couldn't resist taking a few more pictures of the colorful maple leaves. It was a nice day for Trick or Treating. Glad we did it on Saturday, too, since my poor Weeb seems to be a tad feverish today.

STEVESTON, BC

There is a fishing village near Vancouver, called Steveston. You can buy fresh fish on the dock at certain times of the year. There are a few fabulous fish & chip shops. It's quite a cute little village.

There are some enormous boats that come up the Fraser River to drop off what must be hundreds of cars. They get dropped off down the river and go by train and truck throughout BC, and likely beyond. These boats are HUGE. I've seen smaller apartment buildings.

This is a shot of the Fisherman's Memorial. The Steveston Fisherman's Memorial is a freestanding memorial commemorating the lives and deaths of fishermen working out of Steveston, BC. It takes the form of a giant fishing net needle and stands a few meters from the sea, at Garry Point Park (from Wikipedia).

Here's a couple of shots of the memorial from father away. You turn your head for one second and another boat will show up in view. I love Steveston!