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Foggy Vancouver mornings
« on: October 25, 2013, 08:41:21 AM »
The past two weeks have had Vancouver, BC sitting in a temperature inversion.  Down in the city, the temperatures have been 6C in the morning while up higher in the mountains it was 13C.  Combined with moist air from the Pacific, that means low lying fog and some great photo ops!

My wife and I went up on Saturday and found that the fog ceiling was a bit too high:

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

Not to be deterred by that, it was time to get a bit creative.  Mount Baker silhouetted against the sunrise:

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

The sunrise, itself made for a nice opportunity too:

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

That Saturday's set can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157636781062064/

On Wednesday, I dragged myself out of bed solo and headed up... got to the cypress viewpoint by 06:15...urgh, that's early.  What a reward though!!!

The pre-dawn city in the Fog:

Foggy Morning in Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

The Lion's Gate Bridge poking up over the fog:

Foggy Morning in Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

When the sun started to come up the real fun began:

Foggy Morning in Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

The cloud city (Landau ain't got nothing on us!):

Foggy Morning in Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

One last one:

Foggy Morning in Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

Wednesday was just a day of "Wow" after "Wow" as the light changed and kept presenting interesting opportunities.  Wednesday's set can be seen in entirety here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157636922974655/

Vancouver ROCKS - when it's not raining!
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2013, 02:37:21 PM »
Awesome pictures!  :D
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2013, 11:19:04 AM »
Quote from: fishingwithegg2 on October 25, 2013, 02:37:21 PM
Awesome pictures!  :D
Mother nature did all the hard work - I just captured it :)
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2013, 12:26:12 PM »
Wow very amazing pictures.
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2013, 03:48:11 PM »
those are some kind of awesome~
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2013, 07:04:33 PM »
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2013, 01:33:42 AM »
was that up taylor way in north van? i see that view once and  a while at work and its fantastic.

Up where all the gated houses and super rich people are.
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2013, 08:43:43 AM »
awesome pics man, quite the lens u got on that thing.. the "cloud city" shot is perfect  ;D
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2013, 09:03:47 AM »
Those were some amazing pictures Dragonspeed!
I loved the one of Lionsgate Bridge. So cool!  :)
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2013, 10:55:09 AM »
Quote from: Brian the fisherman on November 02, 2013, 01:33:42 AM
was that up taylor way in north van? i see that view once and  a while at work and its fantastic.

Up where all the gated houses and super rich people are.
No, these were taken from the Cypress Bowl Lookout, about 1/2 the way up to Cypress.
Quote from: wonder on November 02, 2013, 08:43:43 AM
awesome pics man, quite the lens u got on that thing.. the "cloud city" shot is perfect  ;D
Well, you could some pretty good pictures with a lesser camera too!  The big thing is to have a good tripod or other sturdy base as the shots are 4-20 seconds long.
Quote from: bigblue on November 02, 2013, 09:03:47 AM
Those were some amazing pictures Dragonspeed!
I loved the one of Lionsgate Bridge. So cool!  :)
Thanks!  The bridge sure can make for some cool opportunities!
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2013, 10:45:13 AM »
Dragonspeed those are some amazing photos. I have looked at quite a few of your photos and am quite impressed! Definitely made me pull out my DSLR again after a day of fishing. A renewed interest! Thanks!
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2013, 11:41:13 AM »
Awesome photos!  Do you have them in higher res?  I'd like to make one my computer background.
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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2013, 01:20:32 PM »
Quote from: Outdoorsman on November 04, 2013, 10:45:13 AM
Dragonspeed those are some amazing photos. I have looked at quite a few of your photos and am quite impressed! Definitely made me pull out my DSLR again after a day of fishing. A renewed interest! Thanks!
Well - unlike fishing, things don't get more crowded with more photographers, good to see you back in the fold!
Quote from: tburns on November 04, 2013, 11:41:13 AM
Awesome photos!  Do you have them in higher res?  I'd like to make one my computer background.
What resolution do you want?  if you can send me a link to the one on Flickr, I can email you one with the correct resolution.  you can "report this post to moderator" to get me your email without it being public.

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Re: Foggy Vancouver mornings
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2014, 08:48:55 AM »
More from this past Saturday.
Fog was a bit too high up on Saturday, but the sunrise was spectacular:

1. Mount Baker

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

2. Metrotown

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

3. Ocean of Clouds

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

4. Amazing Colours

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

5. Shangri-La and Metrotown just poking through

Sunrise over Foggy Vancouver by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

Others from the outing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157640020852846/
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