A panorama on the edge of Morris Valley Road just north of Harrison Mills. A great place to watch salmon spawn in the creeks and rivers nearby. More on that later. 
18 exposures stitched, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 17mm
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Made the trip up to Artist Point last night – just caught the last bit of nice light. A portion of my shots were unusable as a lot of mosquitoes decided that it would be a good idea to take up residence in my lens hood and I was in too much of a hurry to notice. Note to self: I will get there earlier next weekend and I will bring bug spray.
The decent sunset is courtesy smoke from forest fires in Washington State and BC.
Brandywine Falls is a 70 meter (230 feet) waterfall north of Squamish on Hwy 99.
The Stawamus Chiefis the second largest granite monolith in the world (after El Capitan in Yosemite National Park). Probably why my Geology Professor dragged us out there and tried to make what is a spectacular sight uninteresting.
The sun disappears behind Alpha Mountain and Mt. Dione in the Tantalus Range
Howe Sound Sunset with Anvil Island in the foreground.
I have occasionally seen the odd honey bee drinking water from the edge of the pond, and occasionally from the edge of the birdbath – but never en masse like they have this year. I don’t know if it is the nature of the summer weather, or the fact the neighbours have a beehive – but they have been there every day in numbers for most of the last few months. I got the tripod and my macro lens in very close to them and aside from a few buzzing around my head they didn’t much care I was there. At least they sit still on the birdbath relative to on the flowers.
Ross Lake Overlook, Fall color, and Colonial peak.
Sattler Falls is on the side of Hwy 20 just east of the Ross Lake Overlook in North Cascades National Park.
34 exposures stitched, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM
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I have put together some of my favourite images made in the last year into this 11"x17" (28cm x 43cm) calendar. Included are 12 photographs of landscape and nature scenes from British Columbia and Washington State. There are two versions of this calendar - one with Canadian holidays and one with US holidays.
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About Michael Russell Photography
I am a landscape and nature photographer based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Most of my subjects are in Southwestern British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of Washington State. My photography is available for licensing as stock, fine art prints, and giclée canvas wraps.
The best way to contact me is through the Contact Form. I will respond as soon as possible.
Email: michael@mrussellphotography.com
Cell: (778) 878-9074
