I bought an iPad for storing, viewing and occasionally posting images during our trip across Canada. Before we left I loaded it up with a couple of photography eBooks thinking I might need a little inspiration. One of them was called “Chasing Relfections.” Taking the cue, I did a little reflection chasing.
The dining car on the train at lunch time.
Waiting for a pizza in Quebec City.
Lights on Chebucto Harbor in Halifax.
Canon G11 chasing reflections.
Looking back on the long train ride… This was a view from the rear of the train as we headed southwest out of the Rockies not long after leaving Jasper, Alberta. The windows on the train were quite dirty at this point so I was lucky to get a few reasonably clear shots.
Canon G11 at the rear of the train.
Being a kiltie I always enjoy running into other kilt wearers. At the Halifax Citadel all of the guard was kilted. Cool! The piper, originally from Hong Kong, learned how to play the pipes on Skype! Amazing! And he could really make the pipes go.
This is a fave shot from the trip. Can’t say why, it just is. (Maybe it’s the hole in the hose??)
Canon G11 looking out, looking down.
From the San Francisco Bay Area to Halifax, Nova Scotia and back–by train. Incredible 10,000 mile trip! Surreal end to the whole thing while waiting a couple of hours for the shuttle bus in the Martinez Amtrak station. I felt like I was in an R. Crumb comic entitled “Welcome back to the good ol’ USofA.” The entire Canadian experience was quite a contrast.
This was my last shot of the trip–not the best of the last, but THE last. The G11 was packed away for the bus ride, so this shot of the train leaving us behind is from my handy iPhone camera.
[I’ll put together an album of my fave shots of the trip sometime soon.]
iPhone catches the moment.
We’re about to board the train for the LONG ride from Toronto to Vancouver. There’s no Wi-Fi during this leg of the journey except at major station stops. I’ll try to do a post with photo(s) during the longish layover in Winnipeg.
All aboard!
Addendum: here’s a chartreuse cap shot taken during the layover in Winnipeg.
Canon G11 ex post facto.