All posts by Gary Wium

Besides being a photographer, I'm also the guitarist with the rowdy folk fusion group, The Mad Maggies. I was programmer/web developer for Communication Arts magazine for 15 years before going rogue. I moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Montréal, Québec in 2013. In 2023, I relocated to Penticton, BC -- better weather.
Photos, The Homestead

Roses while I reboot

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I’m currently on day 5 of a 15 day “green” juice “Reboot” –that means I’m only consuming raw fruit and veggie concoctions made in our Hurom juicer or, occasionally, blended in our Vita-Mix blender. Why? Because I’m crazy, and I like a challenge. My goal is to shed 25 lbs and get my body back into “fighting” shape. So far so good, but I am having a hard time motivating myself to get out and shoot. I’m hoping that will change in the next few days. In the meantime, here’s one of the first shots I took with my 70-300mm mounted on the 5D Mark III.

New red rose with bokeh

Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 300mm. 1/250 at f/5.6, ISO 100.

Canon 5DM3 rebooting.

Out and About, Photos

Wastewater pond swans

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You wouldn’t know it by this image, but, yes, this is a wastewater settling pond. The wetlands treatment facility is located in Petaluma near the Petaluma river. Besides providing sanctuary for all kinds of creatures, there are 200+ acres with hiking and biking trails to be enjoyed by the public.

Petaluma wastewater settling ponds are home to ducks and swans

This is a view of the river from the hiking trails.

Petaluma river view from wetlands wastewater area

Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L.

Canon 5DM3 out for a walk.