Keep It Surreal

The silhouette of Mount Baker looking holy in the rising winter sun.

The rising sun sneaking in under the overcast horizon.

The illuminated behind the masts of the sailboats moored in Coal Harbour.

The morning sky starting to light up across the calm waters of Lost Lagoon.

Dawn breaks in the skies above the Inukshuk on the English Bay coastline.

The Engagement Rings return to English Bay for the 2010 Olympics. The artist Dennis Oppenheimer also created The Device To Root Out Evil, an upside-down church that proved too controversial for a park in Coal Harbour (unfortunately).

This is my first time-lapse sunset from my place in English Bay. It consists of 879 photos taken in about an hour and a half one evening in late August. I strung the image sequence in Quicktime Pro and then I added Moby’s great song Hymn as the background music.

Coming back from the last day of the Mountain West Music Festival at Whistler, we pulled over at the Tantalus lookout to watch the amazing sunset.

This is my favorite peak on the Sea to Sky Highway, it looks like it would be an intimidating mountain to climb.

The winter sky lit up like fire over the calm waters of English Bay. You can see how the clouds look earlier in the afternoon here.

The clouds opened up just before the sunset, lighting up the sky.

A surreal glow to the sky over English Bay.

It’s easy to get blown away by the sunsets here on the West Coast.

War canoes out in the bay after the sunset.

A ray of light streaking across the bay.

The sky light up with orange glow over the peaks of Howe Sound.

The sky lighting up over English Bay. I love how the sky reflects on the ocean below.

The different patterns of the clouds swirling over the bay made for an amazing sunset.

I went to a Saturday afternoon pool party a few months ago on the rooftop of the 42 story Melville building downtown. It had to be the sweetest pool party I’ve ever been too, with incredible 360 degree views of Vancouver and the surrounding mountains.

The rooftop patio and grassy field for playing frisbee or lounging around.

The view of the Burrard Inlet and North Shore Mountains from the top deck.

Looking due east toward the Burrard street business district.

The view of English Bay and the opening of the harbour through the towers of the West End.

Some nice plants enjoying the sunlight, with the North Shore Mountains behind the glass.

Liz and Dustin enjoying the awesome rooftop pool.

The marinas of Coal Harbour and forest of Stanley Park down below.

The 61-story Shangri-La Hotel dwarfs the 48-story Wall Centre (seen to the right), the second tallest building in the city.