My friends Shaun and Jo McAvany decided to join me on a on a two-day trip to Kelowna.
Their anniversary had just passed and they had spent their honeymoon nine years ago in Kelowna, so I guess the trip was appropriate for them.
For me it was a chance to spend some time in a bigger city with it’s fancy eateries and, of course, to wander Kelowna’s waterfront with my camera before winter’s snow and ice covered everything.
They dropped off their kids at their grandma and grandpa’s place, found a friend to take care of the menagerie of dogs, cats, rabbits and whatever other animal they have rescued over the weekend, and jumped into my car to join me for the scenic two hour drive.
Although the Kelowna lake waterfront doesn’t have exactly the same feeling as Vancouver’s seaside, it’s pretty close. And the last days of summer are a perfect time to photograph the colour and mood of the freshwater foliage that mixes with city structures dedicated to tourism.
For this photographic trip both Jo and I carried our little Nikon mirrorless cameras.
The Nikon 1 series doesn’t have a very big sensor, but if one isn’t going to be printing 11X14 or 16X20 enlargements, it’s the perfect interchangeable lens travel camera.
The weekend was sunny and it was light jacket weather. In the morning we shopped at second hand stores, then ate lunch at a restaurant called Memphis Blues. (One of my favourite dining establishments in that city) then spent the rest of the afternoon taking pictures along the waterfront.
One might say that my goal is to experience a different aspect of photography each week. I’ll admit I try very hard. Last week I was at a wondrous wilderness park with few people, and this week at one of British Columbia’s premier vacation cities with lots of people.
I am not sure if it’s those changing opportunities that called me to photography, but the range available to those that answered the call of photography is certainly a grand side effect.
Doing photography with another person is fulfilling. One might be at the same location, and even with the exact same camera, but how each person chooses to creatively photograph that location, in my experience, is always very different.
Well that photography adventure is over, I have looked at Jo’s photographs and she has looked at mine. Yes we were at the same place, but our view was very different.
These are my thoughts for this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or emcam@telus.net.
Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. I sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment. Don’t hesitate to call me at 250-371-3069.
