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View from the top of Bear Mountain

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Beautiful waterfalls you can only get to by boat. Clumsy me slipped and fell on the rocks at the top of the waterfall - it doesn't look too high but it sure hurt.

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Life on the speed boat on Kwagama Lake.

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Sunwapta Falls along the Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper in the Canadian Rockies.

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Glenmore Reservoir Weaslehead area at sunset.

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A fallen over old tree in the Bow River Valley south of Calgary.

Converted to sepia for artistic effect.

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I love this photo for the sheer timing of it. The tension of the water around the dolphin's nose has not broken the water surface yet, even though it is raised above it. Water splashed into the air from air blown through the dolphin's breathing hole is frozen in motion. The reflection of the surroundings on the water look like an abstract piece of art.

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Vancouver Public Library.

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Small water rapid in the Elbow River just upstream from Elbow Falls near Bragg Creek.

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Wheat field south of Calgary.

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A ship in the Vancouver harbour, taken in August 2009.

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Some of the most gorgeous sunsets in Calgary are at the Glenmore Reservoir, since you have a nice view west to the Rockies, and colourful sunsets perfectly reflect in the still water.

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A woodpecker in the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.

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The hike up Johnston Canyon past the two waterfalls and up to the ink pots is very beautiful, but best done in the spring or fall when it's not jam packed with tourists or the walkways iced over. This is a photo of the mossy landscape that lines the Canyon.

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I have been re-assessing my project 365 as of late. My aim for undertaking the project was to improve my technique and further my love for the art. However, I have been struggling lately as I am starting to feel forced in what I do. Taking a good photo, and not just any photo, every single day has the outcome that not every single shot feels inspired because I saw something beautiful, but rather because I HAD to get a shot for my project that day. As a result, I have been not as happy with my photos and it is starting to take away some of the joy of photography for me. Getting a great shot is so immensely satisfying, but HAVING to take a shot and then it not necessarily being all that great it also quite dissatisfying. What I don't want to have happen is to take way the joy and satisfaction I derive from photography by forcing myself to continue with project 365. 

I will not give up the project entirely, but I will make some changes. On days that I do happen to take a good shot, I will post it. This means that there will likely be at least one or two per week from the weekend. In this regard, project 365 is turning more into project 52. Also, I do have some beautiful photos in my archive that I wish to share, and they would otherwise not make it onto this blog. So, on days that I don't take a shot worth posting (or don't take a shot at all), I will be posting a photo I have taken in the past.

This way, I am continuing the project as a fusion of what it started out to be, but it also feels more rewarding for myself.