Bryn Tassell

Favourites of 2011

Bryn — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:35:15 +0000

With the start of a new year it gives you a chance to look back on the year that just passed by. 2011 was a busy year for me and while I did get to take some amazing trips I didn’t get the chance to dedicate as much time to my photography as I had hopped. I am hopeful that in 2012 I will be able to have some more great opportunities like I did in 2011. Here are a few of my favourite shots from the past year.

December wallpaper

Bryn — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:36:57 +0000

I has been sometime since I have had a chance to post an update but I am still alive. This wallpaper photo was from a week long trip down to Smith Rocks down in central Oregon in October.

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Lower Myra Falls

Bryn — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:40:25 +0000

Last weekend I spent the long weekend in Strahcona Provincial park, one of my favourite places on the island. While Strathcona offers so many amazing locations but one of my favourite places is Lower Myra falls. It is a easy walk from the parking lot to a stunning series of cascades that make there way down to Buttle lake.

Panama: Gamboa Part 1

Bryn — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:31:08 +0000

At the start of June I found my self boarding a plane in Victoria BC with a final destination of Panama city (after a few stop overs). I spent 2 weeks exploring a number of different habitats with two friends and fellow photographers Seth Patterson and Gwyn Carmean.

After a full spent in various airports we finally made it to Panama city, as soon as the doors of the plane opened I knew I was in for a bit of a change from the temperate temperatures I am used to. After picking up our rental car we made our way through the city to the first stop of our journey, Gamboa.

Gamboa is a small town along the banks of the Panama canal and is a popular location for birding. The temperatures here where very warm and humid (mid to upper 30′s and mid to high 90′s humidity) which was a bit of an adjustment from back home. We spent much of our time looking for wildlife here which ranged from birds to mammals and everything in between.

We spent most of our first day trying to get our bearings and acclimatize, once that was done we set about trying to find some subjects for our cameras.

Geoffroy’s Tamarin

Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth

Sunset at the “ammo dump” ponds (explosives for use in the canal are stored near by)

An unknown frog that we found

A beautiful Cicada

I will add more photos from Gamboa tomorrow when I get around to sorting more of them out. I should be posting regular updates from my trip for the next week or so assuming I am not too busy.

July wallpaper

Bryn — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:52:22 +0000

It has been a while since I have posted an update, I have been very busy and was out of the country for most of June. At the start of June I was down in Panama visiting the country and taking photos (which I will start posting soon!).

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May wallpaper

Bryn — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:39:14 +0000

This months wallpaper is from Pippers Lagoon in Nanaimo. Not been shooting as much as I would like due to being busy but hoping that will change soon!

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April Wallpaper

Bryn — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:32:19 +0000

Well another month has gone by, didn’t get out to shoot as much as I would like but hope to change that in April, it also looks like spring has finally arrived!

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March Wallpaper

Bryn — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:15:58 +0000

March is here and I am hoping for a nice change in the weather. The past few weeks have had a number of storms including a rare snow storm!

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February Snow Storm

Bryn — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:08:29 +0000

With spring nearly here I was very surprised when I woke up lake last week to discovered it had snowed and was still snowing. For the most part this winter had been another mild one which was not predicted, I guess we are just getting a late winter.

Looking out over Victoria from the top of Mt. Tolmie

Storm clouds gather over a snowy scene at UVic

A Rufous-sided towhee at Swan Lake

While it was nice to see a bit of snow I think I am ready for some nice sunny spring weather. Can’t wait for this snow to melt and move on to some nice spring activities.

Payzant Falls

Bryn — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:33:18 +0000

A few weeks ago I was looking for some new locations that I could visit while stuck inside due to poor weather. One of the places I found was Pazant Falls on the Juan de Fuca trail near Port Renfrew. After putting it off for a number of weeks due to more poor weather I finally made the trip out to the falls with fellow photographer Daniel Byrne. The first challenge was actually finding the trail head which was not signed well at all (which seems typical for parks here). After finally finding the correct trail we set off in a light drizzle which slowly progressed into rain. The hike out was really nice once you accepted that you would be slogging through large puddles and deep mud. Once getting to the falls all of the difficulties finding the trail and then hiking it seemed more than worth while as we where greeted by a extremely tranquil location that is going on the short list for place I will make a return visit too.