Coal Harbour at night

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Canada Place and Coal Harbour
Canada Place and Coal Harbour

I grabbed my camera and tripod this evening and decided to take myself up on an idea I had for a while: snap some photos of Vancouver at night from Stanley Park. I started on the seawall just off from the totem poles at Brockton Point where I encountered another photographer taking pictures. She had forgotten the clip for her tripod and asked if she could borrow mine. We ended up spending half an hour taking pictures before the weather decided to force us to pack up.

After driving along, and contemplating whether I should stop and take pictures of the illuminated Lions Gate Bridge, I decided to park at Prospect Point and try anyways. Upon making my way up to the overpass that crosses the approach to the bridge, I ran into the photographer before and we spent some more time clicking away. I tried taking some pictures from the viewing platform at Prospect Point to get a profile of the bridge, but the rain made it difficult, so rather than risk damaging my equipment I called it a night.

I’ll have to select an evening where it will be drier and perhaps a little warmer — might even try and get a shot of the Nine O’Clock Gun going off too.

Downtown Core Shaw Tower Downtown Core Passing vehicles over the Lions Gate Bridge

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