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Author: Albatz Travel Adventures

graphic/web designer, illustrator, videographer, photographer, jewelry designer, and exhausted. I love to travel and eat...
Colour, Flowers, Garden13 Comments
The April colours of yellow and pale purple in this Azalea triptych

The Colour of April

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Since I’m into doing diptychs and triptychs I thought I try out a few featuring the colour of April. In March the colours are fairly consistent, lemon yellow, spring green, various shades of pink and white against a dark sky … Continue reading The Colour of April

Collage, Colour, Textures, Trees6 Comments
scraggy bark combined with graffiti on a wall

A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures

April 13, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I have been attempting a new series inspired by my COVID walks through back alleys and deserted park areas by creating a series of diptychs that are a dialogue between the natural (tree bark) and the unnatural (urban decay). I posted … Continue reading A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures

Bird3 Comments
a Great Blue Heron in the duck pond on Granville Island and snapped this shot.

Attempting to Take Photos of the Local Birds

April 7, 2021April 19, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

One thing about trying to learn something new is that sometimes it takes awhile… Due to lack of photographic subjects in Vancouver this winter I turned my mind to learning how to take photos of birds. From the little ferry … Continue reading Attempting to Take Photos of the Local Birds

Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures, Trees13 Comments
Diptychs: A Conversation between Natural and Unnatural. Used concrete forms and tree bark from around the neighbourhood.

Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms

April 4, 2021April 9, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Awhile ago the Lens-Artists Challenge was ‘Special Moments’. But in this time of plague the most special moments in my life have been the discovery of a particularly crusty dumpster… …and a magnificent 2-storey 3D abstract gallery in the shape … Continue reading Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Rock Formations4 Comments
1Porthgain featured dark blue-grey slate that turned bright orange with rust wherever it cracked and the innermost rock was exposed

Rust and Shale Rock Formations in Wales

March 30, 2021April 1, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

What I really loved about Wales and Ireland was all the varied rock formations on their spectacular coastlines. Porthgain featured dark blue-grey slate that turned bright orange with rust wherever it cracked and the innermost rock was exposed. And now … Continue reading Rust and Shale Rock Formations in Wales

Bird2 Comments
Mallard duck, with the male iridescent green head, is one of the most common waterbirds in Vancouver after the Canada Goose.

Now I Am Reduced to Duck-Watching

March 23, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Up to this point in my life I haven’t spent much time bird-watching. But with COVID I’ve discovered ducks and all sorts of other waterbirds. Of course I knew about Mallards, the male with its eye-catching iridescent green head, one of … Continue reading Now I Am Reduced to Duck-Watching

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Rock Formations, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles2 Comments
Holey stone with sand and granite at Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island, Canada

Rocks with Holes in Them

March 14, 2021April 4, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Sometimes there are good explanations as to why stones have holes in them. Lava is one of them. All the boiling bubbling lava suddenly hardens to rock when it hits the cold outer surface of the planet. All of these … Continue reading Rocks with Holes in Them

Abstracts, Trees8 Comments
Tree bark with orange lichen combined with a rusty dumpster with cracked metallic blue paint

Dialogues Between Tree Bark & Abstract Textures

March 7, 2021April 16, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

There’s not much out there to photograph in Vancouver at this time of year. Mostly I’ve been busy taking macros of ‘abstract textures’ found on dumpsters and lampposts, and combining them with macros of ‘tree bark’ that have interesting similarities … Continue reading Dialogues Between Tree Bark & Abstract Textures

Colour, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge7 Comments
soft sky and water

Soft Clouds and Water

March 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I found soft to be one of those words that has several visual aspects to it: soft-looking like clouds; soft colours in the sense of muted; soft edges which could be caused by soft focus, fog, mist or soft light. … Continue reading Soft Clouds and Water

Abstracts, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Inspiration, Textures, Trees2 Comments
a close-up of the almost blue cork-like bark peeling off of a fallen tree in Pacific Spirit Park

Tree Bark as Inspiration 2

February 23, 2021March 5, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

What with winter there’s not a lot to take photos of, so I’ve been busy with macros of tree bark. It’s been a real voyage of discovery which is somewhat of a miracle considering the times we live in. Although … Continue reading Tree Bark as Inspiration 2

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