English Bay Rocks, a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

This rock sculpture is located at English Bay, by the ocean in Vancouver. The sculpture was originally created for Expo '86 by the government of the Northwest Territories and is known as an Inukshuk, or 'likeness of a person' in Inuit.

After the Expo was ended, the creation was donated to the city and moved to its current location.

The sunsets in Vancouver can be quite spectacular, and there are always large numbers of people enjoying the paths and grassy hills along the waterfront at this time of night :)

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Cormac (26565) 2005-04-23 14:48

Good shot! I like the framing here, as well as the perspective with the ships in the background. The strong backlighting to throw the forebround into sihlouette is good also. I've thought of photographing this sculpture many times, but the clutter around it always puts me off. You've managed to work around it and create a great shot.

Ina (2687) 2005-04-23 15:09

What a lovely sunset... I like the sculpture in the front and the silhuet-people too...
I fell very lucky to see this lovely pose from Vancouver... Because I'm born there...But don't remember... TFS...Ina...

lcask (591) 2005-04-23 17:15

Your composition of a sunset and silhouttes of the rock sculpture is amazing!

fabEarth (283) 2005-04-24 1:59

I see a persones siting on the bench after a moment... Nice work !

PJE (20758) 2005-05-08 9:25

Well here is that rock Inukshuk that is now the 2010 olympic symbol. Hmm not my first choice by a long shot. And how much do they pay these artists to come up with such ideas. the olympics are not way up north they are in Vancouver. Hmmm

Sugestion on ISO 200. I have tried it in evening scenes and shot ISO 100 as well. Guess which one is sharper? Yes 100 ISO. Nice soft colors in this. I have the same camera and 50mm lens you have in this shot. You must have stood guite a ways back to catch this. Am I right? I like the sunset. The rock Inukshuk? Its interesting...but not for the olympic logo.