Vancouver waterfront

As a respite from the bug macros, I thought I’d pay a visit to one of my favourite North American cities, Vancouver.

Striking shapes mingle with softer planting

I thoroughly enjoyed prowling round the most modern parts of this city, playing with angles and snapping details that caught my eye.

The same place looking the other way

I often convert my shots of architecture to black and white to bring out the interesting shapes and patterns.

Diagonals meet verticals, and some palm trees

It can be fun to zoom in tight.

Loads of contrast here

Or pull back for a wider view.

Contrasting new and old

Sorting out converging lines can be tricky with tall buildings but sometimes it’s fun not to bother…

Well, this building does actually lean anyway.

…or to go mad:

One way to cope with those converging lines

Reflections are always a lot of fun.

Fairmont hotel reflected in office block.

I did allow some colour, sometimes a lot of colour:

If a triptych is three panels, what do you call five panels?

I hope you enjoyed my architectural safari. Vancouver really is a super city and there is, of course, much more to it than its modern architecture. More another time. I will leave you now with this thought: what’s not to like about a city that has a giant lego orca?

You have to love Canadians.