The Kata 3N1-20 sling backpack

Since 2003, Kata has been producing high quality camera bags for photo enthusiasts and professionals. Distributing bags to over 100 countries around the world, Kata has become one of the most respected leaders in the industry. One of the more recent offerings to the photo market is the Kata 3N1-20 sling backpack.
Weighing in at 1.30 kg, [...]

Know your neighbours: the red fox

Whether you live in Sun Peaks, Kamloops or anywhere in between, it’s very likely that you have some kind of wildlife living nearby or passing through your neighbourhood from time to time. How fortunate we are to be able to work and play in such an incredible area so rich in nature. One of the [...]

Escape to Wells Gray: The Ray Farm Trail

Located approximately 160 kilometres north of Kamloops and Sun Peaks, Wells Gray Provincial Park defines the word “wilderness”. World famous for its amazing waterfalls such as Helmcken, Dawson and Spahats, the park also offers many lesser known destinations that are memorable, fascinating and offer a glimpse of history.

One of these fascinating destinations inside the park [...]

Giving the burrowing owl a helping hand

Way back in the early ‘80s, the burrowing owl was extirpated in British Columbia. Today, this appealing little owl is getting by with a little help from their friends. The Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of British Columbia (BOCS), volunteers and private landowners are just a few of the people who are restabilizing the owl’s presence [...]

Spring cleaning

If you’re lucky enough to be a photographer who owns a DSLR type camera, there’ll come a time when you notice little annoying dust specs on your pictures. You might see them when shooting a bright scene or when you’re using a small aperture to capture a grand landscape. It’s very likely these dust particles [...]

Feeling lucky?

The most amazing thing about spending time in the field with your camera in tow is when you encounter a species of wildlife or type of behaviour you never expected. The unusual doesn’t happen everyday, but when it does it’s unforgettable. It’s often the moment that binds you to nature and builds upon your passion [...]

Improve your shots with raw photography

One of the best ways to improve the quality of your wildlife and nature photography is to shoot in raw mode.
Raw mode can be found on many new compact point-and-shoot digital cameras and all SLR-type digital cameras. Raw photographs are image files that still need to be processed.
Remember when we used to process our pictures [...]

Trumpeter swans

If you’ve ever walked along the banks of the South Thompson River or simply driven the scenic East Shuswap Road in Kamloops, you’re well aware of the beautiful trumpeter swans that winter in the area. The swans can be a challenge to photograph but images are definitely there for the taking.
Perhaps, luck will be on [...]

Let’s look for owls

Peter has been photographing the wildlife & nature in the Kamloops area for 8 years. He’s a member of the Southern Interior Mountain Bluebird Trail Society & supports the Grasslands Conservation Council of B.C. with his images.

A photo book of your own

Peter has been photographing the wildlife & nature in the Kamloops area for 8 years. He’s a member of the Southern Interior Mountain Bluebird Trail Society & supports the Grasslands Conservation Council of B.C. with his images.