I recently moved to Vancouver Island in British Columbia where the opportunities for photography are outstanding - especially compared to freezing cold Ottawa, Ontario where I used to live. I specialize in wildlife and nature photography and really love shooting animals in their natural environment. I recently started shooting digital with a Nikon D70. Most images on this site are available for sale and I can arrange licencing agreements for either royalty free or exclusive rights.

In another life, I'm a PR and marketing writer. I'm lucky enough to work near the harbour and Beacon Hill Park so I always have the chance to grab a photo or two over lunch. Visit my Photo a Day project to see what I've been up to: https://pbase.com/ccraft/pad/

Thank you to those who have left me feedback or voted on one of my images. It's always great to hear from other photographers on PBASE.

About Vancouver Island
At 32,134 square kilometers (12,407 square miles), Vancouver Island is the largest island on the western side of the Americas and occupies an area about the size of Holland. The island is tucked against the mainland coast of British Columbia and the north shore of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula.

A mountainous spine runs the length of Vancouver Island, breaking into long mountain fjords on its west coast that cut deeply into the island. Much of the island is untamed wilderness - home to cougar, wolves, bear, deer, elk and eagles. The surrounding sea is known for its whales, dolphins, otters, seals and salmon.

Victoria (population 300,000) is the largest city on the island. Located in sub-Mediterranean zone, Victorians enjoy some of the most moderate weather in all of Canada -- boasting an average of 2,183 hours of sunshine yearly, and an eight-month frost-free season. Average annual rainfall is 26.2 inches (compared to over 50 inches in New York).

Victoria's latitude is about the same as Dijon, France; Zurich, Switzerland; Budapest, Hungary and Rostov, Russia in the northern hemisphere and the southern end of New Zealand in the southern hemisphere. There are 48 regional, provincial and federal parks in Greater Victoria, totaling more than 7,600 hectares (22,724 acres).

 

I am currently using the following equipment:
Nikon D70
Nikon N65
NIKON 10.5MM AF f/2.8 G IF-ED Fisheye Lens
Nikkor 18-70mm AF-S DX f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Sigma 28-70 AF F2.8-4.0
Nikkor 105mm AF f/2.8D
Nikkor 80-200mm AF f/2.8D ED-IF
Sigma 70-300 AF f4.0-5.6 DL Macro Super
Tamron AF 200-400mm 5.6 LD IF