On our recent trip to the West Coast, we stopped overnight in Kamloops, B.C. Kamloops is a pleasant city of about 90,000 people, situated at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. We did a little touring around the city and we were impressed with the city’s waterfront development. I took a few photographs along the waterfront at sunset and I’ve included a couple of my favourites in this blog.
An old railway bridge caught my eye and despite the appeal of the bridge itself, I found this shot of the tracks approaching the bridge appealed to me more.
Looking west, I was able to get this photo of the sun setting over the river. I particularly like the colours of the sunset’s reflection in the river.
Both pictures were taken using a 70-200 mm telephoto lens, something I don’t use often for this type of scene. The picture of the bridge approach was taken with a focal length of 200 mm, giving me good detail of the tracks in the foreground. I used the widest angle possible (70mm) for the sunset scene. The light available was good, allowing me to get sharp images with a “landscape” aperture of f16 and without using a tripod.