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Is the Fujifilm X half good for photos of people rolling in the city?

My Fujifilm X100VI is a great small fixed-lens camera, it’s the only camera I've taken on the last few trips to Europe when traveling light, I love the Fuji colours that come out of it, and I never thought I needed anything else, or anything smaller... Then Fujifilm announced the X half and I grew curious about an even smaller camera with those same Fuji colours, and the potential to travel even lighter…

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Fall Bicycle Scenes in Vancouver

With senior ISL staff in Vancouver for the management retreat, it was an opportunity to take some time out and show Dan Zeggelaar, our Sustainable Transportation Lead in Edmonton, around some pedestrian and bike-related things old and new in Downtown Vancouver. We ticked off a number of protected bike lanes and intersections of course, the Granville Bridge bike lane (and benches), and some local street bikeways and the plazas along them…

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First ride in shorts along pathways, trails and through some cushions

We had a few warm days last week, but things got in the way of riding my bike. So with temperatures of 18 degree in the forecast, the shorts were on for a ride through north Burnaby, North Vancouver and back via Vancouver, taking in some old projects and relevant bits of infrastructure along the way… It never got close to 18 degrees…

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Bicycle Scenes from Vancouver

With a few hours to kill around Downtown Vancouver, I took a spin around on the bike, where I thought I’d try and find some classic waterfront views. Not my typical post, but sometimes it’s nice just to enjoy the view… There’s still some good traffic free bike infrastructure though…

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