Photography by Leonard Whistler

Drone Videos

I bought a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone a few years ago. In Canada you need a Basic Drone License to fly a drone that weighs more than 249 grams, this drone weighs 570 grams.

DJI drones are easy to use. They feature automated take-off and landing, simple and intuitive flight controls, simple image & video exposure controls, compact design. They are also very reasonably priced for the technology inside them.

I uploaded 8 drone videos to my YouTube channel - Drone Videos Playlist - and my favorite video is an aerial view of Como Lake Park during the winter in Coquitlam BC, Canada.

Como Lake Park - Coquitlam BC, Canada

Concert Photography

From about 1984 to about 1990 I was interested in concert photography and planned to publish a calendar of Vancouver bands. The 16x20 print I am holding is of Madelaine Morris when she was with Moev at the New York Theatre on Commercial Drive in East Vancouver taken in 1984 - this was my first concert photo.

During the next few years I photographed a few more Vancouver bands in concert but decided not to publish the calendar. I don't have any of the negatives from the time I was working on this project, I had no use for them so I disposed of them around 1995.

Moon Phase Triptych

There are eight lunar phases - new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent. The cycle repeats every 29½ days.

A triptych is a picture or artwork divided into three sections and displayed side-by-side. The term comes from the Greek word triptykhos, which means "three-layered". Triptychs are often used to create sequences, or to show different elements of the same subject matter.

The triptych composite image below includes the first quarter, full moon, and third quarter. I used a Canon 5D III with a Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 Contemporary lens at 600mm & Canon 2x extender.

I also made a 14-second YouTube short video, which you can view at: Three Moon Phases - YouTube

SFU Trottier Observatory

Here I am at the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Trottier Observatory - elevation 370 meters. Built in 2014 and located at the SFU campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby BC, Canada. The observatory is open to the public every Friday night depending on the weather.

Good Morning! Happy Saturday

Good morning from Vancouver BC, Canada. I am at the historic Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver, which was built in 1914 by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). It is the main transit terminal in Vancouver serviced by Skytrain, which is Vancouver's rapid transit system, SeaBus to North Vancouver, and West Coast Express to Mission City.

After my breakfast, I usually go to the Starbucks in this building. This Starbucks location was the first international Starbucks store to open outside the USA on March 1, 1987.

Street Sign Triptych

A triptych is a picture or artwork divided into three sections and displayed side-by-side. The term comes from the Greek word triptykhos, which means "three-layered". Triptychs are often used to create sequences, or to show different elements of the same subject matter.

In the metro Vancouver, Canada area there are 3 streets with my name. Leonard Road is in Richmond, Keith Street is in Burnaby, and Whistler Place is also in Richmond.

My 1999 Chevrolet Venture Minivan

In 2008 I purchased this 1999 Chevrolet Venture Minivan for 5,000 Canadian dollars, and I still have it. It is a very reliable and practical vehicle. I have owned it for almost 17 years now. The picture on the right was taken in 2022.

Vancouver Photography Book

In March 2024 I published an 80-page Vancouver photography book with 79 images of Vancouver BC, Canada. I got them printed at Mixam Canada, and the quality is very good. 100 copies were printed and the cost was 1,800 Canadian dollars.

The Metrotown location of Indigo Books has some copies of my book in the store and the retail price is $24.99. The books sell on a consignment basis and I get 55% of the retail price. The books are very prominently displayed. In the image to the right I am at the book store and my book is in the bottom/right of the picture.

In about 3 months Indigo Books has sold 12 copies of my book. In the picture to the right, I have the first check I received from Indigo for book sales.

I am also selling my book on my website at: Vancouver Photography Book. There is also more information about my book on that page.

Website Coding

One of my hobbies is website development. I just finished adding a My Blog section to LeonardWhistler.com and this is my first blog post. For those interested in coding a website I recommend books on HTML, CSS, PHP, MariaDB, and JavaScript.

I have two websites, this one and Stubby.ca.