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Exploring the Convention Centre complex on Christmas Day evening, I found a lower walkway than I've not previously accessed, that leads to the new (and rather fancy) seaplane terminal check-in, with the seaplane dock beyond.

By this time it was properly dark, and the thick, low cloud was reflecting the lights of the ski areas on the North Shore. Fortunately it was a relatively calm night, so I was able to set up for a long exposure without getting too much motion in the seaplanes.

This was a 3 minute 40 second (or actually, 3:36 -- it seems my intervalometer was in a hurry) exposure at f/11 to bring out the starbursts. I started off with my 24-105mm lens, but noticing that the best framing worked at around 35mm, switched to the super-wide lens for the 14-pointed starbursts it gives.

In the distance on the left are the lights of Grouse Mountain, and the lights of Mount Seymour on the right. On the shoreline at the left are the lights of the Vancouver Shipyards...

Born in the UK, I moved to Vancouver, BC in 2011. My career in photography has grown from a long-held passion for capturing the beauty of the world, aided on the technical side by my background as a software developer. I specialise in fine art photography of landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes in and around the Pacific Northwest, with work exhibited internationally. Many of my photographs feature the beautiful city of Vancouver, but as well as capturing its iconic cityscapes, I can often be found exploring the BC and Washington coastline for new photographic opportunities, as well as developing my portfolio of night sky photographs featuring the Milky Way and the Aurora Borealis.