Vancouver and Seattle

I recently had the opportunity to visit Vancouver and Seattle with (almost) all expenses paid (grad school is awesome!).  I again took just my D90 and 50mm lens to keep things compact.  We visited a big variety of interesting places, from farmer's markets (so many textures!) to an aquarium, so there were plenty of interesting pictures to take.

Speaking of aquariums, here is a good tip: use manual focus.  Most of the glass is pretty dirty thanks to the little children leaning up against it, and your camera is likely to focus on that.  To ensure the cool little fishes on the other side are in focus, you will probably need to adjust it yourself.  But other than that, aquarium shooting isn't so bad, because the displays tend to be pretty well lit!

Below are some of my favorites, but feel free to check out the whole set on Flickr.