Photography | Nadia Steede Mudge

An October day

I recently had a birthday, on a beautiful October day, with clear skies and sunshine

I’m a lucky girl, to have a wonderful husband who took the day off to spend with me, and we made the most of it!

We started with coffee and a walk in Steveston, then headed north to the ferry terminal to catch a ride across to Bowen Island.

Bowen is one of my favourite places, especially in the fall. The air is crisp, the main street is quaint, and there are so many places to walk outside and enjoy the views.

We took along a little picnic lunch with cheese, grape tomatoes, and hummus, and found some amazing baguettes in the general store up the hill. After refreshment, we strolled in the sun and paused to watch the cove from a park bench on the boardwalk.

The afternoon passed really quickly, and before long, the ferry was pulling into the terminal. We decided to get in line and catch this one home, instead of waiting another hour for the next boat, which would land us in the midst of rush hour traffic.

We weren’t ready to home, though, so we detoured to Granville Island. The place was crowded! Packs of private school kids roamed the allies, still dressed in their uniforms, and cars circled the island looking for the best parking spots.
Inside the market, people were buying ingredients for dinner, and it was tough to maneuver around everyone.

Heading back to the car was a slower walk than when we’d left it, as I was tuckered right out. We’d planned to go out for dinner, but now just going home to some comfy clothes and stripping off my shoes and socks seemed like a better idea.
Lucky for me, my husband is a chef, so he whipped up a fabulous dinner and we watched a funny movie.

By 10pm, we were both starting to doze off in front of the tv; a sure sign of a full and awesome day!

It was the perfect way to celebrate another year in the books, and start the new year off in a great way.

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Brazilian artists have transformed the cement silos at Granville Island’s Ocean Concrete.

October 15, 2015

BC Okanagan 2015

It’s been a while since I had anything to post… it’s been a while since I even got out with my camera!

Life has been a bit crazy lately, and it hasn’t left a lot of time for shooting, but now that I’ve picked it up again, i’m itching to find more to photograph.

I finally got an opportunity this October when we headed back out to the BC Okanagan for our annual wine tasting trip.
This year was a little different for me… at 6.5 months pregnant, I wasn’t able to sample the wine, but my husband sipped for the both of us and brought home some bottles that I’ll look forward to trying after the baby arrives.

I also wasn’t planning on starting the trip off with the autumn cold that everyone’s passing around, but we can’t control these things… Everyone was very patient with me as I coughed and blew my nose through the Naramata Bench and down into Oliver.

But, i did bring my camera, and while I didn’t get as creative as I had hoped (foggy head), it was nice to re-aquaint myself with my Nikon.

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April 16, 2015

I need your help choosing a photo…

I need your help choosing a photo to be considered for an exhibition.

A good friend told me about a call for artists and encouraged me to “Go for it!”
So here I am, agonizing over which photo to submit, framed, for consideration.

I can’t decide! I need your help, pretty please 🙂

If you could take a look at what I’ve narrowed it down to, and then vote in the poll below them, I would really really appreciate it! You can click on the images to enlarge them.

Thank you so much!

Nadia

Surfing Tofino

Low Tide

Love

Sockeye Opening

Freighter in the Fog

Fogged in

Cox Bay Sunset

Under Way

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March 13, 2015

Tofino 2015

Ahhhh… Tofino. I love that little surfing town. It was a favourite escape for us years ago, and after a long time away, we went back again last year for our 15th wedding anniversary. This past week, we went again for our 16th.

Within a day, I feel the knots in my shoulders unwind, and the stress leak out through my bare toes as we walk the beach.

It’s a funny thing… I don’t normally like beaches; crowded, soft sand that is hard to walk in, the sent of sunscreen and music blasting with competing noise… But Tofino beaches in March are a different thing. They are mostly hard-packed sand, beat at and compressed by centuries of crashing waves. There are no beach blankets or sunbathers, just die-hard surfers dressed head to toe in neoprene, trying to catch the best waves. I love the sound of roaring ocean, and the gifts of shells and round stones each tide tosses up on the beach.

I also have no desire to surf, but found myself captivated by the surfers we watched. We watched for hours, as dozens of surfers bobbed in the waves or slid down the crests. I think you’ll see some of this fascination in my pictures.

So, another Tofino getaway is behind us, and we have fond memories to keep us going until we return, hopefully, next year.

Of course, we also have a few photos to keep those memories fresh 🙂

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October 18, 2013

Spanish Banks

Yesterday was a perfect day to take a walk down along Vancouver’s Spanish Banks. It’s late October now, so there’s a definite crispness to the air, but the sun was out, and it was warm enough to stroll wearing a zip-up hoody and no jacket.

The fog covered the water, lifting one moment, then falling like a veil in the next, making even the giant freighters anchored in the bay seem like ghost ships.

I love October!!

Of course, I always have my camera in hand, and caught a few pics I thought worth posting 🙂

October 9, 2013

Photo Walk

On Saturday, I was invited by friend to join her on a Worldwide Photo Walk in Steveston — my favourite place!

I didn’t know what to expect at all, knowing only where to meet, and that there was a maximum of 50 people signed up… so I pictured a horde of us stomping through the lanes of Steveston with our cameras swinging from our necks, snapping at anything that took our fancy.

Well, it wasn’t quite that. We met at the appointed hour, but were given free reign from there, and if I was an outsider looking in, it would have only appeared as though there were more people with cameras in Steveston that day, rather than any kind of organized event.

The best part was, I got to spend time with a friend I haven’t seen in years (thank you, Trudy!), and it was the perfect day for a wander while playing with my camera. 🙂

I’ve included some pics, here in my Steveston collection 🙂

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