The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games photo thread.

y the hell is the slot so high up? so us asians won't ever get a decent shot of the cauldron???????????

Colbert in Vancouver -- 12 pics on my blog (shot with 1D2 and 70-200/2.8 with 1.4x on a monopod).. and just published on HuffPost

thats a fantastic shot Hoff! Great emotion!

Home and exhausted... Will post a few photos once my bandwidth on Photobucket is restored.

TheHoff wrote in post #9631229
Colbert in Vancouver

Did he trash us?

Haribo wrote in post #9624481
It was a great day today (although it was raining when I left for work at 6am )

I'm interested what VANOC has to say tomorrow about the fence situation!

Going to be walking around downtown tomorrow afternoon...so maybe something different from me

are you a volunteer? ... just wondering since your alowed in.

Geno DM wrote in post #9631439
Did he trash us?

Nah, very gracious and pandering. He admonished the hockey guy for not knowing how to pander to the crowd.

The funniest bit was the video he showed of "Better Know a Riding" where he interviews an East Indian MP and gets on him about "what caste he is". Oh yea and when he thanked Vancouver for building the two giant balls in his honor (Science World and the First Nations Pavilion).

MLphoto wrote in post #9631488
are you a volunteer? ... just wondering since your alowed in.

Nope, I work at the IBC...and sadly no more close access.

Wandered around the Robson Square area after work today, but left my camera at work as I wanted to explore rather than take photos. There were many many photos being taken though...I think I've only seen more dslrs in Times Square, NY!

Geno DM wrote in post #9629962
I'm headed to lc yaletown. Call if you still have my number.

Dammit, my iTouch battery died soon after I posted that. Did you end up going? How was it?

Are you heading this way again tomorrow? I'll probably be out with my cam most of the day.

cherny wrote in post #9631826
Dammit, my iTouch battery died soon after I posted that. Did you end up going? How was it?

Are you heading this way again tomorrow? I'll probably be out with my cam most of the day.

I walked past. Looked like it was a good place to hang though.

TheHoff wrote in post #9632559
You're paying for it; you might as well come and see it. Oh wait, you didn't get your personal invitation to all the awesome VIP events? OK, wait in line a few hours for a $9 beer in a plastic cup, enjoy!

I paid $8.00 for a donair and $3.50 for a coke in Richmond. That beer at least would have given me a buzz.

I just found this thread. Really great shots. I wish I could have been there, and continue to be amazed how beautiful it is in Vancouver.

SuzyView wrote in post #9633043
I just found this thread. Really great shots. I wish I could have been there, and continue to be amazed how beautiful it is in Vancouver.

The doors (and hotels) are always open. Come in August.

I just might.

SuzyView wrote in post #9633204
I just might.

We have a 6 Billion Dollar bill to pay. Bring those tourist bucks up here.

The Kruzenstern is docked in North Van for the games