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One of the most difficult things I have found as a photographer is not know what gear to bring when you are NOT on a job. I love photography and sometimes it gets crazy as my gear list for my travels is almost the same as I would bring to a professional shoot or a wedding. However, that gear can be cumbersome to bring around when you are trying to explore cities or relax on a beach for a whole day.

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself packing for a long awaited mini get away to Miami and the Bahamas with Lucy and a couple of other friends. I was watching one of my favorite car shows, Top Gear. The episode I just so happen to be watching inspired me. They have a segment where they put an individual (mostly celebrities) in what they call a Reasonably Priced Car and see how they fare with it on their test race track.  ding din ding….It was then that I decided to challenge myself to see what images I can create with a reasonably priced camera.

I was not ready to go full automatic point and shoot, although my iphone does a pretty good job of that. So I picked something with modest image quality and with pretty good functionality, above all, it had to be small and pocket-able. Enter the Olympus XZ-1!

I am no expert so I cannot begin to give an in depth review on the camera but what I can say was that I was overall impressed with the camera. It was still a little large for my tastes, however the functionality of the camera made up for it. My only ask now, was that I wish it were water proof!

Here are some images I took with the camera.

My seat mate, Buddy.

Finally….there were many fun times on this trip but I wanted to share one with you guys that I found amusing when we were using the bathroom at a local restaurant in Miami…don’t judge =)

So I finally got a chance to peruze through my images taken on our trip to Vancouver earlier this summer and I thought I would share them with you all. This would have been my third trip to Vancouver but this time, I had a chance to go out and do some exploring and I am so glad we did. My cousin Felicia, who was in the city at the time Lucy and I had a chance to go rafting with Canadian Outback Adventures which was an awesome experience. We did some bike riding, fishing with some friends where we caught, believe it or not..over 100 fish (catch and release of course)!!! We also got to do some hiking on the Chief which was tiring but very rewarding with the views we got.

Thanks Felicia for having us over, Albert, Sandy, thanks for showing us around!! Here are some images of the getaway.