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photocontest / nature ➔ Category winner Justin Fabian / Fuji GX617 Panoramic 150s; f22; Velvia ISO 100; 90mm Location: North of Squamish The scenic drive to Whistler from Vancouver typically takes about two hours—unless, like Justin Fabian, you stop to explore en route. "When I got to this location it was raining fairly hard," he says. Excited by the convergence of the two streams, Fabian worked his way down a slippery bank and started shooting under an umbrella. "The soft light was incredible, producing all the saturated colours in the image." ➔ Honourable Judges' comments mention " Tegan Owens / Nikon D700 This image has a strong depth factor with the streams coming back to front; there's also a sense of unity as the two streams join at the bottom of the frame. —Grant Faint " " Wonderful three-dimensional feeling: you can almost hear the rushing creek and smell the earth. —Ken Seabrook " 50 B r itish C olumbia Magazine • fa ll 2013 1/50s; f16; ISO 200; 50mm Location: Squamish Tegan Owens was out for a walk with her camera on a gloomy January day when she spotted these birds perched motionless on a log. "The thick fog just made everything so interesting," she says. "The log just appeared out of nowhere. It was really neat."