Photos from George Wainborn Park

I’m really lucky to live in Vancouver. Not only are the surroundings gorgeous, but I think the city itself is extremely well-planned. Sure, there are serious problems, but I think the city has done a decent job of evolving for all its citizens.

On the weekend, George Wainborn Park opened across the street from my building. It’s a really cool park, and quite different from David Lam Park around the corner. The Georgia Straight described it well recently:

The north end of the park, by Richards Street, features a large circular fountain and a European-style arrangement of benches, lamps, and lawns. From this terraced area a grassy slope descends to False Creek and the seawall, lit up at night by two rows of large obelisk-like concrete structures. The landscaped meadow and thin lines of birch, American oak, and maple trees give the area an open and somewhat formal feel. The park is named after late Vancouver parks-board commissioner George Wainborn, who was involved in its planning and design.

All the cool kids are using Flickr, so I’m giving it another chance. Julie and I both had work to do last night, so we took our laptops down to the park. I took a number of long-exposure photos, and then used Neat Image (thanks, Ray), to reduce the digital noise in them. They’re not perfect, but it certainly made an improvement, and it’s an easy utility to use. I kind of dig this one of Julie, working away.