Many people visit Whistler Village Ski Resort in British Columbia every year and it is one of the most popular places in BC for tourists. Aside from Vancouver, it is the most well-known British Columbia locations around the world and is going to be one of the sites to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
This photo, taken during the winter months with decorated trees and olympic lights above the Village Stroll, also showcases the rest of the decorative lighting and the bustling pedestrian activity as dusk sets on the village. Whistler has a magical quality to it and when you see the lights and the flurry of activity there all year long, it always gives you a sense of wonder.
These people are taking a walk and stopping to take pictures along the Village Stroll, which is a pedestrian area of Whistler where no cars are allowed and it contains most of the shops and restaurants in Whistler. ... continue below the picture...
... A skier made of lights hangs across the Village Stroll to remind those that Whistler is a famous destination for skiing.
Decorative lighting and pedestrian activity along the Village Stroll at dusk, Whistler Village, British Columbia, Canada.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, aperture of f/9.0, exposure time of 8/1 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 70mm.