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2013-04-29 23:42:10 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 59 +1s)

Mount Rainier Wildflowers for Mountain Monday

    I made this photo of Mount Rainier and some Alpine Asters (Aster alpigenus) on a hike from the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA back in August 2012.  The wildflowers here were nothing like they were in other areas of the park, but still quite beautiful.

For: #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday
+Landscape Photography by Margaret Tomkins et al.
#nationalparksmonday  +NationalParksMonday by +Juan Pons 

2013-04-25 02:48:46 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 74 +1s)

Rufous Sided Towhee/Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) - Wildlife Wednesday

    A Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) in the snow during the winter of 2011.  I didn't get snow like that this year, unfortunately.  I always like how the often well camouflaged Towhees stand out against the snow making them just a bit easier to photograph.

For #wildlifewednesday by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus 

#birds #wildlife #britishcolumbia

2013-04-23 23:18:42 (12 comments, 2 reshares, 26 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Big thanks again to everyone who participated in this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few of the posts from this week:

+Joerg Bonner kangchendzonga national park https://plus.google.com/103693025209634142841/posts/adRWPCSbJ9c
+Alex Filatov Waimea Wonder https://plus.google.com/u/0/104175289386948474434/posts/7RLPLG8YYtB
+Monte Trumbull "Sundance on the Three Apostles" https://plus.google.com/106545061858004573190/posts/9btYLhC4Mq2
+Guy Schmickle Grand Teton National Park https://plus.google.com/u/0/100398739506184516481/posts/29bMZV5v8UC
+Alexander S. Kunz "Transition" https://plus.google.com/110681109697952354215/posts/9YPwmzk7A4Y
+Daniel Schwabe Torres del Paine Peaks https://plus.google.com/u/0/106031648912799473605/posts/Kz8KQGTLgsj
+Franka M.... more »

2013-04-30 22:25:55 (14 comments, 4 reshares, 62 +1s)

The Tatoosh Range in Mount Rainier National Park - Mountain Monday

    This is a photo of Paradise Valley and the Tatoosh range in Mount Rainier NP from 2009.  I've shared this one before, but I've had a busy day so you'll have to settle for a reshare.  ;)  The peaks here are Wahpenayo and Lane and their hazy appearance is brought to you by some forest fire smoke.

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.
#nationalparksmonday +NationalParksMonday by +Juan Pons 

#northcascades #nationalparks #washington #mountains

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (10 comments, 5 reshares, 48 +1s)

Fall Foliage at the Playground

    Late last year I made a number of photos from the red foliage of a Japanese Maple in one of my local parks ( http://mrussellphotography.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/New-Images/G0000EbHfLV4HG_U/I0000fNZ06iQKgQI ).  Here is another image from the same park, this time a different Maple tree next to the playground.

#fall #foliage #colour #britishcolumbia #fraservalley

2013-04-18 06:40:25 (0 comments, 6 reshares, 45 +1s)

www.ropelatophotography.net    
  
The natural world is simply amazing.  
A hundred year old tree, the sound of water falling from a mile away, rays of light traveling millions of miles…  
I must have stood here looking at this for forty-five minutes, listening to it.  Watching as the rainbows came and went, as the water fell down over the tallest waterfall in the United States, always different with the shifting wind.  I must have taken 50 photos without moving my camera, and they're all different.  The breath you take in a place like this is a whole different thing altogether.  Sometimes, when I'm in the grind, I feel like I'm running out of breath altogether, and then I get to a place like this… and I can breathe.    
Sitting here now looking at this image, I see the tree growing out of the cliff on the left side of the image, and I'm even more inawe.   I hope t... more »

2013-04-16 23:48:13 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Dave Welling Exchange Peak https://plus.google.com/u/0/100932195479763784248/posts/iWyjyHsWcY1
+Richard Wong San Gabriel Mountains https://plus.google.com/u/0/103423025783649000949/posts/D2mjGeWHnHi
+Maciej Markiewicz Beinn Alligin Sunset https://plus.google.com/u/0/109514475488698891798/posts/JmthGJShpfH
+Rob Tilley Barker Dam https://plus.google.com/u/0/117930635480648239039/posts/QvDb13gvz3E
+Jukka Otsamo The north-west face https://plus.google.com/u/0/110792235557409482481/posts/QipGfNYuxdB
+Alex Filatov "Approaching Storm" https://plus.google.com/u/0/104175289386948474434/posts/KUcLFmMUMLp
+Petr Hlavacek Mt. Aspiring National Park... more »

2013-04-16 23:02:15 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 39 +1s)

Spring Tulips in Queen Elizabeth Park

    Last week I visited the gardens at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park for the flowering Cherry trees and the spring Tulips.  I haven't edited all the Cherry tree photos from QE park and Stanley Park, but thought I would share this tulip photo today.  More to come!

#tulips #spring #photography #vancouver #britishcolumbia #bc #canada

2013-04-16 06:16:48 (16 comments, 2 reshares, 72 +1s)

Pinnacle Peak in Mount Rainier National Park - Mountain Monday

    This is Pinnacle Peak of the Tatoosh Range in Mount Rainier National Park.  I love Rainier but am also quite fond of the Tatoosh Range.  My last trip to Rainier I barely was able to ever see it through the clouds, so I am looking forward to photographing the Tatoosh again sometime later this year.

    You can view my entire Mount Rainier National Park gallery on my website: http://goo.gl/FyfOu

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.
#nationalparksmonday +NationalParksMonday by +Juan Pons 

#northcascades #nationalparks #washington #mountains

2013-04-14 00:20:50 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 35 +1s)

A new profile photo!  Unlike previous versions my camera elected to make the photograph rather than be the main subject...

Thanks to +Sandra Parlow for helping with some post processing techniques and in her words "to make your face presentable enough to be shown in public".  Okay, she didn't say that (out loud).  :-P

Oh and Google if you are going to harass me EVERY TIME I POST a landscape or nature photo by looking for a face to tag... you couldn't actually find one in this photo?  Annoying.

2013-04-09 22:55:26 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Chris Day Black Cuillins https://plus.google.com/u/0/114368476910973036126/posts/4JHjhnsRrR2
+Jarrod Castaing "Dove Lake" https://plus.google.com/105952873270340596947/posts/gpudBkEQzxi
+Olivier Du Tré Tower Rock https://plus.google.com/u/0/102349305007676725479/posts/R1jnbrcEx8u
+Russ Bishop Carson Peak https://plus.google.com/u/0/118337792374870658609/posts/LRuJbgmjjCG
+Dave Welling Canyonlands NP https://plus.google.com/u/0/100932195479763784248/posts/PGaeuxhYQ5f
+Maciej Markiewicz "Sunrise light" https://plus.google.com/u/0/109514475488698891798/posts/NSxiVeYny5P
+Greg Vaughn Alabama Hillsh... more »

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (18 comments, 8 reshares, 93 +1s)

Mount Blandshard aka the "Golden Ears" for Mountain Monday

    For the past few weeks I've shared photos of Mount Cheam which is one of the frequently viewed photos of the Fraser Valley in BC.  This is another peak that is often seen - the "Golden Ears" of the Coast Range.  This photo was made from one of the many blueberry fields in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada.  

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.

#coastrange #mountains #britishcolumbia #canada

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (18 comments, 5 reshares, 85 +1s)

Eureka Falls for Waterfall Wednesday

    This is Eureka Falls just outside Silver Lake Provincial Park in Hope, British Columbia, Canada.  My favourite time to visit that provincial park is in fall, and unfortunately this falls is often dry then. Thinking I might head back up there this spring for a few new photographs!
    
For #waterfallwednesday by +Eric Leslie and +Leon Turnbull 

#waterfalls #britishcolumbia #canada #fraservalley

2013-04-03 22:38:51 (23 comments, 4 reshares, 89 +1s)

A Dark Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) for Wildlife Wednesday

A Dark Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) eying me suspiciously from a rosebush perch in the snow.  I guess I was standing too close to the feeder and this didn't quite fit with the dinner plans.  :)

Visit my website for a whole gallery of bird photos: http://goo.gl/rHSEU

For #wildlifewednesday by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus 

#birds #wildlife #britishcolumbia

2013-04-02 23:06:16 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Dave Welling El Capitan https://plus.google.com/u/0/100932195479763784248/posts/BXqnVUStCUV
+Chris Day Winter on Skye https://plus.google.com/114368476910973036126/posts/TsnCfknAuMN
+Christof Teuscher Mt. Thielsen https://plus.google.com/u/0/108986662388624308408/posts/Z65LParEFgR
+Piedmont OuttaBounds Ligurian Alps https://plus.google.com/u/0/108355949967935859232/posts/XPvfgJz7KTi
+Steve Gould Molokai https://plus.google.com/104930788641467556112/posts/h4SfbdwwbMU
+Michael Riffle Mount Storm King https://plus.google.com/112617127041903537004/posts/8YBSdWpY2Ps
+Ken Dobson Glenhurst Sunset... more »

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 60 +1s)

Mount Cheam - Mountain Monday

    This is a panorama of Mount Cheam, a familiar sight to anyone living or often traveling through the Fraser Valley of British Columbia.  I made this photo by the banks of the Fraser River in Agassiz just after sunset. The time right after sunset is often referred to as “Blue hour” and you can see why. I often like to photograph city buildings in Vancouver at this time as you can still see the outlines of the buildings against the sky (unlike when the sky is darker). I find this is also a great time to photograph mountains – so it is worth hanging around after any potential sunset light or alpenglow has faded. Always wait until the light is completely gone!

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.

#britishcolumbia #fraservalley #cheam #mountains#photograp... more »

2013-03-29 01:24:00 (19 comments, 16 reshares, 99 +1s)

Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Panorama

    The weather here in Southwestern British Columbia has turned towards Spring in recent days with temperatures forecast to reach nearly 20°C/68°F this weekend.  It now looks pretty certain I won't see any snow around here, so I'm turning my thoughts and ideas towards Spring imagery.  One of the places I like to visit in Spring is Kalamalka Lake and the area surrounding Vernon, BC in the Thompson Okanagan region.  I got a taste for Balsamroot flowers (seen in the foreground of this photo) last year and plan to chase some more this Spring.

This is Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park just outside of Vernon. This photo was taken last Spring and is one of the destinations I plan on returning to this year.  This photo was a bit more exciting to make than I'd planned on - which you can read about in my blog post:http://p... more »

2013-03-28 20:18:39 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

At long last we have the #mountainmonday recap from this week! I had some issues with power outages so this one comes a bit late.  As always big thanks again to everyone who participated in this week's #mountainmonday !  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Harry Kikstra Laila Peak https://plus.google.com/u/0/115052421774883402661/posts/hKHgC2EA4aQ
+Jim Lundgren Lizard's Mouth https://plus.google.com/u/0/111990489351987415108/posts/KSWjr4ktQCJ
+markus rienzner Dolomites https://plus.google.com/u/0/116571106139349049029/posts/dqfTrFf7zuM
+Johan Peijnenburg "Mystic Mountain" https://plus.google.com/u/0/101373961279443806744/posts/YKg8kdFEF64
+Dave Welling Yosemite Valley https://plus.google.com/u/0/100932195479763784248/posts/fEvHNg9wPBf
+Christof Teuscherh... more »

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (23 comments, 7 reshares, 92 +1s)

Mount Cheam in The Fraser Valley of BC - for Mountain Monday

    Mount Cheam is a familiar sight for anyone who lives in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada.  I photographed Cheam (left) and nearby Mount Archibald (right) early in January after a fresh dusting of snow.  The alpenglow and sunset I was anticipating never materialized, but I did get some nice blues from the sky after sunset regardless.  Sometimes I prefer a more subtle sunset like this anyway.  :)

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.

#britishcolumbia #fraservalley #cheam #mountains #photography #canada

2013-03-22 21:57:48 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Updating a few things about my website and thought I would share this "new" photo I just uploaded.  I've waited for it many times but haven't been able to photograph the Belt of Venus quite like this before.

#mountshuksan #washington #pacificnorthwest #northcascades #mountains

2013-03-21 07:04:01 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

I am very pleased to share with you all my latest timelapse piece "Heart of Vancity" 

https://vimeo.com/62177211

2013-03-20 01:34:47 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Guy Schmickle Bartlett Lake https://plus.google.com/u/0/100398739506184516481/posts/ZWDcJszr8ff
+Gary Crabbe Leavitt Pass https://plus.google.com/u/0/100892612779426154375/posts/G595mxBNjQ1
+Chris Day "Soloing the Ridge https://plus.google.com/u/0/114368476910973036126/posts/aq5nVF2kGZT
+Kevin Rowe Island Reflection https://plus.google.com/u/0/108282030896586954114/posts/W2K28tra6Hi
+Randal Ketchem "Leavenworth Valley at Sunrise" https://plus.google.com/u/0/109963922595684695421/posts/172hUaziemN
+Jeffrey Kaphan The Tetons https://plus.google.com/u/0/111865286624924942534/posts/YqC97f2g2ZF
+Robert Kutner Marie Lake... more »

2013-03-20 01:30:04 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 46 +1s)

   I am sharing this photo for Mountain Monday today not because its a great photo, but because I made it when I was 7!  This is a mountain scene somewhere in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, most likely an area known as Ryder Lake.  I made this photo with a Kodak Instamatic 304 - so this is the way the prints came out - it is not a square crop.

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 

2013-03-15 21:35:02 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Posted this earlier in the week but now it is also on 500px. :)

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (12 comments, 5 reshares, 57 +1s)

English Bay Rainstorm

    Not an unfamiliar sight for those on the West Coast I'm sure, but this is a rainstorm heading towards Vancouver.  I was finishing up photographing Fall foliage at Stanley Park in #vancouver, #britishcolumbia and stopped on the way out of the park to photograph this storm.  This is English Bay to the West of downtown Vancouver, with the ubiquitous tankers achored, waiting to load and offload their cargo in the port.  I'd been lucky all day in that I was not rained on much, but about 30 seconds after this photo was taken the deluge began.  I had considered breaking out the ND filter, but the heavy rain bouncing off the pavement and the hood of my car persuaded me to stay dry instead.  You can see more of my photography from the Vancouver area in my Vancouver Coast & Mountains Gallery : http://goo.gl/njSRB

for #thirstythursdaypics by+Mark E... more »

2013-03-13 22:33:29 (18 comments, 8 reshares, 92 +1s)

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) for Wildlife Wednesday

    This Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) was like many of the owls sitting on the driftwood at Boundary Bay - it had to occasionally keep a wary eye on a passing hawk or Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus).  The Harriers especially seemed to like to dive bomb the owls - though I don't know if they ever make contact.  One flew over the head of this owl and it kept an eye on it as it passed.  Yet another reason for the photographers in the area to stay on the trails and not harass the owls just for a photograph - they already have enough to keep an eye on while attempting to rest. I made this photo in early 2012 near Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.  I've heard reports of more bad behaviour from photographers and birders this winter, enough to keep me away, unfortunately.

For #wildlifewednesday by +MikeSpinak... more »

2013-03-12 21:51:23 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Thanks again to everyone who posted photos for this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Steve Cole Coleman Pinnacle https://plus.google.com/u/0/111397174467352412989/posts/MWtcnjpaa6B
+Russ Bishop Inyo National Forest https://plus.google.com/u/0/118337792374870658609/posts/A1ipH3LojNm?cfem=1
+Jim Shoemaker Mt. Rainier https://plus.google.com/u/0/106555545054139206566/posts/HQhd8cLeuBZ
+Rob Tilley Lake Matheson https://plus.google.com/u/0/117930635480648239039/posts/Z3HfybesM79
+Christof Teuscher Dawn near Stanley https://plus.google.com/u/0/108986662388624308408/posts/3BgvcK5EAPj
+Randal Ketchem Devils Punchbowl https://plus.google.com/u/0/109963922595684695421/posts/dkLMWug6FMQ
+Alessandro Cerè View from Montserrath... more »

2013-03-12 21:37:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

A few weeks ago, I asked for input on the Canon 6D for landscape photographers. Well, I bought one and used it for two weeks in Death Valley. Summary: I am a fan! If you want to read more, you can check out the link below.

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (24 comments, 7 reshares, 103 +1s)

Mount Shuksan - Mountain Monday

   I've shared this photograph before, and yes it is an "iconic" and often photographed location in the Pacific Northwest.  I have been reprocessing some of my older images with new techniques I have learned.  I didn't even know how to do a mask when I originally processed this image, which to me now looks over saturated. I think this interpretation of this scene is more realistic.

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.
#MirrorMonday +Gemma Costa +Elizabeth Edwards +Mirrors and Reflections 

#mountshuksan #washington #landscapes #mountains #reflections #northcascades

2013-03-09 04:04:39 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

New photo from Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver up on my blog.

2013-03-08 21:36:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Make a New Google+ Cover Photo w Photoshop
If you havent noticed yet, +Sara McKinley recently announced an update to Google+ profiles (link: http://bit.ly/WUbLtN ), and one of the changes was a brand new cover photo option. I used this space on my profile to show a collage of images, & now that needed to be updated. As i made my new cover page, I figured Id make a tutorial on how I made a collage for my page using #photoshop  . You'll go through action control, batching, presets, and alignment, making Photoshop do your heavy lifting. Pass it on!

2013-03-07 01:05:55 (21 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Whoah whats with the new G+ photo header?  Thats gigantic! Guess I have to give up my old school scrapbook setup now!  Not a big fan of the round profile pic though.  Perhaps it will grow on me.

2013-03-06 01:52:17 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

Thanks again to everyone who posted photos for this week's #mountainmonday!  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Misha Gregory Macaw "Longs Peak, Curtain of Clouds  https://plus.google.com/u/0/113996276530747176928/posts/aZVTyo2EnR5
+Russ Bishop Mount Whitney https://plus.google.com/u/0/118337792374870658609/posts/NXiHrjfTfj9
+Olivier Du Tré Abraham Mountain https://plus.google.com/u/0/102349305007676725479/posts/jVSwM9mGQk4
+Jim Lundgren Inyo Mountains https://plus.google.com/u/0/111990489351987415108/posts/cUbQJ38qZEx
+Ben Coffman Photography Mt Hood https://plus.google.com/u/0/115246572330443481880/posts/9p7S5u5bxY3
+Maciej Markiewicz Storm over the Cuillins https://plus.google.com/u/0/109514475488698891798/posts/DtsHGqmzD3z
+markus rienzner Dolomitesht... more »

2013-04-29 23:36:30 (22 comments, 12 reshares, 104 +1s)

Chilliwack Lake for Mountain Monday

    This is Chilliwack Lake at Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park in the Chilliwack River Valley of British Columbia, Canada.  The large peaks in the background are Mount Redoubt and Nodoubt Peak in North Cascades National Park in Washington State, USA. I've been going through some of my better, older images and reprocessing them for a variety of reasons.  For some, I just know a bit more of what I want out of the image now, and for others, I really do not like the processing I applied even just a few years ago.  So I am altering a few of my images to be a bit more "realistic" - at least in my current frame of mind.

For #mountainmonday +Mountain Monday by +Michael Russell 
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography by Margaret Tompkins et al.
#nationalparksmonday +NationalParksMonday by +Juan Pons 
#brit... more »

2013-04-29 23:36:31 (8 comments, 7 reshares, 41 +1s)

The "Queen of Surrey Ferry" in Howe Sound - Friday Getaway

    The Ferry Queen of Surrey sails towards Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  This was one of the few photos I made that were at all sharp - was tough shooting a moving target in a stiff wind on the vibrating deck of an accelerating ferry.   Do I get any extra points as this photo was actually made on a Friday and I was leaving for a short getaway?  ;-)

For #fridaygetaway by +Gary Crabbe which has a brand new page at +FridayGetaway 

2013-02-27 22:45:25 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 55 +1s)

Spawning Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) for Wildlife Wednesday

    This is one of the times where I've had an image in my head and been able to actually find it in the field.  We've all seen great underwater spawning salmon photos.  One comes to the quick realization that while walking by a stream with salmon in it - this isn't the sort of photograph you will be able to make unless you have special equipment (and likely a permit) to get into the water yourself.  So after one season of disappointing results, I'd though about this idea of having one or more salmon showing their backs through the water hopefully with some nice coloured light reflecting on the water around them. I was quite pleased with the results of this particular photograph as it worked out more or less how I'd intended ahead of time.  You never know what conditions you are going to find onlocati... more »

2013-02-27 02:44:26 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

Mountain Monday Recap

Thanks again to everyone who posted photos for this week's #mountainmonday !  Here are a few posts from this week:

+Alex Filatov Na Pali Coast https://plus.google.com/u/0/104175289386948474434/posts/4tGpWAwx481
+Gary Crabbe Dante's View https://plus.google.com/100892612779426154375/posts/5VfJPUwuhq9
+Seung Kye Lee Geiranger https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SeungKyeLee/posts/iF9MJD866g8
+Morkel Erasmus "Castle at Dawn" https://plus.google.com/u/0/115370996311184482015/posts/WkPNGSy86zY
+Jim Lundgren Grand Teton National Park https://plus.google.com/u/0/111990489351987415108/posts/G4rwzTjYg8P
+Olivier Du Tré Cochrane, Alberta https://plus.google.com/u/0/102349305007676725479/posts/YhQKDxRi77V
+Chris Day Black Cuillinsh... more »

2013-02-26 22:42:23 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I could use some help!  I have a potential client looking for a 72" to 96" wide canvas wrap. The lab I use most often (BayPhoto) only has capabilities up to 60". Any recommendations for US or Canadian labs that can print this size?  Extra credit if you have used them and liked their service.  :)