Willkommen, I feel lucky to have been raised in a very global and well traveled family. Because of this I've had a chance to grow up with exposure to three different continents, and three completely different cultures. I feel as though this has given me the perspective to appreciate the simple details of life which we are exposed to, or have a chance to explore, in whatever part of the world we may be in. As my good friends know, I'm easily mesmerized and amazed by the details in which we are surrounded by, and have found a true passion and joy in captivating this on camera when given the chance. Being raised surrounded by spanish culture in Venezuela, and having partly matured (still working on it..) in Ontario, I now live in Victoria B.C. Before this I was drawn out to the more western side of Canada for many reasons. As I became a semi-local in the town of Jasper, Alberta, my needs to explore and appreciate my surroundings in the beautiful Rockies grew exponentially. This is around the time I fell back in love with my Canon AE-1. It has given me nothing but good days and endless opportunities to experiment on film. Now a resident of the West Coast, I am surrounded by new beauty and opportunities, with a new addition to the family; my Nikon D80. A new journey out here has just begun.. Thank you for stopping by my freshly created photo nook, the response has been incredibly encouraging. I have recently just found out, and am super happy to share that a few of my photos will be dangling on the walls of Habit on Pandora Avenue (in Victoria) for the month of November, 2010. Super stoked.. a lil' in advance.. Please feel free to take a moment and rate your favourite photo or leave a comment behind if you'd like! Hasta la proxima, Verena http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0733/630454878_Ly4pr-Ti-3.jpg http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/popular/ 2009-11-27T23:41:56Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Goldstream</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/colours-on-the-wheel-go-round/7898883_4vsLz#512234857_sTH5Z" title="Goldstream"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/colours-on-the-wheel-go-round/temp-488/512234857_sTH5Z-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Goldstream" title="Goldstream" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-16T00:29:56Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/colours-on-the-wheel-go-round/temp-488/512234857_sTH5Z-Th-2.jpg 2008-10-24 15:23:37 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Japanese Maple</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Landscapes/pacific-coast/8202593_9xqMm#535967208_mfr8f" title="Japanese Maple"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Landscapes/pacific-coast/DSC0083/535967208_mfr8f-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Japanese Maple" title="Japanese Maple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-26T08:16:58Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Landscapes/pacific-coast/DSC0083/535967208_mfr8f-Th-1.jpg 2009-05-09 12:15:18 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Romantic Web</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Fire-in-the-Sky/9901293_VLDKo#674780131_Kk7v4" title="Romantic Web"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Fire-in-the-Sky/DSC0024/674780131_Kk7v4-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="76" alt="Romantic Web" title="Romantic Web" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-12T00:24:44Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Fire-in-the-Sky/DSC0024/674780131_Kk7v4-Th-1.jpg 2009-10-08 18:38:27 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Chesterman's Beach, Tofino.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/8093901_socJ5#527443313_vhs2J" title="Chesterman's Beach, Tofino."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/DSC0325/527443313_vhs2J-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="73" alt="Chesterman's Beach, Tofino." title="Chesterman's Beach, Tofino." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-20T15:12:59Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/DSC0325/527443313_vhs2J-Th-3.jpg 2009-04-29 20:35:54 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Amazing Colours, Beautiful Face</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/7925291_K2CGZ#596221661_dskmw" title="Amazing Colours, Beautiful Face"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/national-geographic/596221661_dskmw-Th-1.jpg" width="141" height="150" alt="Amazing Colours, Beautiful Face" title="Amazing Colours, Beautiful Face" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-26T08:13:28Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/national-geographic/596221661_dskmw-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Summer Love</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Landscapes/pacific-coast/8202593_9xqMm#535962582_vaHse" title="Summer Love"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Landscapes/pacific-coast/DSC0068/535962582_vaHse-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Summer Love" title="Summer Love" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-29T10:23:00Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Landscapes/pacific-coast/DSC0068/535962582_vaHse-Th-1.jpg 2009-05-09 11:02:44 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Sunshine Coast</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/7898269_LHH3W#512207237_c2fFd" title="Sunshine Coast"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/Divine-Light/512207237_c2fFd-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Sunshine Coast" title="Sunshine Coast" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T09:01:37Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/Divine-Light/512207237_c2fFd-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Cape Dissapointment, breakfast spot</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/9407105_h4F95#630313414_9gu6P" title="Cape Dissapointment, breakfast spot"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0600/630313414_9gu6P-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="40" alt="Cape Dissapointment, breakfast spot" title="Cape Dissapointment, breakfast spot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-10T00:14:25Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0600/630313414_9gu6P-Th-2.jpg 2009-08-23 08:24:41 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Rise and Shine. Jasper, AB.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/mountain-life/7917633_SuF6J#513608889_CrVYu" title="Rise and Shine. Jasper, AB."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/mountain-life/Natures-Best-Photography-Entry/513608889_CrVYu-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Rise and Shine. Jasper, AB." title="Rise and Shine. Jasper, AB." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-27T15:21:49Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/mountain-life/Natures-Best-Photography-Entry/513608889_CrVYu-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Cowichan Bay</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/colours-on-the-wheel-go-round/7898883_4vsLz#512948289_mvhBs" title="Cowichan Bay"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/colours-on-the-wheel-go-round/03440008/512948289_mvhBs-Th-1.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="Cowichan Bay" title="Cowichan Bay" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-26T06:54:42Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/colours-on-the-wheel-go-round/03440008/512948289_mvhBs-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Cape Dissapointment</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/9407105_h4F95#630258945_6xMDQ" title="Cape Dissapointment"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0442/630258945_6xMDQ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="59" alt="Cape Dissapointment" title="Cape Dissapointment" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-10T00:14:25Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0442/630258945_6xMDQ-Th-2.jpg 2009-08-22 18:35:17 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Long Beach, WA.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/9407105_h4F95#630306854_E9AtM" title="Long Beach, WA."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0547/630306854_E9AtM-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="Long Beach, WA." title="Long Beach, WA." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-10T00:14:25Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0547/630306854_E9AtM-Th-2.jpg 2009-08-22 20:10:34 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />La Push, WA.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/9407105_h4F95#630451465_vDxGc" title="La Push, WA."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0709/630451465_vDxGc-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="La Push, WA." title="La Push, WA." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-10T00:14:26Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0709/630451465_vDxGc-Th-2.jpg 2009-08-24 11:50:05 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Not 'the' Hole in the Wall, but 'a' hole in the wall</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/9407105_h4F95#630446900_Tfafh" title="Not 'the' Hole in the Wall, but 'a' hole in the wall"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0688/630446900_Tfafh-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Not 'the' Hole in the Wall, but 'a' hole in the wall" title="Not 'the' Hole in the Wall, but 'a' hole in the wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-10T00:14:26Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Travel/Destination-Nowhere/DSC0688/630446900_Tfafh-Th-2.jpg 2009-08-24 11:31:56 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />East Sooke Park</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/7925291_K2CGZ#514774399_hrBzs" title="East Sooke Park"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/DSC0269/514774399_hrBzs-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="East Sooke Park" title="East Sooke Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-26T08:13:43Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/DSC0269/514774399_hrBzs-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-13 13:43:49 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Tofino, low tide</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/7925291_K2CGZ#514162282_2etZK" title="Tofino, low tide"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/00230017/514162282_2etZK-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Tofino, low tide" title="Tofino, low tide" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T03:15:30Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/00230017/514162282_2etZK-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Secret Spot,Tofino, B.C.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/7925291_K2CGZ#514156795_ENdMo" title="Secret Spot,Tofino, B.C."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/temp-280/514156795_ENdMo-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="Secret Spot,Tofino, B.C." title="Secret Spot,Tofino, B.C." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-12T00:26:39Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/People/people/temp-280/514156795_ENdMo-Th-1.jpg 2008-08-24 19:22:57 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />East Sooke Park</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/7898269_LHH3W#512173345_s7DEh" title="East Sooke Park"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/DSC0208/512173345_s7DEh-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="East Sooke Park" title="East Sooke Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T09:01:37Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/DSC0208/512173345_s7DEh-Th-2.jpg 2009-04-13 12:28:25 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />A Victoria kind of Spring</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/cherry-blossoms-are-in-the-air/7890539_NdRn7#512074135_HbWkH" title="A Victoria kind of Spring"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/cherry-blossoms-are-in-the-air/DSC0152/512074135_HbWkH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A Victoria kind of Spring" title="A Victoria kind of Spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-26T15:39:29Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/cherry-blossoms-are-in-the-air/DSC0152/512074135_HbWkH-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-05 15:48:57 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />A Victoria kind of Spring</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/cherry-blossoms-are-in-the-air/7890539_NdRn7#512129797_PcUD2" title="A Victoria kind of Spring"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/cherry-blossoms-are-in-the-air/DSC0176/512129797_PcUD2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="76" alt="A Victoria kind of Spring" title="A Victoria kind of Spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-26T15:39:29Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/cherry-blossoms-are-in-the-air/DSC0176/512129797_PcUD2-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-11 13:07:55 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Damn, that's a beautiful sight Chesterman's, Tofino, BC.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Serindipity/9702797_5ADwz#656373024_9U4Ag" title="Damn, that's a beautiful sight Chesterman's, Tofino, BC."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Serindipity/DSC0124/656373024_9U4Ag-Th.jpg" width="150" height="72" alt="Damn, that's a beautiful sight Chesterman's, Tofino, BC." title="Damn, that's a beautiful sight Chesterman's, Tofino, BC." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-12T00:25:42Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Serindipity/DSC0124/656373024_9U4Ag-Th.jpg 2009-09-19 18:23:22 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Chesterman's Beach, Tofino, BC.</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Serindipity/9702797_5ADwz#655773761_Mq9dx" title="Chesterman's Beach, Tofino, BC."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Serindipity/DSC0130/655773761_Mq9dx-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="45" alt="Chesterman's Beach, Tofino, BC." title="Chesterman's Beach, Tofino, BC." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-12T00:26:05Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/Serindipity/DSC0130/655773761_Mq9dx-Th-2.jpg 2009-09-19 18:24:22 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />East Sooke Park</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/7898269_LHH3W#512173484_Vg9f2" title="East Sooke Park"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/DSC0248/512173484_Vg9f2-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="East Sooke Park" title="East Sooke Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T09:01:33Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/DSC0248/512173484_Vg9f2-Th-2.jpg 2009-04-13 13:29:55 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />A first of many more..</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/8093901_socJ5#685488814_butXD" title="A first of many more.."><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/DSC0198/685488814_butXD-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="A first of many more.." title="A first of many more.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-20T15:12:59Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/DSC0198/685488814_butXD-Th-1.jpg 2009-10-18 14:34:08 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />East Sooke Park</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/7898269_LHH3W#512173541_8t6r2" title="East Sooke Park"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/DSC0265/512173541_8t6r2-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="East Sooke Park" title="East Sooke Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T09:01:38Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/misty-coastal-hop/DSC0265/512173541_8t6r2-Th-2.jpg 2009-04-13 13:42:12 <p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com">Verena McCrae</a><br />Rainy Surf</p><p><a href="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/8093901_socJ5#685488113_dnNDS" title="Rainy Surf"><img src="http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/DSC0167/685488113_dnNDS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="48" alt="Rainy Surf" title="Rainy Surf" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-20T15:12:59Z Verena McCrae http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com http://verenamccrae.smugmug.com/Nature/tofino/DSC0167/685488113_dnNDS-Th-1.jpg 2009-10-17 13:25:56