through the eyes of the a70

Going back to Feb. 12th, the first day of the Olympics, and that also means that the Olympic torch relay is passing through the heart of Vancouver, downtown!

I’ve seen the torch at UBC already, but since it was a nice day without rain, how could I miss this opportunity! I followed the torch that day on the online streaming webcam, and rushed into downtown when it was being carried across False Creek. I got there with about 10 minutes before the torch rolled through, and wedged myself right on the side of the street to actually see it pass right in front of me – quite the luck!

By the time the torch ended up in its final cauldron in front of QE Theatre, the entire street corner had been packed! See for yourself!

I ran from my first torch exchange position to here… and the torch is in sight again! :-D

My failed attempt at capturing the flame passing by the crowd… because I forgot to switch from MF to AF, and had to hold it far above my head :-(

Since the torch bearer was way too far from where I was.. this was the second best view of the lighting of the community cauldron!