Albatrosses and Humpbacks
More film from my summer backlog, this time from my trip to Gwaii Haanas in June and July. These shots are on our support vessel and around and about the place. We were mostly on the west side but were chased around to the east side by the weather and worked there too. The rest of this roll is as part of my 52Rolls project and published simultaneously to this one as Haida Gwaii Seascapes over there (at this link).
On the west side, each time we got out of the inlets and bays to move to the next one, we saw dozens of humpback whales – mostly breaching along the horizon in the distance, but also passing near to our vessel from time to time. We also saw albatrosses, one at a time, circling near the boat. And there were puffins. To have a pelagic environment so close to shore is rare and special – I am thrilled when I can be there, especially in relatively calm seas and beautiful weather.
Coho Canine
My Coho ferry series continues with a photograph taken as we neared Port Angeles a few weeks ago.
This little dog did not seem to mind being tied up.
There was often someone with it though I don’t know if they were the owner.
BC Ferries doesn’t allow dogs on the passenger deck (at least not on the runs I have been on) so it is a bit odd for me to see dogs on the outer decks.
I think the difference is that the Strait of Juan de Fuca crossing can get very rough with Pacific swell from the beam.
Thus on Black Ball’s Coho run to Port Angeles passengers are not allowed on the car deck while underway.
Logical conclusion -> dogs must be passengers.
Huckleberry Stroll
The other half of today’s roll of film, with some of the most endearing shots I have taken of my granddaughter. What a cutie!
In June I went to stay with my granddaughter (and her parents I suppose I should say). They had recently moved from near our house to four hours away – a place where they could afford to have some space around them, grow things, and be near some friends.
One of the things we did was go for a walk in the woods near their house. It was huckleberry season, an enthralling prospect for a 2½ year old. These pictures are from that stroll in the woods. There are other shots on the roll from this trip which are published on my blog, though these are the ones I like the best. The ones on my blog are in a post called Market Stroll, here.
I have a few rolls digitised now from June and July, and there might be one roll waiting for processing in the fridge still. Then…
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Market Stroll
I am finally getting my backlog of film processed and scanned and catching up on my one roll a week committment at 52Rolls.net. This roll of film is from June when we visited our granddaughter and her parents in the Comox Valley area of Vancouver Island. One day we went to the market, and most of these photographs are from strolling around the market in the sun. The rest of this roll is as part of my 52Rolls project and published simultaneously to this one as Huckleberry Stroll over there (at this link).
Birthday Pairs
This is the other half of my birthday film which I posted earlier today.
This roll of 120 film dates from early August; I finally got it back, scanned commercially. It was shot with a Mamiya M645 Super and 80/2.8 lens using expired Ilford XP2 exposed at half box speed and the sunny 16 rule.
The entire roll was shot at a birthday party. For 52 rolls I have selected the photos that show pairs of people. The rest of the roll can be seen at my blog published at the same time as this one (titled At Peace, here).
I intended to crop some of these photographs when taking them and will when I make higher resolution scans. These commercial scans are pretty good (though they had a terrible amount of dust), but I think I can do better with my own scanner when I can get at it, and have the time.
This is Roll 35, but I believe we are in Week 43…
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Peace
These are photos from my birthday party earlier in the summer.
By some small miracle all 4 of my siblings who live scattered about the globe were in town. It was probably the first time in 15 years we were all in one place. It was a big crowd, and a fun time.
The photo above is my mother. Normally I would consider a mid-blink shot to be ruined, but in this instance I think it conveys very well her satisfaction at having all her children gather in one place, and the pleasure of celebrating the 60th birthday of a child.
I’d be extremely happy to live so long as to see my kids turn 60; though technically feasible it seems highly unlikely.
Most of the the rest of this roll is published at 52 Rolls today, in a post called Birthday Pairs, here.
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