Strait Rocks
The Strait of Juan de Fuca was quite windy on Friday so I got out for a few minutes to make pictures.
The wind in the neighbourhood added to the glum mood brought on by the possibility that a cargo ship might wash ashore on Haida Gwaii (fortunately that has ended well).
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West Coast of Haida Gwaii
Cape St. James
As I write there is an potentially disastrous story unfolding off the west coast of Haida Gwaii. A Russian container ship, the Simushir, is drifting without power within 12 miles of the rocky shores. This has inspired me to go into my archive and show some pictures from the area. It is very close to my heart as one of the most amazing wildernesses I have every been to. I have worked on Haida Gwaii on and off since 1983, and on the west coast since the early 1990’s.
To see more of my photos from my most recent trips to Haida Gwaii follow this link.
Square Lines V
More from the Yashica 35GS, back in Market Square where I started a series with the Olympus XA2 which has a number of posts of railing light on these same floors, though at a different time of day.
These shots are a good example of how black and white conversion can really improve a shot, in my opinion anyway.
I probably should get rid of the crumbs in the black and white – they are ok in colour, but kind of distracting on conversion.
[Edit: popular opinion rules – I have edited and replaced.]
The crop is to get rid of the arm of a croissant that the crows had not yet discovered.
Filtered
Morning light filtered through a tree makes green shadows.
This is another from my test roll of film in the Yashica Electro 35GS, which I have since used to test a roll of LomoChrome.
I really like the way this camera performs, so you will be seeing more from it I expect.
Dead Slow
“Dead slow” usually is a strange phrase to me – does it describe the gait of a zombie, or one’s fate if slow or not slow?
This sign is on the gate (see what I did?) leading to a business on Quadra Island. I think in this case the meaning is quite clear.
Vortex and Shadow
On yesterday’s post of a the shadow of a bench and cyclist Benjamin Rowe left a terrific comment that the photo “is like a page of a book and I want to move down the road to see what is next”. So, today’s post is another page from just down the road. I guess it is really a few draft paragraphs from the page, because I haven’t decided which version I like best.
An earlier post titled On the Road showed only this fine example of the art of pavement repairs. I went back, because who wouldn’t?, and thought it would be fun to get a picture of it in action. So, if you feel strongly about one of these photos being notably better or worse than the others, then please feel free to let me know.
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