Category Archives: nature

A swollen river

  After a summer of little rain and seriously low reservoir levels, a series of storms dumped a lot of rain on the Comox Valley, raising the level of the Comox Lake reservoir to the point where BC Hydro had … Continue reading

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Fanny Bay

A stop at fanny bay, where I managed to shoot some time lapse videos between the monsoons that have been soaking the region with much needed rain.   And a pair of time lapse videos…

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Oh Canada

Maple Leaves…

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Angry birds

Angry, and hungry, seal gulls at Air force Beach – behind CFB Comox

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Kelp art

An almost flat, gently sloping section of sandy beach becomes the canvas for some ever changing beach art that is created when storms create waves that dislodge kelp, and toss it upon the beach.   Each piece is unique, and … Continue reading

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Browns River

Browns River, near the confluence with the Puntledge

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Browns River fossil beds

Fossils beds along the Browns River. near the confluence with the Puntledge

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Confluence of the Browns and Puntledge

I takes a bit of hiking to get to the confluence of the Browns River and the Puntledge River – about 30 minutes but it’s well worth it if you want to understand the importance of the two rivers, or … Continue reading

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Fall fungi

I think that it’s a safe bet that most people think of mushrooms and toadstools and fungi of all sorts as being something that you see in damp and cool sections of forests. Maybe at the base of a tree … Continue reading

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Fall leaves

Now and then I go beyond a purely photojournalistic style and head into the realm of artistic photography. At one time I eschewed post processing of images as it could be used to alter the truth of an image, and … Continue reading

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