Category Archives: video

Jasper SkyTram – making it move

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Katherine

Jasper SkyTram – Whistlers Mountain The weather was pretty lousy when we rode the Jasper Skytam – living on the west coast we’re no strangers to rain, but rain and cold is a nasty combination. It was a cool ride, … Continue reading →

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Point Holmes seagulls

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Katherine

Raucous seagulls at Point Holmes – these birds are hardly ever quiet, but when they have a reason to make some noise they sure do! Point Holmes is a beautiful section of coastline on Baynes Sound, which in turn is … Continue reading →

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SAREX

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Katherine

A search and rescue exercise in Baynes Sound, between Union Bay and Denman Island

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Ladysmith log sort

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Katherine

A quick look at the Timber West Ladysmith Dryland Sort

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Video geekery – stabilization

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Katherine

Ooops – I should have used a tripod for this video, but guess what? I didn’t so I shot some video that was pretty much useless before I did a bit of post-production work. Video geekery – post-production stabilization can … Continue reading →

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Buttertubs Marsh

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Katherine

Buttertubs Marsh – a bit of protected nature in Nanaimo Buttertubs Marsh is a bird sanctuary in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Located in the middle of the city of Nanaimo, the man made marsh covers approximately 100 acres.

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Helijet Nanaimo

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Katherine

C-GHJP, a Helijet Sikorsky S-76A in Nanaimo And some video – first, the real time version. It’s cool if you like such things. Next a short time lapse of the same video And a slow motion segment that shows how … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo – good bye logs

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Katherine

Another ship being loaded with BC logs that were cut and sorted on Vancouver Island. There’s more to this than just our raw softwood lumber being exported – there’s the men and women who boom and hook up the logs … Continue reading →

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Over the field – clouds at Seiffert’s Farm

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Katherine

I noticed some storm clouds brewing and roiling while at Seiffert’s Farm – they were moving fast so I shot some stills and a bit of video, and just barely escaped a downpour that seemed to come out of nowhere…

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The first storm

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Katherine

I stopped at Point Holmes to sea what nature brought when the first storm of the season arrived on Vancouver Island. A spectacular day for wind surfers and photography…

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