Key West

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The bulk carrier Key west taking on a load of logs at the Nanaimo Assembly wharf

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Amis Ace

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Amis Ace in the Nanaimo Anchorage

If you know Nanaimo you will be able to figure out where I was when I shot this image of the bulk carrier Amis Ace, and you might know why she is anchored and what she is waiting for – logs. Raw BC logs that are headed, mostly likely, to Korea.

This shot has a lot of elements that I like – Newcastle Island, mountains, the ocean, one of the BC Ferries, and a sneaky little seaplane.

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Swy-A-Lana Lagoon

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After walking along the Nanaimo seawall I stopped at Maffeo Sutton Park to shoot a time lapse of the clouds over Protection Island, and the ripples and reflections on Swy-A-Lana Lagoon.

8 minutes of my life to actually shoot the video, maybe another 8 minutes to figure out where the best spot was to shoot the video, and perhaps 20 minutes total wishing that I had stopped to shoot this at the start of my walk when conditions were better.

There is a life lesson here – stop and enjoy while you can…

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C-GVNL

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C-GVNL a Harbour Air 1956 de havilland DHC-3 Otter at the Nanaimo seaplane dock

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C-FHRT

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C-FHRT, a Gulf Island Seaplanes 1959 De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I at the Seaplane dock in Nanaimo.

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Mrs H

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Mrs H at the Cameron Island Marina in Nanaimo

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Simms Park time lapse

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Clouds over Simms Park, Courtenay

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Courtenay River time lapse

Clouds and swirling water – the Courtenay River as viewed from Simms Park, upstream of the 5th Street Bridge.

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Courtenay – 5th Street Bridge

Clouds, cars, people and a truck making an illegal turn – lots happening here in this time lapse adjacent to Simms Park and the 5th Street Bridge in Courtenay.

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P.E. 256

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P.E. 256 at the Courtenay Slough Marina

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