Shingle Spit – the beach in perspective

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Sometimes you need to step back and look at the big picture in order to gain an understanding, and perhaps appreciation of where you are, but sometimes you need to just poke about and look a bit more closely.

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If you just look at things from the distance you will in many cases miss the really cool stuff, but if you just look really closely you miss even more – there has to be a balance to place what we see into perspective.

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Then there’s the problem of perspective itself – sometimes walking just a few more feet down the beach changes what we see and how we look at the beach.

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Time can also play a huge role, as in a matter of minutes the lighting, clouds, and fog can change dramatically. It’s always the same beach, but it has an entirely different look and feel…

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Shingle Spit – the old boats

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Shingle Spit – Hornby Island

The abandoned boats and ships that I see provide some very good photographic opportunities, but at the same time they are a mess and a hazard that are left for taxpayers to deal with…

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BC Ferries Shingle Spit

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It’s hard to think of a prettier place to wait for a ferry than the BC Ferries terminal at Shingle Spit on Hornby Island.

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The terminal itself is a nice place to wait, but the real attraction for me is the beach, the ever changing weather, and the old abandoned boats.

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CCGS Cape McKay

A look at CCGS Cape McKay, a 14.6 m Cape class motor life boat stationed in West Bamfield.

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I was fortunate to spend some time with the Officer In Command, Engineer, and Crewmen and of the Cape McKay. This is a very capable and rugged ship…

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Bamfield Coast Guard Station

A look at the Bamfield Coast Guard Station, located in West Bamfield, across Bamfield Inlet from the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre.

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I was fortunate to spend some time at the station, learning about it’s history, operations, and facilities.

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At the dam

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09 July 2015 – 133.700 metres ASL

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The water level is lower than it was a month later in 2014, and the vegetation is noticeably drier as well.

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Comox Lake Dam – 04 May 2015

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The Comox Lake water level on 04 May 2015

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The tree stumps along the forebay approach provide a handy indicator of how much the level of the lake fluctuates, and in this case, drops.

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Victoria – a bit of diversity

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You never really know who or what you encounter in Victoria – above a woman raising awareness about plastic shopping bags, and below a pair of local actors.

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And then one of my favorites – riders from Tour de Rock, including Victoria Police Department’s Constable Diane Luszniak.

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Shooting the shooter – Victoria Car Free Day

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And here I was complaining about lugging around a pair of Nikons…

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Robert Bateman

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Robert Bateman – Grizzly Tour

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