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Post by Kahloke on Aug 31, 2011 7:08:42 GMT -8
One is the Lady Washington and the other is the Hawaiian Chieftain. I was thinking one of them might be Lady Washington, but I didn't want to say so without knowing for sure. Thanks for finding out.
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Post by Nick on Aug 31, 2011 7:32:55 GMT -8
They are indeed the Hawaiian Chieftain and the Lady Washington. I had the privilege of sailing aboard the Chieftain in June of this year. Beautiful ship!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 31, 2011 8:10:28 GMT -8
They are indeed the Hawaiian Chieftain and the Lady Washington. I had the privilege of sailing aboard the Chieftain in June of this year. Beautiful ship! For those who enjoy their coastal history, the original Lady Washington ship was one of the early trading ships that introduced white-man to the Haida at Haida Gwaii. The white guys were looking for sea otter pelts, and the the natives had a shame/honour culture that the white guys didn't understand. The result: an ill-fated raid by the Haida on the Lady Washington, resulting in a harsh Haida defeat (ie. many Haida killed) by the Lady Washington crew. Here's a poem or song written about it:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 5, 2011 16:11:57 GMT -8
During my recent Victoria area vacation, I saw some wooden-ships assembling in the area, for the Labour-Day weekend's wooden-boat festival in the Victoria inner-harbour. Here are some assembly items: ================= HMCS Oriole leaving Esquimalt navy base and headed for inner harbour next door: ---------------------- A tall ship heading into Victoria Harbour. - I'll assume it's one of the SALTS ships, and I'll rely on Canadian-Viking to identify it.....because I'd just call her Pacific Grace/Swift. ------------ My vantage point for all these photos was Fisgard Lighthouse. - all on September 2, 2011.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 5, 2011 21:38:42 GMT -8
A tall ship heading into Victoria Harbour. - I'll assume it's one of the SALTS ships, and I'll rely on Canadian-Viking to identify it.....because I'd just call her Pacific Grace/Swift. Without a doubt, it's the Pacific Swift, returning to Victoria from Ucluelet and points further North.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 6, 2011 20:18:15 GMT -8
A typical flower planter at the foot of Beacon Avenue in Sidney, BC.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 8, 2011 7:08:45 GMT -8
Another amazing sunrise this morning as seen from my house in Gig Harbor:
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Post by Ferryman on Sept 11, 2011 18:55:44 GMT -8
Mt. Garibaldi, as seen from the Chief parking lot pedestrian overpass, just south of Squamish BC. September 7th The Overpass itself
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 14, 2011 16:09:28 GMT -8
The Overpass itself Cool pedestrian bridge
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 14, 2011 16:38:00 GMT -8
I just scanned in a bunch of old pictures I have of a trip I did with my family back in 1986 when I was just a teenager. We went to Fiji for the Christmas holiday which was very cool. These photos were taken by my step-dad and uncle., so without further delay, here is Fiji in 1986. Enjoy! Flying on a Britten-Norman Islander from Nadi (the main international airport in Fiji) to Malolo Lailai, the island you see in front. We then took a boat to our resort, Club Naitasi, on Malolo Island, the larger far island in the photo The airstrip at Malolo Lailai Our plane (Sunflower Airlines) preparing for takeoff on it's return flight back to Nadi One of the boats that took us from Malolo Lailai to Club Naitasi on Malolo Island Club Naitasi Sunrise at Club Naitasi Our villa at Club Naitasi - there were 7 of us Went fishing out on the outer reefs ringing Malolo Island one morning. My Aunt Carol and I were the lucky ones that day. We both caught barracudas which the restaurant at the resort prepared and cooked up for our dinner that night. As you can see, she was luckier than I was. I was 15 years old in this photo. Toberua Island - the second resort we stayed at Toberua's beaches Sunset from Toberua Island Suva - the Capitol City The Air Pacific ATR-42 plane we took from Nausori Airport (near the capitol city of Suva) across the main island (Viti Levu) to the international airport at Nadi A view of the mountains on Viti Levu from our ATR-42 plane en-route to Nadi
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Post by FNS on Sept 14, 2011 19:01:56 GMT -8
Nice photos, "Kahloke"!Here's a good addition for this "Assorted Photography" section of this Forum: This was taken today at a bus stop I use occasionally. Won't tell you where. Someone either dropped this by mistake or it was intentionally placed. I never touched this and never will, either! Leave it there for others to enjoy looking at before the great fall winds send it to another location. It's on paper.
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Post by lmtengs on Sept 14, 2011 22:20:28 GMT -8
Great photos, Kahloke!
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 16, 2011 8:25:57 GMT -8
Photos from the day before the Victoria wooden-boat show; Thursday September 1st, 2011. The inner harbour, as boats are starting to arrive for the weekend. There was a display for info on the Lake Union Dreamboats. The Messenger-III was formerly a mission boat, for the "Shantyman's Association" in the 1950s and 60s. The beautiful Euphemia-II =========== The day before, we saw this Lake Union Dreamboat cruising past Sidney Spit.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 20, 2011 20:34:34 GMT -8
Youtube video made by someone in Nanaimo, with some neat techniques. It features various transportation items: - highway traffic - float planes - ferries (3 of them....)
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 18, 2011 17:40:21 GMT -8
It was a beautiful day here in "The Harbor" so I took full advantage of the sunshine and spent this afternoon mostly outside. Here is the classic "Gig Harbor" view with Mount Rainier looming in the background:
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 24, 2011 7:30:17 GMT -8
For the second time this month, my wife and I had an event in Eastern Washington. This time, it was a wedding in Walla Walla, down in the southeast corner of the state. So, I haven't been doing much ferry riding lately, but I've gotten to see parts of the east side of our state that I have never been to before. Eastern Washington has a stark beauty to it that can be absolutely breathtaking. Anyway, here are some photos from Walla Walla and Palouse Falls: downtown Walla Walla - it is a very charming little community, and quite bustling since it is a university town this cool old building used to be a theatre Chemainus isn't the only place where you can see cool building murals. This one in Walla Walla is quite neat looking Mural insets on the Odd Fellows Hall in Walla Walla Walla Walla is home to Whitman College. Here are some photos from the campus which is quite gorgeous fall colours on campus Memorial Building Prentiss Hall Baker Faculty Center Sunset view of Oregon's Blue Mountains from Basel Cellars Winery just outside Walla Walla Palouse Falls Just downstream of Palouse Falls
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 12, 2011 21:11:38 GMT -8
Various views from the lookout atop Mt. Maxwell, on Salt Spring Island. - October 18 (at dusk) and October 19 (at dawn), 2011. This is a great spot for long-distance ship photography, for the various routes that pass by on their way to Swartz Bay. Looking south-east, the Fulford valley below Same direction, but in early morning. The headlights of morning traffic are caught in my time exposure My gear at dawn Looking over at Sansun Narrows - at sunset Looking down at Burgoyne Bay in the morning
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Post by lmtengs on Nov 13, 2011 2:07:11 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 16, 2011 20:45:52 GMT -8
A couple of more photos from Cusheon Lake on Salt Spring Island. - October 2011 The reflection photo, rotated vertical. I like this effect
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 18, 2011 21:24:21 GMT -8
A couple of things seen in Ganges harbour in October 2011. The gravel barge, which unloads approx once per month. - a conveyor belt takes the gravel to waiting trucks, who truck it up to a cement yard on Rainbow Road. A nice, old live-aboard.
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Post by lmtengs on Nov 21, 2011 1:03:12 GMT -8
Some photos taken on November 20th in Vancouver after the C-Cel trip: Looking down at Georgia Street from Mike's condo. A neat light pattern on a highrise tower on West Pender near Georgia. Looking south down Granville from Pender. The Blue Room. Mock-vintage of the Sun Tower.
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Post by piglet on Dec 10, 2011 8:23:40 GMT -8
Just looking at all these lovely shots. The one that tears at my heart is the Canadian Viking's shot of the Thunderbird on the shore line in post 195. I spent years on one of those boats and I would have loved to get it refloated for a few weeks of sailing in return. Just heart wrenching to see a boat like that. I really thank you all for sharing these pictures.
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 10, 2011 9:49:10 GMT -8
Thank you, Piglet. It always hurts to see a ship in peril, and I too hope the owner was able to refloat her. I didn't see any hull damage from where I stood, and the beach was mainly pebbles, so I have my hopes up.
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 30, 2011 21:49:21 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 8, 2012 15:31:15 GMT -8
I take a photo of Seaspan Challenger, and I increase the shadows-tuning. - I lose the water and most of the barge, but I gain a new look to the clouds and the coast mountains.
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