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Post by lmtengs on Jan 29, 2011 9:14:09 GMT -8
Some assorted photography from my trip to Victoria last Sunday. I've got more photos in my facebook album for the trip. Boats in the Portage Inlet. Looking down Harbour Road, towards the Point Hope Shipyard. The Legislature and the old CPR Steamship terminal. The calm harbour. A neat building on Wharf Street in Victoria. A statue commemorating the centenary of the Royal Canadian Navy. No, I won't call it the 'Canadian Forces Maritime Command'. Our Legislature. The front facade. In Beacon Hill Park. I like how the squirrel waddles from side to side as he moves along ;D Freezing, just long enough for me to get a still shot of him. Around the back of the Legislature, there was a bear roaming around. People don't drive cars in Victoria. Carriages are more eco-friendly
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Post by lmtengs on Feb 4, 2011 19:03:51 GMT -8
A photo of the Vancouver skyline from North Vancouver on Feb 3 rd, 2011. I like this photo for the rolling stratus clouds, they have a neat wavy effect to them.
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 26, 2011 13:13:16 GMT -8
Some pictures of Bremerton and Seattle on our cold and clear day yesterday, 25-Feb-2011. Bremerton the new Manette Bridge under construction next to the old bridge Pike Street as seen from the Washington State Convention and Trade Center skybridge (it links the two convention center buildings) Pike Street - you can see Pike Place Market at the end of it I-5 and Freeway Park from inside the Convention Center Two Union Square Olympic Mountains sunset
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Post by FNS on Feb 26, 2011 16:33:48 GMT -8
A double salute to our friends in Canada. From the grounds at our house here in Seattle. MAPLE LEAF AND SNOW FOREVER (At least for the winter, that is)! ;D Oh, yes! We do have maple leafs here in the States.
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Apr 2, 2011 15:37:26 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 10, 2011 17:12:42 GMT -8
A zoom of the licence-plate collage at Tofino. - I really like these 2 plates in the middle: 1958 Centennial, and the 1952 totem-pole plate.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 10, 2011 17:53:53 GMT -8
From Cox Bay at Tofino, BC: April 2011:
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 22, 2011 12:37:04 GMT -8
Some pictures from my recent trip to Cuba: PHOTO-HEAVY POSTVaradero's airport, not much bigger than YXX. The water tractor. A tour-bus crosses the highest bridge in Cuba. The beach at the hotel I stayed at: The hotel: the pool, and poolside bar: Cigarettes for 35 cents... here they'd be 6 dollars plus. Keep in mind that the Cuban Peso is only 1 cent under par with the CAN dollar: A billboard advertising: 'We have and always will have SOCIALISM!" A car rounding the top of a hill with Havana's skyline in behind. Havana's skyline. The Capitol, designed after the USA Capitol in DC A hotel. Placa de la Revolucion A fruit-truck. Horse and buggy is actually a fairly common method of transport in Cuba. They're still racked up on Dubya... "He who harbours a terrorist IS a TERRORIST" Two children playing in a well. Harvesting potatoes. One of the schools my group performed at: Two sunset pictures, one edited, one not. These little tractors were fairly common around town. Notice the railway viaduct up top. The average rail-car. Most of their rail equipment is quite dated. At the orphanage that we volunteered at. This truck topped out under this overpass: Havana's Port: Some very dated railway equipment: A freeway: Facebook just froze, so I'll add the last few photos later...
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 26, 2011 11:36:46 GMT -8
Great pics from Cuba, Luke. Here are a few from my trip to California last week: Sacramento's Old Town California State Legislature in Sacramento. The Capitol grounds are beautiful. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in downtown Sacramento View of Market Street and downtown San Francisco from Twin Peaks. Unfortunately, it was overcast and kind of hazy on the day I took this.
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Post by Kahloke on May 17, 2011 14:29:26 GMT -8
A couple of iPhone photos taken en-route to San Diego on an Alaska Airlines 737-800 series aircraft. Mt. Rainier downtown Los Angeles
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 25, 2011 22:53:03 GMT -8
Nice west-coast scene, with a grassy hill and garry-oak trees. - however, there's one invasive-species in this shot.
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Post by Kahloke on Jun 27, 2011 6:42:13 GMT -8
Nice west-coast scene, with a grassy hill and garry-oak trees. - however, there's one invasive-species in this shot. Ah, yes...those nasty mating slugs Neat shot!
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Post by Kahloke on Jun 27, 2011 7:13:01 GMT -8
I had a gift certificate to Sky City Restaurant in The Space Needle, so I took my fiance to The Space Needle yesterday for Sunday Brunch on what turned out to be the warmest day of the year, so far. Anyway, here are some photos of Seattle: Ok, this isn't Seattle, but Mt. Rainier was out in full glory yesterday. This is taken from Hwy 16 in Tacoma (in case you are wondering...no, I was not driving when taking this pic. I was a passenger) On The Monorail as we departed Westlake Center The Monorail as it goes through The EMP (Experience Music Project) The following photos are views from Sky City Restaurant at The Space Needle. We were there for about 90 minutes, and during that time, the restaurant did two complete revolutions. Yes, you do pay a premium price for the experience, but the food is also really good, too.View of the former Queen Anne High School on top of Queen Anne Hill. Some developers turned it into condos a number of years ago. Queen Anne Hill Lake Union Lake Union: Gasworks Park on left; I-5 Ship Canal Bridge and University of Washington in upper right South Lake Union The two monorails passing each other on the tracks above 5th Avenue Downtown Seattle View west across Elliott Bay Key Arena and Seattle Center below The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just underneath Space Needle on the NE corner St. Mark's Cathedral on Capitol Hill, with a sliver of Lake Washington behind, and Kirkland on the other side of the lake in the distance, followed by The Cascade Range Some other shots in downtown SeattleThis is a terrace garden on 5th Avenue near The Columbia Tower. I thought it was a neat venue, and on this particular shot, I converted it to black and white to try and capture the linear shapes. I'm not sure it was completely successful, but it makes for an interesting photo. This wall is on a building in that same terrace garden. The colourful panels are metal. Juxtaposition: "Old and New" in Seattle Columbia Tower, Seattle's tallest building
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Post by Scott on Jul 14, 2011 19:57:25 GMT -8
I've got a photo here that I posted in another thread, but I have a question about it. The ship is called the SELANDIA. When I saw it on Wednesday night, it was headed southbound out of Trincomali Channel and then out towards Victoria (and I assumed, out to sea). But this evening (Thursday) I checked her out on Siitech, and she's apparently in Squamish! Would anyone know for what possible reason this vessel would be back in Squamish tonight? You would think it would take more than a day to load/unload a ship of that size, even if it was just transporting between Squamish and Victoria or somewhere else close. Or maybe Siitech is just wrong?
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Post by grk on Jul 15, 2011 7:28:04 GMT -8
A vessel sailing from the Crofton/ Chemainus/ Ladysmith areas to Squamish would have to sail south in Trincomali, northeast in Boundray Pass and around East Point on Saturna then up Georgia Strait. Deep water vessels no longer transit Polier or Active Passes. My guess is that the vessel did not sail down to Victoria at all, but followed the above route. The vessel is in Sqamish do SII Tech in not fibbing!!
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Post by Scott on Jul 15, 2011 22:20:58 GMT -8
Ok, that makes sense now. Looking at a map, that is a very long detour. Thanks for the answer!
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 17, 2011 12:50:54 GMT -8
That vessel was most likely from either Crofton or Chemainus. Ladysmith doesn't have a port to handle ships like that. But yes, the desireable route for them is via Houston Passage and around Southey Point on Salt Spring and down Tricomali to Navy Channel or even Swanson Channel. Interesting that it would head for Squamish from that area though. Could be wrong, but my guess is that ship is one that collects our raw logs and heads overseas.
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 18, 2011 20:21:36 GMT -8
It's kind of hard for me to believe this, but in 5 days I will be married and no longer living in Poulsbo, my home for 9 years, so as a bit of a farewell tribute, I walked around downtown tonight and snapped some photos as a momento of my time here. So, without further adieu, I present to you Poulsbo, "Washington's Little Norway" as they like to dub themselves: Downtown Poulsbo - Front Street and the Lutheran Church on the hill Kvelstad Pavilion and Waterfront Park Front Street Poulsbo Marina - one of them, anyway - they have 3 Poulsbo's new city hall building I had a little fun with this photo and tweaked the heck out of it to give it this effect Poulsbo Place
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 18, 2011 22:13:21 GMT -8
Poulsbo looks to be a very charming spot.
Congratulations to you and your wife-to-be on your upcoming marriage. All the best to you both.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 23, 2011 17:54:47 GMT -8
During our recent Quadra Island vacation, we drove to the end of Walcan Road, which ends just south of the Maude Island, and somewhat across the channel from the Elk Falls pulp mill site. Here's a view of the inactive mill, on July 22, 2011 - notice anything unusual on the right-side of the picture? Close-ups of the "Royal City Star", ex casino-boat from New Westminster: Elk Falls pulp mill on Discovery Passage: "The new place where old ships go to rot"
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 25, 2011 12:16:57 GMT -8
Moon-rise near Cape Mudge, Quadra Island. - 11:15pm, June 16, 2011 - Yes, that's the lighthouse giving-off the lesser light.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 26, 2011 12:46:12 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 28, 2011 11:31:06 GMT -8
Took a trip up to Orcas this past week via Port Townsend and Whidbey Island. Here are a few "non-ferry" photos: some photos from the car of the area between Keystone and Coupeville, plus Penn Cove on the other side of Coupeville coming into Coupeville from Keystone Penn Cove Downtown Anacortes along Commercial Street. Anacortes has done a nice job of revitalizing its downtown. The Majestic One of the things we did on Orcas was go up to Moran State Park (of which Mt. Constitution is a part of) and hike around Mountain Lake, one of my favourite places to hike. It's a pretty good size lake, and is very deep in parts - also very shallow in other parts. The trail around the lake is 3.9 miles (6.3 km). Here are some photos of Mountain Lake: Kirsten (my wife) showcasing the trailhead along the trail in the deep woods surrounding the lake standing snags - this lake is full of them one of the little islands in Mountain Lake Okay, this isn't Mountain Lake. It's a view of Mt. Baker from the top of Mt. Constitution
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 30, 2011 19:30:32 GMT -8
Had a bit of a treat tonight, and I got to view it all from our house here in Gig Harbor. Here are a couple of tall ships doing a mock battle. they circled about and made several passes at each other. I could hear the cannon fire quite clearly. It was a neat spectacle to watch. Have no idea what ships they are. Ferrynut, can you help us out? full size: www.flickr.com/photos/bswanwa/6098954668/full size: www.flickr.com/photos/bswanwa/6098954172/
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 30, 2011 19:51:03 GMT -8
Had a bit of a treat tonight, and I got to view it all from our house here in Gig Harbor. Here are a couple of tall ships doing a mock battle. they circled about and made several passes at each other. I could hear the cannon fire quite clearly. It was a neat spectacle to watch. Have no idea what ships they are. Ferrynut, can you help us out? One is the Lady Washington and the other is the Hawaiian Chieftain. - this website has them both at Gig Harbor today. www.historicalseaport.org/
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