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Post by lmtengs on Oct 21, 2012 19:22:23 GMT -8
Collage of a few videos of Departure Bay terminal, seen by me from Sugarloaf Mountain. You should hide your camera in the trees one day and set your camera to film a ferry terminal all day long, then timelapse it down to five minutes. That would be interesting. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 29, 2012 18:57:15 GMT -8
Nice overhead view of Departure Bay, showing the shallowness of the water near the shore. That's the NorEx in berth-1. - from the Transportation Safety Board report on the Queen of Coquitlam's November 2011 hard landing.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 24, 2013 1:03:13 GMT -8
Tide-Lapse video of Departure Bay, near the ferry terminal.
- 4.5 hours shot by me on February 23, 2013. Sped-up 100x, resulting in 2.7 minutes of fast action.
Features a couple of BC Ferries: Queen of Cowichan (twice) and Queen of Oak Bay.
Also features plenty of moments of myself wandering around at the water's edge.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 24, 2013 12:40:29 GMT -8
A couple more versions of my Departure Bay "Tide-Lapse" video: The fun thing about doing sped-up video is that you can do different speeds, and see different effects. So I've done this at 50x speed, 100x speed and 200x speed. - 200x speed is the best for seeing the inflow of the tide - 50x speed shows more detail of the movement of the birds on the beach, as well as the ferries arriving & departing. - I posted the 100x speed video, in the reply before this one... -------------------- Some stills from my 4.5 hours on the beach. 10:49am  12:49pm  1:25pm  2:19pm  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 26, 2013 15:57:34 GMT -8
Found on YouTube: 11 minutes of 1970 aerial movies over Nanaimo.
- Departure Bay ferry terminal shown (with a ship) at 3:13 to 3:28
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 2, 2013 19:39:52 GMT -8
One more variation of my Departure Bay tide-lapse. This one at 800x speed.
- 4.5 hours of action in 21 seconds.
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 8, 2013 21:21:16 GMT -8
Is it possible (and reasonable) to go from the Departure Bay terminal to the Nanaimo Harbor Terminal by foot? If yes, how much time should be needed?
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Mar 8, 2013 21:50:57 GMT -8
Is it possible (and reasonable) to go from the Departure Bay terminal to the Nanaimo Harbor Terminal by foot? If yes, how much time should be needed? The walk would be approximately one-hour. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 15, 2013 10:05:48 GMT -8
An early morning view of Departure Bay terminal, seen from Sugarloaf Mountain. - June 15, 2013, at 5:10am, before the first sailing of the day.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 15, 2013 13:02:27 GMT -8
An early morning view of Departure Bay terminal, seen from Sugarloaf Mountain. - June 15, 2013, at 5:10am, before the first sailing of the day. ...and the video that goes along with the photo, from this morning. I like how you can see the various crew arriving in their cars at the crew-lot, as well as the passenger vehicles going thru the toll-booths and building up their lines in the compound. I also like the sped-up effect of the shadows-retreat on the ships, as the direct sunlight creeps onto the 3 ferries in the bay. This starts with the stacks of the C'Inspiration at approx. 1:20 of the video. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 7, 2013 10:28:46 GMT -8
There is a news story in today's Nanaimo Daily News saying that Greyhound is moving their bus-terminal to the BC Ferries Departure Bay terminal, sometime in October 2013. - Greyhound has served notice that they are vacating their current Howard Johnson hotel terminal, at end of September. Apparently Greyhound will simply have a ticket counter in the Departure Bay foot terminal building. Presumably the buses would just need a bay or 2 in the passenger pick-up area. Wow, an example of transportation integration, arising from Greyhound's decision to move. My wife's reaction was to wonder how this will affect Greyhound's parcel service. If Nanaimo residents need to pick up a parcel from the Greyhound Depot, they'll need to pay short-term parking at Departure Bay....  ----------- late edit: News story link here: All the cool people area clicking here |
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Post by DENelson83 on Jan 15, 2014 1:10:09 GMT -8
So what's the signage like at Departure Bay indicating the route to Powell River? Has a mobile electronic road sign been put in place on the roadside approaching the terminal or what?
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Post by Curtis on Feb 6, 2014 18:36:04 GMT -8
Here are some shots of Departure Bay from the Past Weekend. All Photos are © CS16 Photography and may only be used with Permission from the Owner.Approaching on the Island Sky.  Departure Bay Terminal. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Docking at Berth 3.  Island Sky Docking at Berth 3, Departure Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr From the Oak Bay in Berth 2.  Berth 2, Departure Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Berth 1.  Berth 1, Departure Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Departing on the Oak Bay.  Departure Bay Terminal. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr The next day on Newcastle Island.  Island Sky and Queen of Oak Bay Docked at Berth 3 and 2, Departure Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr Sunday Evening with the Oak Bay in Berth.  Queen of Oak Bay Docked at Berth 2, Departure Bay. by CS16 Photography, on Flickr That's All for Now. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 14, 2014 19:11:56 GMT -8
Departure Bay terminal, seen from across the bay at Sugarloaf Mountain  And the bay neighbourhood.  Looking at the bay's entrance to Georgia Strait, with the lower mainland's light pollution in the background  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 5, 2014 20:45:13 GMT -8
What I find interesting about this sped-up video looking at Departure Bay berths, is the movement in the Coastal Inspiration as she is in berth-1 for refit.
I haven't done enough video analysis to say whether this amount of side-to-side movement is normal for a berth-1 ship, but it is sure noticeable here.
Also, note the refit-blindfold on her deck-6 windows.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 16, 2014 9:35:50 GMT -8
A lovely post-dusk (ie "night") photo of Departure Bay terminal, showing the glowing lights upon the water. I like the red-green traffic lights effect. The Coquitlam and Inspiration are idle in berth. - from May 4, 2014  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 31, 2014 7:14:47 GMT -8
The awakening of Departure Bay, as seen from lowly Sugarloaf Mountain on May 31, 2014. 4:40am:  4:48am:  5:46am:  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 31, 2014 20:46:54 GMT -8
My video from morning of May 31, 2014, showing the awakening of Departure Bay terminal.
Some things to note in this video:
- Princess Superior is in centre background, berthed bow-in at Seaspan terminal. At start of video, you can see a few trailers being OFF-loaded; followed almost immediately by ON-loading of other trailers for her next journey.
- The amount of side-to-side drift that happens with the 3 BC Ferries that are in the berths.
- At the start of the video, it is quite windy, hence the shakiness of the show.
- You can see the crew vehicles arriving, and being parked on the right-side of the terminal. Then eventually you see the traffic arriving and being marshaled in the holding compounding, quickly forming a few long lines.
- No Gabriola ferry visible in this video, because Todd told Quinsam to sleep-in on Saturday mornings.
- This video starts at 4:40am, and the ferry leaves at 6:20am.
- Notice when the rising sun hits the 3 BC Ferries.
Enjoy.
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Post by WettCoast on May 31, 2014 21:26:24 GMT -8
My video from morning of May 31, 2014, showing the awakening of Departure Bay terminal. Thanks for posting... It looks like the Renaissance wants to wander and break free of her chains. The sun shines on the boats at 1:00 minute into the video. Are you doing these shoots with two cameras - one for the stills & the other for the video? |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 31, 2014 21:47:21 GMT -8
Are you doing these shoots with two cameras - one for the stills & the other for the video? I have been using just the one camera (Sony). I shoot the video in segments of approx 10-15 minutes each. After each video segment, I simply shoot a still, and then immediately start the next video segment. The time between video segments is just a few seconds. ---------------- When I'm at Morant's Curve and a train appears, I will need to be more disciplined and use one camera for stills and keep the video rolling on the other camera. But slow-moving or in-berth ships allow me to do my 1-camera method, as described above. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 18, 2014 18:37:12 GMT -8
Departure Bay Terminal's Berth 3 with the Queen of Cowichan tied up, on a gloomy late spring Saturday morning - 14 June 2014  © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 24, 2014 22:17:51 GMT -8
Departure Bay seen at 9:05pm on a late August evening. - Queen of Cowichan in berth #3  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 26, 2014 12:23:20 GMT -8
A few evening hours of the comings and goings at Departure Bay, seen from Sugarloaf Mountain in Nanaimo.
- August 24, 2014
Featuring Coastals Renaissance and Inspiration and Queen of Cowichan.
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Post by geewhiz01 on Nov 6, 2014 16:59:00 GMT -8
Departure Bay, taken in 1979. If you look closely, you can see there was one berth with an upper ramp.  |
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Post by geewhiz01 on Nov 6, 2014 17:20:38 GMT -8
By 1986 the terminal had taken on a more familiar form, with a third berth.  |
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