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Post by Mike C on Apr 16, 2012 13:49:33 GMT -8
[/size] There is another ferry tied up at berth 2 that is just barely visible here. You may want to check out the higher res version of this photo on my Flickr, or wait for another posting from me tomorrow.[/quote] I am led to believe that ferry is the Bowen Queen doing her summer gig on 9A.
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Post by WettCoast on May 30, 2012 19:24:14 GMT -8
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Post by piglet on May 30, 2012 21:12:15 GMT -8
no matter what they did to that design it never really made them ugly or boxy. that shows the true beauty of the design itself I think. thank you wck that is a lovely shot.
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Post by Mirrlees on Sept 14, 2012 14:53:23 GMT -8
Here is a newly lifted Queen of Esquimalt in December 1982. Copyright Mirrlees.
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Post by Ferryman on Oct 14, 2012 21:23:35 GMT -8
In addition to finding footage of the Vancouver being broken up, I've also found footage of the Esquimalt being broken up.
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Post by mrdot on Oct 14, 2012 21:42:54 GMT -8
:)well I must say our safety gear and car deck protection was a little more worksafe than these Mexican folk are afforded, but better than the allang gang have for protection! but out of sight, out of mind to our political gang! :)mrdot.
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Post by Cat320DL on Oct 15, 2012 16:48:38 GMT -8
Sad video's to watch.
Kyle
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 19, 2013 15:21:23 GMT -8
Another photo of the Queen of Esquimalt from the prime of her life in the early 1980's, just after being lifted. This picture is not displayed elsewhere in this thread, though one taken shortly before is. This is from a fresh scan of a scratchy negative originating from my brother's camera. I had to do a fair bit of 'repair work' to make this image presentable. Queen of Esquimalt in Active Pass - 1982 or 83 [photo © Mr. DOT] by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Jun 19, 2013 17:12:55 GMT -8
Another photo of the Queen of Esquimalt from the prime of her life in the early 1980's, just after being lifted. This picture is not displayed elsewhere in this thread, though one taken shortly before is. This is from a fresh scan of a scratchy negative originating from my brother's camera. I had to do a fair bit of 'repair work' to make this image presentable. What scanner do you use for all your negatives? The end results seem great!
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 19, 2013 20:18:19 GMT -8
What scanner do you use for all your negatives? The end results seem great! I mostly use a Nikon Coolscan V, which unfortunately is no longer available as Nikon discontinued their entire line of film scanners several years ago. They can be obtained used from time to time on E-bay, etc. I also sometimes use an Epsom V700 photo flat-bed scanner with transparency adapter, which allows scanning of larger than 35 mm originals and negatives glued to annoying plastic strips such as was done by the now defunct Seattle Film Works Co. I do not use the software that came with those scanners. Instead, I use VueScan from Hamrich, which is an excellent product once you get familiar with it. Getting reasonable scans from well-exposed slides & negatives that are in good condition is not too difficult. Getting reasonable scans from poor quality originals, however, that takes time, experience & a lot of patience. I am willing to help others who wish to get good scans of old film/slide originals. I love to see good quality photos of our ferries from 'back in the day' that almost come up to the clarity & quality that we take for granted today with our digital cameras.
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Post by Mike on Mar 29, 2014 19:02:49 GMT -8
A slide of the Queen of Esquimalt from June 1974. Sadly no photographer's name is printed on the slide.
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Post by Starsteward on Mar 30, 2014 6:05:59 GMT -8
I shouldn't have watched those shipbreaker videos, it breaks my heart. That said, nice recovery with the beautiful shot of the 'Esquimalt' in her original light blue livery. Always loved looking up at the big round Provincial Crest above her bow door as I was driving onto the ship. Maybe the painters at Deas could relocate the Provincial Crest on the 'Nanny' back to where it used to be too.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 30, 2014 18:14:10 GMT -8
A slide of the Queen of Esquimalt from June 1974. Sadly no photographer's name is printed on the slide. Beautiful pic, but where are her portholes? Those weren't filled in on these ships until they were lifted.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 30, 2014 19:27:38 GMT -8
A slide of the Queen of Esquimalt from June 1974. Sadly no photographer's name is printed on the slide. Beautiful pic, but where are her portholes? Those weren't filled in on these ships until they were lifted. I checked on various old photos of mine, my brother's (Mr. DOT) & RR Horne's, and I can confirm that the portholes were in place until the 'lifting' (1982).
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 30, 2014 19:39:27 GMT -8
Beautiful pic, but where are her portholes? Those weren't filled in on these ships until they were lifted. I checked on various old photos of mine, my brother's (Mr. DOT) & RR Horne's, and I can confirm that the portholes were in place until the 'lifting' (1982). That's weird, how can one photo from that time period show the portholes open and another photo show them filled in? I trust you as someone who was around back then, but are you sure they weren't covered up prior to lifting in 1982?
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Post by mrdot on Mar 30, 2014 19:49:02 GMT -8
:)as this fine pic. dates from the 'white out' era of our old tipewriter days, perhaps some oldtime correction was made to this print! :)mrdot.
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 30, 2014 20:02:21 GMT -8
:)as this fine pic. dates from the 'white out' era of our old tipewriter days, perhaps some oldtime correction was made to this print! :)mrdot. Yeah, maybe, but no Photoshop existed at that time!
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 30, 2014 20:32:21 GMT -8
:)as this fine pic. dates from the 'white out' era of our old tipewriter days, perhaps some oldtime correction was made to this print! :)mrdot. Yeah, maybe, but no Photoshop existed at that time! We simply MUST get to the bottom of this!
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Post by compdude787 on Mar 30, 2014 20:51:01 GMT -8
Yeah, maybe, but no Photoshop existed at that time! We simply MUST get to the bottom of this! hahahaahaha.... Yes, it is absolutely necessary to do so!!
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Post by Mike on Mar 31, 2014 18:05:18 GMT -8
In looking at the full size image, I can just barely see some indications of where they were, so I assume the scanning software figured they were dust spots and removed them.
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 1, 2014 17:47:44 GMT -8
Almost time for the ultimatum from my wife. My brother in-law dropped two binders. One is for a Thrige capstan thing - approximately one inch thick. It is dated stamped for VMD in 1962. The other binder has got to be at least five inches thick. It is a manual for a Waukesha generator. It has label on it for the Queen of Esquimalt. As well, there are some blueprints on German. Not sure what they are for. All this good stuff is free for the taking. Just contact me through message section.
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Post by Starsteward on Sept 3, 2014 8:46:51 GMT -8
A slide of the Queen of Esquimalt from June 1974. Sadly no photographer's name is printed on the slide. Beautiful pic, but where are her portholes? Those weren't filled in on these ships until they were lifted. Wonderful shot of the best looking class of ferries we've ever had, portholes or not
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Post by princessofvanfan on Sept 3, 2014 12:10:57 GMT -8
Yeah, beauties for sure!
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Post by EGfleet on Sept 12, 2014 12:47:45 GMT -8
I don't think I've posted this before... Queen of Esquimalt in a slide dated 29 October, 1978.
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Post by Mill Bay on Sept 12, 2014 14:07:08 GMT -8
I don't think I've posted this before... Queen of Esquimalt in a slide dated 29 October, 1978. Is it just me, or does that look like Langdale?
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