October 2014 - Ferries in the Fog

[Kahloke]

October's Flagship theme is Ferries in the Fog.  Last October (2013), we had quite an epic stretch of foggy weather, so I thought this would be the perfect month for a "foggy ferry" theme.  Here are the very brief guidelines:

>  The ferry can be either fully immersed in the fog, or it can be just outside of the fog bank.  As long as we see fog and a ferry somewhere in the pic, it is eligible.
>  Any car-carrying ferry in the world is eligible, past or present
>  Passenger-only ferries are not eligible for this flagship

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- Limit of 3 submissions per member

- Entries will be accepted until 19:00 on Monday, September 29. Voting will take place shortly after.

- Preferred banner size is 1200 x 340 (pixel size), however we will accept banners down to 1080 x 300. Anything outside these dimensions will not be eligible.

- Please post your entries no wider than 1024 pixels, with a link to the larger image.

For the complete Forum Flagship Rules, including the new text regulations: ferriesbc.proboards.com/thread/3510/forum-flagship-rules-information

[Curtis]

Two entries for now. A third may be added later on. Here are My Three Entries.

Skeena Queen Docked at Fulford Harbour, October 24th, 2013.

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Coastal Celebration and Spirit of Vancouver Island Docked at Berths 2 & 3, Swartz Bay, (Taken from the Skeena Queen in Berth 1) October 24th, 2013.

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Queen of Chilliwack Docked at Earls Cove, October 22nd, 2013.

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[Kahloke]

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[Low Light Mike]

Here are two from Friday Harbor in July 2014.


Klahowya arriving

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Elwha departing

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[Scott (Former Account)]

Here are my three...

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WCFF October 2014 Forum Flagship - NorEx assisted into Berth 4, FMU. by BCFS, on Flickr

Full-size located here.

WCFF October 2014 Forum Flagship - SoBC off Prevost Island en route to Swartz Bay. by BCFS, on Flickr

Full-size located here.

WCFF October 2014 Forum Flagship - Coastal Inspiration en route to Duke Point. by BCFS, on Flickr

Full-size located here.

[SolDuc]

One for now... I swear there's a ferry somewhere in there!

[FNS]

Here's my entry:


MV NORTHERN EXPEDITION at Prince Rupert in 2009 as "seen" from aboard the MV TAKU.

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[Mike]

One for now. My three:



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[Cascadian Transport]

Sept 3, 2014 13:18:28 GMT -8 SolDuc said:

One for now... I swear there's a ferry somewhere in there!

May I ask where?

[WettCoast]

Two questions:

Just how foggy does it have to be?

and...

Just how visible does the ferry in the photo need to be?

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One submission for now, an oldie from almost 30 years ago...
Edit Sept. 19 - more photos added below...

Queen of Saanich - Swartz Bay bound off Galiano Island, Active Pass - 15 January 1985
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Spirit of Vancouver Island - Swartz Bay bound in Active Pass - 8 November 2007
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Coastal Celebration near the north end of Active Pass seen en route south to Swartz Bay - 9 December 2012
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All photos © WCK/JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr

[Kahloke]

Sept 4, 2014 20:49:42 GMT -8 WettCoast said:

Two questions:

Just how foggy does it have to be?

and...

Just how visible does the ferry in the photo need to be?

It has to be obvious that there is some fog, and the ferry doesn't need to be too visible - as long as it's obvious there is a ferry in the photo somewhere. I would say the photo you submitted would barely qualify because the fog isn't particularly prevalent in the photo, but I'm not being too picky with the criteria on this one.

[Mike C]

My lone entry for now...


Full size: farm4.staticflickr.com/3915/15153371375_fd1cd9cf16_o.png

[SolDuc]

Here are my three. I'm not sure whether photos showing a part of the ferry with fog are fine, and since it's hard to explain without having a picture, here's the picture.

#1 (eligible??) - The Puyallup's bridge wing and the Seattle skyline disappearing in fog as we make our way to Bainbridge - August 17, 2014:

Full Size: farm4.staticflickr.com/3866/15130000220_26f2602de2_o.jpg

#2 - The Spokane leaving Kingston on a foggy morning - September 20, 2014:

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#3 - The Issaquah headed to some FVS terminal - July 23, 2013:

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[Low Light Mike]

(with apologies to Terry Jacks)

We drink beer, we drink grog,
We see ferries in the fog,
And the ships that we bagged
Gave us photos that we tagged

[WettCoast]

From the historical dept (well a year ago, anyways).  I quote myself, who quotes Mr. Horn, who quotes the Hornby Guy
Quoted from the thread: Upcoming months for Forum-Flagships - your ideas.. P10

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Oct 22, 2013 08:53 GMT - 7 WCK said:
Another idea for a flagship theme, inspired by a conversation between Neil & Mr. Horn over on the Southern Gulf Island Terminals thread:

Oct 21, 2013 22:55:43 GMT -7 Flugel Horn said:

Oct 21, 2013 22:46:40 GMT -7 Neil said:
Mr Horn's photos demonstrate that this seasonal fog thing, although kind of boring to live through on a day to day basis, really does provide some worthwhile photographic opportunities that we could take advantage of for each boat, and each route.

'Shipspotters' would disagree, of course. What do they know about art.
Fog definitely provides a unique visual opportunity, for photography and regular eyesight observation. The normal views are gone, the objects quickly disappear and then appear. Similar to the navigators, the passenger-observers use memory to tell themselves where they think they are, and are sometimes surprised to find out that they are not quite where they thought they were.

And there's no pesky mid-day sun to washout a photo. Just a nice solid grey/white background.

Have we done a 'fog' theme for the monthly flagship 'contest'? If not, I think that this would be a great idea.

[Scott]

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- John H

[paulvanb]

Since this month is loose in regards to fog, I have two, one with fog in Howe Sound, and the other with sea fog at Anacortes.

fogferry-sm by paulvanbuekenhout, on Flickr

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capfog-sm by paulvanbuekenhout, on Flickr


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[Kahloke]

A friendly reminder that today is the last day to get your nominations in for October's Flagship.  This thread will be locked at 19:00PDT tonight, at which point the voting poll will be set up.

[Kahloke]

Thread is now locked.  I will begin setting up the poll.