The last few days Tofino has been getting snow. We do get it yearly but not that often. I miss the snow to be honest. I grew up with plenty of snow and always did so many wonderful things! My favorite was winter camping. Tracking animals was much easier in the snow!
Ernie and Ethel were perched on top of their Strawberry island perch. They are staying close to each other these days as its mating season. Wherever Ethel goes Ernie is always close behind.
I shot this on March 15th,2008. I shot it from the highest spot one can get in Tofino………up on the water tower.
It had snowed during the night & I went up there early to see if anything was going to happen? I’m looking eastward down Browning Pass. The Daredevil & Delilah live on a island down there in the centre.
Many locals live on Islands or Floathouses. This fellow was coming from one of the Floathouses at Strawberry Island. Some even paddle their kayaks to & fro!
In the morning I rode down to shoot the sunrise. These are the Strawberry Island float-houses. I am looking north.
Later In the afternoon,I went out in my boat and tried to shoot from the same area.
Same subject,but look how the light has made each shot so different!
The morning shot is cooler in temp. Whereas the afternoon’s shot, is much warmer!
I liked the pink colour on the mountains and used the sailing boat as mid-ground material.
I was down at the point beside 4rth St.dock and saw this boat coming over from the floathouses beside Strawberry Island. The light was just starting to pour into the inner harbour.
I shot this from a friends condo at Eik St.
The sun was just starting to enter into the harbour. You can see Lone Cone Mountain just starting to get bathed in the morning light.
I try to be mindful of whats going on around me. As I was shooting the moon to the west,I looked behind me and saw these God rays (Crepuscular clouds) and this boat was coming into the dock.
This sunrise is looking down Browning Pass.
This shot has true colour & was amazing to watch!
I have many sunsets,but sunrises are uncommon. Normally we are all still sleeping when a sunrise happens,but a sunset happens when we are all awake. So I have many sunsets & few sunrises.
This is one.
This shows how busy the harbour can be at times. The tug is from a local Fish farm company and he is towing a barge . Atleo Air is heading out .
The sunrise has great light. A rarity .
This is the harbour at sunrise when the moon was setting. I like to get out(when there’s no clouds) when the moon is just right to shoot! The moon can only be shot at certain times. The exposure of the moon is in a constant state of change,until it hits the blackness of night and than reverses the cycle when it sets in the west.
That is what is happening here.
The white boat in the background is the “Vargas Island”.
The moon was setting on this early morning in December. I like the soft hue in the sky and of course…….. the moon!
This boat was unloading salmon.
Whenever the full moon comes up I am always checking the charts to find out which day is the best for “Sunset ,Moon rise” and “Sunrise,Moon rise”.
This is Sunrise,Moonset out at Lennard Island. I waited for the boat to go by . I needed something in the foreground.
The boat is in the foreground ,with the Lighthouse being in the mid-ground and the background being the moon. Photo sandwich!
This is basically the same shot as the one above,but the cloud structure is very different. I prefer the one above because it has more texture.
However,this one still has merit.
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