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Surely It’s Too Cold for Swimming?
November in Tofino is pretty chilly. There were plenty of surfers out in the water in their wetsuits. However, it seemed to be a bit too cold for swimming. A couple obviously had a different view of things. The girl … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, sport, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, cold, ocean, photo, swim, Tofino, travel, winter
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Drainage Patterns in the Sand
Walking along the beach at Tofino, you see some interesting patterns in the sand. He movement of water across the sand causes various ridges in the surface. There is also water draining down the beach from the land behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged beach, British Columbia, Canada, drain, flow, pattern, photo, ridges, sand, Tofino, travel, water
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Nanaimo Heliport
Our journey home from Tofino involved a ferry crossing from Nanaimo. We left plenty of time to get across the island as a result of some construction activity and, of course, we made it across easily. We were to early … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, British Columbia, Canada, civil, helicopter, helijet, heliport, Nanaimo, photo, s-76, sikorsky, travel, Vancouver island
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Sunset Over The Beach in Tofino
Three nights in Tofino meant three chances at sunset. Actually, it was more like two as we got there the first evening just a bit after sunset itself but the sky was still really lovely. The second night things were … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, long beach, photo, sky, sunset, Tofino, travel, vacation, Vancouver island
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The Fun of Finding Old Shots
I was recently searching for a shot for a project and was having a hard time finding it. I knew roughly when it should have been as it was when shooting at SFO during a visit. I scrolled through to … Continue reading
The Arrows’ Display Itself
I have posted a few times about the Red Arrows at RIAT covering their prep for display and post display. I haven’t actually shared any good shots from the display itself. Here are a few that I got over the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, photo, Travel
Tagged aircraft, airplane, bae systems, display team, gloucestershire, hawk, jet, military, photo, RAF Fairford, Red Arrows, RIAT, trainer, travel, uk
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Cromer Pier
Our Norfolk trip included a run along the coast to Cromer. We were keen to try an amazing fish and chip shop that had been recommended and it was certainly as good as we had been led to believe. The … Continue reading
Lufthansa A350 at Haneda
Lufthansa A350s are something I seem to struggle to get a good look at. They operate to a number of places where I have been but I either time it wrong or they are on the opposite runway from me … Continue reading
Aldeburgh Beach Sculpture
Head up the shoreline from the center of Aldeburgh and there is a beach area with an interesting sculpture. Called the Aldeburgh Scallop, it is a stainless steel sculpture, funded by public donations. It is two scallop shells that interlock. … Continue reading
Astrophotography on the Beach
Tofino is a remote town. Being on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island, it is a long way from built up areas with only Ucluelet being anywhere close and that does not provide much light pollution. Combine that with cold … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, technique, Travel
Tagged astrophotography, British Columbia, Canada, Milky Way, photo, Stars, technique, Tofino, travel
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