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Yestereve's spectacular sunset over the Salish Sea, Valdes Island, the small community of Cedar, Nanaimo and the
snow covered mountain ranges on Vancouver Island. Captured from the Government Wharf amongst the fishing vessels
in the historic fishing village of Steveston, Richmond (just south of Vancouver) British Columbia, Canada ~ March 2, 2019 🌅
An evening waiting and hoping that the Aurora would put on a show... No luck, but a good evening out.
Newcastle Island,
Nanaimo, B.C.
Newcastle Island is a Provincial Park and is accessible only by private boat or on a small water taxi sort of ferry (maximum of 8 passengers). The island has had a colourful and varied past beginning with its use centuries ago by First Nations who had two seasonal villages on it. They call the island Saysutshun.
European settlers first became interested in the island after coal was discovered on it in 1849. That was when it was named Newcastle after Newcastle upon Tyne, England where there was a large coal mining industry at the time. I hope to present pictures of some of the varied aspects of island history later but for now, since I have only really basic processing capabilities on my laptop, I have to settle for simple things.
Millstone River is a 14km river that starts in Brannen Lake and runs through the 36 hectare Bowen Park before it reaches the Nanaimo Inner Harbour.
This beautiful park is one of many parks within the city limits of Nanaimo, there are many waterfalls as the river winds it way down to the ocean.
The many trails are fairly well kept, with little paths leading to the river for access with many sandstone plateaus depending on the level of the water.
Was a little slippery, but we managed to get out onto these plateaus for better angles for our photos.
This vessel connects residents of Protection Island in Nanaimo Harbour with downtown Nanaimo. The boat was once a life boat on the BC Ferry 'Queen of the North'.
Yesterday was an awesome day to take a photo of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
It was pretty quiet at the Parliament Buildings first thing in the morning.
In the foreground is the 1886 built E&N Railway, trainless for about a decade, now. Running over the top is the Nanaimo Parkway (Hwy 19) which opened in 1997 (111 years after the E&N). It is anything but vehicle-less. This is located at mile 69.5 of the E&N's Victoria Subdivision, on the south side of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island.
25 October 2023 [© WCK-JST]
One of BC Ferries 'Island Class' vessels, of which there are now six. Two are serving on the Nanaimo - Gabriola Island route.
Film Blast from the Past - 1/10 - Konica C35AF2 Hexanon 38 mm 1:2.8 with Kodak 400 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Panorama Film Blast from the Past (12 images 5.7 aspect ratio) - Konica C35AF2 Hexanon 38 mm 1:2.8 with Kodak ISO 400 Film - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Neck Point 120 degree Panorama (hand-held) - 10 Image Stitch (Hugin processed) - Canon PowerShot SX30 IS - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Eighteen metres at 13:14pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 off Craig Drive and Madrona Drive in Parksville, Nanaimo in British Columbia.
Here, I am standing on the upper terrace of a property owned by some of our family members, and looking out towards Mistaken Island which is situated nearby to the area Bryn and the village Nanoose Bay.
Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction Vibration set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4870k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.
LATITUDE: N 49d 18m 17.00s
LONGITUDE: W 124d 13m 41.00s
ALTITUDE: 18.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.9MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 36.00MB
PROCESSING POWER:
Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.
Once again the crossing between Vancouver on the mainland and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island has a "downtown to downtown" foot passenger only ferry.
The latest service, opened in late summer 2023, to try their luck is called HULLO, using 2 catamarans.
HULLO is owned by Nanaimo Vancouver Island Ferry Company (VIFC).
Wanting to give the service a try we paid $20++ CDN each (lowest senior entry price) instead of our free mid week ride on BC Ferries.
$20 get you an airline type economy seat Narrow, limited leg room), limited luggage storage, unless you pay, (none under the seat) and no service. Fortunately the seats do not recline.
The onboard sign said free wi-fi but it did't work.
The ferry dock is at the Port of Nanaimo, about 2 Km south of the city centre. A free shuttle is available to get to the dock. There is lots of parking for those driving.
The ferry in Vancouver uses the Convention Centre Harbour Flight Centre dock.
The ferry ride is approximately 90 minutes.
Assessment:
90 minutes end to end beats a BC ferry ride that takes us approximately 3.5 hours end to end.
The ferry was approximately 75% full on our 11 AM Thursday departure.
With an address of 197 Bird Sanctuary Drive, Buttertubs Marsh is actually a 100 acre bird sanctuary located in the middle of the city of Nanaimo BC Canada
A defensive monolithic timber (that's tiMber with an M, unlike my spelling error on the sketch) structure called a Bastion in Nanaimo, BC.
Erected by the Hudsons Bay Company.
Maybe should have left this a simple pencil sketch, this paper does not really take watercolour very well.
Neck Point (Nanaimo) Panorama (6 images) - Blackberry Z10 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Bokeh - Pentax ME Super with SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50 mm Prime - 5/16 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
The Anointed - Good Friday - Sony A200 with Takumar 1:1.4 50 mm Super-Multi-Coated Prime - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Six Image Stitch Film Panorama (Vancouver Island University "Jardin des Quatorze" - Hugin Processed) - Canon T70 with Sigma 28-70 mm f:3.5-4.5 & Fujifilm ASA 400 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Eighteen metres at 12:37pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 off Craig Drive and Madrona Drive in Parksville, Nanaimo in British Columbia.
Here, I am standing on the upper terrace of a property owned by some of our family members, and looking out towards Nanoose Bay and the Beachcomber Regional Park and Sunshine Beach Marina across the bay.
Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 32mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction Vibration set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5700k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)
Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.
LATITUDE: N 49d 18m 17.10s
LONGITUDE: W 124d 13m 41.00s
ALTITUDE: 21.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.8MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 44.60MB
PROCESSING POWER:
Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.