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I missed the ferry today by six cars, so while waiting for the next one I watched this Sanvannah Sparrow showing off at the Duke Point Ferry Terminal in Nanaimo BC Canada.
Eight Image Stitch Film Panorama (Vancouver Island University View from Physics Building - 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.
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.
This is catamaran Spuhéls.
Nanaimo headquartered VIFC (Vancouver Island Ferry Company) founded in 2022 is the service provider.
The new HULLO service is privately funded by Toronto-based Conquora Capital Partners, in partnership with the Port Authority of Nanaimo and the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
The two Damen-built catamaran's SPUHÉLS and STHUQI, can each carry 354 passengers in three classes – Comfort, Premium and Business.
The two new ferries were built by the Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Haiphong, Vietnam, to Dutch shipbuilding specialist's Damen DFF 4212 design.
The VIFC ferries are the first Damen DFF 4212 design to operate outside of Asia.
The vessels have hul’q’umi’num’ names gifted to VIFC in honour of their partner, Snuneymuxw First Nation.
The names are representative of entities of the natural world: spuhéls (spah – els) meaning wind, and sthuqi’ (sta-key) meaning Sockeye salmon.
E&N - Pentax ME Super with SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50 mm Prime - 4/16 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Departure Bay Panorama - South View - 9 Image Stitch (Hugin Processed) - Panasonic DMC-FZ10 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Not the greatest conditions for a photo, but it's another lifer for me. After getting top deck, on the Depature Bay ferry to the mainland, I heard an announcement that there would be a delay due a vehicle loading problem. Two float planes landed, segulls flew around and lots of boats cruising around. Then I spotted this flock of Black Turnstones on one of the "bird crap covered" pillars in Nanaimo, BC, Canada.
This spot actually still sees a few trains each week, propane car transfers through Nanaimo.
I will return to try and get a train at this place before they disappear entirely.
Oliver Woods Duck Pond Viewing Platform - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
FujiFilm ASA 200 Expired in 2004 - Canon Elan II with 22-55 mm Canon zoom - Neck Point 6/7 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Violet - Pentax ME Super with SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50 mm Prime - 3/16 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Wide 180 degree NNW to SSE Panorama (20 images 14.1:1 aspect ratio) of Lower BC Mainland - Nikon D70 with Nikkor 35-80 mm 1:4-5.6 at 120 mm (35mm equivalent) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Oliver Woods Log Donkey Relic - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Tranquility - Sony A200 with Vivitar 28-70 mm 1:3.5-4.8 Macro Focusing Zoom - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
March 1st - In Like a Lion riding the Pineapple Express - Blackberry Z10 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Favourite Colour - Pentax ME Super with SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50 mm Prime - 9/16 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Nanaimo District High School (NDSS) - 1 (of 3) - Nikon F90x with Nikkor f/4.0 35-80 mm - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
The War Memorial - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
War Memorial Park in City Centre - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens- Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Great National Land Building - Nanaimo, B.C. - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm 1:3.5 lens - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia. where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
The Court House 2/2 - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm 1:3.5 lens - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Former Malaspina Hotel Rises from the ashes 1/2 - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Thankfully it's over - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens- Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
It lives up to its name, rocky as it is, but isn't too bad to walk upon. The high tide often comes up to a bit beyond where the log is. A few days after this was taken I arrived back in my kayak well after dark. I had done so many times before without problems but something was different this time. I went by without recognizing the site in the dark. Very soon I had the feeling of having gone too far though so turned around and came back hugging the shore. It wasn't till the kayak gently touched bottom that I could make out the small log upright in the larger one and know that this was the right place. (Thanks kids, whoever you are). It was a very dark night so with the bioluminescence it made for a good light show and interesting paddling if not so good for finding your landing site.
Seven Image Stitch Film Panorama (Vancouver Island University Library - 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.
Protecting the Harbour - Yashica T4 Compact Film with Carl Zeiss Tessar 35mm, f/3.5 lens- Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Playing for coin near the Vancouver Island Conference Center in downtown Nanaimo.
Situated between Nanaimo’s quaint downtown boutiques and a gorgeous harbour front, the Vancouver Island Conference Centre is both a high-tech marvel and an artfully designed beauty. The full-service convention venue includes 38,000 square feet of meeting, exhibition, ballroom and auditorium space that accommodates events for up to 1,300 people. It opened in 2008.
Today the yard connects with about 5 miles of active rail line and another 150 miles of inactive "dormant" track. This yard looks fairly 'busy', nevertheless.
FujiFilm ASA 200 Expired in 2004 - Canon Elan II with 22-55 mm Canon zoom - Neck Point 2/7 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Sequoiadendron Giganteum (Giant Sequoia) - Six image Vertical Panorama (Tiltorama) - Nikon D70 with Nikkor 35-80 mm 1:4-5.6 Zoom - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Nanaimo Public Cemetery - 3/6 - Blackberry Z10 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
A Moody Spring Nikon F-601 Expired ISO 800 Film Day - 15/15 - Nikon F-601 with Nikkor 35-80 mm 1:4-5.6 Zoom and Kodak MAX 800 (expired) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Maybe we can pillage the ocean forever without affecting its ecology. After all, we have experts managing it. (Experts also managed the Atlantic cod fishery, by the way).
A few sea lions could occasionally be seen. I'll go out on a limb and suggest that they were not welcome. No doubt it was the herring activity that also brought the orcas by last week.
Two or three decades ago this scene would have included a few float planes with their Japanese passengers carrying suitcases full of money to buy up herring roe.
Departure Bay from Hammond Bay 4/5 - Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 (Compact P&S 35 mm Film Camera) with 200 ISO Kodak Gold - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
A Resting Place for Many - 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.
BC Ferries Queen of Oak Bay approaching Departure Bay terminal in Departure Bay Nanaimo.
05 May we rode BC Ferries Queen of Oak Bay from Horseshoe Bay Ferry terminal to Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo (1hr & 45 min).
In Nanaimo Coal was King until about 1938 when forestry became the major industry with construction of a pulp and paper mill near Duke Point. The coal Nanaimo deposits were mined from 1853 until 1953.
Self Portrait on a Dreary Day in the Rain - 1 (of 5) - Sony A200 DSLR with f/1.4 55 Tomioka Prime - The five photographs in this set were shot in SONY RAW format (ARW file extension). I used UFile for UBUNTU to read the RAW files and further balanced, rotated and cropped the images using GIMP before saving the processed file in jpg format. In the process of doing all of this the EXIF data was cannibalized by the software - Pity - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Minolta 35 mm Compact - 7/14 - Minolta 150 Riva Zoom Date (37.5-150 mm Zoom) with Fujifilm 400 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
New Year's Day 2013 - Canon ELPH LT260 24 mm 26-52mm Compact Zoom with ISO 400 Expired (2005) Kodak Advantix Film in Panorama Mode - 5/13 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
I'm confident a large proportion of the entire motive power fleet present on British Columbia's Vancouver Island can be seen in this photograph.
Still carrying Montana Rail Link livery, but now lettered for the Southern Railway of British Columbia, these two GP9's rest in the yard at Nanaimo that serves the train ferry connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland at Delta.