Snowbirds

They're called Snowbirds; Canada's equivalency of the Blue Angeles, basically. And they made a "fly by" of Nanaimo a few evenings ago. Lucky for me I parked next to a fellow photographer who was kind enough to let me shoot a few frames from his 300mm lens.

Overnight Paddle

I took a group of 8 students sea kayaking 2 weeks ago to an island just off shore of the Nanaimo Harbour. We spent one night camping under the stars and everyone enjoyed it immensely. Nice weather, no injuries and great photo opportunities.

Sunset & Moon

Holden Lake - twilight

One evening I found myself with some down time and the photographer's magical hour of sunset light beckoning me to Holden Lake.

Sunsets

This is part of my Photo Club summer homework assignment: take lots of photos.

Early morning sail

This is the 8 am sailing aboard a B.C. Ferries vessel between the Saanich Peninsula and the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal south of Vancouver.

It is probably the most scenic route among the big 3 offering passage to the mainland from Vancouver Island. After slowly chugging along thru at least a dozen islands that make up only a "section" of the entire Southern Gulf Islands archipelago, comes a final "squeeze" between 2 islands and the near-simultaneous passage of the other, west-bound, B.C. Ferry. Quite exhilarating every time I'm a passenger.

Here I was last Sunday ready with a camera.

summer splash

Speaks volumes about summer.

Busker & Artist

2 street-side characters I happened across in Victoria.