POTW – April 9, 2012: Anchors Away

Today’s Photo of The Week comes from outside Fisgard Lighthouse in Victoria, British Columbia. The sign post at the center of the anchors points out the distance to Victoria, London, Yokohama, Japan and Seattle.

POTW – April 1 – Race Rock Lighthouse I took this shot while out on a Orca whale watching during my vacation on Vancouver Island last summer. It was the only pretty day I got on the trip. We were lucky to watch a playful transient pool of Orcas that day. After watching the juvenile porpoise in and...
Back To Sooke Another view of Wiffen Spit Park in Sooke, British Columbia. The fog and mist that had dogged us all day finally began to clear off when we arrived out at Wiffen Spit. If you look closely in the distance, you can see plumes of fog rising off the hills in...
Esquimalt Harbor Fog and mist were the key hallmarks during my vacation to Victoria last July. Locals assured me it was an unusually chilly summer and that their normal July weather was governed by the Pineapple Express. They swore to me that July on Vancouver Island felt a lot like being in...
POTW: Sooke, British Columbia Shot in July 2011 at Wiffen Spit Park, Sooke on Vancouver Island. This shot is my first foray into HDR photography, with Nik software’s HDR Efex Pro. The original shot was taken on a gloomy, overcast, gray summer afternoon. I think this version makes a far more interesting photo. Photo...
POTW – Week of Aug. 1: Fisherman’s Wharf Fisherman’s Wharf – Victoria, Canada Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria is filled with houseboats, small restaurant stands selling fresh, cook-to-order seafood, barbecue and ice cream (and other treats). After a long day of site-seeing, we sat on the pier to eat our dinner. While we were finishing, the sky was struggling...