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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-04-2023, 09:21 AM
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Yes, they were only out of hibernation for a couple of days at least. They can loose up to 40% of their body mass over the winter, but they are focussed on feeding and bulking up at this time of the year!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-03-2023, 02:57 PM
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A selection of images of Grizzly bears in Glendale Cove, Knight's Inlet, British Columbia. A region known as the Great Bear Rainforest, a 6.4 million hectare temperate rainforest on the central and north coast of British Columbia it also has one of the highest concentrations of grizzly bears in the world.
Darryl
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-30-2023, 08:57 PM
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Early in the morning crossing over Johnstone Strait heading to Telegraph Cove. The smoke from massive wildfires in north eastern BC and Alberta has made it's way to the coast and filtered our view on this calm morning.
Darryl
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12-24-2022, 10:26 AM
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A festive view on the backroad here on Malcolm island after a recent snowfall. Seasons greetings to all at PF!
Darryl
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12-03-2022, 02:33 PM
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We generally don't get a lot of snow on the coast, but this year it came in abundance. A definite winter wonderland for a couple of days.
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07-03-2022, 01:32 PM
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It was a little chilly for the second day of July on the shores of Malcolm Island, but the fog was funky.
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06-22-2022, 05:04 PM
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Being a marine climate, fog isn't that uncommon here, at any time of year. Thanks for the comments :)
Darryl
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06-22-2022, 04:14 PM
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Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, marking the beginning of summer and hopefully a little sunshine here in the Pacific Northwest. The day was wet and a little cool, and after the rains eased up a thick fog formed along the coast line of Malcolm Island, BC.
The first photo shows Cormorant Island (and the village of Alert Bay) beginning to emerge from the fog.
The second photo shows a view of the fog along the south shore of Malcolm Island.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-17-2022, 12:41 PM
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This is mostly nature. The fog/mist from the nearby ocean, a longish exposure time (1 second) helped to give the mist some depth and show the sun rays. What was adjusted was the contrast and the warmth of the image enhance a little with custom white balance. All the details and light rays were supplied by nature herself.
cheers
Darryl
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05-30-2022, 05:52 PM
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Thank you all for the kind comments. If anyone is interested in the full timelapse video I have posted it on
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cheers
Darryl
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-27-2022, 03:31 PM
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Not noticeably, it mainly changed colour and became darker as the spores formed. The next day it was blowing away in the wind as dark dust...
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05-27-2022, 01:22 PM
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The progression of the development of a stemonitis slime mold over a seven hour period. It was only about 7 mm (9/32") wide and found on a decaying tree branch in the forest here on Malcolm Island, BC.
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03-31-2022, 09:33 AM
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A juvenile bald eagle sits atop the decaying carcass of a Steller's sea-lion, that was killed by Bigg's Killer Whales (Orca) two weeks ago. Malcolm Island, BC, Canada.
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02-15-2022, 07:36 PM
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The view over the Cormorant Channel to Cormorant Island and Alert Bay, NE Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.. The clouds opened up a a few cracks and the light came streaming down just after 9 am this morning. Processed from DNG raw file with DxO PhotoLab 5.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-13-2022, 02:37 PM
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Conratulations @j0n4hpk!!!
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02-11-2022, 05:37 PM
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The Island K'ulut'a ferry assisting a boat on fire down towards Pulteney Point in the Broughton Strait, NE Vancouver Island. The owner was on-board the 50' boat when it caught fire with 2000 gallons of diesel aboard and thankfully was rescued by a passing fishing vessel. The ferry diverted from its normal run between Sointula and Port McNeill to provide assistance if required, but there was nothing to be done with the boat that burned to the waterline and sank.
This was taken at the equivalent of 600mm from Sointula, a distance of 10 kms (6.2 miles).
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02-07-2022, 07:03 PM
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This is the first time I have seen this many sea otters in this location and it is a delightful sign of the recovery of this once almost extinct animal. This was out on the water between Sointula and Port McNeill in the Broughton Strait, on NE Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Sea otters spend almost their entire lifetimes at sea and rarely venture onto land, unlike river otters.
One raft of them had at least 50 (shown in the second photo) and others were in smaller groups or just hanging around like the two in the first show. Amazing to see ��
More information about the return of the sea otters: To oblivion and back | CBC News
Cost/benefit analysis from 2020 of the reintroduction of sea otters on the west coast of Vancouver island: https://news.ubc.ca/.../recovery-of-sea-otter.../ |
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01-11-2022, 06:27 PM
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I've seen lenticular clouds at this location a couple of times over the last 12 years and they always appear with strong winds and an oncoming storm system coming off the Pacific Ocean. I always find them fascinating, as they will change slowly over time, but are basically standing waves that maintain the same basic structure for hours, with small details changing and evolving throughout the day.
Darryl
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11-27-2021, 04:18 PM
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After what seems like weeks of rain and wind we got a brief respite yesterday afternoon. I took the opportunity to get out to the north shore of Malcolm island and take a few photos with my trusty K-5.
I switched from Canon to Pentax a decade ago, and purchased a K-5 and a couple of lenses from members here on the forums. The shutter count when I bought the camera was less than 5000 and it now sits at over 80,000, so it has seen a lot of use over the last decade. I did purchase a second used K-5 4-5 years ago and it has seen a similar amount of use over its lifetime.
I would benefit from having a K-70 by moving to a more modern sensor, with improved image quality and I would really benefit from the articulated rear screen, as I do a lot of macro photography and I am forever having to lie in the dirt and mud to get the shot I want from a low angle with the K-5. Of course if I win the lottery I will probably pick up a K1, but that isn't all that likely :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-25-2021, 09:49 PM
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A wonderful offer and maybe a chance to get a more recent body than my current 2 used K-5's. Although they do a great job of most things I ask of them!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-18-2021, 09:07 PM
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A close up look inside an open Bird's Nest fungi. The 'nest' is about 10 mm across and the individual little eggs less than 1 mm. There is also an 'egg' on the rim of the nest on the lower left side. The eggs are actually packets of fungal spores that are dispersed by raindrops to the surrounding area. Found on Malcolm Island, BC, Canada.
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10-14-2021, 04:13 PM
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I am on the west coast as well, and I think the main issue with the air quality here is all the clouds and fog we get here... The area around the centre of the moon where the shadow meets the light is the area with the greatest contrast and sharpest defined craters and features, the area near the edge of the moon at the bottom is facing the sun and there is less shadow and contrast to make the features clearer. Also, we are looking at them more obliquely as well, so they are less defined. At least that is what I have always thought as the reason...
The other issue with getting a sharp moon image is minimizing vibration, so using self-timer, mirror lockup, fast enough shutter speed, remote trigger release, tripod, making sure you don't have lens creep, etc...
Darryl
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10-12-2021, 10:49 PM
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It rained last night and most of the morning. It was a fairly miserable start to the day. Then around midday, the rain eased up and a few rays of sunshine appeared. Even a few patches of blue sky. It was almost as if someone flicked a switch and set the day on a different course. Tonight I wandered outside and saw that the moon was half full, or maybe half empty, and was hanging low in the sky.
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10-11-2021, 05:23 PM
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This humpback whale surprised us by surfacing not far from our boat and the whales blow generated a brief but stunning rainbow with the bright sunshine illuminating the scene. Complete luck. But I am happy to have got the shot!
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10-08-2021, 05:17 PM
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A little cluster of one of the more unusual fungi to be found on Malcolm Island. These are Bird's Nest fungi, likely a species of Nidula, which means 'small nest.' You can see the 'eggs" in the two open fungi cups on the lower left of the photo. The eggs are actually small packets of spores, which are ejected from the nest and dispersed by drops of rain! This is actually a stack of 5 images to maximize the in-focus area performed in Helicon Focus.
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