Category: black and white

Moon over Douglas Channel

The clear weather continues. Woke up again just before 6 am. The moon, 88.9 per cent waning gibbous was right over Douglas Channel. Rather than go outside, I just grabbed my Alpha 55 with the Tamron 70-300 which I keep by my deck for bird photography and shot through my bedroom window.

Moon set over Kitimat, May 4, 2026

I was hoping to capture the full moon this week, (either rising or setting) but a couple of factors combined to interfere with my plans. The moon was rising later and later in the evening and there were high clouds or haze over the past few days. Monday, May 4, was different, clear skies and […]

The flare through a vintage lens and digital filters

The LNG Canada flare for April 29. A different approach for a vintage look rather instead of the regular digital images. I am using an old 1960s 205mm manual Vivitar lens with a conversion for a modern digital camera. Wide shot from a Minolta 28mm manual lens.

Kitimat’s spring blizzard

The end of March 2026 in Kitimat has been nasty. Rather than slowly becoming springlike we’ve had snow storm after snow storm, with the latest (after the spring equinox) was more like a blizzard in January or February.

The Big Smoke: The LNG Flare June 5, 2025

The Big Smoke. A big flare and lots of smoke from the LNG Canada tower June 5, 2025 Photographs taken in the afternoon (including a black and white conversion) and earlier in the morning. LNG Canada says in a news release updated June 4 LNG Canada notified communities of the potential for increased noise, visible […]