While out birding on January 27, 2024, I also took images of the surrounding landscape during the atmospheric river storm. Given the “atmosphere” I converted all to black and white.
A telephoto shot from MK Bay Marina showing old pilings and the Kitamaat Village gazebo. (Robin Rowland)
A wide shot of MK Bay looking toward Kitimat harbour. (Robin Rowland)
The Kitimat waterfront, during the atmospheric river, January 27, 2024. Ice from creeks and the river float on Douglas Channel. (Robin Rowland)
A boat heads out in a foggy and choppy Douglas Channel. (Robin Rowland)
MK Bay Marina. (Robin Rowland)
The forest near MK Bay Marina. (Robin Rowland)
Back home, the view from my front window showed almost zero visibility in the fog. Samsung Galaxy S23 image. (Robin Rowland)
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There was a polar vortex over most of western North America for the past few days, with temperatures in Kitimat from -16 C with windchills as much as -30 at times. I did not venture out into the cold. All the photographs were taken from my upstairs bedroom with my Samsung Android S23, with the raw enhancement. One exception are the photos of the sea smoke which I took with my Sony Alpha 55 with the Tamron 70 to 300 lens.
Janury 14, 2024, 5:06 pm
A silvery 11.1% waxing new moon in clear, cold skies at sunset. (Robin Rowland)
January 14. 8:06 am
Icy dawn in Kitimat. (Robin Rowland)
Just after noon, January 13, 12:06 pm. Clear, cold skies with the sun at the zenith. (Robin Rowland)
The frigid temperatures meant “ice smoke” was rising from Douglas Channel. January 13, 9:36 am. (Robin Rowland)
Extreme cold in Kitimat (Robin Rowland)
January 13 at 8:33 a.m. A few brave birds high in the sky. (Robin Rowland)
Sunset, January 12. 4:08 pm. (Robin Rowland)
First light of dawn on the mountains, January 10. 9:21 pm. (Robin Rowland)
Some views before the polar vortex moved in.
Early morning January 9, at 9:32 (Robin Rowland)
A 29% waning moon over Kitimat and Douglas Channel., January 6, 9:24 a.m. (Robin Rowland)
Fog in Kitimat, January 6, 8:28 (Robin Rowland)
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The 99.9% waning super blue moon is seen over Kitimat on the morning of Sept. 1, 2023 at 6:38 am. (Robin Rowland)
August 2023’s super blue moon was full on August 31, but in Kitimat the sky was heavily overcast with rain up until the moon rise that evening when the moon was 99.9% warning
Early on the morning of September 1, the sky was partly cloudy and the dawn allowed me to photograph the moon over Kitimat and Douglas Channel.
The moon is seen over Kitimat and the Channel at 5:42 am (Robin Rowland)
The super moon at 6:28 am (Robin Rowland)
A wider view of Douglas Channel at 6:34 a.m. (Robin Rowland)
The moon at 6:37 am (Robin Rowland)
The moon at 6:37 am (Robin Rowland)
Douglas Channel at 7:32 am, after the moon had set. (Robin Rowland)
The 99.9% blue super moon rises over Albatross Ave, August 31. (Robin Rowland)
The moon rises over Albatross Ave. (Robin Rowland)
And earlier
The moon on August 27. (Robin Rowland)
There was so much smoke on August 25 that the moon was barely visible. (Robin Rowland)
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Mt. Elizabeth/Mt. Bolton/Lax¯ukw taken from Kitimat Hospital Beach, August 3, 2023.
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Super moon over Kitimat BC at 5:15 am, August 2, 2023. Most of the lights are from the LNG Canada construction project. (Robin Rowland)
Black and white version of the same super moon shot (Robin Rowland)
August sturgeon super moon over Kitimat, 5:13 a.m. August 2, 2023. (Robin Rowland)
The supermoon over Kitimat and the LNG project earlier at 4:30 a.m. (Robin Rowland)
Waxing 97 per cent super moon rising over Kitimat, July 31 (Robin Rowland)
Sunset over Kitimat and Douglas Channel, July 31, 2023 (Robin Rowland)
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Look closely and you will see the white head of a bald eagle perched in a tree at MK Bay, taken from MK Bay West Park.
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A juvenile bald eagle prepares for take off at the Kitamaat Village waterfront. (Robin Rowland)
Portrait of a juvenile bald eagle at Kitamaat Village, March 10, 2019. (Robin Rowland)
The juvenile bald eagle just after take off, March 10, 2019. (Robin Rowland)
A flock of Barrow’s golden eyes hug the shore off Kitamaat Village. (Robin Rowland)
A crow caws on a snag at low tide at Kitamaat Village, March 10, 2019. (Robin Rowland)
A song sparrow on stump on the Kitamaat Village waterfront. (Robin Rowland)
Storm clouds over Douglas Channel, March 10, 2019. (Robin Rowland)
A crescent moon sets over the mountains of Kitimat, with “earthlight” from our home planet illuminating the sphere, March 8,2019. (Robin Rowland)
A seagull hunts for oolicahn on the Skeena River, March 6, 2019. (Robin Rowland)
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