As the tide goes out, the ice covering a briny tidal creek collapses, leaving patterned cracks. Minette Bay, Kitimat January 1. 2016. (Robin Rowland) I spent New Year’s Day on the mudflats of Minette Bay, near Kitimat, with other local photographers. At low tide, of course. Ruth and Howard Mills who run the […]
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Christmas Eve moonrise over Mt. Elizabeth
A rare Christmas Eve waxing gibbous (almost full at 98.4 per cent) moonrise over Mt. Elizabeth in Kitimat. (Robin Rowland) Sony Alpha 55 at 200mm. The moon rise over Mt. Elizabeth, 500mm Minolta mirror lens with Sony Alpha 77. (Robin Rowland) About 20 minutes before moonrise. Mt. Elizabeth at dusk. (Robin Rowland) The moonrise in […]
Christmas bird count (and more) Kitimat 2015
A juvenile bald eagle surveys the Kitimat River from a log on a sandbar. (Robin Rowland) Once again this year I joined the Kitimat Christmas Bird Count, helping out the Kitimat Valley Naturalists. Here are some of the best shots from that day, Wednesday December 16. 2015. Gulls huddle together on the shore of MK […]
Low tide at MK Bay, Kitimat
The December winter sun illuminates moss covered rocks at low tide on the morning of December 16, 2016, at MK Bay, Kitimat. (Robin Rowland)
December Sun over Douglas Channel
The December sun over Kitimat harbour and Douglas Channel, December 10, 2015. (Robin Rowland) The view of Douglas Channel from a park near my house in Kitimat. A panorama created with Lightroom CS new merge and panoramic feature. The original would be 38 inches wide if printed at full size.
Moonrise over Mt. Elizabeth, Kitimat
A winter full moon rises over Kitimat BC’s iconic Mt. Elizabeth, November 25, 2015. The moon rises over Mt. Elizabeth, shot for the sky. Sony A7II, using old Vivitar manual Minolta mount 85 to 205 zoom, 1/100 sec, f3,5, ISO 5000, Shutter priority (Robin Rowland) The moon over Mt. Elizabeth, shot for the moon, a […]
Remembrance Day, Kitimat, BC, November 11, 2015
A new plaque at the Kitimat cenotaph commemorates service in Afghanistan, see on Remembrance Day, November 11, 2015. (Robin Rowland) A member of the Royal Canadian Legion distributes poppies and programs before the Remembrance Day Service. (Robin Rowland) Before the “Guardians of Remembrance” service, someone left three red roses on the cenotaph. (Robin Rowland) A […]