Neck Point

Neck Point 2018 Neck Point is located on the east coast of Vancouver Island near the City of Nanaimo, BC. This wind-swept ocean side location is consistently battered with storms. In this long exposure, the movement of the branches is captured by creating a blurred effect. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Kinsol Trestle

Kinsol Trestle 2017 Found on the southern portion of Vancouver Island in the Cowichan Valley Regional district, the Kinsol Trestle is the largest and most impressive of the eight trestles along the trail line. This image depicts the precision and intense labour involved in producing this massive structure which spans across the Koksilah River. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Birch On Edge

Birch On Edge 2018 In the farming community of Saanich lies a field which gives entrance to a thick private forest. On the edge, grows a cluster of welcoming Birch. In little, to no ambient light, exited a forest resident who was kind enough to remain still for this six second exposure. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.ca www.photoswest.ca

Broken Oak

Broken Oak 2018 Broken Oak is located in the District of Saanich’s Swan Lake Conservation area on Vancouver Island, BC. A protected species of Garry Oak, the stand-alone tree has suffered recent drought damage, losing one of its lower limbs. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Outflow 1

Outflow 1 2018 A thirty second exposure of the storm water outflow located at Ross Bay on Dallas Road in Victoria, BC. The concrete projects into the Juan de Fuca Strait and is overlooked by the Olympic Mountains in Washington State. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Englishman River Falls 2018

Englishman River Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of Parksville and borders the town of Errington on Vancouver Island. Short hiking trails and bridges access both upper and lower falls

Mr. Olcen's Floathouse

This is a floathouse anchored in a bay in Uclulet, BC. The floathouse provides a moorage point for fishing equipment and supplies. Here, the fog is commonly intrusive when the sun sets.