Line

Line This image was captured on the M.V. Coho while enroute to Washington State. These are the mooring lines used to secure the vessel while docked in the Victoria Harbour. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Islet, Oak Bay, BC

Captured from the shores of Oak Bay, this Salish Sea Islet floats between the City of Victoria and the Olympic Mountains of Washington State.

Salish Sea

Looking out at the Strait of Juan de Fuca, aiming toward Washington State.

Niagara Falls - Goldstream

Niagara Falls at Goldstream Provincial Park, Victoria, BC, Canada

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.

Willows Beach

Willows Beach Captured at dawn using a one second exposure, this sweeping image exaggerates the colours and textures surrounding Willows Beach in the Municipality of Oak Bay. photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Emma, Jacob, Ben, Jamie, Owen, Lucy, 2019

Grand Children 2019

Surfing Tofino

Stef studying the wave pattern at Wickaninnish Beach

Englishman River Falls

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

Chain

An abandoned anchor chain left to the ocean tides on the beach of Craig Bay. Craig Bay is located just south of the well known Parksville, BC.

Downtown

Downtown A long exposure time of eight seconds was used to capture the symmetry of the two buildings from a downtown Victoria alley. The extended exposure blurs the overhead clouds creating a dramatic grey ceiling. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Mushrooms Natural

West Coast forest Floor Mushrooms

Shoreline

Shoreline Using a one second panning exposure, this image is of the immediate shore at Middle Beach, Tofino, BC. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Neck Point

Neck Point 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

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 2

Outflow 2 A twenty-five 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 as the Olympic Mountains, located in Washington State, fall to meet the outflow. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.com www.photoswest.ca

Outflow 1

Outflow 1 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

Tide Pool

Tide Pool Located in Cedar, BC, this shoreline pool was carved into the sandstone at Robert’s Memorial Park by the incoming and outgoing tides of the Pacific Ocean. The pool acts as a safe haven for small oceanic creatures. Derek Rees photoswest@hotmail.ca www.photoswest.ca