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Trincomali Channel

Trincomali Channel, February Morning

One Log in the Current

During the last couple of weeks on Salt Spring, most early mornings have seen only brief breaks in the cloud. This particular morning was quite dull at dawn. So I had lots of time to watch the log in the photo above pass by under Fernwood pier. The tide and currents were surprisingly strong and the path the log took was also unusual. This would have been great intel in my sailboat racing days!

Heading home along Walker Hook Road (photo free), I noticed the sky opening up a bit so I stopped the truck and scurried down to the shoreline. This was taken from the Maliview area towards Active Pass.

Leap Day

Leap Year Day

Every four years our calendar has a leap year because the Earth orbits the Sun in 365.242 days. 2016 is a leap year with 366 days so today—February 29th—is a leap day. But wait there’s more as that doesn’t add up:

Just adding a day doesn’t quite tweak the calendar; it’s still off by a few minutes. So, “leap years occur in years divisible by four, except for those divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400. Confusing enough for you? In effect, that means that 97 out of every 400 years are leap years, including the century years 1600 and 2000 but NOT 1700, 1800 and 1900.”*

The image above is from a grade twelve student portrait set I did with Aina.**

You can see selected images from the shoot at johncameron.ca here.

* thanks for the math, history.com
* thanks for the leap, Aina

Salt Spring Winter Creek

Winter Creek on Salt Spring Island

10:15 a.m.  Stream and Greens
A picturesque Salt Spring mountain stream.
A special Sunday still life. A moving still life actually.
The stream is at its absolute best during this mild, wet winter. This image is much more detailed than can be seen on the web. High quality prints up to 5 feet tall or more are possible. Please contact me if you would like to purchase a small or large print from this image.

photo info: Pentax 645Z medium format camera, ISO 100,  f/16,  0.3 sec,  55mm lens

Photos by John Cameron

Photographs of Salt Spring Island and areas reachable by ferry and road (and sometimes off-road).

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