Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron
The most photographed boat in Ganges Harbour. Partly because it is so visually west coast and interesting. And partly because it’s tied up in a position that makes it part of everyone’s photos ;-)
It’s become an icon in the Harbour. It looks particularly good in the rain, in fog, and during a winter sunrise.
(searching below for seahorse or tug will find more images of this icon)
I’m not a fan of shootouts to determine a winner in a game. Too much stress all around. And I’m sure glad I’m not the goal keeper in a soccer shootout.
In this senior high school game the game ended in 1 – 1 tie. And the shootout went on a long, long time.
The photo above shows the local team racing toward their keeper after the shootout save that ended the game.
From my vantage point above and behind the goal, I noticed what I assume are senior girls. It was fun to watch their faces with each shot during the shootout. The two photos below describe the final two shots from each team:
Salt Spring Elementary School
Students hurry back in as the recess bell rings.
Senior Boys Soccer at Gulf Islands Secondary
Only two home games this year. In the first game: GISS 4, Brentwood College School 0. In the second: Shawnigan 2, GISS 1.
Sunrise with fog at Walker Rock in Trincomali Channel
Walker Rock is a used as a rounding mark in one of Salt Spring Sailing Club’s races. As such it plays a part in many long tales, and some not so long. As I recall, in some high tides, a sailboat can round the mark tightly. If you’re not going to attempt this be sure to sail well past the western end as the rock is a fairly long one… And then there’s the time Jim were in a ‘bit of a blow’, approaching the rock and weren’t sure we could actually get the spinnaker down, so we…