Monday, December 30, 2013

Black Ball Ferry Line - Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, BC

From 7/17/2013 to 8/2/2013, I took a road trip from the SF Bay Area to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Half of the trip was spent driving up the west coast. On my trip, I visited many famous places such as Seattle, Butchart Gardens, Mount Rainier, and much more. Obviously I got many coastal shots and many places that isn't as famous. The reason I am posting it now is because the high amount of photos I took equaled a high amount of processing time. I took a bit over 2000 photos on the trip. After stitching the panoramas, compositing the HDRs, and picking out photos from the repeats, I have a bit over 1000 photos to show you guys. The photos will be split into parts. I will link you to the previous and next parts on each post just like I did with my Death Valley National Park photos and my Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park photos. Hope you enjoy viewing this chain of posts!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best Washington's coast photos from this trip, use this link. To view my best day time Victoria photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my day 5 photos, use this link.

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Today I travel from Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, BC, Canada via the Black Ball Ferry Line. The photos for today are taken from the Black Ball Ferry Line.

Waiting for the ferry in the waiting parking lot of the Black Ball Ferry Line. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 07 16 N 123 25 53 W   

 Here is a photo of the cars waiting to get on. It sure was one massive ship! 

Still waiting, I shot a photo of a house in the middle of the ocean. I thought it made a nice simple shot.  

I went ahead and did a black and white process of the image with no vignette correction. I thought the vignette created a really nice effect on the black and white.  

 Here is a photo of the building of Black Ball Ferry Line for passenger only customers. Since we were going to drive in Canada, we had to ferry our car over too. 


Here is a photo of the ship I shot at sunset in the previous post.  

Now I board the ferry. 

That building I shot above in black and white, here is a side on view of it from the ship.  

The people riding the ferry.  

 Another photo of the people riding the ferry. 


Here is a photo of the upper deck. It was cold so not a lot of people sat outside. The inside cabin is heated.  

Out in the middle of the ocean... 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 11 47 N 123 23 41 W   

Still out in the middle of the ocean. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 18 38 N 123 24 30 W    

I spot a boat in the middle of the ocean. Coast guard?
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 19 31 N 123 24 29 W    

 Black and white process of the photo above. 


Another photo of the ship. A tourist on the left taking photos.  

Now I arrive at Victoria, BC. What you is Ogden Point Breakwater. I will have more photos from there in the next post.  
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 24 33 N 123 23 52 W   

More photos of Victoria and Ogden Point Breakwater as we approach the dock at Victoria, BC, Canada. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 24 46 N 123 23 46 W   

 More photos of Victoria and Ogden Point Breakwater as we approach the dock at Victoria, BC, Canada. 
 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 24 52 N 123 23 43 W   

 More photos as we approached Victoria, BC, Canada. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 24 57 N 123 23 41 W   


Another shot as we approached Victoria, BC, Canada. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 02 N 123 23 38 W    

 Another shot as we approached Victoria, BC, Canada. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 25 02 N 123 23 38 W    

Now we docked and the cars started driving to Victoria, BC, Canada. I did some long exposures in the car storage area.  

 Here is another long exposure in the car storage area. 

Here is a photo of the Canadian Customs. My Joby Gorillapod Focus sure came in handy this trip. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 48 28 19 N 123 22 24 W   

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I have more photos from Victoria, BC, Canada. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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