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Fun Photo Friday — Victoria Favorites 2

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Green on Green

Today concludes our visit to Victoria on Vancouver Island. Starting Monday we’ll disembark from the Crown Princess on our final stop, and tour the city of Vancouver (not to be confused with the Island of Vancouver). Here is today’s photo gallery and slide show:

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Victoria— Continuing on the Juan de Fuca Strait

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On Government Street

Victoria’s Empress Dock is along Government Street, and it’s from here that you may catch the Victoria Ferry tour of the Juan de Fuca Strait. It’s also from the Empress Dock that you’ll get some really great shots of the British Columbia Legislative Parliament.

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B.C. Legislative Assembly Parliament Building

I absolutely love photographing this impressive late 19th Century structure. Construction started in 1893 and was completed four years later. Here is a close-up view of...

Victoria — The Strait of Juan de Fuca

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Red, White, and Yellow

From March through October there’s another view available on your visit to Vancouver Island. That would be taking a ferry watertour from the Empress Dock on the Wharf. Tickets are available at the nearby visitors center. The Victoria Harbor Ferry tour boats look pretty much like the yellow H2O taxis, and you board them on the same dock as the taxis, but they’re green instead of yellow. Here’s a view of a similar but slightly smallerH2O taxi:

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Taxi Tour of the Strait

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Fun Photo Friday — Victoria Favorites 1

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B.C. Legislative Assembly

Here is today’s photo gallery of some Victoria favorites. Click on any image below to enlarge and start the slide show:

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Victoria — The views along the wharf

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Bastion Square Public Market

I find downtown Victoria a very colorful and fun place to photograph. Art and interesting architecture greet you everywhere you turn.

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Clinging to Brick

But reaching the wharf area brings you a whole new vista:

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Juan de Fuca Strait

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Juan de Fuca Strait

It’s at this point that you’ll want to get off the main street and descend down to the wharf itself. Are you an aviation buff? Stroll by the float planes of Harbour Air:

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Harbour Air DHC-6 Twin Otter

Are boats more your...

Victoria — Johnson Street and the Wharf

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Wharf Street park overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Crown Princess made port in Victoria Island,British Columbia on May 5, and Ursula and I decided to hit the downtown streets by foot. I’m glad we did, because there is much here to see and photograph. This is especially true of the great old buildings along Johnson Street:

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Johnson Street

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Grand Pacific Hotel, Johnson Street

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Market Square, Johnson Street

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A hard map to fold into your pocket

Walking west eventually gets you to the Juan de Fu...

Fun Photo Friday — Christmas on the Pecos Favorites

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Christmas on the Pecos

It’s Fun Photo Friday time, and this will wrap up this year’s Christmas lighting special. Before you get to the photo gallery, however, here are some particular favorites of mine. The next photograph is a rather abstract reflected light image from our Pecos River voyage:

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Christmas on the Pecos

I particularly enjoy the symmetry of this next reflection shot:

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Christmas on the Pecos

And this next shot would make a great Christmas card, I would think:

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Christmas on the Pecos

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Christmas on the Pecos — Part 4

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End of the Ride — Returning to the Pecos River Village

I’ve given tips before on how to photograph Christmas lights. For a refresher, here are a few articles:

Photographing Outdoor (and Indoor) Christmas Lights Fun Photo Friday — Christmas Lights 2013 And even a lesson on Available Light Photography Without a Tripod

On today’s photo gallery/slide show, click on any image below to see the shot data for that photograph, which will include ISO, f-Stop, shutter speed, and focal length (in 35mm...

Christmas on the Pecos — Part 3

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Christmas Tree Mirror

The cost for the Christmas on the Pecos river cruise varies by age and day of the week. Children 12 and under ride for $10 Sunday through Thursday, $15 on Friday and Saturday. For 13 and up the cost is $15 in the cheap nights and $20 during the prime Friday and Saturday evenings.

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The Four Wise Guys of Christmas

Is it worth it for 40 minutes? I think so. In fact, I wouldn’t mind doing this again someday. I know kids will certainly enjoy it.

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Christmas on the Pecos

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Christmas on the Pecos — Part 2

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Christmas on the Pecos

The boat tour for Christmas on the Pecos runs about 45 minutes.

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Christmas on the Pecos

Three boats were available this year, and the seating capacities were 15, 40, and 45. We were on the largest, Bella Sera.

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Christmas on the Pecos

The light show starts out a bit sparse, but about halfway along the length of the cruise things start picking up nicely. The following two shots were taken shortly after leaving the Pecos River Village:

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Christmas on the Pecos

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Christmas on the...