Paul @ 48N/123W
@paul48n.bsky.social
Aussie bloke that has lived half his life in BC Canada - Been a teacher in Oz/Canada (geography/history) teacher activist,,18 yrs long haul trucker (Vancouver -So Cal) , sailboat owner, amateur photographer, news junkie
An iPhone 16 Pro 'Pano' version of the southerly (SSW view of Victoria, BC, Canada from The Gonzales Terrace .
Across Juan de Fuca Strait, some 20 miles , under a very dark cloud lies the USA - the Olympic Peninsular of Washington State.
Edited on a Mac, Pixelmator Pro.
Across Juan de Fuca Strait, some 20 miles , under a very dark cloud lies the USA - the Olympic Peninsular of Washington State.
Edited on a Mac, Pixelmator Pro.
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
An iPhone 16 Pro 'Pano' version of the southerly (SSW view of Victoria, BC, Canada from The Gonzales Terrace .
Across Juan de Fuca Strait, some 20 miles , under a very dark cloud lies the USA - the Olympic Peninsular of Washington State.
Edited on a Mac, Pixelmator Pro.
Across Juan de Fuca Strait, some 20 miles , under a very dark cloud lies the USA - the Olympic Peninsular of Washington State.
Edited on a Mac, Pixelmator Pro.
Breaking 2/3rds 'rule'. And shooting into the sun?
MV Coho' ferry exiting Victoria, BC harbour for Port Angeles. WA , Sept 20, 2025.
Photo taken from Beacon Hill.
In background Race Rocks, BC and Olympics , WA, USA
NikonD850/Sigma120/400.
Shot Nikon RAW .. edited Pixelmator Pro on Mac Studio
MV Coho' ferry exiting Victoria, BC harbour for Port Angeles. WA , Sept 20, 2025.
Photo taken from Beacon Hill.
In background Race Rocks, BC and Olympics , WA, USA
NikonD850/Sigma120/400.
Shot Nikon RAW .. edited Pixelmator Pro on Mac Studio
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Breaking 2/3rds 'rule'. And shooting into the sun?
MV Coho' ferry exiting Victoria, BC harbour for Port Angeles. WA , Sept 20, 2025.
Photo taken from Beacon Hill.
In background Race Rocks, BC and Olympics , WA, USA
NikonD850/Sigma120/400.
Shot Nikon RAW .. edited Pixelmator Pro on Mac Studio
MV Coho' ferry exiting Victoria, BC harbour for Port Angeles. WA , Sept 20, 2025.
Photo taken from Beacon Hill.
In background Race Rocks, BC and Olympics , WA, USA
NikonD850/Sigma120/400.
Shot Nikon RAW .. edited Pixelmator Pro on Mac Studio
Several looks at the Disunited States , looking across Juan de Fuca Strait with iPhone16Pro and Olympus OM-D , from Victoria's Beacon Hill Park ( BC, Canada) at the end of summer.... Sept 20, 20
September 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Several looks at the Disunited States , looking across Juan de Fuca Strait with iPhone16Pro and Olympus OM-D , from Victoria's Beacon Hill Park ( BC, Canada) at the end of summer.... Sept 20, 20
Miller is the dangerous one.
Born again Himmler?
Born again Himmler?
September 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Miller is the dangerous one.
Born again Himmler?
Born again Himmler?
Second that !
Can see the USA from my house to East 12 miles away San Juans, , to South, some 22 WA ,Olympics
Haven't been America in 10 years .taken lot of somewhat 'pretty' photos / and sailed next to border the Yanks watch /harass- yet our Victoria BC area marinas are full of American vessels
Can see the USA from my house to East 12 miles away San Juans, , to South, some 22 WA ,Olympics
Haven't been America in 10 years .taken lot of somewhat 'pretty' photos / and sailed next to border the Yanks watch /harass- yet our Victoria BC area marinas are full of American vessels
September 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Second that !
Can see the USA from my house to East 12 miles away San Juans, , to South, some 22 WA ,Olympics
Haven't been America in 10 years .taken lot of somewhat 'pretty' photos / and sailed next to border the Yanks watch /harass- yet our Victoria BC area marinas are full of American vessels
Can see the USA from my house to East 12 miles away San Juans, , to South, some 22 WA ,Olympics
Haven't been America in 10 years .taken lot of somewhat 'pretty' photos / and sailed next to border the Yanks watch /harass- yet our Victoria BC area marinas are full of American vessels
Doesn't this just capture the moment they are trying to crush .....
August 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Doesn't this just capture the moment they are trying to crush .....
Yah..I can . as Sarah Palin can see Russia from her house, I can see Amerika ..only some 10 miles to the East and 20 to the South.
Haven't been there in 10 years ..won't be going again .. too many fascists in control, a replay of 1930's Germany ... USA now becoming Trump's Fourth Reich
Haven't been there in 10 years ..won't be going again .. too many fascists in control, a replay of 1930's Germany ... USA now becoming Trump's Fourth Reich
August 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Yah..I can . as Sarah Palin can see Russia from her house, I can see Amerika ..only some 10 miles to the East and 20 to the South.
Haven't been there in 10 years ..won't be going again .. too many fascists in control, a replay of 1930's Germany ... USA now becoming Trump's Fourth Reich
Haven't been there in 10 years ..won't be going again .. too many fascists in control, a replay of 1930's Germany ... USA now becoming Trump's Fourth Reich
Not too shabby eh?.I lug around a Nikon D850 with 120-400 Sigma, Nikon D750 with 24-105 Sigma (both beautiful set ups especially with Polariser filter) and small Olympus OM-D EM 5II 12-50 lens BUT 50% of time I use the iPhone. I suspect iPhone17/18 Pro will have stunning tele. Meanwhile NIKONS
August 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Not too shabby eh?.I lug around a Nikon D850 with 120-400 Sigma, Nikon D750 with 24-105 Sigma (both beautiful set ups especially with Polariser filter) and small Olympus OM-D EM 5II 12-50 lens BUT 50% of time I use the iPhone. I suspect iPhone17/18 Pro will have stunning tele. Meanwhile NIKONS
Just a few, random mid summer iPhone 16 Pro photos here on Sth Vancouver Island, BC.
Must confess I am still ( after 10 months) blown away by the images that the iPhone can capture - as long as keep the magnification below 5X.
So just a few random summer 'snaps' - edited on Mac in Pixelmator Pro
Must confess I am still ( after 10 months) blown away by the images that the iPhone can capture - as long as keep the magnification below 5X.
So just a few random summer 'snaps' - edited on Mac in Pixelmator Pro
August 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Just a few, random mid summer iPhone 16 Pro photos here on Sth Vancouver Island, BC.
Must confess I am still ( after 10 months) blown away by the images that the iPhone can capture - as long as keep the magnification below 5X.
So just a few random summer 'snaps' - edited on Mac in Pixelmator Pro
Must confess I am still ( after 10 months) blown away by the images that the iPhone can capture - as long as keep the magnification below 5X.
So just a few random summer 'snaps' - edited on Mac in Pixelmator Pro
A view from a Terrace : Gonzales Terrace, Victoria , BC
July 26 2025., 1500 Hours : a Saturday beach wedding ,
And around the corner, further to the north up Beach Drive in Oak Bay, marine activity near the islets in front of Great Chain Island.
July 26 2025., 1500 Hours : a Saturday beach wedding ,
And around the corner, further to the north up Beach Drive in Oak Bay, marine activity near the islets in front of Great Chain Island.
August 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A view from a Terrace : Gonzales Terrace, Victoria , BC
July 26 2025., 1500 Hours : a Saturday beach wedding ,
And around the corner, further to the north up Beach Drive in Oak Bay, marine activity near the islets in front of Great Chain Island.
July 26 2025., 1500 Hours : a Saturday beach wedding ,
And around the corner, further to the north up Beach Drive in Oak Bay, marine activity near the islets in front of Great Chain Island.
What I'm especially happy with is the very much improved ultra wide ( 24mm view equivalent of the old 35mm lenses )
Photo 1. Normal Wide 24mm Horizontal
Photo 2: Ultra Wide 12mm "
All from same standing position.
And Vertical , Ultra Wide
Photo 1. Normal Wide 24mm Horizontal
Photo 2: Ultra Wide 12mm "
All from same standing position.
And Vertical , Ultra Wide
May 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
What I'm especially happy with is the very much improved ultra wide ( 24mm view equivalent of the old 35mm lenses )
Photo 1. Normal Wide 24mm Horizontal
Photo 2: Ultra Wide 12mm "
All from same standing position.
And Vertical , Ultra Wide
Photo 1. Normal Wide 24mm Horizontal
Photo 2: Ultra Wide 12mm "
All from same standing position.
And Vertical , Ultra Wide
The iPhone16 Pro sure takes a very good photo - especially if one shoots in Apple RAW ( ie. editing improves capture and are ok with large 24-26mb file size )
Here's my iPhone screen ..... capture of early spring of Salish Sea, from Oak Bay , BC.
Here's my iPhone screen ..... capture of early spring of Salish Sea, from Oak Bay , BC.
May 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The iPhone16 Pro sure takes a very good photo - especially if one shoots in Apple RAW ( ie. editing improves capture and are ok with large 24-26mb file size )
Here's my iPhone screen ..... capture of early spring of Salish Sea, from Oak Bay , BC.
Here's my iPhone screen ..... capture of early spring of Salish Sea, from Oak Bay , BC.
Just a few seasonal photos ....
Looking across Juan fe Fuca Strait from Victoria, BC to Washington (State) , USA. at the ELWHA Valley
First the Olympus OM-D at 100mm equivalent, then the Nikon D850/Sigma zoom at 400mm ..cropped , then a 'blow up' via Snap and Drag on the Mac of the Nikon image.
Looking across Juan fe Fuca Strait from Victoria, BC to Washington (State) , USA. at the ELWHA Valley
First the Olympus OM-D at 100mm equivalent, then the Nikon D850/Sigma zoom at 400mm ..cropped , then a 'blow up' via Snap and Drag on the Mac of the Nikon image.
May 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just a few seasonal photos ....
Looking across Juan fe Fuca Strait from Victoria, BC to Washington (State) , USA. at the ELWHA Valley
First the Olympus OM-D at 100mm equivalent, then the Nikon D850/Sigma zoom at 400mm ..cropped , then a 'blow up' via Snap and Drag on the Mac of the Nikon image.
Looking across Juan fe Fuca Strait from Victoria, BC to Washington (State) , USA. at the ELWHA Valley
First the Olympus OM-D at 100mm equivalent, then the Nikon D850/Sigma zoom at 400mm ..cropped , then a 'blow up' via Snap and Drag on the Mac of the Nikon image.
And a couple more ......
April 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And a couple more ......
Enough politics, especially trying to share a 7 min long video -
Sat out on my back deck here in Victoria, BC on a mild Spring day with the Nikon D850/Sigma 120-400 combo and trued to 'capture' some little 'feathered' friends at the feeder.
Photos tweaked a little, Pixelmator Pro on the Mac
Sat out on my back deck here in Victoria, BC on a mild Spring day with the Nikon D850/Sigma 120-400 combo and trued to 'capture' some little 'feathered' friends at the feeder.
Photos tweaked a little, Pixelmator Pro on the Mac
April 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Enough politics, especially trying to share a 7 min long video -
Sat out on my back deck here in Victoria, BC on a mild Spring day with the Nikon D850/Sigma 120-400 combo and trued to 'capture' some little 'feathered' friends at the feeder.
Photos tweaked a little, Pixelmator Pro on the Mac
Sat out on my back deck here in Victoria, BC on a mild Spring day with the Nikon D850/Sigma 120-400 combo and trued to 'capture' some little 'feathered' friends at the feeder.
Photos tweaked a little, Pixelmator Pro on the Mac
Looking out my 'front' door ( sorry CCR ) in Victoria, BC.
The iPhone16 Pro is quite good at capturing night scenes/ hand held too!
Slightly edited in #PixelmatorPro on the #Mac
The iPhone16 Pro is quite good at capturing night scenes/ hand held too!
Slightly edited in #PixelmatorPro on the #Mac
April 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Looking out my 'front' door ( sorry CCR ) in Victoria, BC.
The iPhone16 Pro is quite good at capturing night scenes/ hand held too!
Slightly edited in #PixelmatorPro on the #Mac
The iPhone16 Pro is quite good at capturing night scenes/ hand held too!
Slightly edited in #PixelmatorPro on the #Mac
A Buddhist monk meditating.
Looking over Salish Sea towards Kuslshan (Mt Baker) of Washington State some 72 nautical miles or 130 km to the NE
Cattle Pt, Oak Bay, BC.
#yyj #Victoria #iPhone16Pro
Looking over Salish Sea towards Kuslshan (Mt Baker) of Washington State some 72 nautical miles or 130 km to the NE
Cattle Pt, Oak Bay, BC.
#yyj #Victoria #iPhone16Pro
April 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A Buddhist monk meditating.
Looking over Salish Sea towards Kuslshan (Mt Baker) of Washington State some 72 nautical miles or 130 km to the NE
Cattle Pt, Oak Bay, BC.
#yyj #Victoria #iPhone16Pro
Looking over Salish Sea towards Kuslshan (Mt Baker) of Washington State some 72 nautical miles or 130 km to the NE
Cattle Pt, Oak Bay, BC.
#yyj #Victoria #iPhone16Pro
What's up with
@SmugMug
Has Trump shut it down?
Is there an extra tariff to log in?
I can't log in... just get a pretty photo with word 'LOGIN' and there is no option to do so
@SmugMug
Has Trump shut it down?
Is there an extra tariff to log in?
I can't log in... just get a pretty photo with word 'LOGIN' and there is no option to do so
April 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
What's up with
@SmugMug
Has Trump shut it down?
Is there an extra tariff to log in?
I can't log in... just get a pretty photo with word 'LOGIN' and there is no option to do so
@SmugMug
Has Trump shut it down?
Is there an extra tariff to log in?
I can't log in... just get a pretty photo with word 'LOGIN' and there is no option to do so
Forgetting the miserable state of the world (thanks Donny t) for awhile...
Has been a rather dreary , wet April6 day up here at 48ºN/123ºW give to take a few 'minutes'.
Contrasts... Garry Oaks, still asleep.
Magnolia thinks it's in New Orleans, Loiusana eh?
Has been a rather dreary , wet April6 day up here at 48ºN/123ºW give to take a few 'minutes'.
Contrasts... Garry Oaks, still asleep.
Magnolia thinks it's in New Orleans, Loiusana eh?
April 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Forgetting the miserable state of the world (thanks Donny t) for awhile...
Has been a rather dreary , wet April6 day up here at 48ºN/123ºW give to take a few 'minutes'.
Contrasts... Garry Oaks, still asleep.
Magnolia thinks it's in New Orleans, Loiusana eh?
Has been a rather dreary , wet April6 day up here at 48ºN/123ºW give to take a few 'minutes'.
Contrasts... Garry Oaks, still asleep.
Magnolia thinks it's in New Orleans, Loiusana eh?
Good Question.
And I like this I found on that 'other' bot filled site .....
a good one Adam.
And I like this I found on that 'other' bot filled site .....
a good one Adam.
April 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Good Question.
And I like this I found on that 'other' bot filled site .....
a good one Adam.
And I like this I found on that 'other' bot filled site .....
a good one Adam.
Canadian flag flying proudly on April 1st.
at 48º 24' 44.0856" N / 123º 21' 45,9108" W
Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC
And looking over breezy Strait of Juan de Fuca some 18 nautical miles + (30 Km) to foggy, murky beginning of Elwha River /Olympic Mts west of Port Angeles, WA, USA
at 48º 24' 44.0856" N / 123º 21' 45,9108" W
Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC
And looking over breezy Strait of Juan de Fuca some 18 nautical miles + (30 Km) to foggy, murky beginning of Elwha River /Olympic Mts west of Port Angeles, WA, USA
April 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Canadian flag flying proudly on April 1st.
at 48º 24' 44.0856" N / 123º 21' 45,9108" W
Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC
And looking over breezy Strait of Juan de Fuca some 18 nautical miles + (30 Km) to foggy, murky beginning of Elwha River /Olympic Mts west of Port Angeles, WA, USA
at 48º 24' 44.0856" N / 123º 21' 45,9108" W
Beacon Hill, Victoria, BC
And looking over breezy Strait of Juan de Fuca some 18 nautical miles + (30 Km) to foggy, murky beginning of Elwha River /Olympic Mts west of Port Angeles, WA, USA
Opps.... my BIG mistake...that is a RAW file via iPhone set on Apple RAW..... ie. it id only DATA that needs to be edited!
This is how it should look
This is how it should look
March 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Opps.... my BIG mistake...that is a RAW file via iPhone set on Apple RAW..... ie. it id only DATA that needs to be edited!
This is how it should look
This is how it should look