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Ehpem tries to make things right
As you all know, there are far too few Monty Python references in contemporary blogging. Today, as our co-posting series continues, Ehpem tries to remedy that:
Today Melinda and I have taken our collaboration back at Point No Point, which is a bit east of Jordan River. My photo is the one above, Melinda’s below and her co-post is here.
While walking the forest trails we never did meet a Knight of Ni. I think they would have been happy with all the shrubberies in this area so I would not be surprised to hear of a sighting sometime.
I was not aware of her taking a photo, or at least I don’t recall noticing. But we must have stood in almost exactly the same spot to do so. Mine is shot on film and I don’t edit the scans nearly as much as I do digital images; I try to find desired details during the scanning process. Perhaps more could have come out of the shadows and a crop would not hurt, but I like the contrast (so to speak) between our two shots.
This must be a very nice spot to sit at sunset unseen by any boaters below. Though if you get too comfortable and a bit drowsy, as is likely, you could easily be startled by a Ni! exclaimed behind you, and the slithering hiss of chain mail.
Ehpem’s bench:
My bench:
Point No Point Resort, British Columbia
photographed 4.21.2015
The handwriting was on the wall
Literally. It was right there on the wall.
This is the fourth installment of the co-posting experiment with Ehpem, which makes it my turn to write our post.
As you might have noticed from my blog, I do like to find a nice, abandoned place to photograph. And Ehpem came through as a great photographic-tour guide – we found an excellent abandoned house and spent quite a long time inside making photos. (Kudos to Ehpem’s wonderful and patient spouse for waiting for us!) There was much to be seen, and photographed, in the place, and we tried to be diligent about capturing it all. The house had the look of some deliberate dismantling, but the more recent changes seemed to be more along the lines of nature reclaiming what once was hers.
There were several places where the walls were down to brown paper that had some very artistic things happening (don’t worry: we got plenty of shots of that!). But we also spotted a couple of places where a long-ago carpenter had made notes right there on the wall. It was an excellent find.
(You can find Ehpem’s companion post here, and the series here.)
Ehpem:
Me:
Jordan River, British Columbia
photographed 4.22.2015
Windows and a shadow
Ehpem and I continue our co-posting experiment, and it’s his day to write the post. Let’s see what’s he has to say…
The shadow in the first photo is Melinda’s and was cast while she was taking the photo below at Jordan River. Jordan River is a very small place beside the road from Victoria to Port Renfrew on the south west edge of Vancouver Island.
Beside the highway are some old buildings from a logging operation that was based here. I have photographed these buildings before and knew that Melinda would like them too. We poked around more than I had done before, and found a derelict house that was open, and you will see photos from inside it tomorrow.
I don’t know if the builder was anticipating flooding but foundations rising to the window sills seems a bit excessive. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. After all they provide nice grain for Melinda’s shadow.
Photos up next:
Ephem’s:
Mine:
You can see Ehpem’s post here, and the series here.
Jordan River, British Columbia
photographed 4.22.2015
A pair of shots
One of the most interesting things that have happened to me since I started blogging is that I’ve made friends through blog connections. I surely never saw that coming.
For the past couple of years, blogger Ehpem and I have struck up a friendship. It was a nice happenstance that on a recent work trip to the Pacific Northwest I was able to meet Ehpem (who was just as nice in person as I’d expected). We spent part of two days making photos in Victoria, and we’ve posted many of these shots on our respective blogs.
One of the places Ehpem took me was Fan Tan Alley, where we stood shoulder-to-shoulder and made photos of some construction work. And so, here’s the first ever cooperative posting from One Day | One Image and Burnt Embers:
Ehpem took the wider view:
And I didn’t:
Want to see what Ehpem said about these same photos?
Victoria, British Columbia
photographed 8.3.2014
One Day | One Image 