History is such a fickle lady, elevating certain stories to levels of yore while others are soon forgotten, lost forever in the ether of time. History can be centered around a tale woven in the fabric of time a millennium ago, or it can share an allegory from recent times. What factors affect those stories [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Marine’
A Quarry’s Story
Posted: 26th April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in Island Hoppin', PhotographyTags: Antique, Artifact, Canada, HDR, Heritage, Landscape, Marine, Ocean, Park, Photography, Vancouver Island
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Have I Been Forgotten?
Posted: 23rd April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
One of the very best parts about being involved in photography is encountering a scene that leaves the visitor with many unanswered questions. Trying to place context on such scenes adds interest and intrigue for the viewer, commonly referred to as “artistic tension” by those who subscribe to Gestalt. Today’s post finds us taking a [...]
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things
Posted: 17th April 2013 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
Usually as we set out to create a new blog here at the Hollow, Mr. Toad will give me some incredibly inspirational photos and then we put our little green heads together until we put the last period at the end and call it a wrap! But today, perhaps because it is finally Spring and suddenly [...]
The Story Of Life
Posted: 6th April 2013 by Mrs. Toad in Island Hoppin', PhotographyTags: Canada, Forest, HDR, Landscape, Marine, Nature, Nautical, Ocean, Park, Photography, Vancouver Island
I remember as if it were yesterday. We were all sitting in a circle on the floor at the teacher’s feet as she opened the book “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. As she started the words “it was a dark and stormy night”, I felt chills run down my spine and from that [...]
Looking Out View
Posted: 4th April 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
It’s been a rough week here around The Hollow as it seems that I picked up a bit of a bug. And we’re not talking about the delicious, fly-like kind, either, we’re talking about the kind that puts a trusty toad straight into the Lily Pads where he needs to rest for a few days. [...]
Chief Tzouhalem’s Mighty Mountain
Posted: 11th March 2013 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
There is just something purely magical about the quiet hours of the morning. Those fleeting few moments that belong neither to the night nor to the day. As if the world is unaware that you are watching, or simply doesn’t mind. Uninterrupted by the clatter of everyday life, it is a time that belongs to each one [...]
Anchor Watch
Posted: 19th February 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Marina, Marine, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
A ship’s bell clangs in the distance through the fog. By the time it hits your ear it almost sounds muddy, as if the thickness of the fog in the air weighed it down. As the echoes drifted across the bay and slowly subsided the gulls began to fly past, never afraid to let their [...]
The Edge Of The Earth
Posted: 23rd January 2013 by Mrs. Toad in Island Hoppin', PhotographyTags: Canada, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Nature, Nautical, Ocean, Park, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
When you live on an island, taking an afternoon excursion can involve more than just a leisurely drive through the countryside. Eventually all roads lead to the edge of the Earth, where the decision then becomes whether we find a boat and keep on going or don a wetsuit and start paddling! On this warm, still day we thought [...]
A Winter’s Morning On The Bay
Posted: 7th January 2013 by ToadHollowPhoto in PhotographyTags: Boats, Canada, Cowichan, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Nautical, Ocean, Photography, Vancouver Island
The air was so cold it was thick. I swore that you could cut it with a knife it felt so heavy. Frost sat on everything exposed in the marine landscape, and even direct sunlight for a period of time wasn’t enough to get rid of it. And through it all, a light foggy mist [...]
Along the Yellow Brick Road
Posted: 1st November 2012 by Mrs. Toad in PhotographyTags: Canada, Cowichan, Forest, HDR, Landscape, Marina, Marine, Mountains, Photography, Vancouver Island, West Coast
The long hot days of summer are well behind us as Autumn slowly descends on our little valley, bringing gifts of red and gold and amber. It is my very favourite time of the year. A time to rest, a time to reflect, to slow down and unwind. A romantic time where a walk in the [...]
