Stock Photography: Canada - British Columbia
Vancouver Island
*Page under construction*
I have amassed a large collection of Stock Photography images which previously could be accessed via a link to Photographers Direct.com. This was a well-established website with well over one million images on record, supplied by thousands of photographers worldwide. However, in early 2019 the site folded without warning or explanation, I suspect as the result of a downturn in the Stock Photography market.
As an alternative means of displaying my stock images, I am in the early stages of creating a series of thumbnail gallery pages featuring shots previously held by PD in addition to those included in the main posts. Due to the large number of JPEG files I have not attempted to re-keyword individual files as before but have grouped them under general headings so that they can be accessed via a general search. Larger categories will be sub-divided and some subjects may be duplicated on one or more pages.
As an alternative means of displaying my stock images, I am in the early stages of creating a series of thumbnail gallery pages featuring shots previously held by PD in addition to those included in the main posts. Due to the large number of JPEG files I have not attempted to re-keyword individual files as before but have grouped them under general headings so that they can be accessed via a general search. Larger categories will be sub-divided and some subjects may be duplicated on one or more pages.
Victoria
Please note that all my images are subject to copyright. They are not free to use and have been embedded with a digital watermark. Also bear in mind that
the thumbnails displayed are relatively low-quality and do not fully reflect the standard of images produced from the high-resolution files supplied to clients.
the thumbnails displayed are relatively low-quality and do not fully reflect the standard of images produced from the high-resolution files supplied to clients.
Pacific Rim National Park
Strathcona Provincial Park
Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, having been designated as such in 1911. It lies almost in the centre of Vancouver Island and comprises over 250,000 hectares of wilderness including snow-capped peaks, the Comox Glacier, lakes and rivers with dramatic waterfalls. Apart from Buttle Lake and the Forbidden Plateau area, the majority of the park is largely undeveloped to maintain the natural splendour and make it the preserve of hikers, backpackers and mountaineers.
Strathcona Park was named in honour of Donald Alexander Smith, First Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a Canadian pioneer and one of the principals behind the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1885, it was Smith, also known as Lord Strathcona, who drove the last iron spike home at Craigellachie in British Columbia`s Selkirk Mountains, to connect the railway line between Canada`s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. The highest peak, not only within Strathcona Provincial Park, but on Vancouver Island, is the Golden Hind (elevation 2,200m) which lies just west of Buttle Lake.
Includes Victoria, Strathcona Park, Pacific Rim etc