It's always sunrise somewhere. Rocks and trees waiting in eager shadow for the first light to arrive and give them colour again while the moon keeps slipping away in secret.
Old-Growth Coastal Douglas-fir Forest
This photo is a tribute to the great old-growth Coastal Douglas-fir forests that once covered most of eastern Vancouver Island. Now ranked as the 4th most endangered ecosystem in all of Canada and home to many rare plant and animal species, I hope the last remaining stands will be preserved in more that just photographs. Knowing that, the chances of capturing this image are very slim. First, you need to find an intact old-growth area and with less than 1% of that remaining, it is sadly quite difficult. Since forests are not typically neat and tidy places you'll rarely have a lovely bed of ferns perfectly set in front of giant trees as well. Asking for the sun to then set over the whole scene would be over-the-top but somehow it all came together for this moment in Metchosin. Magic in the woods.
Winter Sunrise in Metchosin
Winter is a lovely time to photograph sunrise, the best part being that it occurs at nearly 8am instead of 4:30am. The view from Tower Point at the end of Duke Rd. in Metchosin never fails to impress. Here's a look through an old Oak tree from this cool winter morning. The second shot is from exact same view but was made by swinging the camera during the long exposure :)
