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One eye

A single eye staring at the ground is all that is left of this fallen totem pole, S'Gang Gwaii (Ninstints), Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. I believe this is the same fallen pole that I photographed in 1999 where two eyes were visible, as seen in the accompanying photo. https://www.allenfotowild.com/DailyPhoto/Daily-2015/i-WZnrpnr/A

totem poleUNESCO World Heritageone eyelying on grounddistingratingS'Gaang GwaiiGwaii Haanas Haida Heritage SiteAnthony IslandHaida GwaiiBritish Columbia

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  • Terry Allen

    on August 21, 2021

    Many thanks everyone for the nice comments!

  • jimholmquist

    on August 21, 2021

    Super shot Terry! As Judy said, the comparison with the old shot is really interesting. The deterioration seems significant over the last 20 years.

  • fotoeffects

    on August 21, 2021

    Terrific clarity and detail...very interesting to see the comparison from 1999.

  • Rick Willis

    on August 20, 2021

    Soon it will be completely gone 😃...

  • Kevin Poynor

    on August 20, 2021

    So sad to see the decay. But I suspect the native people would say this is how it should be with the fallen wood returning to the earth.

  • Lgood

    on August 20, 2021

    It's just so sad to see the destruction that the storm has wrought upon the great old totems.

  • Marc DeGirolamo Photography

    on August 20, 2021

    Very cool that you were in the same place.. :-)

  • Donna McCommon

    on August 20, 2021

    Great comp! They eye is about the only thing remaining on this pole. Another piece of history gone.

  • Janet McQueen

    on August 20, 2021

    Terrific find, such a story this tells! So sad in a way - it speaks of an amazing culture lost in time....

  • Bill J Boyd Photography

    on August 20, 2021

    Outstanding shot, Terry. It is well composed, and I can sense how huge it is. Well done.

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