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Portrait of a Laughlan Island woman<br /> <br /> It's been a while since I posted any photos from my Melanesia trip. After Kitava Island we visited the Laughlan Islands. They are a remote archipelago of several low-lying coral islands situated in Milne Bay province, hundreds of miles east of the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The main island is Bodaluna Island, called Bodelun Island on Google Earth. The islanders are skilled traditional canoe builders and live by subsistence gardening and fishing. The islands are the furthest eastern point of the Kula Ring, which I have discussed before here: <a href="http://goo.gl/pVnCiw">http://goo.gl/pVnCiw</a><br /> <br /> Several more photos of the islanders and the islands can be seen here, and I'll post a few more tomorrow: <a href="http://goo.gl/W2CPS7">http://goo.gl/W2CPS7</a><br /> <br /> 23/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
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Portrait of a Laughlan Island woman

It's been a while since I posted any photos from my Melanesia trip. After Kitava Island we visited the Laughlan Islands. They are a remote archipelago of several low-lying coral islands situated in Milne Bay province, hundreds of miles east of the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The main island is Bodaluna Island, called Bodelun Island on Google Earth. The islanders are skilled traditional canoe builders and live by subsistence gardening and fishing. The islands are the furthest eastern point of the Kula Ring, which I have discussed before here: http://goo.gl/pVnCiw

Several more photos of the islanders and the islands can be seen here, and I'll post a few more tomorrow: http://goo.gl/W2CPS7

23/10/13 http://www.allenfotowild.com

Laughlin IslandsPapua New GuineaBudeluna Island

  • Portrait of a woman in a sari, Vada Talav lake, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat, India<br /> <br /> Just before I took the photo, the woman spontaneously reached up her hand, moved aside her veil and smiled at me.<br /> <br /> The hill behind her is Pavagadh Hill, which is also part of this UNESCO site and is a popular place of pilgrimage, drawing thousands of pilgrims a day to the famous 11th C temple of the Goddess Kalika Mata at the top of the hill (pics still to be edited).<br /> <br /> Photos of the beautiful 16th century Jami Masjid (masjid means mosque), which is a blend of Hindu and Moslem architecture, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/JWuvJH">http://goo.gl/JWuvJH</a><br /> <br /> 31/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Sail boat passing Butedale falls, Princess Royal Island, mid-coast British Columbia (best large)<br /> <br /> Once summer comes, and the weather settles, the fjords and islands off the Inside Passage to Alaska are a popular boating destination for sailors from the lower Mainland of BC and the USA. Indeed, with the exception of two roads that reach the coast from the interior of BC at Bella Coola and Prince Rupert, most of the coast has no road access and the approximately 12000 square miles (32,000 square km) of this amazing wilderness can only be reached by boat.<br /> <br /> Other photos of this part of the Inside Passage, including another couple of big waterfalls, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/ZEHI4b">http://goo.gl/ZEHI4b</a><br /> <br /> 30/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Ruins of the ice cream shack, Butedale Creek, Princess Royal Island, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Looks like it must have been an inviting place to stop for ice cream in the past! The power plant and the ice plant were located upstream of this small shack, and the only local resident "Butedale Lou" keeps a turbine running on the stream to generate a small supply of electricity. See here for info on Butedale Lou and his cat: <a href="http://waggonerguide.com/content/profile-lou-simoneau">http://waggonerguide.com/content/profile-lou-simoneau</a>. His house can be seen here: <br /> <a href="http://goo.gl/71JcbA">http://goo.gl/71JcbA</a><br /> <br /> The site was abandoned when it became uneconomic to process fish there. Since the buildings are wood frame they gradually rot and return to nature, much as the aboriginal totem poles in the area were designed to do.<br /> <br /> Several more photos from Butedale can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/iLN7oI">http://goo.gl/iLN7oI</a><br /> <br /> 29/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Hotel and bunkhouse (the largest and best preserved building) with burned remains of general store (?), Butedale, Princess Royal Island, British Columbia<br /> <br /> For other photos of this picturesque ghost town see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/tPJ0E2">http://goo.gl/tPJ0E2</a>
  • ''P' is for Pink<br /> <br /> Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I created this image in Photoshop using one of my images of the sand dunes from Sousevlei in Namibia. The shape of the sand dune was breast-like and the shadowed side I imagined could represent diseased tissue. I changed the orange colour of the sand dune to pink, fitted some text to the path of the shadow (filling it with a pattern created from the sand ripples), and added the logo from the Breast Cancer web site. Finally I added a circular gradient behind the dune using two colours selected from the image. This was an interesting learning experience for me, as I usually don't manipulate my images to this extent, and I had to learn some new techniques to achieve the final effect.<br /> <br /> 27/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Ruins of brick furnace building fallen on an old boat with the ruins of the Butedale cannery building in the background. The ovens can be seen centre screen at larger sizes.<br /> <br /> Butedale was founded on Princess Royal Island, British Columbia in 1918, and it is accessible only by boat. It was a base for fishing, mining and logging. At its peak the population of Butedale was over 400 people. but it's now a ghost town. It was, for many years, the site of a salmon cannery that ceased operations in the 1950s. The Butedale Founders Association has talked about restoring the town but it is quickly falling to ruin. The wharf has been maintained and is used as a base for boaters and fishers visiting the area. The site is for sale. If you are interested, see the description here: <a href="http://www.rdks.bc.ca/content/regional-district-community-heritage-registry?q=node/58">http://www.rdks.bc.ca/content/regional-district-community-heritage-registry?q=node/58</a><br /> <br /> For other photos of the ruins of Butedale, including the bunkhouse and Butedale Falls, see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/qfk4N5">http://goo.gl/qfk4N5</a> <br /> More photos from Butedale will be posted after 'P' day.<br /> <br /> 26/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Boy and his puppy, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea<br /> <br /> A few other new photos from Bodoluna Island can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/SlfCGH">http://goo.gl/SlfCGH</a><br /> <br /> 25/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Portrait of the village chief, Bodaluna Island, Laughlan Islands, Papua New Guinea<br /> <br /> Other portraits and photos of the villagers can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/0zTv3j">http://goo.gl/0zTv3j</a><br /> <br /> 24/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Portrait of a Laughlan Island woman<br /> <br /> It's been a while since I posted any photos from my Melanesia trip. After Kitava Island we visited the Laughlan Islands. They are a remote archipelago of several low-lying coral islands situated in Milne Bay province, hundreds of miles east of the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The main island is Bodaluna Island, called Bodelun Island on Google Earth. The islanders are skilled traditional canoe builders and live by subsistence gardening and fishing. The islands are the furthest eastern point of the Kula Ring, which I have discussed before here: <a href="http://goo.gl/pVnCiw">http://goo.gl/pVnCiw</a><br /> <br /> Several more photos of the islanders and the islands can be seen here, and I'll post a few more tomorrow: <a href="http://goo.gl/W2CPS7">http://goo.gl/W2CPS7</a><br /> <br /> 23/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Fall leaves and spider web #4, Vancouver, BC (best larger)<br /> <br /> We've had a lot of fog in Vancouver the last few days and the fall crop of spider's webs at the daily dog walk are covered with tiny droplets of water, making nice images against the colourful fall leaves.<br /> <br /> Other shots of the spider webs, with and without spiders, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/hPzLzL">http://goo.gl/hPzLzL</a><br /> <br /> 22/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Old apple tree in bloom, draped with old man's beard lichen (Methselah's beard lichen or hanging hair lichen), Mussel Creek, mid-coast British Columbia<br /> <br /> This lichen (Usnea species, probably Usnea longissima) has been used medicinally for at least 1600 years. It contains a potent antibiotic and antifungal agent. The hairlike structure of the lichen, and its antimicrobial properties, means that Usnea can be used to treating surface wounds when sterile gauze and modern antibiotics are unavailable. Remember that next time you are injured in the woods and away from medical help. <br /> <br /> Also interesting, Usnea longissima grows best in old growth forests. Usnea species are very sensitive to air pollution, especially sulfur dioxide (which is found in car exhausts for example), so its range has been much reduced. The luxuriant growth of the lichen in the roadless wilderness of the Great Bear Rainforest is indicative of the excellent non-polluted air quality in this undisturbed north temperate rain forest.<br /> <br /> For other photos of this interesting combination of apple blossoms and incredible growth of old man's beard lichen, see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/Ar3J6U">http://goo.gl/Ar3J6U</a><br /> <br /> Update re ArcTangent's question: there were at least 2 apple trees in the Mussel Creek estuary. I thought they may have been planted as a result of some mining or prospecting activity that occurred in the mid 1800s. The adjacent fjord (Khutze Inlet) did have copper mine at one point, now long abandoned.<br /> <br /> 21/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • 'O' is for onion<br /> <br /> My alphabet streak from the garden continues with a red onion slice, taken on a light box. Presented as shot with the only digital manipulation being a circular gradient added behind the onion using colours taken from the onion rings....and of course the onions rings are, themselves, multiple concentric 'O's.<br /> <br /> 20/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Snow melt trickling down a granite cliff. The individual droplets can be best appreciated at the largest size.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the granite cliff and the reflections can be seen here, as well as more shots of water rivulets running down the cliff: <a href="http://goo.gl/YSFGGc">http://goo.gl/YSFGGc</a><br /> <br /> Update: I just took my photo for 'O' day...but did I manage to stay with garden images?? Stay tuned; are you ready with your shots, too?<br /> <br /> 19/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Reflections galore!<br /> <br /> Granite cliff with moss reflected in the ocean #1, Mussel Creek, mid-coast British Columbia. In this image the crack lines in the granite and the moss plus its reflection appear to form an arrow.<br /> <br /> This series of photos was taken at the base of a vertical granite cliff that plunged into the ocean. There were some wonderful reflections where the cliff met the still water. All the photos were taken from the water and are as shot with no digital alterations, filters etc. They make an interesting series of abstracts.<br /> <br /> Nature's patterns continue to astonish. I invite you to take a look at all of them (plus more tomorrow) to find your favorites. See here: <a href="http://goo.gl/qCC9RS">http://goo.gl/qCC9RS</a><br /> <br /> 18/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Back-lit chocolate lilies<br /> <br /> These splendid lilies (Fritillaria camschatcensis) are widely distributed throughout the Great Bear Rainforest in the spring. Since their bells hang downward you have to get pretty close to the ground and shoot up to capture the inside of the bell. The back lighting shows the pretty markings on the petals. Mussel Creek, mid-coast British Columbia.<br /> <br /> From Wikipedia: the plant's roots are a starchy tuber, similar to a potato. They are often dug up by grizzly bears. The plants have been eaten by Indigenous people of the Northern Pacific Rim for centuries before the introduction of Western diets. In 2012 there was a small movement to revive the use of plant in British Columbia by West Coast First Nations.<br /> <br /> For a couple of other shots of these beautiful flowers, see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/WcOhI1">http://goo.gl/WcOhI1</a><br /> <br /> 17/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Seen on an old building.<br /> <br /> Two lions holding the Basel City coat of arms with a black bishop's crozier on a white field. No idea why they're sticking their tongues out, but this is not uncommon on lions in heraldry ....anyone know why?<br /> <br /> For a medieval door and a bas relief see here: <a href="http://goo.gl/jUkif2">http://goo.gl/jUkif2</a><br /> <br /> 16/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Watch out, it's an eagle! (best seen at largest sizes)<br /> <br /> When this bald eagle flew near the flock of Bonaparte gulls, they scattered. This shot is a composite of two back to back frames where the gulls were sharp in the first frame and the eagle was sharp in the second frame. Mussel Creek mid-coast British Columbia<br /> <br /> A nice image of a Bonaparte gull reflected in the creek can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/yKdBCl">http://goo.gl/yKdBCl</a><br /> <br /> 15/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Star of David window at Basel Munster<br /> <br /> The tracery in the round window of the south transept depicts a Star of David, formed by two equilateral triangles. The center of the window contains the statue of Christ the Redeemer. The Star of David is an ancient symbol for the intermingling of the visible and the invisible worlds, the material and the spiritual worlds.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the cloister at Basel Munster can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/9puUwN">http://goo.gl/9puUwN</a><br /> <br /> 14/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • 'N' is for New Narcissi<br /> <br /> The only 'N' I could find from my garden was a package of Narcissus bulbs that I had bought to plant this fall. I spread the bulbs around the package illustration and took a photo but, quite frankly, it looked very uninteresting. So I started to play around with filters to get an 'Old Masters Oil Painting' look. I still think the result is rather disappointing and not up to my usual standards. Sorry!<br /> <br /> 13/12/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Beautiful, Natural, British Columbia (best seen at large sizes)<br /> <br /> Mussel Creek with lupines and snowfields, Fiordlands Conservancy, mid-coast British Columbia. This is part of the vulnerable area in danger of destruction from an oil spill if oil tanker traffic down the coast increases if/when the Northern Gateway Pipeline is built. Information about the Fiordlands can be found here: <a href="http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/fiordland/">http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/fiordland/</a><br /> <br /> For other photos of this beautiful area click here: <a href="http://goo.gl/cW59nx">http://goo.gl/cW59nx</a><br /> <br /> 12/10/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>

  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on November 10, 2013

    Hi, this is Great.

  • Ilene Samowitz

    on October 24, 2013

    Wonderful portrait

  • jimholmquist

    on October 24, 2013

    Excellent portrait!

  • nelli

    on October 24, 2013

    She is a beauty. An excellent portrait!

  • TruImages

    on October 24, 2013

    Nice portrait of a lovely lady!

  • Howard's Photography

    on October 24, 2013

    Excellent portrait!

  • geoghanart

    on October 24, 2013

    What a sweet smile - nice portrait.

  • fotoeffects

    on October 23, 2013

    Lovely portrait!

  • Donna McCommon

    on October 23, 2013

    Neat portrait!

  • PAULBELLINGERSR

    on October 23, 2013

    Thanks for your comment on the train....someone else thought it had jumped the tracks too, cool Image here!

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