water spout by Bill vander Sluys
old wooden dam on Holland Creek, Ladysmith, BC, Canada. east coast Vancouver Island…
Holland Creek has a number of dams in varying stages of decay, dating back to the early 1900’s. The dams were used to collect water for washing coal at the colliery at Oyster Harbour (Ladysmith).
a bit of Ladysmith history here
Canon 5D
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD IF
5s f/22.0 at 35.0mm iso50
manfrotto 055
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lovely capture
thanks very much kaz…
– Bill vander Sluys
thanks for the feature!
– Bill vander Sluys
thanks very much Jared for the feature, much appreciated…
– Bill vander Sluys
Suitably dark and dingy for a colliery, the water is a the perfect focal point. I didn’t know they washed coal!
thanks for your comment Nigel, appreciate it…
– Bill vander Sluys