75 favorites     48 comments    846 visits

1/160 f/13.0 23.9 mm ISO 100

SONY DSC-RX10M4

24-600mm F2.4-4.0

EXIF - See more details

See also...

Pictures for Pam Pictures for Pam


The Photographer The Photographer


ART-LANDSCAPES ART-LANDSCAPES


100 Percent Perfect 100 Percent Perfect


Tolerance Tolerance


.cO) clouds .cO) clouds


All About Water All About Water


Ipernity Addicts Ipernity Addicts


Sun-Sational Skies Sun-Sational Skies


I ♥ Nature I ♥ Nature


Master and Muse Master and Muse


NATURE ❤ SANCTUARY NATURE ❤ SANCTUARY


TRAVELOGUE TRAVELOGUE


ZEN 禅 ART ZEN 禅 ART


Foto - à la carte Foto - à la carte


Nature and Us Nature and Us


Magical sunlight Magical sunlight


40+ Favourites 40+ Favourites


Water Reflections Water Reflections


Your Shock Photos Your Shock Photos


a zen world. a zen world.


La nature La nature


beautiful photo's beautiful photo's


sunrise & sunset sunrise & sunset


Wonderful Sunsets Wonderful Sunsets


magic moments magic moments


NATURE!! NATURE!!


See more...

Keywords

sunset
silhouette
sunbeam
magic hour
Vancouver Island
Pictures for Pam
Parksville, Vancouver Island
Surfside RV Park


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved

846 visits


A Sunset to Remember in Parksville, Vancouver Island! (+7 insets!)

A Sunset to Remember in Parksville, Vancouver Island! (+7 insets!)
(+7 insets!) (you can see the edgelit clouds better in full size!) :)

Trip Talk: Up the Coast from Nanaimo to Parksville!

After our too-short stay at our Nanaimo-based campground, we pulled up stakes and made the 40-minute drive to our next destination, Surfside RV Resort in Parksville. We were really happy to arrive at our next campsite so soon and since it was such an easy drive, we were able to go out and explore after getting our RV set up!

Goats on the Roof and Country Store
We decided that a drive around the area would be fun so we set off to go see a very popular country store with an unusual claim to fame. The store was set back on a hillside and had a grass-covered roof. On that roof were a group of goats! People come from near and far to see the goats up there, and we wanted to see as well!

As it turned out, the blatant tourist trap of it all really turned us off, though we should have known better to begin with. The goats are actually kept on the roof. People milling around taking pictures of them made us feel like we were part of a crowd of mindless sight-seers and though I took my own shots, I felt a bit duped by the experience. The store was definitely overpriced but it was actually worth seeing. Vast selections of anything you could think of, mostly in the gourmet-food sector, it was really neat to see so many interesting varieties they had to offer. In fact, we ended up going home with a lovely marbled Porter cheddar cheese that wasn't expensive and turned out to be delicious and beautiful too! (If you'd like to see the sort of cheese we got, here's an article which shows pictures of "alcohol-marbled cheeses" )

Wandering around outside the store, we found an enormous area filled with statuary for sale. They were fun to look at and I took some pictures, one of which you'll see as an inset. We also went around behind the store and saw a really cool old log cabin which I'm sharing a picture of too.

Ultimately though, we were very underwhelmed with our experience at this tourist trap and just as well because it was time to head back for dinner. What a surprise we had in store…Mother Nature was about to make up for that bland experience!

A Sunset to Remember
After we'd had a lovely dinner, Steve and I decided to take a walk along the park's beautifully manicured path that went along the coastline. There was plenty of time to watch the sun go down and as the moments ticked by, the views got prettier and prettier. Adding to the drama, there were folks out on the bay enjoying themselves in kayaks and paddleboards. Steve and I enjoyed the challenge of trying to get pictures of them fully-silhouetted in the beam of sunshine in the water. It was such a lovely evening and we got piles of pictures! In fact, I was at a loss of how to properly share the images I got because there were so many that turned out very nicely. So, my solution is to present four sets of pictures so I can give a proper show that isn't too repetitive, I hope! :)

Today's Pictures
Today's main picture is a favorite for its light and wonderful mood. It really gives a feeling of what it was like to be out there that evening…the experience was amazing and so breathtaking! The insets show my best silhouetted person in the sunbeam, followed by a friendly fellow paddling into the sunbeam, droplets of water edge-lit in the glowing light. Finally, a silhouetted view of a paddleboarder looking back to see her friends in kayaks nearby. What a lovely way to experience that wonderful evening. A glorious occasion which we will never forget.

Pam, have you ever played the "people in the sunbeam" game like we did? It's a grand bit of fun, especially because they were always paddling around, we were on the move, and everything was always changing up. I haven't tried it on a beach but it would be the same thing to sit in the sand and capture people silhouetted against the waves with the sun beaming past them…fun stuff. I hope you are having a nice day! :) *BIG HUGS* from southern Oregon!

Explored on 2/06/20; highest placement #4.

ROL/Photo, Holger Hagen, , Jadviga Grase and 71 other people have particularly liked this photo


48 comments - The latest ones
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Just Fabulous, Janet!!

Admired in:
100% perfect

100%
www.ipernity.com/group/centopercentoperfect100perfect
4 years ago.
 Kawasirius
Kawasirius club
Superbes vue avec ces couchers de soleils et les beaux reflets sur l'eau ! Des images bien composées ! Le maisons avec leur toits de verdure sont originales et belles ! J'aime bien les chèvres sur l'insert #4 ! Un superbe travail, Janet, je vous souhaite une bonne soirée !
4 years ago.
 uwschu
uwschu club
sehr schöne Momente, liebe Sonnenuntergänge
4 years ago.
 Boro
Boro
Superbes !!
4 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A wonderful path of light across the water Janet, the first inset I'm wondering if you flipped it left to right you could then crop it to meet the requirements of the IMA front-page photography it would be worth trying
4 years ago.
Janet Brien club has replied to Peter Castell club
Ooooh, that's a grand idea! I'll give it a try! :)
Thank you for the suggestion!
4 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
I am very glad to see some members of the Vancouver Rowing Club!
;-)))))
beautiful pictures!
4 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Superbes photos et notes. Nicole.
4 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Wonderful images and narrative Janet, really like the sunlight on the water shots

Thank you for posting in the group
www.ipernity.com/group/magicalsunlight
4 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Un ambiente muy agradable, con puesta o no del sol. Lo que me choca es ver el ganado cabrío casi sobre el tejado de lo que parece un local de hostelería.
4 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Je regarde ,j'admire et je savoure inlassablement *********
HFF et Excellente fin de semaine.
4 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent sunset capture and PIPs!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
somptueux !!
4 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
I LOVE THE GLITTER TRAIL.. AND HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE THAT A FEW TIMES.. ALSO THE SILVER GLITTER TRAIL OF THE FULL MOON ACROSS WATER.

SMILED AT THE GOATS... DONT FEEL DUPED.. JUST CONSIDER THE PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING.. HARD SO OFTEN THESE DAYS.

I LOVED THE OWLS.. I WOULD GIVE THAT GARDEN ROOM ANYDAY !!!

HUGSSS
4 years ago.
 Reyk
Reyk club
Ein herrlicher Tag geht zu Ende und die Sonne schickt einen letzten Gruß
4 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
GLORIOUS views, Janet ! I adore ************************
4 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
VERY moody image and what a love ly series.
Have a nice weekend Janet.
4 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Stunning Sunset image. Great series of PIPs Well done Janet Regards Tess.
4 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Returning to say Congratulations in Explore. Well deserved for this image.
4 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
Wonderful sundown
4 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
A captivating travelogue with wonderful details in pictures and words, Janet!
By the way, the marbled cheeses look really good and would be perfect for beautiful abstract macros (for example) ;)). Have a great weekend! :)
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A wonderful backlight shot, Janet !
4 years ago.
 dgmphoto
dgmphoto club
Great images.
4 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
What a magical atmosphere. The evening sun lays a golden ribbon on the waves of the lake.The insets are interesting. The pic with the goats on the roof is funny.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal club
What a beautiful place you visited! Vancouver must be one of the prettiest places on earth! Have a great weekend, my friend!
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A stunning set of sunset images.........................although your main image is spectacular, I much prefer the image in the 3rd PiP with the silhouetted paddle boarder and the kayakers. The sunburst is particularly nice.

In the other PiPs, I really like the image with the grass-roofed cabin and the wonderful statue of the owls.

Sorry to hear you were a bit underwhelmed by your visit to the store..........but it sounds like the positive aspects of your day far outweighed the negative ones!
4 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
A wonderful series of impressive sunset images!
4 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Oh wow, wow your pictures are just so amazing. I just love the sunset photos, but I just can't decide which is my favourite - probably the main one, but they are all so so good. I love the other pictures, especially the one with the grass growing on the roof. It does look very like some houses on the Faero Islands. You have outdone yourself here with these pictures sweetie.x
4 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
WoooWW wat een sunset,,,en de 7 pips zijn ongelooflijk congratulation JANET
4 years ago.
 Misou 49
Misou 49 club
Magnifique photo avec de superbes reflets !
4 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Brilliant photographs and story again Janet... I understand what you mean by the tourist traps. so it wasn't just a lucky visit - the goats are regular roof dwellers - yes gotcha'.. but you can do your own thing by using your fabulous R.V.. and go where you wish.
Wishing you further 'Happy travelling' and 'Good wishes' from David J' UK.
4 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Good work Janet, a beautiful series as always. Love that sunset.
◦•●◉✿ Have a great weekend✿◉●•◦
4 years ago.
 Zulma
Zulma
Moments of serenity my dear podsister. If you could reach and touch those clouds, like magic, your moments could be stamped for ever. I totally love these moments that photography allows to steal and stamp like that. Beautiful. Enjoy your WE Janet.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Erika Akire
Erika Akire
...oh, Vancouver Island...wonderful...
4 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
You captured well the magical sunlight ready to go "to bed", just wonderful. The insets are very interesting, especially the roofs planted with grass. Have a nice Sunday, Janet.
4 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
what a great report, beautiful pictures
4 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
That's a cracking Sundown shot Janet, I like several of those PIPs with the guys in the canoes.
4 years ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Beautiful and well captured Janet
4 years ago.
 Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr)
Cheryl Kelly (cher12… club
Beautiful work! Congrats on explore.
4 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Glorious sunset image and wonderful PiPs, Janet!
Have a good new week!
4 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
That sun is marvelous! I also love the grassy roofs. We saw a lot of those in Norway. Very practical.
4 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
Marvellous sunset scene! Well taken!
4 years ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
toujours de photos superbes Janet ************bravo !
4 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Outstanding series!************************
4 years ago.
 diedje
diedje
the fourth (pip) photo is also so great!
4 years ago.
 Kama 56
Kama 56
Splendide
4 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
What a stunning sunset Janet. Your photos are superb and have a lovely romantic quality to them which I adore. The silhouetted figures in the light in your PiPs are great. You might have felt duped by the goat on the roof experience but still managed a get shot and they are ovviously content. Love the owls btw. A great series of images Janet and I love your notes.
4 years ago.
 Jadviga Grase
Jadviga Grase club
Wonderful light and mood. Outstending series!!!!
4 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.