Three of my images featuring BC clearcuts and giant stumps have been featured in an article on world-wide deforestation in issue 2 of Auto de Fe, a "cross-platform magazine of inquisitive journalism and intelligent photography." Click here to read the full story.
An in-depth interview I recently did featuring more than 20 photos is up online at: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0723-hance-watt-interview.html. With over one million unique visitors per month, Mongabay.com is one of the world's most popular environmental science and conservation news sites. Great exposure for the plight our endangered ancient forests face!
To kick of the summer of 2012, two friends and I decided to take 7 days and hike the 75km West Coast Trail from Port Renfrew to Bamfield on Vancouver Island. It was an incredible time to say the least! Below are 10 of my favorite shots from the 1000 I took.
West Coast Trail 2012
WCT bliss
West Coast Trail tide pool at Camper Creek
West Coast Trail sunset log
West Coast Trail Tsusiat Falls at night
cave reflection
Tsusiat Fog
Boardwalk and spruce
West Coast Trail Fog
West Coast Trail km 0
I love storms - especially thunder storms - and I've been waiting for the chance to shoot lightning for years. But Victoria rarely, if ever, sees any. So when this powerful front came through, I took to the hills of Metchosin to watch the dazzling display unfold over downtown. And what an incredible show it was! Nature never ceases to amaze. Above are my favorite two shots from the evening, both taken with the 5D MKII and a 70-200mm 2.8 lens.
I was lucky enough to witness a spectacular double rainbow over the ocean yesterday that appeared like a glowing portal to a wonderful new world. If only I could fly!
Here's my shot of Venus' transit in front of the sun yesterday as seen from Metchosin on planet Earth! I shot this using my 5D MKII and a 70-200mm lens w/ a 2X extender. Also attached was a polarizing filter and 5 stop neutral density filter. Even at that, my exposure near sunset was still 1/8000 @ f.64 at 200 iso! What an incredible sight to see though! Next time to watch will be 2117.
Caught this incredible Bald eagle soaring over the ancient forests of the unprotected Upper Walbran Valley last weekend on Southern Vancouver Island. Such a powerful bird and majestic valley yet helpless against the constant onslaught of new clearcuts in the thousand-year-old forests.
A couple shots from a recent drive I took up above Jordan River on southern Vancouver Island.
