[Leica] British Columbia photo trip

[lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

A week ago I came across a roll of undeveloped Fujicolor color print film
taken  20 years ago on a driving trip to British Columbia. The film was
about eighteen years past the expiration date and had been stored in a
shoebox in a hot closet. The prints came back today. Here are some
selections from the 24 exposure roll. The camera was a venerable Leica CL
with its 40 mm Summicron lens. All shots were hand held. Too bad Leica never
saw fit to make a full frame digital in the CL size. One can always hope.


Vancouver Island looks like a wonderful sailing venue and I envied the boat
owners who kept their boats in this downtown harbor,

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Victoria+small+boat+harbor.jpg.html


The residue of heavy logging is everywhere. This forest was last logged
about a quarter of a century before I took this picture. You can see the
stumps of the removed trees amidst the overgrowth.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Old+growth+forest+in+BC.jpg.html


We arrived at Lake Louise at season's end. A few more days and ice skating
would start.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Canoes+at+Lake+Louise.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Lake+Louise_+first+snow_.jpg.html


There is a personal aspect to these last pictures. My daughter and her
husband owned a small farm in Etlan, VA. in the shadow of the Skyline Drive.
They hoped to raise llamas to use as pack animals for hikers along the
Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. At their request we visited some
BC llama ranches to get some first hand information. Apparently while
Peruvians have great success breeding and using llamas, it takes a lifetime
of handling to know just how to approach them and load the packs. Otherwise
they just turn and spit at you. Llama spit is icky. I know from experience.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Llama+ranch.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Llama+profile.jpg.html


Larry Z