DITL Esquimalt and Peninsula
I thought I'd start the new year by posting my last Day in the Life of 2011, this time a combination of Esquimalt and Peninsula, which I did last summer. Shooting a DITL series is always fun. Doing one in Esquimalt is completely different from one in, say, Saanich, if only because of the size of the area you have to cover. And then you have the Saanich Peninsula with the airport, the BC Ferries terminal, and a big, big dairy farm.
Oh, and happy new year to all!
Victoria International Airport, Thursday July 14th, 2011. 20:12 - Jenny, Jared and 18 months old Roland Cook needed a snack before taking a flight to Ontario to visit family.
North Saanich, Thursday July 14th, 2011. 17:53 - Michael Holst, manager at Pendray Farms, tube feeds a 12 hour old calf, who earlier that day had escaped out into the field.
Esquimalt, Tuesday August 23rd, 2011. 17:45 - James Ferguson, produce clerk at Country Grocer, enjoys the sun during a short break from work.
Sidney, Thursday July 14th, 2011. 18:36 - Constable Vanessa Fields, of the Sidney / North Saanich RCMP, signs in to the laptop in one of the RCMP's vehicles.
Esquimalt, Tuesday August 23rd, 2011. 16:14 - Wayne Young, apprentice mechanic at Lyall Street Service Station, replaces a tire.
Esquimalt, Tuesday August 23rd, 2011. 15:52 - Bill McCabe tees off at the 10th hole on Gorge Vale Golf Course.
Swartz Bay, Thursday July 14th, 2011. 19:14 - David Burrowes was waiting at the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal for the ferry to Mayne Island, and was killing time by solving a crossword puzzle and watching baseball.
Esquimalt, Tuesday August 23rd, 2011. 20:37 - Yan Demeules was playing pool at Tudor House.
DITL Esquimalt
I did my first graveyard shift for Black Press back in September. I was part of a crew of photographers who were to document a day (or 24 hours, as it were) in the life of Esquimalt. My shift ran from midnight until seven in the morning, and boy was I glad to come home to get some sleep. I would be hard pressed to call Esquimalt 'lively' on a Tuesday morning in September, but I did get some decent shots, though.
Before heading out around half past eleven, I tried to catch a shut-eye for an hour or so. That didn't work, but I did get some rest. I made some coffee, which I put on a thermos, and a sandwich. I also bought some chocolate covered coffee beans the day before, in case I finished the coffee. I found that I didn't really need them, but I had some anyway - they're that good.
It was strange driving around town, and it even became a bit eerie when the fog started rolling in. I was frequently reminded of The Mist, a Stephen King novella I read a few years ago, especially when I stopped at Macaulay Point Park.
All in all a good night, and I learned a few things along the way - which is always a good thing.
00:06 - Nataliya reads in bed before going to sleep.
01:20 - Fog at the corner of Admirals Road and Colville Road in Esquimalt. This one made the cover.
03:32 - Fog at Macaulay Point Park. 'The Mist', anyone?
04:45 - Taxi driver Hashim Khawaja was having a slow night in Esquimalt.
05:47 - Alan Ash starts his mornings with some coffee and a smoke.
06:14 - Curt Spaven laces up his boots before heading out to maintain the Gorge Valley golf course.