Gala Weekend 2011 – Dock Jumping
The ramp is back in 2011. Unseen for a few years, the MOFYC dock jump was back in action for Gala Day 2011. Jesse does a full Nancy K boatlength in the final image.
Gala Weekend 2011 – Bridge Jumping
Traditional bridge jumping from the Algonquin Island bridge on Gala Day 2011.
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Women’s Fascinators
Some of the Women’s Fascinator 2011 challengers. Click panorama to view larger.
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Fire
Special thanks to Sam for taking over duties as Fire Master this year. Willa managed to summon the spirit of the bonfire, you can see it looking back at her in image #5.
Gala Weekend 2011 – The Parade
Shadowland’s parade and show in the field for Gala Weekend 2011. Those stilted chicken costumes were just fabulous.
Wonderful Profile
Space shuttle Atlantis leaps from the launch pad on the final flight of the space shuttle program as STS-135. Burning over 20,000 lbs of fuel every second, Atlantis will accelerate to 28,000 km/h over the course of eight minutes.
Straight Up
A view of space shuttle Atlantis as she stops for the media during rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Atlantis Details
Some closeup details of space shuttle Atlantis during her final rollover reveal surprisingly complex surfaces. Top: reinforced carbon carbon panels and tiles on the port wingtip. Center: thermal blankets on the port OMS pod and covered RCS thrusters. Bottom: nose details with RCC cap, TPS tiles, and thermal blankets.
Great Blue
A great blue heron stands on a submerged log in Snug Harbour, keeping a wary eye on the photographer.
Dr. Tongue
A mature black-crowned night heron licks its bill after successfully spearing a fish for lunch. Click image to view larger.
Night Reflections
An adolescent black-crowned night heron hunts for fish, reflected perfectly in the calm waters of the lagoon at almost 10:00pm.
Heron Pose
The camera turns night into day as an adolescent black-crowned night heron hunts on a log at almost 10:00pm, head down, standing motionless for minutes at a time waiting for fish to swim by.
Velo D’incendie
Shadowland’s car sculpture is reborn as a bicycle in the flames of the Fire Parade 2010 bonfire.
Le Monstre Marin
Kathleen’s floating sea monster lantern, repaired after massive damage suffered in 2009, haunts the shores of Ward’s Beach during Fire Parade 2010.
Cello Fan & Picnic Setting
A trumpeter swan joins in the picnic-like setting at Sunfish Cut for Jacquey Malcolm and Anne Bourne’s cello performance for Luisa Milan’s Hydro-Glyph.