Nautical - # - John Olsen Photography

Being the landlubber that I am, I have been slow to kindle my interest in nautical affairs in the Northwest. However, I have been drawn to boating images recently and thought to start showing a selection here. Initial images are from Japan, Port Townsend, Fidalgo Island, and up the coast into British Columbia. Locations and shooting notes are in the captions.

I would especially recommend the Seaview North Boatyard in Bellingham and the Center for Wooden Boats in Port Townsend to other photographers. Serious reconstruction work is done in both places by skilled boatmen, larger and smaller vessels respectively. Careful visitors are welcome, but ask for permission first.

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Fishing boat as (failed) restaurant in Oarai, Japan, February 2005. Shot with Kodak HIE infrared film in 35 mm format. By this time the film lab was no longer destroying the HIE and I was getting reliable results. (See my Japan gallery on this web site for more.)

Fishing boat as (failed) restaurant in Oarai, Japan, June 2004. Shot with Kodak HIE infrared film in 35 mm format with 20 mm lens. Note slight reticulation of sky image due to elevated (and non-recommended) developer. It's interesting here, but the rest of the roll was pretty much trashed. As a traveler, I was at the mercy of a large film lab and trying to convince them to do it my way while still learning Japanese. Subsequently, I was able to talk them into using a gentler process on this film.

"Bad Boys' End" On Fidalgo Island, shot with 4x5 view camera, 150 mm lens, and TriX film, December 2012. (If you find this boat, be aware that the farmer does not appreciate trespassers. I asked permission to photograph, but asked a neighbor who misunderstood where I wanted to go. I was lucky in this miscommunication, but it could have been embarrassing.)

Center for Wooden Boats in Port Townsend, November 2012. Shot with medium format camera, 80 mm lens and TriX film using window light.

"Keith W Rudder" Seaview North Boatyard, Bellingham, WA. TriX film in 4x5 camera, March 2013.

"Keith W Prop and Rudder" Seaview North Boatyard, Bellingham, WA. TriX film in 4x5 camera, March 2013. While I was shooting this view the boatbuilder was hammering home another 20' long plank on the other side of this boat. This was a massive reconstruction job and fascinating to see up close.

"Boat at Drayton Harbor Cannery I," Blaine, WA. TriX film in 4x5 camera, March 2013.

"Boat at Drayton Harbor Cannery II," Blaine, WA. TriX film in 4x5 camera, March 2013.

"Flying Boat I," at Crescent Bay Yacht Club, near Surrey, B.C., March 2013. Shot with TriX film in 4x5 camera; film developed with Barnbaum N-3 contraction process for heavily overcast sky.

Fishing boat as (failed) restaurant in Oarai, Japan, February 2005. Shot with Kodak HIE infrared film in 35 mm format. By this time the film lab was no longer destroying the HIE and I was getting reliable results. (See my Japan gallery on this web site for more.)

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