Wild Drake Photography

Tag: graffiti

  • Car Free Day Victoria 2016

    For the second year in a row, I went to downtown Victoria, BC, for Car Free Day.  This year it took up a few more blocks of Douglas Street than last year and I enjoyed walking along, looking at all that was offered.  As I parked in a city parking garage, I was able to walk a very short distance before arriving at the first display, which was set up by local first nations.  Initially, there were various fantastic carvings but nobody was performing.  For most of the walk, I had my Canon DSLR for photos, but when I returned to the First Nations display, while they were performing, I took out my Hasselblad 500 EL/M (more on this and the medium format film photos in a later post).

    a colourful carved wooden mask with city hall and trees in the background
    First Nations Carving in front of Victoria City Hall

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  • Sooke River Bridge Graffiti

    Sooke River Bridge Graffiti

    There is really only one way into town, and that is taking Highway 14 over the Sooke River Bridge, but just because driving over the bride keeps the graffiti out of sight, it doesn’t mean it’s not worth checking out. Once you step off the sidewalk and onto the path that leads under the bridge, you catch your first glimpse of it.

    a broken umbrella lies next to the Sooke River bridge
    Umbrella Abandoned
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