A ship, a seal and my personal fishermen

That's my husband and son fishing while a cruise ship going to Alaska heads north. That black spot in the water just in front of them is a seal. I took this last night just after I posted my rose shot (thanks for your comments & favs). Those of you who know my regular view might notice that the mountains have disappeared. That's because of numerous forest fires happening in British Columbia and on Vancouver Island right now. It is VERY smokey here today! We are experiencing a drought like we've never seen before and it's rather scary!

Check out this link to see the satellite view of all the smoke. It's rather incredible. http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/07/satellite-view-shows-massive-plume-of-wildfire-smoke-over-metro-vancouver/ I'm located in Campbell River about the middle of Vancvouer Island and just at the edge of that smoke.

[colinbarber013]

Interesting persistence of scale.

[Lin]

Great composition - I'm going to check out your link.

[tony gig]

Wonderful capture, and wonderful Ship.

[Alexandra DG]

love it, the size comparison & the story - don't like the smoke part of course - hope it gets better soon

[Cindy]

Beautiful, brings back memories

[Sheralee S]

Great timing and fabulous juxtaposition. I hope you all stay safe.

[Debbie]

having the two boats there really give perspective

[Islandgirl]

Love the two different size boats, great perspective.
I hope they get the fire under control soon, it must be so scary!

[Janelle]

Wonderful shot. I just had a look at the satellite map, and another map to see where Campbell River is. So now I know :)

[Janelle]

Is that the same ship from a few days ago, but heading in the opposite direction?

[KWind]

@stuckinoz Not the exact same ship but from the same company. It is one of the "DAM" ships.

[Babs]

Fabulous shot and love the juxtaposition.
Sorry to hear you are experiencing such horrendous forest fires. Very scary.

[Mary]

Wow it puts it into perspective just how small their boat is and a seal to boot!

[Danette Thompson]

Such an interesting shot.

[Sharon Lee]

Loving the size difference

[Lisa]

The photo is terrific, so much to look at. I have been watching the news about the fires in both B.C. and Saskatchewan. Hopefully they are able to get them under control soon!

[Janiskay]

I love the size comparison between the ship & the boat. Did they cat supper?

[Rachel]

This is such a lovely perspective shot. I hope the drought breaks for you soon, very scary fires!

[Barbara Webb]

Love the comparison of sizes, nicely captured!

[Taffy]

this is a beautiful scene. It also looks like it could be a two-page spread in a children's book with the concept 'big-little' as the focus.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Susan Klassen]

Nice composition, I like the perspective!

[Rosie Kerr]

I like the scale comparison between the large cruise ship and your guys. I am troubled for you, with all the fires and drought. :(

[Shannon☼]

Great shot, Kim! Love where you've set the horizon!

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Beautiful moment caught. Great image

[Sally Ings]

Great perspective. There seems to be a lot of drought all over the world.

[Denise Wood]

terrific triple capture :) Hope all is ok with all those fires around you. Sounds like you really need a decent rain!

[Vera]

It'a amazing how in such calm waters both vessels look so stationary! Beautiful shot.

[Danny G.]

The difference in scale is amazing. I hope you get rain soon.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, very cool shot. I love the difference between the big ship and small boat.

[Ukandie!]

Great juxtaposition. I hope you get some rain soon.

[vstap]

Nice scale and contrast!

[Pat Knowles]

Must be incredible having that massive ship sAil past you & your house....all the passengers could be looking out admiring your property!

[Pyrrhula]

Stunting capture. to get the three of them in one shot. And a Holland America Line ship. Hope you will have some rain soon for you dry mountains.

[Kathy]

Forest fires are always so scary because getting them under control is so hard and it affects people and wild life in so many ways!!! Hope they get those fires under control and you get lots and lots of rain!! Do love the shot and the contrast in sizes!! FAV!

[Faye Turner]

Wonderful capture! Hopefully their won't be too many forests destroyed by the fires!

[☠northy]

love the juxtaposition in this image... so scary about the fires, though...

[Kate]

Excellent photo and comp! I'm sorry to hear about the forrest fires.

[Milanie]

Wonderful photo - love all the sections - what a comparison between your husband's fishing boat and the cruise ship! That smoke is terrible - I imagine it's getting difficult to breathe comfortably by now, especially for anyone with lung problems. Do hope they're able to get them under control soon. Times of drought are definitely scary.

[Gena Pegg]

WOW...great perspective. Can't get over your wonderful views!! So even as far north as you are? I think we are due for bit of cool down and hopefully some rain... (aaaahhh..did I REALLY say that?)

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Great contrast between these two water vessels. How neat to have a seal for company while fishing. I would suppose that makes catching anything on the line a bit more of a challenge though. So sorry about the smoke and the drought conditions. May that change soon.

[Julie Ryan]

That really shows perspective! love it and I wouldn't have seen the seal until you mentioned it.

[Nitrogene]

That's a great composition! The scale and the alignment between the two ships are amazing!

[Osia Strasner]

Wow, a drought in British Columbia?! Hard to believe that! And, fires, and smoke.....starting to sound a lot like southern California!! Love what you captured here.....the tiny boat and the cruise ship, both facing in the same direction, the stillness, the feeling that there is nothing around them except for that misty emptiness and the water....

[Sassik]

Fabulous! Great juxtaposition!

[Pete Roberts]

Lovely shot Kim. The use of the two different sized boats is really good.

[Katia]

Such a great contrast between big and small here! :)

[Sean O'Neill]

Just caught up with your Italy shots Kim. Superb, looks like you had an amazing trip.