It is nice to get comments and to hear from people who read my blog. The comment below is very interesting to me because yes, the photo the person is asking about is a photo that I took in 1976. It was taken just out side of Alert Bay, my home town, and is looking toward the mouth of the Nimkish River. The person seen on the boat is David Uhl, Alert Bay fisherman proud of his new seiner. I only sold or gave away a few of these photos so I would be curious as to where it may have been the last 3o years. It was taken during the winter maybe in January as there is snow on the hills. As to the name Pictures, Prints and Promises, that was the name of my photography business at that time. I owned and operated a small gallery and frame shop in Alert Bay and sold my photos.This may not be the right photo, I took one shortly after with Malcolm Island in the back ground and the seiner is captured from the bow. Bill Wilby
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It's the same print that I have of the seine boat. I was checking out at Value Village in Kamloops, BC recently(sometime in October 07) and noticed a framed copy of this seiner on the wall with other pictures. When informed that it was for sale I took a closer look and bought it. I should have bought a lottery ticket that day because my luck was running high to find a treasure like this in a thrift store. It is in an oak frame with non glare glass. It is hanging above my fireplace and is envied by many, particularly my son-in-law who is a fisherman from an old fishing family from Albion on the Fraser River. Thanks so much Bill for posting the print in response to my orignal comment. The copy that you posted has slightly different contrast or something probably to do with the sizing. You would understand more about that than I would. Although I am not a photographer, I am enjoying your blog. I found it by googling your name which was on the back of the picture. Thanks again for the response.
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