AUGUST 2002 – The Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver, B.C.., on 4.30 pm on a sunny day. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Vancouver in British Columbia must be the single city where I’d love to live. It has the sea, it has the mountains, it has the right cultural mix, and its people are super relaxed. This makes the city pretty unique.
When we explored downtown we also walked down Water Street where we found the Gastown Steam Clock. This steam-powered clock looks historic, but it isn’t. Erected in 1977 by Canadian clockmaker Raymond Saunders, it has quickly become a Vancouver attraction as just about ten functioning steam clocks exist on the planet.
Every 15 minutes it gives a whistle that plays the Westminster Quarters.
My photo shows the clock on a beautiful sunny afternoon at 4.30 pm, so we had the pleasure of hearing the quarterly whistle and see the steam exiting the whistle tubes.
As always, Wikipedia has a good article on Steam Clocks that also covers the Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 07-AUG-2002, 16:30 |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Slide Film – Fuji Sensia |
| Digital Image Source | Minolta Dimage Scan Elite II |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 2111 x 3167 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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