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Scenery, nature, arts, music, surf and culture from Ucluelet and Tofino on Vancouver Island. Post by and ©Geoff Johnson
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Refecting on this passed summer as we roll into December. Remembering when Ucluelet was extra beautiful for a bit thanks to a plankton bloom. We get one most years but this summer's bloom was the largest near here in some time.
#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
An older shot of Ucluelet and Barkley Sound on a calm day. The white dot, center-right is the Amphitrite lighthouse. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A group of trees I call "The Galleon" as seen from Big Beach a few minutes apart this evening, before and the sun dipped behind some clouds. It's such an obvious thing to say about photography but light is everything. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This evening at Big Beach a Great Blue Heron decided to photobomb my paparazzi-style photos of this unidentified couple getting their wedding photos.

Congrats to them and the photographer for getting a bit of golden hour light in November, not a guarantee #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is one of the first still photos I took after starting UkeeTube.

I'm sharing it because the woman is my wife, Tara, who celebrates her birthday today. If you're in Ucluelet today and see us out for Midnight Madness be sure to wish her a happy birthday.
#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The weather in Ucluelet today may allow for some sunset viewing and should be great for our midnight madness shopping adventures this evening. Here's a clip from a November sunset in 2023, shot from Big Beach. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A few more seconds from the new virtual storm watching video I recently uploaded to YouTube. Shot from the deck at Bell Buoy Guest Suite in Ucluelet during a storm last December. Link to the full video in the comments #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Join me for an evening on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet. These are some highlights from a video shot earlier this year where we walk the trail, check out some of my favourite views and watch the sunset. The full 4K, 8 minute video is on YouTube #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Buoy Y43 rings its bell through a storm in December of 2024. It, along with Y42 (the red buoy) and the Amphitrite lighthouse mark the north end of Barkley Sound and guide mariners to the relative safety of Ucluelet harbour. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Last year ended with a series of decent storms. We were house-sitting for some friends near the water so I was able to capture quite a bit of footage. Here's a moment from a new video captured then that I just uploaded to the YouTube channel. #vancouverisland #Ucluelet #Tofino
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
New video on the YouTube channel made of long tripod shots of a Ucluelet storm from late December 2024. Watch the seas build in the evening and then wake up to a raging storm
No talk, no music. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland #Stormwatching #PNW youtu.be/PDHhZ2PXWKs
Virtual Storm Watching on Vancouver Island - Ucluelet, near Tofino - Real Sound, No Music, No Talk
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
People generally assume I use some sort of massive, purpose built, drone for my stormy wave shots. Surprisingly I use very small drones that are classified as microdrones.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
An almost alien looking sunset in Ucluelet from February of last year. If it wasn't for the few specks of birds you might think it was from another planet with mercury oceans and an ammonia atmosphere or something in a science fiction movie. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancvoureIsland
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Human bachelors come to Ucluelet to go fishing and surfing with the boys. California Sealion bachelors do, too. Here are a couple of the latter having a blast among the rocks at Big Beach in September of 2024. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A hummingbird stops on a branch just long enough for me to dial in focus manually. Amazing how something so brightly coloured can be so well camouflaged in the right location. Shot in March of 2023 near the District of Ucluelet office if I recall correctly #Ucluelet #VancouverIsland #Hummingbirds
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A pair of common mergansers (I think) enjoying the sunset at Big Beach in Ucluelet. I'm going through my back catalog and reorganizing so I'm finding some old gems. This one goes back to Spring of 2021 in UkeeTube's early, pre-drone days. :P #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Looking south toward Ucluelet on the Vancouver Island coast at sunset in March a few years ago. I've always loved the colours of this particular sunset, this shoot led to one of my personal favourite drone-wave videos. I'll link it in the comments. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looks like we have a bit of clear sky today in Ucluelet. Could be a good day for some sunset photos.

I'll be at the Clayoquot Oyster Festival's Shucker's Showdown so you'll have to take those photos for me.

Old photo of a wave at sunset for inspiration

#Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New video on the YouTube channel documenting this year's "Nail, Sail and Bail" event from Ukee Days 2025. Teams of 4 get limited supplies and 2 hours to build a boat, then race for glory.

Wholesome smalltown fun!
Watch it, here; youtu.be/FWyVsURiAjo
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Another drizzly day on the coast, today. They can be lovely in a way but don't tend to lend themselves to photography so here's a photo from August 2023 when forest fire smoke supercharged the sunset at Big Beach in Ucluelet #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just before sunset during the "bomb cyclone" storm thta hit Vancouver Island last year at this time I shot this little clip near Reef Point in Ucluelet. It's still one of my favourite captures and #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
From a remote location just north of Ucluelet during last year's "bomb cyclone" storm. It's the anniversary of the storm so I'm resharing slips from a longer video I made at the time. You cna find the full video on YouTube #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One year ago today much of Vancouver Island was without power after a "bomb cyclone" storm hit the island. It was one of the largest storms in recent decades and I was able to capture some of the drama from Ucluelet. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland #Stormwatching
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Last night's sunset at Big Beach in Ucluelet. I'm still working on the exposrure of these "motionlapse" clips. I definitely didn't nail it for this one but It's neat to be able to make out the shadows cast across the sky by the clouds. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Last night a bunch of flying friends came by Big Beach during sunset. With the help of an app I was able to determine that the helicopters went the Amphitrite Pint and Bamfield while the Airliner was bound for Taipei. The birds weren't listed on the app #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland #Aircraft
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM