One of the highlights of our travels has been our visit to Lunenburg, on the south shore of Nova Scotia. We visited with friends who live in the area and reacquainted with friends whom we’ve known for a very long time. Since this blog is about photography, I won’t dwell on our social adventures in Nova Scotia, but rather the photographic experiences. The scenery is a second great benefit to visiting this area. Lunenburg is an historic seaport and a World Heritage Site. It was home to the Bluenose (the schooner featured on the Canadian dime) and remains the home port for Bluenose II, its successor.
We stayed with Howie Dingle and Joanne Young, whose new home sits on a spectacular site on Heckman’s Island. Their property overlooks Mahone Bay and offers some excellent photographic opportunities. This first shot was taken at sunrise, looking across the cove in front of the house.
The following morning’s weather was quite different but equally pleasing for photography purposes. Fog had rolled in over night and I was able to get some good shots of the same cove, this time enveloped in mist. I was pleased to get the fog scenes; for me that’s the classic seacoast picture.
Blue Rocks is a small fishing village near Lunenburg. We visited Blue Rocks on a bright, sunny afternoon and I was able to get a few more seascapes that I quite liked.
This shot features the fascinating rock formations that surround this cove at blue rocks. I was fortunate to have the rock bathed in direct sunlight to bring out the rich colours and textures.
If you look closely you can see shades of blue in the rock formations, the source of the village’s name. On this day it was complemented by the brilliant blue of the sky and a wind blown array of high cirrus clouds.
One last shot, this one taken from the boathouse belonging to our friends, Jim and Ginny Bell in Martins River, NS. This view is across Mahone Bay from the side opposite Heckman’s Island.
Nice photo’s of down east. Mugs and I remember staying at Jim’s ocean estate years ago. I still want to go back and dig up that gold or treasure at Oak Island.
Awesome waterfall shots
Canada has a lot of beauty