From time to time, I re-visit files from earlier photo shoots in search of pictures that may appeal more to me now than at the time they were taken. I’m rarely disappointed. Today, I’m posting some scenes from the workshop I attended in New Brunswick, last October. The pictures were taken in the area of Saint John, some in the seaside town of St. Martin’s and the others on Shampers Bluff overlooking the St. John River.
Today’s first picture was taken on the final morning of the workshop at the harbour in St. Martin’s. I was fortunate to get clear skies, the last opportunity to capture a sunrise at this idyllic location. The harbour is home to the St. Martin’s fishing fleet and as evidenced by the picture, the boats experiences large swings in depth due to the tides. The Bay of Fundy is renowned for having the world’s largest tidal variations. You can see that the tide is flowing out of the harbour at this point and the boats are beached. Nobody’s going fishing any time soon!
I took the next picture a couple of days earlier at West Quaco Beach, on the other side of St. Martin’s. Again, the tide was quite low and still receding. You’ll note how much of the beach is exposed in this picture. A long walk to go swimming! Not likely in October.
My last picture from St. Martin’s was also taken at West Quaco Beach, looking eastward as the sun rose. The point doesn’t appear to have a name on the map but I heard it referred to as featuring a “flower pot” at its end.
We spent the best part of a day on the property of our workshop host and instructor, Freeman Patterson. This area offers a tremendous number of good photographic opportunities and on this particular day we were blessed with a morning fog that was eventually burned off, creating some excellent light for our purposes.
This first picture was taken as the fog lifted, revealing the Saint John River and an island not far offshore. I like the variation in light in this shot, with shadow in the foreground, bright sunlight in the middle of the scene and the colours of the island and the water muted by the the residual fog.
Today’s final picture was taken near Mr. Patterson’s residence. The area is surrounded by light wooded patches and many gardens. The plants here seem to beckon you to enter this pathway into the trees. The mist was still pretty heavy at this time, providing a nice backdrop to the scene and creating an authentic “Maritime” mood.
New Brunswick is a beautiful province, one that I expect to keep visiting for quite awhile.