Sometimes getting that unique image requires some "out of the box" thinking, especially when it's a place or object that you have shot so many times before. Some places are so well known that it's hard to get truly unique photographs. When I go to Peggy's Cove, I am trying to "see" things differently. I love the place, it's certainly one of my favorite places in Nova Scotia, but it has also been photographed so much that you really have to work to make your photographs stand out from all the rest. This photograph is a product of looking for that unique shot. I think I accomplished that.
Photo of the Week #37
Photo of the Week #36
Another small panoramic image made on Howe Island. This a re-shoot of a subject that we shot during our workshop with Andree a few weeks ago. I'm liking this a lot more than what I got before, really kind of cool to do these.
Photo of the Week #35
I am extremely late in getting the Photo of the Week up this time around, but I was on the road over the weekend and things have been a bit busy here at home since my return, but getting to it now. A few weeks ago I attended a workshop given by Andree Thorpe, which had an emphasis on creating panorama images. I missed out on a really fantastic one while in Nova Scotia, mostly because of not thinking of it........duh. Anyway, this image is another that I did another evening, it isn't a killer photograph, but it means something to me as this is the view you see when you're on the beach in front of our house. The original image is 12,000 pixels wide and can be easily printed at 50 inches wide. It's made up of 22 frames all stitched together. I hope you enjoy.
Photo of the Week #34
Last season, there were two incidents that I know of that resulted in people going off the rocks at Peggy's Cove. There was a group that was trying to bring awareness about this topic and to make the Municipality of Halifax do something to help protect people. I had mixed emotions about it because while something needs to be done, I also didn't want to have barricades or something like that. The people have always been warned, so it's kind of their own fault in a way if they don't heed the warnings in the first place. Anyway, while there the other day, I did see several big, ugly, face height yellow warning signs. I guess it's the answer, get the message across however you can. I did take note, this is the first ever trip to Peggy's Cove where I did not see several people milling about on the rocks much too close to the water. Maybe it's working?
