The dream of any landscape photographer is to go out and catch the essence of all of his or her surroundings, preferably in one image. So we go “wider” and wider. Wide-angle lenses are getting more abundant in the photography closet and we are never happy with the lenses we have.
When I had a Nikon D7100, the widest lens I had was a Sigma 10-20mm. It looked great, it was a good lens until it encountered a rocky path. The next was a Tamron 11-16mm. It is still very good, but “not as wide”.
On the prairies, when it is windy, there is hardly anything to see except dust and bent trees, depending on the force of the wind. Near the ocean, this is different.
But Nova Scotia is on the east side of the ocean, so most winds are going offshore, not creating any huge waves in the process.
So, when the wind comes from the east, it’s time to
When I lived in Halifax, a trip to the boardwalk was more than a weekly outing. There is always something to see and hear there. Yet for the past 3 years, I have managed to go there only a handful of times.
So when this past weekend it was time for Halifax again, I decided to make the outing again.
August, the warmest month in the year. At least in principle. It’s also the month when we do the most things and update the least. The same goes for this blog, no visible updates during August.
For the warmest month of the year, it all started rather wet. The fog was thick and the sun rays were scarce.
A small town in the middle of Nova Scotia. Close to Digby, actually. The first I heard of it was through an ad on social media for the annual Cherry Carnival. Summer is the time for all kinds of festivities in Canada and Nova Scotia is no exception.
The Cherry Carnival is the oldest festivity in a community in Canada, as well as the longest-running.