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.
Nowadays, as a photographer or assimilated photographer, we strive to *always* present exciting pictures. Whatever the cost. That cost may be a bit higher than we have in mind.
What happens if we have no exciting picture to present? Do we simply disappear?
We all have them. Lazy Sundays, or any other day of the week. Those days where we have nothing else to do than “nothing”. They are pretty rare for me, though.
But days when you can go out alone or with like-minded friends for a photo journey are becoming rarer and rarer.
Going back to the “old world” requires looking at everything we don’t have at this side of the pond. The first thing that jumps into view is nature.
When you go to The Netherlands, you imagine a tiny country, it’s only twice as big as Lake Winnipeg after all, full of people and cities with no place to relax.
Sometimes you just have to go somewhere and take care of business. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a little bit of relaxation at the same time, right?
This time, I took limited gear with me; I knew there would be little time to stalk wildlife. Even more, I didn’t know what my mood toward relaxation would be.