Lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

The lighthouse at Peggy's Cove Nova Scotia wrapped in blue & magenta during the afterglow of sunset.

"Lighthouse" Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

The lighthouse at Peggy's Cove is one of the most dramatic and recognizable seascapes in the Atlantic provinces of Canada. I was in Nova Scotia for a travel assignment for a travel & tour company. I was between tours and spending a few day in Halifax. I had been out to Peggy's Cove on numerous occasions already but the weather was always bleak. There is a reason they put a lighthouse in this location... it is foggy much of the time. I took photos anyway because I knew I had to have this iconic image or my client would not be happy.

I was set to leave for Newfoundland the next morning. I set out early on a drive down the coast. Again, Peggy's Cove was grey and grim. I decided to travel on down the coast to Lunnenberg where I hoped the light would be better. The light was much better in Lunnenberg so I spent the day photographing in that area.

Late in the afternoon I began the drive back to Halifax in a round about way. I was taking the windy road around Mahone Bay. I could see that there had been a general improvement in the weather. I began think that it might be worth another drive out to Peggy's Cove but I was on the peninsula directly across St. Margrets Bay from this famous lighthouse. I began to pick up the pace. I had been fooled 4-6 times before, driving all the way out in sunshine, passing through Glen Margaret and Hacketts Cove with high expectations. Then suddenly I was enveloped in white grey light as I rounded the bend towards Peggy's Cove and the lighthouse.

This afternoon I arrived at the lighthouse just at sunset. I had time to set up and shoot. The fog had lifted and the subtle colors of last light slid down the rocky shore to the pounding surf.

This image was featured in my one man show in Denver as a 18" x 24" / 45 cm x 60 cm digital print. Prints available for purchase


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"Mount Evans" Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

"Mount Evans, Colorado"

Mount Evans is a 14,000 foot / 4,300 meter peak on the front range of the Colorado that is visible for most of the people living in the Denver metro area. It is one of the few peaks anywhere that you can drive your car to the approximate summit and then scramble the few remaining meters to the actual summit to gaze across the dramatic vistas of the Rockies. Mount Evans is one of fifty-four, 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado and it was my first "Fourteeener" when I was a child vacationing in Colorado with my parents.

Big Horn Sheep and Dahl Mountain Goats are often sighted on the slopes as your rise above tree line. Mount Evans is a great day trip from Denver and/or if you are in impeccable physical condition it is hard bicycle climb followed by an exhilarating zoom down.

This photo was taken while I was teaching a photo workshop which on the whole is unusual as I usually can't concentrate on my own photography while teaching.

This image was featured in my one man show in Denver as a 13" x 19" / 33cm x 48cm digital print. Prints available for purchase. These images are copyrighted and may not be used, re-posted or reproduced without direct written permission.

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