I am going to be candid: I do not like photographing in towns. I like being by myself checking out isolated locations. I can feel attuned to the surroundings if there are no distractions (ie cars, people, curious dogs). I can ‘see’ most clearly. But stick me in a town with my camera and I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Canso’
Canso: Incognito
Posted in Canso, photography, tagged Canso, Derek Hendsbee, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Whitman House Museum on December 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Durrell’s Island
Posted in Canso, Durrell's Island, hiking, tagged beach scene, Canso, cold weather, Derek Hendsbee, Durrell's Island, Guysborough County, hiking, motorcycle, Nova Scotia, photography, sunset on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Durrell’s Island can only be hiked by walking around the shore. A combination of private property, bog and impenetrable brush dictate your choices to one unless you have a boat. When I hiked nearby in search of the Old Fields I noticed a protuberant hump on the island I’d never noticed before and decided it would [...]
Looking for Old Fields
Posted in Canso, Durrell's Island, hiking, photography, tagged beach scene, Canso, Guysborough County, HDR, hiking, Nova Scotia, Old Fields, photography on October 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I was recently provided with directions and encouragement to visit a place referred to as the ‘old fields’. Google Maps refers to this area as Tittle Road while DOT has a sign designating it Old Shore Road. Locally I think the area is called The Tickle. If you come through Hazel Hill you will pass [...]