Nova Scotia I

In July 2014 Susan and I toured Nova Scotia. We had often heard that it is a place of great natural beauty, with deep and exciting music and dance traditions. We were not disappointed.

Our first stop outside Halifax was Peggy's Cove, a small South Coast community at St. Margaret's Bay.  The lighthouse there is said to be the most photographed one in Nova Scotia (or Canada, or the universe). It sits atop a hill of exposed granite, and on this day it was wrapped in fog. Perhaps that delayed the tour buses and I was able to get a few shots of the lighthouse alone.

Lighthouse at Peggy's Cove

Like many villages we visited, Peggy's Cove is a working fishery. That isn't surprising, since Nova Scotia is almost surrounded by water and is near major fishing resources. It's one of many factors that make it a fascinating province (others include a contentious political history, settlement by several nations and cultures, a complex geology and a phenomenal tidal range in the Bay of Fundy). I will add photos from others parts of Nova Scotia in later posts.

Boats at Peggy's Cove

Freedom 55

The details: 
(Lighthouse) Pentax K-5 handheld 1/2000 sec. at f/8, ISO 400, 16mm (smc Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM)
(Boats) Pentax K-5 handheld 1/1000 sec. at f/8, ISO 800, 16mm (smc Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM)
(Freedom) Pentax K-5 handheld 1/1000 sec. at f/8, ISO 800, 43mm (smc Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM)