Peggy's Cove Redux

Not long after returning from our trip to Haida Gwaii, I was reviewing some old photos of our last trip to the other side of the continent, when we travelled to Nova Scotia in the fall of 2005.  Some of my favourite photos from that trip were taken on our arrival in Cape Breton (as the remnants of Hurricane Tammy passed through), and later during our first morning at Peggy's Cove with its iconic lighthouse.

Fall Colours Along the Margaree River

Effie's Brook, Cape Breton

Morning Light at Peggy's Cove

Sunrise and Reflection, Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

Waiting for the Light, Peggy's Cove

All of the photos on this trip were taken with the Nikon D2X.  While its 12-megapixel APS-C format sensor was among the best available at the time, technology has steadily advanced since then, and many of these images no longer meet the quality standards required for stock sales.  I guess the lesson here is that if you plan to market your photos, always use the best quality equipment available...which has me contemplating upgrading to the new Sony A7R IV with its stunning 61-megapixel sensor.

North Pacific Cannery

During our return trip home from Haida Gwaii, we had a day to spend in Prince Rupert waiting for the next BC Ferries sailing to Port Hardy.  That morning, we drove out to Port Edwards and visited the North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site a few minutes south of town.  Parks Canada has done a nice job restoring and preserving many of the buildings and the old equipment used to process and can fish during the early part of the last century.

North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site

Oil Rendering Storage Tanks, North Pacific Cannery

North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site

Boardwalk, North Pacific Cannery

Fish Processing Equipment, North Pacific Cannery

Fish Processing Equipment, North Pacific Cannery

Business Office, North Pacific Cannery

North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site

Net Drying Loft,  North Pacific Cannery

Emerald Pool, Carmanah-Walbran Forest

The beautiful and aptly-named Emerald Pool on Lower Walbran Creek in the Carmanah-Walbran rain forest on southern Vancouver Island.

Emerald Pool, Lower Walbran Creek