Fisherman's shack, West Apple River, Nova Scotia... Iscorama anamorphic
One of our favorite shooting locations in Cumberland County is the area around Apple River. This shack is about 500 yards down the beach from an area where about a dozen camping trailers are located in trees and tall grass, well above the level of the highest tides. Behind the stacked lobster traps is a jumble of all sorts of junk fishing gear, foul weather gear, net bait bags, lobster floats, cable, rope... just about any kind of rubbish that a small commercial fishing enterprise would generate. The two blue plastic barrels contain something you wouldn't expect to find. They are both nearly filled to the top with what appears to be raw sewage. The water is nearly black, looking and smelling exactly like you were peering down into your septic tank after removing the cover. With the wind blowing from the direction it was, the stink was bad enough to make shooting photos from a point farther to my left very unpleasant. We've been returning to this location for years and those two barrels are always there. The only change from year to year is the level of black, watery sludge. Maybe they're to receive and hold sewage drained from the camping trailers, or maybe boats. You can't pump sewage from your boat into the ocean now.
The shack sits on Apple River Bar, a long sandy spit that separates the back channel area from Apple River Bay. This is a sheltered area where local fishing boats moor, resting on the mud at low tide. Driving through West Apple River on the Apple River Road, you soon reach the end of pavement just after the road starts up a steep hill past the bridge over a tidal creek. After reaching the top of the hill, the Apple River "Airport" will be on your left... a rough dirt strip with a frizzy wind-sock on a mast. On a clear day you'll see the open bay below, with New Brunswick visible on the horizon, across Chignecto Bay. After crossing a small tidal creek at the bottom of the hill, the road turns sharp left toward Spicers Cove. At this point you can turn to the right, off the road (about 2 hours past high tide) and drive about 600 yards along the beach, keeping high... near the dune grass, until you arrive where the boats are moored. Your GPS will indicate that your vehicle is in the water, not on any road at all. You can photograph in this area until about two hours before high tide, then it's time to leave.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens fitted with an Iscorama anamorphic lens (1968 version).
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Fisherman's shack, West Apple River, Nova Scotia... Iscorama anamorphic
One of our favorite shooting locations in Cumberland County is the area around Apple River. This shack is about 500 yards down the beach from an area where about a dozen camping trailers are located in trees and tall grass, well above the level of the highest tides. Behind the stacked lobster traps is a jumble of all sorts of junk fishing gear, foul weather gear, net bait bags, lobster floats, cable, rope... just about any kind of rubbish that a small commercial fishing enterprise would generate. The two blue plastic barrels contain something you wouldn't expect to find. They are both nearly filled to the top with what appears to be raw sewage. The water is nearly black, looking and smelling exactly like you were peering down into your septic tank after removing the cover. With the wind blowing from the direction it was, the stink was bad enough to make shooting photos from a point farther to my left very unpleasant. We've been returning to this location for years and those two barrels are always there. The only change from year to year is the level of black, watery sludge. Maybe they're to receive and hold sewage drained from the camping trailers, or maybe boats. You can't pump sewage from your boat into the ocean now.
The shack sits on Apple River Bar, a long sandy spit that separates the back channel area from Apple River Bay. This is a sheltered area where local fishing boats moor, resting on the mud at low tide. Driving through West Apple River on the Apple River Road, you soon reach the end of pavement just after the road starts up a steep hill past the bridge over a tidal creek. After reaching the top of the hill, the Apple River "Airport" will be on your left... a rough dirt strip with a frizzy wind-sock on a mast. On a clear day you'll see the open bay below, with New Brunswick visible on the horizon, across Chignecto Bay. After crossing a small tidal creek at the bottom of the hill, the road turns sharp left toward Spicers Cove. At this point you can turn to the right, off the road (about 2 hours past high tide) and drive about 600 yards along the beach, keeping high... near the dune grass, until you arrive where the boats are moored. Your GPS will indicate that your vehicle is in the water, not on any road at all. You can photograph in this area until about two hours before high tide, then it's time to leave.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens fitted with an Iscorama anamorphic lens (1968 version).
DSC-4677-WS