Stony insole, West Advocate, Nova Scotia, Iscorama anamorphic
Here, several hundred yards east of "Red Rocks", an insole from a boot has washed up providing a soft "bed" for wave tossed stones. Taken with a Nikon D40, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens, fitted with an Iscorama anamorphic lens, with a series 9 Tiffen Photar 1/2x close up filter on the Isco.
An incredible variety of material washes onto the exposed beaches in the Advocate / West Advocate area. One of the most common items is footwear of all types. Shoes, sneakers, crocs, flip-flops, clogs, slippers, boots, and anything else you could find in a shoe store can be found here. Years ago I found a single wooden ski, probably 1930s or 1940s vintage with the old "bear trap" binding. Don't count on finding a matching pair of anything.
The best item I ever found here was back in late October of 2003, a pair of Bushnell 10x "Birding" series binoculars. They were in great condition for having spent some time in salt water then getting dumped onto the beach. There was no physical damage but did have condensation inside the objective lenses and on the prisms. A few hours in several changes of tepid water back at the motel was step one of their recovery. Next came a day of sitting under the heater duct of my car with the objective lenses removed while we drove around to several areas to shoot some pix. This allowed the inside to dry out thoroughly. They were "weatherproof" rubber encased binoculars so seawater hadn't penetrated inside anywhere, just some dampness... responsible for the condensation. Now, nearly 13 years later, they work perfectly and have no signs of corrosion or deterioration anywhere.
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Stony insole, West Advocate, Nova Scotia, Iscorama anamorphic
Here, several hundred yards east of "Red Rocks", an insole from a boot has washed up providing a soft "bed" for wave tossed stones. Taken with a Nikon D40, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens, fitted with an Iscorama anamorphic lens, with a series 9 Tiffen Photar 1/2x close up filter on the Isco.
An incredible variety of material washes onto the exposed beaches in the Advocate / West Advocate area. One of the most common items is footwear of all types. Shoes, sneakers, crocs, flip-flops, clogs, slippers, boots, and anything else you could find in a shoe store can be found here. Years ago I found a single wooden ski, probably 1930s or 1940s vintage with the old "bear trap" binding. Don't count on finding a matching pair of anything.
The best item I ever found here was back in late October of 2003, a pair of Bushnell 10x "Birding" series binoculars. They were in great condition for having spent some time in salt water then getting dumped onto the beach. There was no physical damage but did have condensation inside the objective lenses and on the prisms. A few hours in several changes of tepid water back at the motel was step one of their recovery. Next came a day of sitting under the heater duct of my car with the objective lenses removed while we drove around to several areas to shoot some pix. This allowed the inside to dry out thoroughly. They were "weatherproof" rubber encased binoculars so seawater hadn't penetrated inside anywhere, just some dampness... responsible for the condensation. Now, nearly 13 years later, they work perfectly and have no signs of corrosion or deterioration anywhere.
DSC-9386-WS