Gull roost, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Taken on Water Street back in 1986, here's a wharf that's in such bad condition it has sprouted a crop of grass and weeds in a number of areas, probably benefiting from steady fertilization provided by the heavy population of gulls. There are about a half dozen pigeons in residence, but it's clear that the gulls "own" this roost. The wharf and buildings are gone now, and have been for many years. I could have walked out to the wharf but it didn't look safe. The area around the building was undoubtedly spongy and rotten so I figured any photos would best be taken from the shore. I've been visiting Nova Scotia since 1976 and can't recall seeing this structure in any better condition than shown here. I have no idea when it disappeared, but it might have been removed by the town in a "revitalizing" of the waterfront area.
The original color negative image was taken with a Pentax 6x7, 300mm f/4 Takumar lens, using Kodacolor CP-100 roll film.
The original negative was copied using a Nikon D3500 camera, 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, fitted with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, a 1.6x Sigma achromatic close-up lens on the 4T. Exposure was 1 second at f/11, ISO set at 100. The light source was a 13.5 watt LED bulb (5000K).
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Gull roost, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Taken on Water Street back in 1986, here's a wharf that's in such bad condition it has sprouted a crop of grass and weeds in a number of areas, probably benefiting from steady fertilization provided by the heavy population of gulls. There are about a half dozen pigeons in residence, but it's clear that the gulls "own" this roost. The wharf and buildings are gone now, and have been for many years. I could have walked out to the wharf but it didn't look safe. The area around the building was undoubtedly spongy and rotten so I figured any photos would best be taken from the shore. I've been visiting Nova Scotia since 1976 and can't recall seeing this structure in any better condition than shown here. I have no idea when it disappeared, but it might have been removed by the town in a "revitalizing" of the waterfront area.
The original color negative image was taken with a Pentax 6x7, 300mm f/4 Takumar lens, using Kodacolor CP-100 roll film.
The original negative was copied using a Nikon D3500 camera, 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, fitted with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, a 1.6x Sigma achromatic close-up lens on the 4T. Exposure was 1 second at f/11, ISO set at 100. The light source was a 13.5 watt LED bulb (5000K).
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