On the slipway, Chegoggin, Nova Scotia
Taken on the last day of a trip to Nova Scotia back in 1998, this boat is sharing the slipway with eight old tires. The boat looked a little "rough around the edges", needing paint here and there, and appeared to be awaiting some after season (or preseason) work. Old tires are found everywhere around fishing communities in the maritimes because they have a number of uses. They're cheap but effective boat fenders, can serve as soft supports for resting boats on. Cut into sections they can be used to line the edges of docks and wharves, and small strips can be used to make hinges and other things.
We had one day left to drive around and grab a final lot of images, so we had an early breakfast and headed for the shore area between Sandford and Cape Forchu. We were very happy that early morning fog hung around for the entire day, except for some early afternoon thinning before closing in thick again.
The original image was taken with a Nikon Nikkormat FTn camera, Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 lens (1975), using Ektachrome 64 slide film.The slide was copied using a Nikon D3500 camera, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 lens fitted with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, with a Sigma 1.6x achromatic close-up lens on the 4T. Lighting was provided by a 5000K LED bulb in a small goose-neck table lamp.
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On the slipway, Chegoggin, Nova Scotia
Taken on the last day of a trip to Nova Scotia back in 1998, this boat is sharing the slipway with eight old tires. The boat looked a little "rough around the edges", needing paint here and there, and appeared to be awaiting some after season (or preseason) work. Old tires are found everywhere around fishing communities in the maritimes because they have a number of uses. They're cheap but effective boat fenders, can serve as soft supports for resting boats on. Cut into sections they can be used to line the edges of docks and wharves, and small strips can be used to make hinges and other things.
We had one day left to drive around and grab a final lot of images, so we had an early breakfast and headed for the shore area between Sandford and Cape Forchu. We were very happy that early morning fog hung around for the entire day, except for some early afternoon thinning before closing in thick again.
The original image was taken with a Nikon Nikkormat FTn camera, Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 lens (1975), using Ektachrome 64 slide film.The slide was copied using a Nikon D3500 camera, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 lens fitted with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, with a Sigma 1.6x achromatic close-up lens on the 4T. Lighting was provided by a 5000K LED bulb in a small goose-neck table lamp.
DSC-0140P