Rimouski Sunset-1
Pictured here sunset over the tidal pools of Pointe-au-Père part of Rimouski since 2002 but has had a long history as a place in its own right just downstream from the city since Dec 08 1663 when a Jesuit Father Henri Nouvel first celebrated mass near the area.
The name means Father Point in English but could have easily been renamed to Pilot Point given the prosperous trade of piloting ocean going vessels up the notoriously difficult sailing river from this area.
As early as 1805 they had an official pilot station set up on an island about 3 miles upstream from Pointe-au-Père but the fantastic view from that the area jutting out into the St Lawrence allowed unofficial pilots first chance to sight the vessels and row out to the ships and offer their piloting services.
No doubt after long days of nail biting sailing, captains navigating the river to this point were ready to have a river pilot take over and the unofficial became the official piloting station in very short order.
I took this on Sept 20th, 2020 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 42mm 1/200 sec f/5.6 ISO800 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Rimouski Sunset-1
Pictured here sunset over the tidal pools of Pointe-au-Père part of Rimouski since 2002 but has had a long history as a place in its own right just downstream from the city since Dec 08 1663 when a Jesuit Father Henri Nouvel first celebrated mass near the area.
The name means Father Point in English but could have easily been renamed to Pilot Point given the prosperous trade of piloting ocean going vessels up the notoriously difficult sailing river from this area.
As early as 1805 they had an official pilot station set up on an island about 3 miles upstream from Pointe-au-Père but the fantastic view from that the area jutting out into the St Lawrence allowed unofficial pilots first chance to sight the vessels and row out to the ships and offer their piloting services.
No doubt after long days of nail biting sailing, captains navigating the river to this point were ready to have a river pilot take over and the unofficial became the official piloting station in very short order.
I took this on Sept 20th, 2020 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 42mm 1/200 sec f/5.6 ISO800 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress