Peggy's Cove-1
There arguably is no more of an iconic lighthouse in Canada than the lighthouse of Peggy’s Cove located in Nova Scotia in St Margrets Bay it has been symbolic of Nova Scotia and the Maritimes since soon after its construction, captured in countless paintings and photographs with perhaps only the tall ship the Bluenose overshadowing its representation of the province.
While most call it the Peggy’s Cove lighthouse it is actually the Peggy’s Point lighthouse as it sits outside the cove and marks the Eastern entrance of the St Margrets Bay waters, this is the second light house to stand here the version pictured here being built in 1911 while the original construction from 1868 was converted to the lighthouse keepers house until its destruction during hurricane Edna in 1954.
The current lighthouse is an octagonal construction standing almost 15m tall it was automated after the keepers house was demolished and until 2009 used to contain a post office on the ground floor which served the village as well as the tourists that visited by selling postcards that could be sent with a special cancellation stamp in the shape of a lighthouse.
I took this on April 26, 2015 with my D750 and Tamron 20-40mm f2.7-3.3 Lens at 40mm 1/50s f/16 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Peggy's Cove-1
There arguably is no more of an iconic lighthouse in Canada than the lighthouse of Peggy’s Cove located in Nova Scotia in St Margrets Bay it has been symbolic of Nova Scotia and the Maritimes since soon after its construction, captured in countless paintings and photographs with perhaps only the tall ship the Bluenose overshadowing its representation of the province.
While most call it the Peggy’s Cove lighthouse it is actually the Peggy’s Point lighthouse as it sits outside the cove and marks the Eastern entrance of the St Margrets Bay waters, this is the second light house to stand here the version pictured here being built in 1911 while the original construction from 1868 was converted to the lighthouse keepers house until its destruction during hurricane Edna in 1954.
The current lighthouse is an octagonal construction standing almost 15m tall it was automated after the keepers house was demolished and until 2009 used to contain a post office on the ground floor which served the village as well as the tourists that visited by selling postcards that could be sent with a special cancellation stamp in the shape of a lighthouse.
I took this on April 26, 2015 with my D750 and Tamron 20-40mm f2.7-3.3 Lens at 40mm 1/50s f/16 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress