DOWNTOWN BOSTON ANTIQUATED

SCHOOL STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

JENSEN CV8

JENSEN CV8 ON THE HALIFAX WATERFRONT

ECONOMY MOUNTAIN PANORAMIC

At the height of Nova Scotia's most beautifully scenic season, on Thanksgiving Day to be precise, we drove up Economy Mountain near the Fundy shore to see Economy Falls for the first time. After seeing the Falls from multiple angles and climbing up some very steep cliffs, we crossed the river that flows into the Economy Falls and began another climb. We were fatigued, I won't kid you. And we still had another destination, Five Islands Provincial Park. So we set a time limit on ourselves before attacking another section of the Kenomee Trails system. At the end of those 10 minutes, this was our view back from where we came captured in vertical panoramic fashion.

POINT PLEASANT PARK STAIRCASE

Deep in Point Pleasant Park, tucked away on a hillside between trees and narrow paths, is a large grassy area where Shakespeare By The Sea performs all summer. This area, the old Cambridge Battery, is surrounded on one side by trees and the other by what's left of... well, Cambridge Battery. What's left is crumbling; but beautiful. Shaded heavily, the Battery's brick walls and cement staircases hold within their grasp blackberries and apple trees and lots of space to run and play for dogs and kids. And adults. But be careful on the staircase. We're not sure how much longer it'll hold up.

THREE LLAMAS

Over a week spent on Prince Edward Island involved just one drive on the road through Kinkora, Newton, and Shamrock. On a steep downward left-hand sweeper, SC's father decided to make a quick u-turn for pictures of a field full of llamas. Included were a handful of timid llama babies (cria) and a large pack of adults who weren't at all afraid of the photographer. Llamas were reintroduced to North America later in the 20th century and there are now over 100,000 on this continent. Llama and alpaca farms are common on Prince Edward Island. The three llamas seen in this picture stand near the crown of a hill about 10 kilometres from the Northumberland Strait.

FENWICK STREET ART

Without knowing who lives at 5624 Fenwick Street we can't be sure if this home holds a currently famous artist or if it's just somebody who really wants to be like Vincent Van Gogh. Regardless, it's not very often you walk by a massive construction site and see, just metres away, a large black and red canvas sitting on someone's doorstep.

GRASS & AN ACADIAN CROSS

Look closely. Beneath the lamp post. Spot the cross? That cross springs out of a monument to Acadians who were imprisoned on Georges Island in previous centuries. In the Great Expulsion which began in 1755, the French-speaking Acadians were expelled from what's now Nova Scotia. Of course, that describes the background. Closer to the lens was this lovely beach grass that grows between a large parking lot and the boardwalk of the Halifax waterfront.

HALIFAX TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL 2009

2000, 2004, 2007, and now 2009 have presented tourists with an unbelievable awesome option in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Tall Ships Festival steps directly from centuries-gone-by into the much narrower Halifax Harbour. Ships of varying sizes crowd the Halifax side of the waterfront before a parade-of-sail takes place on the final day as the ships circle past Dartmouth and out to the mouth of the harbour. This picture was taken from the old helipad near Bishop's Landing looking toward the Nova Scotia Power building and Pier 21.

HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL TATTOO PARADE WATCHERS

Only a few acts remained when an opening for TC to jump into the middle of the action appeared. Though over-exposed at the top of the photograph, it is the shiny super-exposed pavement more than the feet of the parade watchers that really sells this picture. The Halifax International Tattoo takes place for about a week every July. It's rather expensive to catch the whole show at the Metro Centre. But on Canada Day, a small sampling of each act can be seen in the Tattoo Parade. This picture was taken on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Brunswick Street right in front of the Fireside restaurant.

DUNCAN'S COVE

Attempting to capture waves crashing when their frequency borders on Christmas-like is difficult. Lighting was conducive to photographic sessions on this day in Duncan's Cove. This picture, looking towards Europe from the mouth of the Halifax Harbour, reminds one of times decades in the past when massive convoys of ships passed by this very point, entering into dangerous territory. On this day, three container ships seemed like plenty.

MUSIC ON THE ROCKS AT POINT PLEASANT

On such a beautiful spring-like day, TC and SC could not help but spend a large chunk of their afternoon walking along the dockyards in Halifax and through Point Pleasant Park. The park was a going concern. Everyone and their dog showed up. This girl, hidden from view of the general public, was strumming and singing softly - completely enjoying the beauty of the day in her own musical way.

NIGHT LIGHTS

Close to the intersection where Morris Street turns into University Street, SC paused to play with the light of a passing car. The reflections of the wet pavement with the various lights make this an interesting picture.

THE GATHERING OF THE EAGLES

From late November until early March, hundreds of bald eagles gather in Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia. It is a most magnificent sight when you arrive there mid morning. You can see them sitting in the trees lining one field in particular. Between 9-10 a pick-up truck arrives, a man gets out and throws chicken entrails into the middle of the field, then drives away. Slowly the eagles leave the security of the trees and swoop down to snatch up the provided brunch. We have never before seen more then 4 or 5 eagles at once, so watching as hundreds of bald eagles fill the air in front of us was most spectacular. Unfortunately, there were pylons keeping the viewers to the edge of the field. So crystal clear close up photos were hard for those of us with only 12x zoom.

SAILBOAT THROUGH WHARF OPENING IN HALIFAX HARBOUR

Haligonians know summer has arrived - or will do so soon - when sailing vessels hit the Bedford Basin or enter the harbour after sailing out of the Northwest Arm. Serving normally as an aid for people stepping onto tour boats or as a tie-up for ropes, this time, the boardwalk's appendage serves as a perspective skewer, making the sailboat look far smaller than truth would have it.

PARLIAMENT THROUGH THE GATE

Alone in Canada's capital city for a few hours, SC got close (but not too close) to Parliament Hill. Snow-covered streets went unplowed, but snow doesn't stick to the top of the Peace Tower. Through the old wrought iron fence at the bottom of the hill, with no modern transportation and very soft colour, Ottawa's most famous building appears straight out of the 1920s.

AS THE FIRE BURNED

Much of Porters Lake and Lawrencetown was evacuated because of a forest fire, thirty kilometres away atop Citadel Hill, the grayish-red haze that was blowing out past Eastern Passage to the Atlantic was nearly impossible to capture in colour as the sun set behind the lens. This B&W of Georges Island, the Maritime Centre and a container ship leaving Halifax shows the magnitude of smoke.