2013 Project 52, Week 33: Halifax Harbor

Week 33: August 13-19

I spent a solid two days and two nights in beautiful, if rainy and foggy this time, Halifax, Nova Scotia, this week. One aspect of my job that I appreciate all too little is the opportunity it provides for me to travel across the Northeast of North America, not just the United States. Prior to taking this job, I would not have been able to point out Nova Scotia on a map; now, Halifax is one of my favorite cities to visit. (The same goes for Quebec and its jewels, Montreal and Quebec City. Ask any random American where Quebec is- I guarantee they will locate it incorrectly more often than not).

There's curiously a lack of people showing up in my photos from the trip; I don't recall that being an intentional feature. As much as I like Halifax, I think I wasn't totally comfortable going for the more street photography-type shots I look for; this combined with the cloudiness and low light (not a good excuse, but one I will lean on until I break free from it) kept me going for the street photography subjects to which I am more naturally drawn and instead pointed me mentally towards the more landscapey, landmarky images that comprise my idea of "travel photography". Maybe that's not what I feel most comfortable doing? I do remember walking all over the place looking for a good vantage point with middling success.

Whatever. I like this shot of this boat in the harbor. Everything on the water in Halifax is just pretty to me. Even the refineries and industrials across the bay. I want to get to the point where I can capture that and feel confidently competent enough to see it and do it.

10mm (DX) : ISO 800 : f/8 : 1/80s
Halifax Harbor

Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill

Art installation on the Boardwalk

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