West Point Tidewash

Sunset at the Lighthouse

This entry was posted in Prince Edward Island West Point West Prince on August 22, 2015 by manager

As promised, here are a couple of videos from our 2015 visit to P.E.I. The first is a 4+ minute-long version of the 1+ hour long video of the sun setting over the Northumberland Strait, with a view of the West Point Lighthouse.

The full, Slow TV, version of the sunset. I apologize for occasionally checking the camera; I was worried the battery was going to go dead. I had to change it about 10 minutes from the end. I hope you can think of it like watching the fireplace channel for the guy who stokes the fire.

A Week in West Point

This entry was posted in Prince Edward Island West Point West Prince on August 21, 2015 by manager

A few pictures and videos from our week in West Point. I am also editing a couple of videos, which I will post separately. Click on the thumbnails to open a gallery view.

: Panoramic of the beach

: Next series of shots is 90 minutes watching the sun go down.

: I took a video as well; it will be linked soon.

: Boat now sails in a sea of green.

: Walking to the beach.

: Kids having fun.

: Fresh off the boat.

: Yum.

: Had the camera on HDR when I shouldn’t have, but I like the shot anyhow.

: Potato fields

: Windmill

: A friend’s flowers.

Sunset Walk

This entry was posted in Prince Edward Island West Point West Prince on January 17, 2015 by manager

It is a bitterly cold Canadian winter day across most of the country. It is time to remember that summer is on its way. Check out our video made from clips of our vacation to the cottage last summer, in August:

Setting Out Day

This entry was posted in West Point and tagged boats fishing lobster traps west point on August 8, 2014 by manager

Many fishers in West Point Harbour fish lobster. The area of water they fish is called lobster fishing area (LFA) 25. The season runs approximately 10 weeks, beginning in August and ending in October. The first day of the season is called setting out day. Each fisher has 240 traps which are taken out in 3 to 4 loads, checked pretty much daily for the season, and then brought back to land when the season is done. It is a bit of a tradition to go to the wharf early on setting out day to watch the first load go out at 6:00 AM. I clipped together a few video shots of what it was like this morning:

The traps are repaired and new ones are built during the off season and brought to the wharf in the weeks leading up to setting out day. Here are a few pictures of the harbour on the days leading up to today and one from this morning.

For more information on lobster fishing in eastern Canada, see http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Gulf/Lobster-Information/Lobster-Fisheries-Management/2011-Lobster-Management-Measures.

You don’t need filters here

This entry was posted in Prince Edward Island West Point on April 6, 2014 by manager

For those who love to take pictures, Prince Edward Island will not disappoint. West Point, due to its location and geography, will give you some of the most beautiful shots that you will have the opportunity to capture. For today, I would like to give you a sample of one of my favourite subjects. Morning and evening, no matter what season, the ever-changing sky will provide.

Besides the clean air and unobstructed views, the fact that you are on the west side of the Island sets up amazing sunsets in the direction of the Lighthouse. But because West Point juts out into the water, you can also get great sunrises if you are on the other side of the harbour.

Until I travelled outside of Canada, I did not realize how much the latitude contributes to amazing dawns and dusks. I used to teach the physics of it, but at the time I did not fully comprehend the impact. A couple of years ago, my husband and I were at Airport Lookout in Sedona, Arizona to watch the sunset. There is no disputing that it is a beautiful location. But I was very surprized at just how quickly the sun sets when you are closer to the equator. It seemed to drop from the sky, and you could almost watch the shadows moving across the town below. Also, it was setting much too early in the day for July, compared to my previous life experience. In Canada, you may get short daylight hours in the winter, but in the summer you get the rewards of extended daylight. You can sit on the beach for hours in the summer and enjoy watching the sun slowly approach and then dip into the water. And no matter what time of the year, the sky at these transitional times of day are imbued with colour.

I also like catching rainbows, wherever I may find them. Here in the city, you can get beautiful rainbows; but, wires, buildings, and the contents of the neighbor’s recycle bin that have been blown about in the street clutter the view. Not a problem in West Point.

As the title states, no filters were needed in taking these shots. Nature just gives it to you, and you just have to take it. A lot of these were taken from my back deck, which was on Highway 14, near the river. My dad took the rainbow at the harbour. I hope you enjoy.