Wild Cove, near Gros Morne National Park

Wild Cove is a small cove immediately adjacent to Norris Point, on Bonne Bay.  While it is not technically inside Gros Morne National Park, Norris Point and the local towns are entirely surrounded by the park.

 

Wild Cove

 Wild Cove cannot be seen from the main road, and it took me some time to find it from Norris Point.  It is home to a number of working fishing stages, and I was lucky enough to walk by just after some cod were set out to dry.  Quite a setting!

 

Drying Cod in Wild Cove

These photographs, and others from Gros Morne National Park can be found on this page on my website.

. . . Rob Williams
http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

I have recently returned from a trip to Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland.  This park is recognized as a World Heritage site for it's "exceptional natural beauty" and it's significance examples of the earth's history -- namely some of the fascinating geological features.

The Tablelands as seen from Norris Point

One of the geological features is the Tablelands, a section of the earth's crust thrust up during the separation of North America from Europe more than 600 million years ago.  It is an easily accessible section from the Earth's mantle, inverted so that the rocks get older as you go up.

Gros Morne is a truly beautiful place.

This, and other photographs from Gros Morne can be seen on my website, in the Gros Morne National Park page.


. . . Rob Williams
http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Daily Shoot #ds602: Make a photo that features stripes of some sort today.

Hosta Leaves

Today's Daily Shoot assignment was to photograph stripes of some sort, and Hosta leaves immediately came to mind.  This particular Hosta in my back yard grows very large, and it's leaves are huge.  I've always liked how they blend in together, but I have rarely tried to photograph them.  Today's assignment prompted me to try again.

Here is another photograph taken at a slow shutter speed:

Abstract of Hosta leaves

. . . Rob Williams
      http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

More Photographs of the new Ottawa Convention Centre

This is really a fascinating new landmark in Ottawa's downtown.  I returned to the new Ottawa Convention Centre in the evening to photograph the building in a different light.  Here are a couple of the results:

The Ottawa Convention Centre after dusk

The Convention Centre viewed from the National Arts Centre

. . . Rob Williams
http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Ottawa's new Convention Centre

Ottawa's downtown has a dramatic new landmark, the  Ottawa Convention Centre.  The front of the building faces the Rideau Canal, the National Arts Centre, and the Parliament Buildings, and is made of glass shaped to look like crystal.

Ottawa Convention Centre

The curves and dramatic shapes and lines of this building are quite fascinating.  I'm sure this building will be a focus for visitors to the capital throughout the summer.

Spring leaves in front of the Convention Centre

Even on a cloudy day, the building is fascinating to look at.

Reflecting the sidewalk

. . . Rob Williams
http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Mercury in hi-res

As well as being a photographer, I am also an astronomy enthusiast.  I studied Astrophysics in university as a 3rd year Physics course, not a small task when I was a full-time Mathematics student.  I don't own a telescope, but I've spent more than enough time reading about it and wondering if I could stay up past midnight watching the stars, and still be up at dawn for landscape photographs.

Today I came across a beautiful hi-res photograph of Mercury, a fantastic composite of over 30 photographs from the MESSENGER spacecraft in 2008.  Full marks to Gordon Ugarkovic who created this photograph.  Here is his Flickr stream, and here is the link to his Mercury photograph at 500x500, from which you can take a look at the hi-res version (5000x5000).

. . . Rob Williams http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca