Rusty Treasures

Another great day of photographing with some great friends. I went through a period in my photography career where I didn´t take any photos for myself, just a couple of personal assignments and I soon started to become depressed. I decided that I´d rather forego sleep than skip taking photos for myself so I guess it´s more of a "need" to take pictures than just doing it for fun. It's a bonus when you can do it for yourself and sell them as well. Photographing also brings some sort of calmness to me. It's something that time does not matter any more and you loose yourself in the moment. You start seeing in a total different way. A rock is no longer a rock but a shape with beautiful colors. Rust is my new passion. I have had the privilege to be brought to this special place today.

Here are some of my photos

A Boat tour!

The Newfoundland Tablelands

I know that that one of the rules was to post a photo a day, but this one had to be shown, these are the Tablelands. As another glorious day dawned and we were eager to explore the Tablelands which is one of the main reasons that Gros Morne National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
The start of the Tablelands trail which is a 4km hike (return) from Highway 431. The trail is quite rocky in parts although it is an easy enough walk in supportive hiking footwear. After about 20 minutes of walking we came across a beautiful waterfall which cascades over brown/red rocks . The dense silicate rocks which are mainly peridotite, were pushed up from beneath the ocean during a collision between the North American and African continental plates. It is a truly a fascinating place with towering cliffs, a part of the Long Range Mountains, which plateau at their crown like giant steps. This area is well known as an important, natural text book for geologists and give vivid insight into the concept of plate tectonics. It is a very ironic view at times, as you look in the distance you see the tablelands which have barely any vegetation at all, then to the other side there's mountains like you would see in NB, tree covered and on a much bigger scale. The scenery here is just breathaking!