I'm calling this "Dream Iceberg" because it was the one I dreamt about seeing. The story behind it is a good one, if you'll indulge me.
I first saw this iceberg, stuck far out in the Straits between Newfoundland and Labrador, on my drive up to St. Anthony at the northern tip of the island. That was a Thursday. Five days later, I drove back past it. I remember lying in bed the night before, hoping/dreaming that it would still be there and that I might be able to get out and see it. It was pouring with rain, but as I drew closer to Green Island Harbour I could see the iceberg - it was still there and, wonderfully, it was closer to shore. I drove around town, looking for someone, anyone who might be able to take me out to see that iceberg, but in the pouring rain, there was no one around. I eventually stopped at the post office, where the postmistress (Joyce, as I found out) was on the phone. I said, "I'll let you finish your conversation," but she said to just go ahead. I said, "This might be a silly question, but is there anyone you know who would be willing to take me out to the berg?". She laughed and said into the phone, "Do you want to take this lady out to see the iceberg?" and the guy at the other end said yes. He turned out to be Roland, a retired fisherman, and sure enough, in no time flat we were in his small boat, speeding towards the iceberg, with me clutching onto my hood in the wind and rain. We didn't get too close, but we circled around it and I tried, in the pouring rain, wiping my lens constantly, to photograph it. It was SO beautiful - very elegant with a gorgeous arch in the middle. There was a crack forming, we could see, so we didn't get too close. You don't want a piece falling off and capsizing the boat with a big wave! It's hard to describe how amazing it was to see this 10,000 year old beauty close up. A highlight of my trip, for sure, and a probably a highlight of my life.
Roland invited me to his house for coca which, since I was soaked to the skin, was very welcome. We chatted for over an hour about his life and the life of his town. I love those kinds of conversations. Then the phone rang. "Look out the window," said Joyce, the postmistress, and sure enough, when we looked, the iceberg had collapsed. How incredible that I was there at just that moment and found someone kind and generous enough to take me out to see that beauty. The snow that fell in Greenland to form that iceberg fell between 3,000 and 10,000 years ago. The iceberg calved from a glacier in Greenland 2 or 3 years ago and began its journey with 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs, only a few hundred of which make it all the way to Newfoundland. Then it sat in the Straits for nearly a week. It collapsed just an hour after I visited it. How amazing!
I've written a blog post about my Newfoundland trip if you'd like to read it.
If you’d like to see all the Newfoundland images together, I’ve updated my website and you can see them all on the Galleries page.
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What an awesome sight this was. This image is from the same amazing storm we saw on the last day, but about an hour earlier. It was so out of this world, it was hard to believe it was real. What appeared to happen (according to Mike ) was the hail core (the light coloured mass) came out the storm and wrapped around it for a moment and then dumped all its hail in a microburst (I'll post a pic of that next). This all happened in a matter of a few minutes. This image was taken handheld, standing in the middle of the road, in amazement.
Near Arthur, Nebraska. May 23, 2018.
If you'd like see more images I took while storm chasing, both this year and last year, take a look at my Storm Chasing album.
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This is Long Studio, one of the four artist studios located on Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Long Studio was the first studio to be completed in 2009 and is located near the town of Joe Batt's Arm. Artists can apply for residencies in one of the studios, all of which are modern and minimalist, but unique in design and location.
The studios will comprise the third series - after the icebergs and the fishing stages - of my images from Newfoundland.
I've written a blog post about my Newfoundland trip if you'd like to read it.
If you’d like to see all the Newfoundland images together, I’ve updated my website and you can see them all on the Galleries page.
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This is the last image from my Italian trip. This was a pretty magical morning, when low-lying mist blanketed some of the valleys. It looked particularly lovely in this avenue of cypress trees which we had shot before.
Thank you everyone who faved/commented on these images. I have appreciated every one. If you'd like, you can take a look at the whole Tuscany and Umbria series together.
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In some ways, this place screams out for black and white, though I did like the subdued colours of my first image, so here's a b&w.
If you'd like, take a look at my other images from Tuscany and Umbria.
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