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Green Cove Waves, Cape Breton

September 15, 2011 By Anne McKinnell 14 Comments

I just cannot get enough of the waves and rocky shores in Atlantic Canada. At Green Cove in Cape Breton, I stood on top of one of the highland cliffs and looked down to the boulders below.

I made these images using my polarizing filter and exposing for half a second to capture the movement of the ocean. The only difference between them is the size of the wave.

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Filed Under: Cape Breton Highlands, North American Adventure, Nova Scotia Tagged With: cabot trail, Canada, cape breton, green cove, nova scotia

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  1. Edith Levy says

    September 15, 2011 at 7:24 am

    Fantastic Anne. I love the color of the rocks and the way you’ve captured the waves. Excellent.
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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 15, 2011 at 3:54 pm

      Thanks Edith, I could go back there every day. I am mesmerized by the waves, always have been πŸ™‚

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  2. Chris Nitz says

    September 15, 2011 at 7:36 am

    I like how much power is conveyed in that first shot, and then the subtle change in the next photo. Yeah, I can hear that water crashing onto that rock!
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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 15, 2011 at 3:55 pm

      Thanks Chris, I like it when my images convey sound πŸ™‚

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  3. Charlie says

    September 15, 2011 at 10:55 am

    cool pics πŸ™‚ I like the prairies here but this picture makes me miss water.
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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 15, 2011 at 3:56 pm

      Hi Charlie, yes the prairies and the mountains are both beautiful, but nothing compares to the ocean in my mind. I couldn’t live without it.

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  4. Chris Frailey says

    September 15, 2011 at 11:30 am

    I can look at these kinds of shots all day. Nice job.
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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 15, 2011 at 3:56 pm

      Hi Chris, I’m glad because I’m sure I will have many more “on the rocks” type images coming up! Thanks for the comment.

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  5. Marc Collins says

    September 15, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    Great water effects. The colour of the rocks is amazing too.
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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 16, 2011 at 9:44 am

      Thanks Marc. I loved the red rocks in both PEI and Cape Breton, they make for different seascapes than I have seen before.

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  6. Adam Allegro says

    September 17, 2011 at 1:31 am

    Wow, those rocks are sick! What an amazing color. Great effect with the Polarizer. I just got a ND filter and love it. Well done!
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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 18, 2011 at 4:17 am

      Hi Adam, great to see you here, thanks for the visit. I probably have 50-70 images of these rocks, I just couldn’t stop. It was so much fun, I love doing the long exposures on the water.

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  7. Morris Chisholm says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    I miss the sound and smell of the ocean. I miss the taste of it when I went swimming as a child. I miss the feel of the seaweed on my toes.
    The textures of the drift wood and the colour of the rocks. The shapes of the rocks and the smoothness of them. I miss home.
    Beautiful work Anne.
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  8. Anne McKinnell says

    October 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Morris, wow, you don’t know how happy it makes me that my image brings out those emotions. I too miss the ocean terribly when I am inland for any period of time. It always feels like coming home, even when I am at an ocean on the other side of the country. (I am from the Pacific.) I love the taste of the salt on my lips from the sea spray. Thank you so much for your visit and your wonderful words.

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