Halfway Log Dump on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Earlier this week I held my first-ever Bruce Peninsula Photographic Workshop with fabulous participants in attendance.The Bruce Peninsula is on the Niagara Escarpement, which is designated as a UNESCO World Biosphere.
We began the workshop with a visit to Halfway Log Dump on Georgian Bay and were greeted with a rather pleasant sunrise. The endless cobblestone beach at Halfway Log Dump has always been one of my favourite sights in Ontario.
Our next stop was at Indian Head Cove and the Grotto. The water levels on Georgian Bay are quite high this year and have submerged much of the foreground elements at Indian Head Cove however, there were many stunning vistas to capture, particularly when using wide angle lenses to exaggerate the rugged details along the small cliff face at this location.
Indian Head Cove on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Indian Head Cove on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
As the end of day approached we ventured over to Dorcas Bay / Singing Sands to photograph sunset. Our first sunset opportunity was thwarted by rain, but on the second night we did have glorious conditions for sunset with pastel tones in the western sky and nice clouds to the east.
Dorcas Bay on Lake Huron, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Dorcas Bay on Lake Huron, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Our second morning outing was cancelled due to heavy rain so we opted sleep in, have breakfast, and hold a Photoshop class until conditions improved to get back outside. After lunch the rain had subsided and our trip to Little Cove was a go. A light fog had developed along the Georgian Bay shoreline which was quite pleasing.
Little Cove on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
The timing of the Bruce Peninsula Workshop was scheduled to coincide with the newly emerging leaves of the forest trees, which tend to present all shades of green for very pleasing forest imagery as well as intimate photographs of the new growth.
New Growth on Aspen Forest, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Sadly there are many abandoned homes on the Bruce Peninsula, but some of them make wonderful images, especially for applying creative edits such as I did with Topaz Impression for the abandoned homested below.
Abandoned Homestead on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Our final morning was a return trip to Halfway Log Dump for a second chance at sunrise photography. This morning proved to be a better sunrise than the first morning, hence the reason I do make repeated visits to the same locations for sunrise photography. You will NEVER be presented with the same conditions as you had the day before 🙂
On this morning there was heavy cloud cover, but as the sun rose it found enough of an opening to illuminate the pre-dawn sky. After the sun had risen it was blocked out by much of the cloud cover, however, there were numerous shoreline scenes worthy of photographing and some of them would be prefect for creating black and white conversions.
Halfway Log Dump on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Halfway Log Dump on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Halfway Log Dump on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Halfway Log Dump on Georgian Bay, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
We will be offering the Bruce Peninsula Photography Workshop again in 2020. To ensure you do not miss out on this opportunity please do send me a note by clicking here to be added to my workshop contact list.
Andrew McLachlan 