Beginning the story

Inspired by Sara H.'s wonderful blog, I'm going to try my hand at sharing some thoughts and photos, mostly for family and friends.

In August I attended a 5-day photography workshop on the Change Islands, Newfoundland, allowing me to finally bond with my Canon S5 IS. (This workshop will be repeated next summer and possibly this winter. For more information:  http://www.cicaworkshops.com/workshops.html)

The camera bonding began on the Sydney to Port Aux Basques ferry. The shapes and shadows onboard seemed to lend themselves to black and white photography.

It was also fun to play with the colour settings on the Canon.

About 6 hours from the mainland,

our first distant sighting of Newfoundland.

And a closer look at the rugged coastline at Port Aux Basques.