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Living on the Edge

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on May 5, 2009 at 2:38 AM
Living on the Edge
Houses along the cliffs leading into St. John's, Newfoundland

The little photo here doesn't do it much justice, so I've included a link to a higher res photo.

This is a pano stitched in CS4 of seven vertical photographs. The final image is 9811x3270 pixels. and 12x36 at 270 dpi.

I guess this would be a bit of "man and nature" so to speak.

Higher res image Living on the Edge
Posted by Marc Adamus on May 5, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Very interesting, Ryan. Of course, I have to ask what you were doing in Newfoundland. Not an often seen spot on the PNW forum, but one I vacationed to several times as a child living in Maine. I love the country up there and little towns like this hugging the cliffs are among my favorites - you'd better like seafood though. This is a nice, telling portrait of the region.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on May 5, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Ryan, this is really a wonderful image! I like it a lot. It looks rugged and cold, but something tells me there's a warm "homey" and "neighborly" feeling in this village. Did you find it so?
Good work on the taking the series of photos and stitching them so well. :cool:
Posted by James Walley on May 6, 2009 at 2:54 AM
Marc --

What part of Maine did you live in?

(I can just see the Usual Suspects at a certain website rushing to post a new entry: "Marc Adamus admits to being a Mainiac!" :rolleyes: )

Catherine --

As I understand it, that isn't a village; it's a bunch of houses on the outskirts of St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland.
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on May 6, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Marc, my wife is from Newfoundland, and my in-laws still live there, so we have been visiting every other year since we've been married. I love the island and the people there. Absolutely one of the friendliest places on earth, not to mention some of the best coastlines, lighthouses, gorges, etc. I haven't been able to photograph everything I want to yet, as we are usually occupied with visiting (we have my in-law's only grandchild), but I get a little photography in each time we visit. My goal is to visit during the early summer next time to get some iceberg shots near the coastline or even possibly in the harbor.
Posted by Marc Dilley on May 6, 2009 at 11:55 AM
I like the light on the lower part of the village.