Cape Breton Boat and Hillside Black and White Coastal Photography
A Fishing Boat Below Farm Buildings and Clouds
A small working boat sits close to the shore beneath an enormous cloud filled sky. In this Cape Breton photograph, I included the house, open hillside and farm buildings above the water, keeping the boat within the rural setting that surrounds it. The vertical frame gives the clouds a large share of the image, with the shoreline forming a narrow band between sky and water.
My eye returns first to the boat’s dark hull and pale cabin. Its upright poles and rigging draw fine lines against the slope behind it, while the nearby house and trailer add smaller shapes along the bank. Higher on the hill, a group of buildings follows the gentle rise of the land. I like the difference in scale between these modest structures and the broad layers of cloud overhead. The black and white treatment makes the contrast particularly clear, from the bright house to the darker upper buildings and the textured water in front.
The photograph brings together several aspects of the same coastal scene: a boat, a home, farmland and open weather above them. What appeals to me is how comfortably those elements share the frame. The water and clouds give the view its breadth, while the boat offers a distinct focal point. For a coastal room or someone with a connection to Cape Breton, it is a quiet rural view with the details of everyday life close to shore.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2014
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