Clouds Near Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
___
While I love all manner of landscape photography, over and over I come back to clouds in all their variety — whether cirrus, cumulus, stratus or any of their many variations. Clouds add drama and moodiness to an image and, for me, help balance a scene. I always notice cloudy days and frame pictures with their billows and wispiness in mind. During my last couple of visits to Nova Scotia, there were quite a few days when the clouds were exceptional and I’ve posted a handful of examples here. I look forward to catching more special cloudy days across the great plains of Saskatchewan, against the reigning heights of Banff and beyond the soaring cliffs near St. John’s, Newfoundland, among many other places across Canada.
Sunset, Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia
___
Windswept Sky, Near Cheverie, Nova Scotia
___
Boat Prow with Cloudy Backdrop, Lunenberg, Nova Scotia
___
Stratus and Cirrus Clouds, Near Aberdeen Beach, Nova Scotia
___
Art Doors, Near Evangeline Beach, Nova Scotia
___
Barn Scene, Near Grande Pre, Nova Scotia
___
Dockside Scene, Chester, Nova Scotia
___
Cloudy Day, Capstick, Nova Scotia
___
Cat Tails, North Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
___
Statue of Evangeline, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
O' Canada 
Just exceptional photographs!!! Love me some gorgeous clouds, could stare at them all day!!
Barb, thanks. Your comment reminded me about many times idly staring up into the sky and imagining things from the shapes of clouds.
Thanks for reminding me how beautiful my province is!
🙂
Magnifique!
Thanks!
This is what I call Cloud 9. Breath taking clouds.
🙂
Very nice, and just off my doorstep.
Fantastic shots! 🙂
Thanks!
Fantastic… as a kid we always made a road trip out east and this brought back many memories of the views we saw from the car window or playing in my grandparents yard.
Those sound like wonderful memories!
Yes it was a great place to spend our summers.
What a lovely set of photos presenting Nova Scotia.
Thanks. Yes, Nova Scotia is a beautiful province!
Great photos! I’m especially fond of the sunset shot.
Thanks. The colors reflected in the clouds during that sunset were spectacular.
Simply stunning photographs, I want to be there!!
Nikki, thanks.
Love the doors!
Yes, the doors were an unusual sight in the so-called middle of nowhere and a nice piece of public art.
I don’t think I would have focused on the clouds in these images if you hadn’t presented them that way. We tend to think of them as part of the background. Thanks for bringing them to the foreground. Beautiful shots.
Thanks for the comments. I agree there’s enough going on in the foreground that it’s easy to overlook some of the more important “supporting players” or elements in our photos.
Cloudy Day in Capstick — my favorite. All are lovely. Thanks for sharing them.
Kate, thanks for your kind comments. Capstick is a remote, beautiful part of Cape Breton that is well worth the trek. The header picture for my blog of the house by the seaside is also of Capstick.
Pingback: Yoh! WTF? Head in the Clouds in Nova Scotia | Yoh! WTF?
hi Brett. Your work is beautiful. You’ve seen the clouds from both sides now! I am an amateur photographer who practises law. Being able to see the beauty around us is so important and adds such value to what makes it all worth it.
Barbara, thanks!
Great photo of the sunset. I love sunrises and sunsets. Great example of God’s faithfulness.
Thanks so much! Those scenes are some of my faves as well.
These are great shots of an area I love to visit.
Lorna, thanks!
Beautiful.
Cloud scenes are some of my faves!
Such evocative work! I love many of these images – “Evangeline” is especially potent.
Thanks so much!
I love the photo of the doors, very cool!
Creative effort by the artist!
Beautiful photography.
Thanks so much!
So beautiful! I loved the art doors.
Thanks so much!
Wonderful photos! I need to get out that way soon!
Thanks and me too!
Wow! These photos are amazing. I live in British Columbia, on the West Coast and to visit Nova Scotia is quite costly. Thank you for sharing these photos of a part of my country I hope one day to visit. 👍
Joanna, the rugged beauty of both coasts of Canada are truly special. With my posts there may be a slight bias of sorts with there being a few more posts about the Atlantic coast because I’ve been there more. But there’s lots of B.C. and even further north up in the Yukon that I’d love to explore.
Awesome pics of clouds! You’ve indeed made them look spectacular with your expert vision. And thanx so much for stopping by my blog and liking the poem ‘On a Lazy Morning’. I feel honoured.
Ashok, thanks! Keep writing your wonderful poetry. Best, Brett
Beautiful shots, Brett!
Thank you for stopping by and liking my shot too 🙂
Thanks!
Reblogged this on The Popcorn Daily.
Lovely photos. We seem to share some appreciation for clouds. Thanks
Thanks. I’m always on the lookout for how the clouds are doing on any given day. For landscapes in photography and painting, clouds bring a lot of character to a scene.
Oh how we love such clouds 🙂
🙂
I love cloud images, these are gorgeous, very dreamy,
Clouds are among my favorite subjects too!
I love all of these beautiful photographs, but I would have to say that “Statue of Evangeline” is my favorite because of the composition.
Liz, thanks! That cloud was well positioned! 🙂
Great post and photos. Just in that area about 3 weeks ago. Allan
Thanks! I hope your visit was terrific!
It was the best. A