Cape Pine Light is at the southern most point of Newfoundland. Located along the scenic Irish Loop, it is a 5 mile gravel road drive off the main road to get there, but we were rewarded by seeing the only caribou on this trip. With gray cloudy skies, shooting for High Dynamic Range (HDR) was a must. I shot multiple exposures and hoped that post processing would give me a useable image. I used Photoshop to merge the images and then Photomatix to do the tone mapping. I then used Topaz products to brighten the reds and make it a more vibrant image.
Cape Pine, built in 1851, is still a working lighthouse. It flashes white every 5 seconds and is visible for 16 nautical miles. Michigan Tech has been using it as a pollution research station with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Science Foundation.
Just north of Cape Pine Line, we spent the night in Trepassey at a lovely hotel, the Trepassey Motel and Restaurant, that included a dining room with views of the sea. With friendly owners, good food and comfortable rooms, this would be a good place to spend several days and spend more time along this lovely coastline.
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