A slight wisp of lake snow hangs in the air, the light mutes, yet color still shines through” – Ed Lehming

I’m continuing my series of images from Sandbanks Provincial Park. Over Christmas, I spent two days exploring various parts of this beautiful park. The days were cold and often overcast, with brief moments of subdued sunlight. It had snowed quite a bit before Christmas. Still, much of that snow had blown away. A bright dusting remained, letting some vegetation peek through.

This image was made along the western shoreline, in an area known as Lakeshore Lodge Point. There had at one time been a beautiful three-story building on the site. The original building was constructed around 1870. It was a major tourist attraction for visitors to the nearby sand dunes and beaches. The lodge, at the height of its popularity, even had a dance hall and swimming pool. It went through many different ownerships but was heavily vandalized and burned to the ground on Halloween 1983. It’s a shame that this is often the fate of historical buildings. All that remains here are concrete floor slabs and some foundation walls, and of course, memories of Lakeshore Lodge itself.

This has become a favorite place for me to visit because the shoreline has so many interesting features. My visit on December 26th was no exception. I treated the images consistently with my prior beach and dunes images. I left them slightly overexposed and soft to communicate the serenity of the place. What really stood out for me was the bright orange leaves of the small beech trees and the golden tone of the shoreline grasses.

Nikon D800
Tamron SP 24-70 mm f/2.8 Di VC USD @ 26 mm
1/60 sec, f/4, ISO 400