'Subzero Sludge' - Nova Scotia - a photo on Flickriver

'Subzero Sludge' - Nova Scotia

            We finally had our first cold snap in Nova Scotia this weekend with temps getting down to -28 °C.

Naturally, I headed to the beach.

I figured it couldn't be any worse than my extensive experience with Arctic temperatures out in the Canadian Rockies.

How very wrong I was.

The raging blizzard made it feel like -50 °C but what made it even worse was that ocean spray.

I'm used to having my beard and eyelashes crystalize with ice but not 'salt-ice'.

I can tell you, it's a grim experience, one that cuts your tolerance of such misery down to about 50%.

I couldn't have been happier.

While shooting this image, I was trying to capture the crashing waves as they splattered an icy sludge onto these rocks.

I was so focused on getting the shot with my almost useless fingers that I didn't realize I was standing knee-deep in rapidly solidifying sludge that got thicker with each sluggish wave.

My clue to leave was when one wave landed on my shoulder like a solid hand clap from a bouncer saying ''time for you to leave fella''.

It's a good thing I quit at that point because the next wave made it all the way up to my snow-covered camera bag which almost became a part of this fascinating ice sculpture.

Thanks for looking
Gavin

Taken on: February 5, 2023

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