Cape Ann Images: Back To The Working Waterfront !

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Back To The Working Waterfront !

Visitors to this port see the fishing boats coming and going but many don't see the work done during offloading. Even lifelong residents have not had the chance to see their harbor's goings on.
After almost a week of rough seas, work along the waterfront has picked up.

A couple of "Fair Winds"!

Jodrey Fish Pier

Coast Guard on patrol.

Lobster boat "Dog & I" heads in to unload.

Fishing dragger "Padre Pio" comes in with her catch.

Fish are dumped onto the sorting table.

Cod!

Eric sings....Clemente is mildly amused.

Sending a tote of cod along.

100 pounds of cod.

Boats at rest.

Gloucester Seafood Display Auction docks.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Looking at those photos causes me to appreciate all the more what goes into bringing that fish I love to eat a few times every week, to my table!
Thanks for the inside scoop! :); 12:04 PM
Jay Albert said...: I didn't include the dampness and smells. Actually you would think the place smells fishy....it does not. Why....Fresh fish has no oder!; 11:09 PM