Cape Ann Images: Dunfudgin & Nothing But Net

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, March 11, 2009

Dunfudgin & Nothing But Net

While some of the waterfront slumbers, other areas are active. Dunfudgin boat ramp awaits the summer onslaught of weekend boaters. Situated on the banks of the Annisquam River this is the spot where this tidal river shallowed before the Blynman Canal was dug. Fishermen of the day used long poles to "fudge" their boats through the shallows. When they got to this area the boats would bottom out. Hence the name "Dunfudgin"!