Hailey & Ingrid on the Ocean Floor

While it is some distance from Halifax, of all the spaces Nova Scotia has to photograph, the Bay of Fundy is one of the most spectacular (at low tide, at least). I first photographed Ingrid here in 2004, so it seemed a suitable space to take her to mark 22 years of working together - and Hailey came along as well, making it another multi-model session on the bottom of the ocean. 

Digital infrared original

Though I've worked at the Bay of Fundy before, this was my first time working in this location, and the first images was a direct response tot he beauty of the space. We were at the head of a small marsh, with a river the flowed out (at low tide) to the bay...with the heavily overcast sky, the river was like a ribbon of light cutting through the foreground..and I knew I had to make an image of it. As there wasn't much to work with, in regards to posing, I asked both women to simply stand with the backs to me, and look out to the Fundy.

Digital infrared original

As beautiful as the view towards the bay was, the real reason to work at the Bay of Fundy was the lovely water-carved rocks, which provide rich environment in which to work with the Nude. Both Hailey and Ingrid really took to the space, and found a number of really striking poses, working against the red sandstone. The evening was surprisingly windy, so I made a larger than usual number of exposures, and was wise to do so, as about 1/3 of the exposures were ruined due to tripod/camera vibrations.

Digital infrared original, two frame stitch

As the evening progressed, the cool air (exacerbated by the high wind) started wearing on the models,so we decided to pack things up and head to the car...but on the way, Hailey caught sight of a beautiful slab of stone, set against a deep pocked in the rock behind. "Could I work on that?" she asked, and a minute or so later, the above image was made. I ended up stitching the composition together from two frames, as I liked both the smooth rock below her, which merges into the beach, and the horizontal bands in the rocks above; if either was absent, I didn't like the image as much - so I merged both framed together!