On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:28:24 -0500, Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My cousin is getting married on Cape Cod next Saturday, so we're going up a > few days in advance to do some sightseeing. I went there for a couple of > weeks as a kid, so I have an idea of what it's like out there. We're > planning on hitting some lighthouses and some nature trails, and I'm hoping > to do some star trail shots and some nice sunsets. We're staying in Orleans, > and we'll definitely be visiting Provincetown, the Cape Cod National > Seashore, etc. Is there anything or place in particular I should make a > special effort to shoot? > > Thanks, > Amita
I honeymooned in the Cape of Cods (as Radar once called it on MASH). We stayed in Wellfleet, which is 1/2 way between Provincetown and Hyannis. At the time (some 25 years ago), it was pretty much unsullied by malls, motels and the like. In fact, as one of the last such unspoiled spots, they wisely passed a bylaw several years prior to our arrival that there would be no new development, and that any "new" buildings on already occupied lots had to adhere to strict architectural guidelines. IIRC, Martha's Vineyard has a similar bylaw to preserve local culture. There are a few nice commercial art galleries and antique shops, but it's not nearly so blatantly commercial as, say, Provincetown. Wellfleet's at or near the narrowest part of the Cape, and it's only a mile or two from the Atlantic to the western shore. Some amazing sunsets on the western shore (a rarity on the East Coast), and the National Seashore, with it's huge sand cliffs is on the Atlantic side. If you decide to go, I'd be interested to hear if it's changed much in 25 years... No matter where you go on Cape Cod, I'm sure you'll enjoy it - lots of photo ops at every turn. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
