The harbour of the town of Fleur De Lys on the western side of the Baie Verte Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada is a community of fine qualities and true beauty. Along the harbour of Fleur De Lys you will find fishing boats, docks for mooring and spread out over the bottom of the green hills you will find houses and buildings.
Seals seemed to like to enter the harbour and hang about but be able to leave on the southern side where it opens up to the majestic Atlantic Ocean.The population of Fleur De Lys started out with a total number of twenty people in 1871 and grew to have about eighty residents by 1904 because of the fishing industry, gardening and exceptional location for raising animals.
By the 1960's the numbers increased to about 1000 because of the asbestos mines that were opened but those numbers have now dropped to about 750 due to the downsizing of the mines at Baie Verte, Newfoundland. ... continue below the picture...
Fleur De Lys in Newfoundland, Canada has it all because of its outstanding location, the stunning scenery and the incredible sunsets that can be seen from this town. The people of the community are very friendly and will help visitors with anything that they may require while visiting Fleur De Lys.
Harbour in the town of Fleur De Lys, White Bay, Dorset Trail, Highway 412, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/7.1, exposure time of 1/125 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 24mm.