Cape Elizabeth Maine

hawkeye978

Went up to Cape Elizabeth, Maine last week (before hurricane) because I hadn't been to Portland Light yet and wanted to scope out the area. Started off down by Two Lights State Park (because there was a good seafood restaurant there) and then went up to Fort Williams Park where Portland Head is located. All shots were mid-day so nothing special about the light. But it was miserably hot (mid-90's with 75+ degree dew points). I thought I'd share a few.

#1 Beach combing



#2 Lobster boat working the pots



#3 Maine is Rocky



#4 Wildflowers in Bloom at Portland Head Light



#5 From the cliffs overlooking Portland harbor



#6 A somewhat different perspective



As always, C&C welcome. Others will be found here..

Wiren

Nice Series.
I like it - that lighthouse almost looks a lot like the Yaquina Head LH on the Oregon coast (your's in Portland is better imo), I love lighthouses and this is a neat looking one.

It looks to me that the last photo needs a slight horizon check, looks just / / that much off to my eyes - and it could even just be me.

Nice shots, thanks for posting them.

Lee

thapamd

Beautifully done! I love that composition on #4. Wow!

hawkeye978

Wiren wrote:

I like it - that lighthouse almost looks a lot like the Yaquina Head LH on the Oregon coast (your's in Portland is better imo), I love lighthouses and this is a neat looking one.

It looks to me that the last photo needs a slight horizon check, looks just / / that much off to my eyes - and it could even just be me.

Nice shots, thanks for posting them.

Lee

I've been playing with the horizon for a while. I've got some perspective issues where if I straighten the horizon the lighthouse is off and vice versa. Still trying to figure out what's best.

Thanks for commenting.

hawkeye978

thapamd wrote:

Beautifully done! I love that composition on #4. Wow!

Thanks Mahesh. I was trying to get the DOF right in a single shot but still wound up blending to have the flowers and lighthouse in focus.

Awais Yaqub

3rd and 5th are my favorites ! great set of photos

redleash

Great series, Tom! I LOVE #4--great colors and comp! And, I'm happy to see wildflowers there--my only visit to Portland Light was in Feb, which made nice photos in it's own right but I'm enjoying seeing this perspective. Oh, and I also like the first one with the young beachcomber!

DECinNC

Four is my favorite.