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Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Coast, Maine, morning, National Park, New England, Road Trip, Tourism, travel
In the distance is Acadia National Park’s Beehive, photographed on a cool late November morning from Sand Beach.
08 Tuesday Mar 2016
Posted Landscapes, Photo of the Day, Photography, Travel Photography
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Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Coast, Maine, morning, National Park, New England, Road Trip, Tourism, travel
In the distance is Acadia National Park’s Beehive, photographed on a cool late November morning from Sand Beach.
05 Saturday Mar 2016
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Grand Teton National Park, National Park, night, Road Trip, stars, Tourism, travel, WY, Wyoming
Camera: Canon 6D
Lenses: EF 24-105mm f 4 L
Focal Length: 48mm
Aperture: f 4
Shutter speed: 20 seconds
ISO: 6400
03 Thursday Mar 2016
Posted Landscapes, Photo of the Day, Photography, Travel Photography
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Acadia, Acadia National Park, Coast, Granite, Maine, ME, National Park, New England, Road Trip, Rocks, Rocky Coastline, travel, Travel Photography
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: 24-105mm f 4 L
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: f 8.0
Shutter speed: 1/125 of a second
ISO: 100
29 Monday Feb 2016
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20mm, Coast, Downeast, Maine, Manual Lens, ME, Milky Way, New England, night, Nikkor, Road Trip, Sorrento, Starry Night, stars, Summer, Tourism, travel
In a few weeks, the Milky Way will be once again visible in our neck of the woods. I’m very excited.
I captured this shot in Sorrento, Maine on August 2015. I actually used my grandfather’s old Nikkor 20mm lens, built in the mid-1960s.
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: Nikkor 2omm UD f 3.5
Focal length: 20mm
Aperture: f 4
Shutter speed: 25 seconds
ISO: 64000
27 Saturday Feb 2016
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Acadia, Acadia National Park, autumn, Coast, Cove, fall, Maine, Monument Cove, morning, National Park, New England, Road Trip, Rocks, Rocky Coastline, travel
We visited the family last Thanksgiving and rather than spending the weekend in a shopping center, I decided to head to Acadia National Park. It was an eerie experience. I tend to visit the park during the summer months. The park is full of people. While the park’s facilities are closed after late October, the Park Loop Road and most trails are still open to visitors. I literally had the park to myself. I probably saw four people all day. So here is a little tip, if you are thinking of visiting Acadia National Park and you can’t get there in the summer, an option is to visit during the fall.
23 Tuesday Feb 2016
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Clouds, Lamar Valley, Mountains, National Park, Road Trip, Rocky Mountains, Storm Clouds, travel, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: EF 24-105mm f4 L
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f 10
Shutter: 1/125 of a second
ISO: 200
17 Wednesday Feb 2016
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Cape Elizabeth, Coast, Fog, HDR, Image, Light, lighthouse, Maine, New England, Portland, Portland Head Light, Road Trip, travel
As the Fog Lifts
The Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine is America’s oldest lighthouse. It was commissioned in 1787 by President George Washington.
Last August, I spent some time in Maine. This landmark was on top of my list of places to photography. I had done some research in Instagram and Flickr and I had hoped to photograph the lighthouse during the sunrise. When I got there, you could not see the lighthouse from the parking lot. The building and the rocks were covered by thick fog. Rather than driving back to my in-laws’ house, I decided to sit down, enjoy the scene, and see if the rising temperature could burn off some of the fog. I was rewarded for my patience and I took this shot as the fog started to lift.
I will return to this lighthouse later this year. I really want to add a sunrise photograph to my collection. But I am very happy with this result. It is unique in many ways and I love the warm tones on the right side of the frame, created by the rising sun, and the cool tones in the left side of the frame. I also like the fact that the side of the lighthouse is lit by soft light, while the shadows add a sense of depth to the image.
This is an HDR image. I took three exposures (-2, 0 & +2) and I merged them using Lightroom 6. I also used OnOne’s Perfect Effects 9.0 to bump up the midtones and add a little bit of sharpness on the rocks.
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: EF 24-105mm f4 L
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: f 10
Shutter: 1/125
ISO: 100