The sand dunes along Race Point beach at the tip of Cape Cod are beautiful, with green dune grasses separated by sandy depressions. Here footsteps lead up the dune face. An expansive view of the Atlantic Ocean spreads out from this vantage point.
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Sandy Point State Reservation lies at the southern end of Plum Island, a classic barrier island along the Atlantic coast in Newbury, Massachusetts. Access to the 77-acre site is from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge access road. Together with the refuge, This whole area, spanning a little under 5,000 acres, preserves both key salt marsh and barrier beach habitats.
The photograph, enhanced using High Dynamic Range techniques, was captured while I strolled the beach on an unusually warm October day. The time was close to sunset and the clouds provided an interesting sky to contrast with the rough sand and stone beach on the tip of the island.
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A scene from atop Loon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The leaves show a splash of color with puffy cumulus clouds hovering above on this crisp autumn day. The summit view here overlooks Loon Pond.
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The view from Square Ledge overlooking Pinkham Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Route 16 winds its way along the floor of the valley. The rocky outcropping here provides panoramic views that are ablaze with color in the fall.
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I was hiking on a short path (the Farley trail) at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm when this vista unfolded. This is the Little River, a short tidal inlet formed from the Merriland River and Branch Brook in Wells Maine. The meander of the river reaches out to the Atlantic Ocean (technically the Gulf of Maine here) and it’s bankful state at high tide nicely reflects the clouds that floated by on this summer day.
I used bracketed exposures processed with High Dynamic Range (HDR) software to add luminosity to the scene.
The reserve is part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, a collaborative program designed to protect these vital natural resources.
Also nearby is the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, providing additional views of the extensive salt marshes in this area.
Falls of Song is a 40 foot waterfall on the Castle in the Clouds property in the lakes region of New Hampshire. The trail including this boardwalk is part of a 28 mile network of hiking trails maintained by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust.
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This image was captured at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire. It was early in the morning on a warm June day. I was walking on the sandy beach area in the northern area of the park looking out toward Little Harbor as the sun was rising. Trees in silhouette usually add interest to early morning scenes – this one didn’t disappoint.
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is a wide cable-stayed bridge connecting Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts over the Charles River. Part of interstate 93, it was built as part of Boston’s “big dig” project. The bridge was named after the civil rights activist Lenny Zakim and the American colonists who fought the British in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
From this vantage point, one of the towers with it’s cabling that supports the roadway can be seen. The massive Boston Garden, home of the Boston Celtics basketball team and Boston Bruins hockey team can be seen at the end of the bridge. The image was captured from the North Bank Pedestrian Bridge which connects a ribbon of parklands running along the Charles from North Point Park in Cambridge to Paul Revere Park in Charlestown. That bridge, an interesting structure itself, is a 12-foot wide, 700-ft long, steel sinusoidal bridge so named because the side supports twist in a sine wave shape.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.
Portland Head Light overlooks Casco Bay at Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Surrounded by beautiful grounds of Fort Williams Park, it is often the site of weddings and attracts lighthouse-lovers, sightseers, and harbor cruise boats. First lit in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. It stands 101 feet tall and its fourth order Fresnel lens has a range of 24 nautical miles. I captured this image while on a cruise of Casco Bay out of Portland.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.
This image of a 1969 Chris-Craft Sportsman antique power boat was taken during the New Hampshire Boat Museum annual vintage wooden boat show, held on the docks in Alton Bay, New Hampshire, a small village at the southern end of Lake Winnipesaukee. This gleaming 22′ boat is amply powered by a 283 Chevy V-8 inboard engine.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.
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