The Point Lisas Pearl freighter is unloading its cargo of road salt at the Granite State Minerals terminal in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. According to Shipspotting.com, it’s a 188 meter long general cargo ship built in 1984 currently sailing under the Bahamas flag. That website also provides the current position of the ship as reported by the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which uses transceivers on ships to transmit their location to base stations.
I converted this image to black & white and used an artistic filter to enhance the ship’s superstructure.
Early morning light at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire. This side of the park borders Little Harbor where the calm waters have allowed a sandy beach to form along the rocky coastline.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technique and an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Available from my Etsy shop.
The covered bridge in Albany spans the Swift River which parallels the Kancamagus Highway east from the route’s high point (2,855′) at Kancamagus Pass, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Built in 1858, it uses a Paddleford truss design, developed by Peter Paddleford in the 1800’s and characterized by a fairly complex arrangement of rafters, posts, and struts that support the roadway and roof. The bridge is 100 feet long and 15 feet wide. It still carries vehicle and foot traffic across the river, although additional supports were added to handle the heavier loads of today’s cars and trucks.
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.
A shapely tree stands in silhouette during an early summer morning at the Great Island Common park in New Castle, New Hampshire. The Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse stands watch in the distance.
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.
A dory lies still on its mooring in front of the Southend Yacht Club in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Taken from Peirce Island, the brilliant yellow of the building and the vibrant topside of the dory is reflected in the waters of the harbor.
A dory boat is characterized by its shallow-draft, high sides, flat bottom (often with a slight rocker-shape), and sharp bows. An easy design to build, it’s capable of carrying a heavy load, hence it’s popularity with fishermen.
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.
Surrounded by sand dunes and ocean, the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station Museum chronicles the history of the United States Lifesaving Service, a government agency chartered to patrol the coastline and save victims (and cargo!) of shipwrecks.
Created in 1871, this agency utilized stations such as the one in the picture to base operations for these life-saving duties. This building was actually built in Chatham, Massachusetts in 1898, one of thirteen stations along Cape Cod’s ocean-side beaches. It was moved to this location on Race Point in 1977 and now serves as a museum. When in operation, crews kept watch for ships in distress, ready to use surfboats, breeches buoys, and other apparatus to save shipwrecked sailors and passengers.
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.
A vantage point from the Mount Washington Auto Road, a winding road that climbs 4,700 feet to the highest point in the northeast, the summit of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The vista includes other peaks in the Presidential Range.
On this summer day, the weather in the valley where the auto road starts was comfortable, with temperatures in the 70’s (F). As I drove up the mountain, the winds started to howl, rocking my sizable Honda Pilot SUV back and forth. At Mount Washington’s summit of 6,288 feet, it’s reputation for extreme weather was reinforced by winds of over 60 MPH and frigid temperatures in the low 30’s. Just walking across the observation deck above the summit building was an adventure – I had to walk with my body angled into the fierce gale to avoid getting knocked over. If you take the road, be sure to visit the extreme weather exhibit in the lodge – it chronicles the day in April 1934 when the fastest wind ever recorded at a manned weather station occurred – 231 MPH!
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.
A photograph of colorful autumn foliage blanketing Mount Chocorua in the New Hampshire White Mountains.
Sunrise bathes Mount Chocorua in glowing orange. Dark evergreens are punctuated by colorful fall foliage of deciduous trees along the shore of Chocorua Lake at the base of the mountain. At 3,490 feet, this is the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Although not as lofty as some, it’s bare, rocky summit stands out and can be seen for miles. It is an iconic fixture of the region and is the subject of many photographs and paintings.
Images taken from the same vantage point in summer and fall…
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.
The marshes in Hampton, New Hampshire in late summer at sunset. The tide is high in the estuary which includes over 5,000 acres of salt marsh, the largest in New Hampshire.
This is critical habitat for nesting and migratory shorebirds, including the Saltmarsh Sparrow. New Hampshire Audubon is active in monitoring this area and educating the public about its importance. A report titled “Hampton-Seabrook Estuary Habitat Restoration Compendium” by UNH and NOAA describes restoration projects in this area designed to address issues caused by historical uses of the marshes that involved harvesting the marsh grasses and digging channels to redirect the tidal waters.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance; limited edition prints are available from my Etsy shop.
Whaleback light stands in silhouette with exposed rocks in the shadows of the rising sun. Taken from Great Island Common in New Castle, New Hampshire, this lighthouse is located on a small island in Kittery Maine at the entrance to Portsmouth harbor. Established in 1820, it has been rebuilt several times and now sends its beam from a modern, high-powered LED light. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was recently acquired by the American Lighthouse Foundation.
Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance; limited edition prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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