Dave Thompsen Photography

Category: New England

  • Sandy Point

    Sandy Point

    Sandy Point

    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.

    Prints are available from my Pixels shop.

  • Loon Pond

    Loon Pond

    Loon Pond

    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.

    This image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.

  • Pinkham Notch

    Pinkham Notch

    Pinkham Notch

    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.

    This image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.

  • Little River

    Little River

    Little River

    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

    Falls of Song

    Falls of Song

    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. 

    This image uses High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technique and an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Etsy shop.

  • Odiorne Point Sunrise

    Odiorne Point Sunrise

    Odiorne Point Sunrise

    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.

  • Zakim Bridge

    Zakim Bridge

    A artistic photograph of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge with the Boston Garden in the background.
    Zakim Bridge

    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

    Portland Head Light

    A photograph of Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
    Portland Head Lighthouse

    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.

  • 1969 Chris-Craft

    1969 Chris-Craft

    A photograph of boaters in conversation next to a classic wooden 1969 Chris-Craft runabout boat on the pier in Alton Bay, NH.
    1969 Chris-Craft

    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.

  • Working Waterfront

    Working Waterfront

    A photograph of the fishing boats at Peirce Island in Portsmouth, NH.
    Working Waterfront

    One of my favorite places to walk is Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It offers interesting views of the the harbor, including Prescott Park and the Fish Pier with its working boats. This scene shows the fishing boats docked at the pier on an early June day, with the steeple of North Church and the historic Sheafe Warehouse (c. 1740) in the background. The viewpoint is from Four Tree Island, a picnic area connected to Peirce Island by a short pedestrian causeway.

    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.