Dave Thompsen Photography

Tag: Exeter

  • Phillips Exeter Academy Chapel

    Phillips Exeter Academy Chapel

    A photograph of snow falling in front of the classic wooden doors and stonework of the Phillips Exeter Academy Chapel in Exeter, NH.
    Phillips Exeter Academy Chapel

    Phillips Church serves the students of the preparatory boarding school Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. The church was designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram, a champion of American Gothic Revival style, who also designed the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City as well as many of the original buildings on the academy campus.

    I captured this photograph on a early December day when heavy, wet snowflakes were starting to fall. They offered a nice contrast against the rich wood grain of the chapel doors. Symmetry is apparent in the double doors, wreaths, and planters in their matching alcoves.

    Part of my portfolio of photographs, this image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance.

  • Squamscott Meander

    Squamscott Meander

    Squamscott Meander

    A view of the Squamscott River in Exeter, New Hampshire as it meanders on its 5-mile journey to Great Bay and on to the Atlantic Ocean. Upstream is the Exeter River which turns into the Squamscott at the head of tide, the farthest point upstream where a river is affected by tidal fluctuations. Sculling boats used by locals as well as teams from Phillips Exeter Academy ply the waters here during high tide. A touch of early fall foliage color and golden marsh grasses reflect in the water as the river curves out of view.

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

  • Squamscott Stroll

    Squamscott Stroll

    Squamscott Stroll

    Autumn paints the maples brilliant red, orange, and yellow in this scene along the Squamscott River in Exeter, New Hampshire. The path and waterfront wall are part of Swasey Parkway, a gift to the town of Exeter in 1929 by Ambrose Swasey. This scenic park replaced wharves and warehouses from the shipping trade that was active in the 1800’s.

    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.

  • Sculling the Squamscott

    Sculling the Squamscott

    An autumn photograph of a sculler plying the still waters of the Squamscott River in Exeter, NH.
    Sculling the Squamscott

    Autumn paints the maples brilliant red, orange, and yellow in this scene along the Squamscott River in Exeter, New Hampshire. A rower propels his sculling boat around the curve of the river as mist rises over the water on this early morning in October.

    The path and waterfront wall are part of Swasey Parkway, a gift to the town of Exeter in 1929 by Ambrose Swasey. This scenic park replaced wharves and warehouses from the shipping trade that was active in the 1800’s.

    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.