Clouds provide the backdrop for this sunrise, with rays peaking through at North Beach in Hampton, New Hampshire. This was a relatively calm early morning on the Atlantic Ocean as gentle waves lap the shore.
This image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Pixels shop.
Ocean waves crash on the boulders near the jetty that protects the entrance to Hampton Harbor while this gentleman was looking to catch some stripers. Striped Bass is the state saltwater fish of New Hampshire; their range includes the entire Atlantic coastline. They can live up to 30 years and typically weigh 20-40 pounds.
This image uses an artistic software filter to impart a painterly appearance. Prints are available from my Etsy 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.
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