FALL ON THE MAINE COAST - PORTLAND TO BAR HARBOR llI

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19^TH

BIRCH TRUNKS AND BLUEBERRY BUSHES

 A “ho-hum” morning for sunrise so we started a little later with breakfast once again at 2 Cats.  Afterwards we were off with cameras, and exploring new artistic techniques for different effects. This morning it was panning with multiple exposures as you move the camera through a progression. We took a series of 8 multiple exposures while moving the camera from ground level to sky.

AN ARTISTIC TOUCH

This is done, hand held! It is important to hold the camera steady as you are shooting. This takes lots of practice and trials. Do believe it is an interesting effect but I need lots more practice.

 

A PAINTERLY EFFECT

We then went back to Otter Point for long slow shutter speeds to eliminate the surf  and smooth out the water. This requires a tripod, and about a 10 stop Neutral Density Filter so you can slow the shutter speed to about 2 minutes or longer. This I had done before and liked some of the results. Here is an example from this trip>>>>

A FOGGY LOOK

SHORE IN FOG

 A number of us were determined to dine on whole Maine lobster. We finally found a place where we could have the lobster cooked, and then take it back to our house. (Eating a lobster in a restaurant is really not as much fun as at home  where you can be as diligent as you wish in getting all of the meat.) We really enjoyed the meal, but had to be quick with it as we needed to get to Bass Harbor Lighthouse for sunset!!

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GOOD PLACE TO GET FRESH LOBSTER

We made it to Bass Head Lighthouse, along with lots of other people. I opted to scramble very carefully and slowly down to the shore on the East side of the lighthouse. My vantage point was O.K, but I had to fire over a Barbed wire fence, and I was not tall enough to eliminate the wire. I got some nice shots, but it was trying. The accompanying photo has been greatly cropped to eliminate the wire.

BASS HEAD LIGHTHOUSE

 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20^TH

This morning saw us atop of  Cadillac Mountain for sunrise. As we looked out to sea, the sky responded with some nice color in the clouds. 

SUNRISE FROM MT. CADILLAC

The early light on the fall colors as they cascaded down the mountain was beautiful. 

FALL COLOR FALLING TO THE SEA

Soon it was time to be on our way back to Portland. After gathering our gear, and stuffing the cars, we headed for Ellsworth for breakfast at Martha’s Diner. It was located on the periphery of a small mall, but the food was very good and the service was quite timely.

Our drive South went smoothly with another stop at Camden Hills State Park. We did not spend a lot of time here, but it was good to give the area another look. 

MT. BATTIE COLOR

COLORFUL CAMDEN HILLS

GREEN AND RED

 

GOLD CASCADE

We had kept our eyes out for a church steeple framed with Fall Color and eventually found one in Wiscasset, Maine, one of the coast’s more beautiful towns.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Once back in Portland we went off to Portland Head Light for sunset.

PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT & EARTH SHAD0W

We again had a sunny, clear afternoon, but that did not discourage us. The lighthouse was a beacon in the setting sun. As we did not want to delay dinner because of a long wait of at least 90 minutes at one of the better seafood restaurants in Portland, we returned to Westbrook where our Motel was, and had dinner at RubyTuesday.  They did good by us. It was not as chaotic as we would have found in Portland on a Friday evening. Back at the Motel it was decided to forego tomorrow’s sunrise shoot, and get an early start on our return trips home.

My family joined me this evening and tomorrow we will be headed back up the coast as a family to visit to Castine, where George and I met and were married. Then it was onto Acadia National Park. We had enjoyed our family time in Yosemite two years ago, and thought we would do something similar at a different Park.