Cape Elizabeth
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-Benjamin Franklin.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine that sits at the entrance of the shipping channel into Casco Bay. The headlight was the first built by the United States government, and is now a part of Fort Williams Park.
As one of the most photographed lighthouses in the US I was very eager to get this one right. Also one fellow photographer I me while at Annisquam Light told me that the Portland Head light ticks all the boxes to be a perfect lighthouse shot. I have a couple of more interesting shots and I will post them as get the time.
Portland Head Light, located in Cape Elizabeth is another wonderful lighthouse in Maine and it is the most photographed lighthouse in North America....
First lit in 1791, Portland Head Light is the oldest light in the state of Maine and was the first US lighthouse completed after independence from...
A long exposure of the Maine sea coast and the Portland Headlight in Cape Elizabeth ...
I spent the day in Maine yesterday, first meeting with a friend, a local business-owner in Kennebunkport, to discuss displaying a few prints in her...
Sunset at Portland Head Light with Rich and Brian. The day ended about 12 hours after we left Boston.
Larger On Black
Explored....
On a Easter Sunday at the Portland Head lighthouse .
Quick post. Thought I'd share one more from this awesome Milky Way shoot at Portland Head Light with Moe last week. Definitely one of my favorite...
What the hell, why not put up another shot from this shoot from this past weekend?
After I set up the previous comp, I moved closer to the edge,...
Kind of an impromptu thing here. Dreary weather all day Saturday that finally began breaking in the early afternoon Sunday. I had been needing to get...
Taken before sunset, the stains in the sky are dissipating clouds, maybe I should have erased them, they tend to appear like imperfections.
Another sunset shot from Portland Head Light with Rich and Brian. This was a few minutes before this one. Some warm light was still available for a...
Forecasts were favorable for the new moon this weekend (well, the new moon was Thursday), and I had been toying with the idea of venturing out to see...
Portland - Maine
Really good those birds at holding still , 90 secs. of exposure for this shot...........
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary...
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Most notably Sandeep Thomas and Andrey Sulitskiy.