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Rockport Harbor
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Kahlil Gibran

Motif Number 1, located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts, is a fishing shack well-known to students of art and art history as "the most often-painted building in America."

Built in the 1840s as Rockport became home to a colony of artists and fishermen, the shack became a favorite subject of painters due to the composition and lighting of its location as well as being a symbol of New England maritime life. Painter Lester Hornby (1882–1956) is believed to be the first to call the shack "Motif Number 1," a reference to its being the favorite subject of the town's painters, and the name achieved general acceptance.

I went here in summer and was thinking of getting the bright red building against the blue sky, unfortunately the fickle New England weather turned on me and impending storm turned the entire sky white. So I decided to have some photoshop fun. Hope you all like it.

Downtown Vancouver
Vancouver

Downtown Vancouver from Granville Bridge, BC, Canada (This was taken only a few metres from the previous shot) I learnt that it was not possible to...

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Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver downtown from Granville bridge, at the back is Burrard bridge

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St Kilda Pier ffrom Boat Ramp Signed
St Kilda Pier ffrom Boat Ramp Signed

St Kilda Pier taken at the "Blue Hour"

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Rockport Harbor
Rockport Harbor

Sunrise (the sun was rising behind me) in Rockport, Massachusetts, this morning. Getting some practice in with the Singh Ray Gold N' Blue polarizer. ...

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Vancouver by night
Vancouver by night

This is a view towards downtown Vancouver from the beach between Kitsilano Beach and Vanier Park in Vancouver, Canada.

About this photo: On a...

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Most notably Sandeep Thomas.