Marshall Point Light II - painted

Marshall Point Light II - painted
Marshall Point Light, Port Clyde, Maine, USA

Digital painting created from original photo using Dynamic Auto-Painter x64 Pro (Funky2for1HD AOP)
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Marshall Point Light

Marshall Point Light
Marshall Point Light, Port Clyde, Maine, USA
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/22.0 @ 1/90 sec; ISO 400; Focal length:35mm

Marking the eastern side of the south entrance to Port Clyde Harbor, this lighthouse was built in 1832. The initial structure was a 20-foot tall rubblestone tower. The present 31-foot brick and granite light was built in 1857.

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Margaret Dowd

Margaret Dowd
Margaret Todd is a four-masted schooner sailing out of Bar Harbor, Maine USA. Seen here with the Holland America cruise ship MS Maadam in the foggy distance.
Camera: Canon EOS 6D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/11.0 @ 1/100sec; ISO 100; Focal Length: 95mm

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Marshall Point Light

Marshall Point Light
Marshall Point Light, Port Clyde, Maine, USA
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Along the shore

Along the shore
Along the shore – Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D;Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/11.0 @ 1/350 sec; ISO 800; Focal Length: 58mm

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Nubble Light

Nubble Light
Nubble Light located at Cape Neddick, Maine, USA. Camera: Canon EOS 5D;Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/13.0 @ 1/750 sec; ISO 800; Focal Length: 80mm

Located on a small rocky island (the nubble) off the eastern point of Cape Neddick, the lighthouse was authorized by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877 and first lit in July 1879. Although initially painted chocolate brown, the 41-foot cast-iron tower has been white since 1902. The walkway between the keeper’s house and the tower was added in 1911. Today, the lighthouse is owned by the town of York. (Source: Discovering Maine’s Lighthouses and Harbors – Summer 2011 edition)

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Lighthouses I came across in Maine

Goat Island Light off Cape Porpoise near Kennebunkport, Maine



Cape Elizabeth Light
I left off last year in this blog with our trip to Old Orchard Beach. During that trip I managed to visit a few light houses in the area. The Goat Island Light off Cape Porpoise, was just a bit too far way for my longest reach - 200 mm. But at least I did record seeing it.


      Cape Elizabeth Light
There are actually two lighthouses on Cape Elizabeth. But one of them is now a private dwelling and not accessible to the public.
There is a restaurant and an adorable souvenir shop near the Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse. If you ever have the chance, you must stop and check out the many interesting and unique gifts and souvenirs that can be found in that little shop.


Portland Head Light with Ram Island Ledge Light
in distance, Cape Elizabeth, Maine


Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth
One of the prettiest lighthouses we came across was the Portland Head Lighthouse, also located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The sun had been playing tag most of the day, so the challenge was trying to grab a shot with the light shining on the lighthouse, but not so that it caused the whites to blow.

If you looked out into Casco Bay, you could see the Ram Island Ledge light. It was also a bit too far away for my 200 mm reach.

Ram Island Ledge Light in Casco Bay, Portland
The last lighthouses we saw were in Portland harbour -- the Portland Breakwater (or "Bug") light and the Spring Point Light.

Portland Breakwater "Bug" Light, Portland, Maine

Spring Point Light, Portland, Maine


Thanks for coming along on our Old Orchard trip. Hope you enjoyed it.

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The Beautiful Maine Coast

Biddeford Pool, Maine

Cape Porpoise near Kennebunkport
For me, one of the most beautiful places along the US east coast is the Maine Coast. During our stay in Old Orchard Beach, we took a few trips up and down coast.


      Bush Compound at Walkers Point
We enjoyed near perfect weather, with the Autumn colours starting to really bloom.
Managed to grab a few shots of one of my favourite subjects -- Lighthouses.

But again, that'll will be a topic for another post.

Here are a few more images along the Maine coast:







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Old Orchard Beach, Maine

      Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach is a booming town during the summer. You can hardly walk along the beach with the crowds. But once summer is over, the crowds disappear.

While it is almost impossible to find a motel room in New England during the Peak Fall Colours season, the same is not true in Old Orchard.



Along the Beach
Marilyn & I have twice visited Old Orchard over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend (also known as Columbus Day weekend in the States.) This time we headed down a week earlier to take advantage of lower off-season rates.


The town was pretty closed up, with most places only opening on weekends in the Fall. And most of those would close for the winter once the Columbus Day weekend was over.

The nearly deserted beach was very peaceful. Two of the three mornings we were there, I made the effort to get up to see the sunrise. It was beautiful both days!

This was the first morning.


And this was the second morning.


While in Old Orchard, we day-tripped to Portland and along the Maine coast. But they'll be topics for other blog posts.

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