Last week I was in Maine. I was asked to judge and speak at the Professional Photographers of Maine convention. Afterward, I took a day to myself before flying home to just drive the coast looking for some great photographs.
I started at Portland Head Lighthouse, in Portland Maine, because it’s one of the most beautiful and photographed lighthouses on the east coast. I woke up at 5:00 am and left my cozy and warm hotel room to battle the freezing cold in hopes of a great sunrise image.
This is one of my favorites, because it shows the rockiness of the coast. I love the yellow coming in from the horizon, and you can barely see another lighthouse on the water in the far distance.
Here’s a closer and vertical image of the same lighthouse.
I really liked this one. I used a Lens Baby shift lens to give me optically soft edges, and then breathed on the lens to fog the glass.
Later that day I found this lighthouse, Pemaquid Point. It was getting late as I did this panorama.
Here was a little building just to the side of the lighthouse. I liked how all the rocks pointed to it.
This was a little bench that looked out to the ocean.
The next morning on my drive back to the airport I stopped to photograph this frozen lake. It was so cold there. I was just out of my car for a moment, and absolutely froze.
It was a great trip and I’m very happy with the images I created. I hope to have a reason to get back there sometime soon…and hopefully when it’s a bit warmer. 🙂
gorgeous. especially the Pemaquid Point 2, that was my fav.
Gorgeous!
LOVE these pictures! I love the bench looking out into the lake it looks like a great place to meditate.
Hello my friend! I knew I should of taken a day off from L.L.Bean and joined you for the day!! Your images are fantastic!! I’ve lived here all my life and never got a shot like that! I bought all your dvd’s and both books! The books are really good. I’ve read one and almost done the other! I’m not a reader at all and your making me read again which is good. If you’re ever in Maine again your always welcome to stay with my wife and I. Bry your one day seminar was just wonderful!! I have not sit through a full seminar in a very long time. You had me glued to my sit. My photography is certainly going to change this year because of you!! THANK YOU!!
You may not remember me, but I was one of the Print Moderator’s at the MPPA Print Competition!
Thank you everyone. I’m glad you liked them.
And thank you too Alan for the nice comments about my books and DVDs. You have a beautiful state up there in Maine. It’s a great place to live. Good luck with your business and I’m sure I’ll see you soon at some photography event someplace.