Summertime in Portland, Maine!! There's been some talk here about whether we deserved this short wet summer, especially after going through a particularly long cold winter. But what can you do about the weather?? Let me show you what I did on my summer vacation. Scratch that. Let me show you what I did this summer in between going to my full time job in the Guitar Factory. The following pictures where all taken during July and August 2003 mostly in, but a few around, Portland, Maine, USA. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.
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Who would have thought that pictures of cars could be so exciting? |
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Boys at the beach. The guy on the right is Mark Frasier, kite -buggier, -skier, -surfer, and -aerial photographer. We met that day so that I could get some shots of him surfing from the air--to no avail. |
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There was a period this summer when Portland was socked in by fog every day for 2 weeks. I'm not kidding. On one of those days there was a nice breeze, and the temperature was in the 70's Fahrenheit, 20's Celsius. Of course I went kite flying on the Eastern Prom . . . |
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. . . and I have the pictures to prove it! Most of the time I could not see the kite, and some of the time I could not see the camera rig. When I finally brought it down the rig was soaking wet. I'm not kidding. |
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The North Street Community Garden. The first shot was taken with an overcast sky. I was going to pack up and go home, but I noticed a break in the clouds along the horizon. I left the kite up in the air, and waited 30 minutes or so for the second shot. |
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Portland from above the Back Cove. | |
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End of Congress Street, Eastern Promenade. The first shot is from a hazy afternoon--a few minutes before a brief violent thunderstorm. The camera is pointing almost directly toward the sun. The second shot was taken on a clear bright morning one week later. |
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Left - same hazy
afternoon
Right - same clear morning |
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Left - high
altitude shot of the USS Portland Mast and Fort Allen Park.
Right - The Eastern Prom |
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Munjoy Hill and
Downtown beyond.
"Hey Cary, I can see your house from up here!!" |
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Left - Cutter
Way meets the Eastern Promenade.
Right - The Back Cove seen from the Prom. |
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Left - East End
boat launch and Portland Trail.
Right - The Eastern Promenade. |
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Dyer Point fog horn and sea food restaurant. | |
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Is this a self-portrait or not? I'm having a problem with the radio on my camera rig. When it's close to the ground it goes haywire, jerking all about and snapping pictures by itself. This is one of them. | |
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Peaks Island is a short ferry ride from Portland. |
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More Peaks Island |