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Another Milky Way Attempt...

My last trip to Reid State Park to photograph the Milky Way did not produce any Milky Way shots. I went back at the beginning of the month to attempt it again. At this time of year the Milky Way...

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Super Moon...

This coming Sunday there will be a super moon, here's a super moon rising from last year in Freeport.

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A Moment From The Backyard Blind......

It's that time of year again when I start attracting birds to my backyard. I took this photo of a white breasted nuthatch a couple of years ago, as it paused a moment before going to the feeder. I'm...

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Fellow Photographers...

This past week I spent three days in Acadia National Park, I had been there before but it had been nearly 20 years. the purpose of the visit was to get new images for my upcoming calendar. The park...

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Acadia By Night...

Here's one of many photos I took while in Acadia. I had gone to Jordan Pond and The Bubbles to do some night photography and was on my way back to the motel. The Milky Way wasn't visible over The...

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Aptly Named.....

Here's another Acadia photo taken at sunrise on Boulder Beach. The name is informal, you won't find it on any maps but this beach has turned into an iconic spot for photographers and it's way "over"...

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Contributing to the Illusion.....

This photo was taken on top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. I had never been to the top before despite being in Acadia a few times. I must say it was the least favorite part of my trip....

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November Is In The Air....

This oak leaf got hung up in my winterberry bush so I photographed it on a frosty morning.

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Sabattus River Star Trails....

Sunday night I went to Sabattus River to try my hand at Star Trail photography. This was my first attempt and it wasn't that difficult. The first thing I did was download some free software that...

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Happy Trails...

Here's an image I took on the same night I shot for my star trail photo, I saw a few shooting stars this night but most of them were behind me. Most of the time when I see them it's between exposures...

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As White as Snow....

I wanted to try my hand at taking a bird photo with a clean uncluttered background. All I did was set up a white sheet as a background next to my bird feeder and wait, this is what I came away with.

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2016 Calendar Cover...

My 2016 calendar is at the printers and I think it's my best one yet.

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Stretched Out....

This image was taken at Reid State Park. I created the panorama by combining four images together in Photoshop. In this case I took the photos horizontally but I should've had the camera in a vertical...

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Time For The Close Up.....

My favorite type of photography is macro, these two images were taken a few years ago during warmer times. I used to do this type of photography a lot in my film shooting days. I still do a lot of...

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Season's Greetings....

I took this photo last March specifically for posting today. Except for the text, no Photoshop was used in the making of this image.

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Solitude Can Be Found......

Acadia National Park can be a very busy place during the fall, making this image was the only time I had the whole area to myself. It shows that it is possible to find solitude in one of the busiest...

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Acadia Sunset....

Here’s another from last autumns Acadia trip. The first evening there I was photographing by Thunder Hole but I really didn’t like the photos I was getting, the sky was kind of gray and there were a...

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3 Seconds to React....

This is my favorite photo I took in 2015. I made it last February and didn't post it till now because I saved it as one of my calendar exclusives. The two chickadees posed together on this fallen deer...

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Another Backyard Bird...

This female Downy woodpecker came to visit my suet feeder but landed on a nearby tree before going to the suet.

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Baby Got Back Two....

This baby loon is getting a nice protected ride on its mothers back.

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Staying With the Bird Theme for Now....

The Maine state bird is very photogenic.

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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse.....

Back in the 80's and 90's when I was active in the local camera club, one of the rules for entering a nature competition was the photograph could not show the "hand of man." Any photo with something...

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Pemaquid Revisited....

After looking at my photos from Pemaquid last week, I wasn't totally satisfied, I knew I could do better. I thought about it all week and envisioned the type of photograph I wanted to take. My original...

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One Scene, Two Ways...

Here's a shot of the Nezinscot River done in color and black and white.

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One More From Pemaquid Point...

Here's one more image from my first trip to Pemaquid Lighthouse. I got lucky and a shooting star went through the photo during exposure.

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