Epic Sunrise...

Popham Beach Stae Park.

October Sunrise...

Red Sky in Morning.....

Spencer Pond sunrise.

Coastal Sunrise....

I recently took a multi-day road trip up the coast of Maine, this photo represents the first stop, sunrise at Reid State Park. More to follow.

A Little Later, Fire on The Coast....

This image was taken a little while after the photo I posted last week.

Pre Sunrise on The Coast...

Here’s another example of when sometimes plans don’t go according to plan. Last Sunday I drove to Popham Beach for 3 AM hoping to get photos of the milkyway over Fox Island. Well, despite clear skies when I left the house there was a thin cloud cover at the coast. I did spend a couple of hours photographing the night sky because stars were still visible, I just couldn’t clearly see the milkyway. It was almost 5 AM when I decided to call it quits on the stars but figured there might be some potential for a good sunrise. The clock sprung ahead that morning so the sun was not due to rise until almost 7 AM. I went back to the car to kill some time, I wanted to be back on the beach by 6 because on the coast, the sky starts to brighten at least an hour before the sun actually gets above the horizon (nautical twilight). This is the first image I took after walking back to the beach. It was still very dark and I could see no color in the sky with the naked eye. I exposed for 30 seconds at f/8, ISO 400 figuring I'd get a blue hour type of image but this is what showed up on my display after exposure. I knew then I made the right decision to hang around and my guess for a good sunrise was correct. I spent the next hour taking photos of the sky as it really lit up, this is one of those times where I was glad I decided to hang around.

Sabattus River Sunrise....

I took this photo last Sunday morning. I was originally headed to photograph a field of lupines and I wanted to be there at sunrise which on that particular morning was at 5 AM. It's a half hour drive to the lupine field so I left the house at 4:30 but I never made it. When I started to see the colors forming in the sky I decided to head to Sabattus River. This was the distraction I mentioned in my last post.

Daybreak....

Here's another winter beach shot. It was a different day than the last beach photos I posted and in this one you can get a better sense of how deserted the beach was. That's Fox Island the sun is rising over. I'm sure anyone that has ever been to Popham knows, you can walk out to the island during low tide.

Beach Sunrise...

I took these shots a few winters ago at Popham Beach. I like going to the beach early in the morning in the winter, I have it all to myself. On this particular morning there was not another soul in sight for as far as the eye could see in both directions.

Snow, Snow and More Snow.....

The photos posted on Monday were taken just before sunrise and this one taken after sunrise.

There's another snowstorm going on out there, 8 to 14 inches is expected, and even though I've been doing a lot of photography this season I'm officially sick of winter. The shoveling is getting old and the snowbanks by the driveway are so high I can't see down the road. When I pull out I listen for a horn and hope for the best. I guess we just have to deal with it and I'll get out there and get some more winter photos taken and posted here.

Another Frosty Sunrise...

This was taken on the cold morning the other day after I photographed the otter. There was just enough open water to create a litte bit of mist over the river to make the shot a little bit more interesting.

Pre Sunrise....

I took this photo right after the otter left, I just put on a wider angle lens and laid in the snow to get the sky along with those frosted reeds in the foreground. You can see the hole the otter was sticking its head out of in the background on the other side of the river.

Christmas Sunrise.....

While you were checking under the tree to see what Santa left, this is what I was doing; taking photos at sunrise at Reid State Park.

Merry Christmas.

Yesterdays Sunrise....

It's snowing again today but before the clouds moved in yesterday morning I went out and took these sunrise shots. This is where I saw the turkeys on Friday but they weren't around yesterday; at least while I was there.