Maine Color Show in the Fall

Someone commented that all the Maine photos so far have been a little dreary, in the fog, etc.


So off to Long Pond today.  Color has peaked today and theres no place like the west side of Beech Mtn on Long Pond to catch the best color in Maine.  Enjoy.

Rain in Maine

Rain in Maine is not good for hiking but does provide photographic opportunities, especially when it turns to fog.  Long Pond is the subject here (a bit of a misnomer since this body of water carved from glaciers is over 100 feet deep and four miles long) and has a marvelous trail running along its west side.  This shot is taken from the southerly most point looking north into the fog, and is compressed a bit with the 400 mm telephoto lens bringing the base of Beech Mountain closer to the surrounding spits of land jutting into the pond.  The waning color of fall is enhanced by the mist.  Lovely day in Acadia.


Seal Cove Sunset

Always have to return to Seal Cove on the Western side of Mt. Desert Island at around 6 pm this time of year to capture the spectacular sunsets.  Sometimes the palette is magenta, sometimes red and yellow, sometimes more purple -- you never know what you'll get.  Probably requires a meteorologist to explain why.  Easy photography, really.  Just requires a tripod and it helps to lock the shutter so you get fine detail on the tree outline on the island.  Usually get very still water in the cove, so the reflections off the surface are a bonus.


Yes I got my Feet Wet


Yes, my feet got a little wet.  Duck Brook is near Eagle Lake in Acadia National Park and this normally tame stream changed personality with all the rain we've had in Maine over the last week.
Positioning the tripod precariously in the water, collapsing the legs almost down to stream level and setting the shutter to half a second gave me this duck's eye view of a special autumn moment.
 


Twisted Tree


Greetjngs from Northeast Harbor, Maine. My retirement finds Joan and I exploring Acadia National Park, again this year, this time for 3 weeks.
This old, twisted shapely dead tree has been has been standing sentinel over Somes Sound for as long as we have been visiting -- thats over 20 years.  Somes Sound is a 7 mile long fjard (not quite deep enough to be labelled a fjord) that cuts Mt Desert Island in half.
In the background is Flying Mountain.  The contrast in shapes immersed in fog caught my eye.
Your comments most welcome.  Hope you are all doing well.