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| Sunrise at Motif #1 - Rockport, Massachusetts |
I had five days planned to travel around New England after a visit to see my Dad. Unfortunately the visit turned into a Memorial Service after he passed away peacefully on September 8, 2017. After wrapping up details with my family I headed north to see some fall color and visit the coastal towns I have never been to. Rockport had always been on my bucket list so that was my first stop. It was very warm for October in New England so the fall color was lagging behind.
Rockport is a very picturesque seaside town with the small harbor filled with boats, lobster traps and seaside shacks. A local told me that the Harvest super moon was the same night I was there. After having the obligatory lobster roll for dinner, I headed down to the end of the town for a view of the full moon.
The next day I continued north to Maine and stayed in York for three days. This is the southern most part of Maine but gave me a chance to see some spots I had never been to before. Of course, lighthouses are always a great photo spot. The closest lighthouse was Nubble Light. I was able to visit several times with different light. Close by was a great ice cream stand.
The next day I travelled north to photograph Portland Head Light and then Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. The weather was starting to turn bad at Pemaquid but took the opportunity to shoot it from several different angles. I never quite got the shot with the lighthouse reflected in a puddle. Seems it had been fairly dry and not too many puddles. There were tourists crawling all over the rocks at both lighthouses making it difficult to get a photo.
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| Pemaquid Point Lighthouse |
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| Portland Head Light |
On my last day before returning to Connecticut to fly home it was very foggy and rain was forecast. I think it was the remnants of one of the hurricanes passing through. But, the fog was great for shooting the small harbors around York. So I "made lemonade" and got some interesting shots.
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| Badger Island Lobster Shack |
