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September 2015 Image of the Month: Bigelow Range Morning Fog

Denise Lilly
September 3, 2015
Image of the Month

Bigelow Range Morning Fog, Eustis, Maine

As early morning, autumn fog began to lift from the surface of Flagstaff Lake in Western Maine, I noticed that there were, in fact, two different fog layers. The higher layer, air born above the tree-lined shore, provided depth and separation between lake and the background mountain forms. A lower layer, condensing at the lake surface, obscured the forested lake edge, creating an asymmetrical reflection, which I felt was a more compelling photograph.

Hasselblad H3D – 50-110mm f4 lens at focal length 60 mm, ISO 50, f11, 1/250 sec, UV filter, spot metering, tripod-mounted

August 2015 Image of the Month: Lobster Buoys

08.15 Lobster Trap Buoys, Pemaquid, Maine

On an overcast day without much contrast, these Lobster trap buoys, articulated by their florescent paint, seemed to glow in the flat light. As I moved around the assembly of traps and buoys, this view at the corner with buoys aimed in opposing directions provided a dynamic composition. This photo, printed on canvas at 30” x 60”, is on exhibit in the lobby of R. M. Davis Inc., 24 City Center in Portland, Maine, until September 21, 2015.

Nikon D3x – 28-70mm f2.8 lens at focal length 60 mm, ISO 400, f16, 1/25 sec, UV filter, spot metering, tripod-mounted

July 2015 Image of the Month: Bigelow Range After Storm

Unsettled, horizontal clouds stream through Carrabassett Valley near the base of the Bigelow Range as a heavy summer rainstorm begins to clear. Sunlight reflecting from the cloud tops provides definition and depth against the mountain shapes, silhouetted behind the foreground foliage. The challenge in making this photo was finding a balance between the bright sunlit areas and the dark tones in the foreground and background of the scene.

Nikon D800E – 70-200mm f2.8 lens at focal length 160 mm, ISO400, f16, 1 sec, UV filter, spot metering, tripod-mounted

June 2015 – Dandelion Field with Overhanging Tree

Along the banks of the meandering Sandy River between Farmington and New Sharon, Maine, fields of Dandelions thrive in the fertile soil of the flood plain. For this photograph the three contributors to the composition, Yellow Field, Foreground Tree and leading lines of the Tractor Path converge to create a dynamic image on an overcast day.

Nikon D800E – 70-200 mm f2.8 lens at focal length 200 mm, ISO 200, f11,

1/30 sec, UV filter, spot metering, tripod-mounted