Class Photo, Dexter, Maine – (Goats DXCsp9)
These goats were grouped in a field outside of Dexter, Maine last spring. When Cindy walked to the fence, they lined up for their photo, all but one looking directly into the lens. The guy on the left is a non-conformist, possibly the class clown.
Nikon D750, 24-120mm lens, 1/250 sec @ f/5, ISO 500, manual focus, spot metered, handheld.
Schoodic Point, Maine
Evening sunlight glows on breaking waves on the rocky coast of Schoodic Peninsula in Acadia National Park in Down East Maine, Schoodic Point at the southern tip of the peninsula, has granite outcroppings, pounding surf, spruce, and unusual groupings of jack pine.
Nikon 810, 28.0 to 70.0 mm lens at focal length 28mm, 1/125sec @ f/10, ISO 1000, manual focus, spot metered, hand held
Constructed to create a storage basin on the Maggalloway River in western Maine, Aziscohos Dam was completed in 1911. When it was built, it was one of the largest storage reservoirs in the country, and with other dams in the region, it is part of one of the largest water storage systems in New England. The lake formed by the dam at Aziscohos is a headwater and one of the major tributaries to the Androscoggin River.
Details of the small buildings above the retention structure with their arches and brackets caught my attention, as I drove past the dam during a mid-winter snowstorm. Streaks made by falling snowflakes add a pencil-like texture to the dark areas of the large arch openings, and I felt the linear bridge, arriving from the left side of the frame, strengthened the composition.
Hasselblad H3D, HC 50-110mm zoom lens at 110mm,1/8sec @ f16, ISO 50, manual focus, spot metered, tripod mounted
Cathedral Pines, located in Eustis, Maine is one of the largest old-growth stands of Red Pines (Pinus Resinosa) in the North East United States. This beautiful mature Red Pine forest on the shore of Flagstaff Lake at 1,150′ above sea level is the site of a popular seasonal campground. Fresh snow on smaller spruce trees provides separation and scale for the towering red pine trunks reaching to the forest canopy.
Nikon D800E, 70-200mm zoom lens at focal length 82mm, ISO 400, f11, 1/125 sec, UV filter, manual focus, spot metering, hand held