Archive for the 'Landscapes' Category
21
Dec
composites
02
Oct
Cadillac Mountain
There’s a gorgeous view from the top of Cadillac Mountain, but it was quite foggy at the top when I visited earlier this week. Nevertheless, the fog provided some amazing photo ops. I love fog. It always makes everything look so colorful and mysterious.
27
Sep
Bass Harbor Head Light
25
Sep
Eagle Lake
I took a little hike around part of Eagle Lake on Wednesday. I got quite distracted along the way taking photos of the many little critters and awesome plants and other details. It was also my first hand at trying to do HD video with the 5DmkII. All that I can say is that I am in love with video!! I’ve shot about 50 videos so far, but I’d say that most of them are crap because I’m still learning. It’s incredibly different than shooting still photos…but incredibly different in a good way. And macro video!….Such an amazing thing to capture the behaviors of tiny organisms on video!! Hopefully I can figure out how to post them on here at some point to share. Anyway, for now, here are some shots from the Eagle Lake hike.
25
Sep
Somes Sound
22
Sep
Jordan Pond
My first day consisted of some grocery shopping (complete with Maine Blueberry Jam), a hike around Jordan Pond, a little drive off the beaten path where I discovered some enormous houses, and an amazing dinner at a French Bistro in Bar Harbor.
I never had the chance to explore the ponds during my last visit to Acadia so visiting them was a top priority on this trip. The ponds were developed during the glacial period. They supply drinking water to the communities on Mt. Desert Island so no swimming is allowed. I’ve never seen such clean, clear water in a body of water in my entire life. It was so clear that it looked like there was no water there. Apparently visibility ranges from 45-60 feet. I decided to take the Jordan Pond Shore Trail, a 3.3 mile moderate hike around Jordan Pond. The walk around the pond exceeded my expectations. There were so many micro-ecosystems along the route.
A boardwalk hovered above one side of the pond to prevent damage to the ecosystem.
Twisty, rooty trees lined the path…
Wildflowers emerging from little crevices…
The area was dense with new life that was bursting out everywhere…
Sundew (my favorite carnivorous plant!)…
There were a couple of these little bog areas that were hidden in little inlets of the pond….
The sky was the most amazing shade of blue and provided for some interesting reflections on the water…
The awesome rocks that lined the shore with a view of the North and South Bubbles in the background (yeah those two that look like breasts)…
10
Sep
Atlantic City
You can download and license this photo on iStockphoto.
13
Aug
Canadian Badlands
01
Apr
dark and dreary
28
Jan
Forsythe NWR
