Golden Hour

Paddler

Sunset on Waves

Traps and Buoys

Cormorant

In this week's Digital Photography School newsletter, newsletter@digital-photography-school.com, I read an article about the Golden Hour for taking photographs.  This is described as early in the morning and in the evening; not what color the light is.  But, I instantly thought of my photographs of sunsets in both Florida and Maine.  Not only were they taken in the evening, they turned out to have golden light as well.  More in the flickr photostream.

Maine 2011 Sailing

It was a lot of fun sailing with the Sailing Divas while in Harpswell.  I joined a threesome of learning sailors in an Ensign captained by my cousin, Beth.  The Divas venture out twice a week during the summer to learn the ropes, so to speak, and have a terrific time.  I was made an honorary member of the group and will be sporting one of their very fashionable hats in the not too distant future :)  More shots in the flickr photostream.

Maine 2011 Evening Light

Sunset

Yellow Sky

Self Portrait Among the Stones

"Red sky at night...." truly foretold the wonderful weather we had during my visit to Harpswell.  The evening light was beautiful, but disappeared quickly as we traipsed between islands for a last night shoot.  More shots in the flickr photostream.

Maine 2011 Fog Bank

One morning in Maine, I woke to a new photography experience out in the bay.  A fog bank had rolled in over a calm sea.  The light was incredible!  More shots in the flickr photostream.

Maine 2011 Boat Trip

Bow

Green Shack

Mast Confusion

Orange Buoy

Wake

I came home from Maine one week ago.  What a fun trip!  My cousin, Beth, took Bonnie and me on a boat trip around the bay.  The weather was superb; allowing coastal Maine to show off at its best!  More pictures in the flickr photostream.

Watercolored Photographs of Maine

Sunset Through the Pots

Dinghy

Fishing Village

I needed to post a bit of sun today, so chose three of my favorite sunny Maine watercolored photographs.

Black and White at 57 - Day Fifty-four

Day Fifty-four

The scene - Harpswell, ME.  The date - May, 2008.

The title - Old Cottage.

Black and White at 56 - Day Forty-six

Day Forty-six

The scene - Auburn Colony, South Harpswell, ME.

The date - May, 2008. The title - Dining Hall Off Season.

Happy Anniversary, Woodstock!

Merriconeag Yachting Association Boat House and Dock, 2008

What a celebration over last weekend - the WSJ and NYT reminisced, VH1 Classic ran a documentary and XM Radio devoted a station, number 40, to Woodstock. I don't know about you, but for me, last weekend had many 'Where were you during Woodstock?' moments. In case you were wondering, I was in Harpswell, ME visiting my mother's family. Cousins were bountiful among the three sisters and the three 15 year-olds, of which I was one in 1969, were very anxious to be older that summer. Army jackets, bare feet, cigarette and beer sneaking were the norm as we hung out at the local yacht club. On Sunday morning, we discovered an older cousin asleep on the club couch after hitchhiking home from Woodstock. Although trying to be older that summer, I had no real understanding about the event and its historic and cultural significance. I was more interested in the box of Dunkin Doughnuts he picked up on the way than any of my cousin's tales!