Schoodic Point, Maine by auntietk
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Schoodic was one of the high points of our trip to Maine. It's just north of Bar Harbor, and we had way more fun at Schoodic Point than we did in town! Bar Harbor was crowded with tourists off the cruise ships out of New York and Boston.
Maine was beautiful, and we had a fun time visiting family and seeing the sights. We were there during autumn, and the leaves were gorgeous.
This was my first trip to the East Coast! I'd never seen the Atlantic Ocean before. You would think taking pictures at the beach would be the same everywhere, but the sun was always in the wrong place. I would point my camera at something and realize I was shooting into the sun. I guess living on the west coast all my life has given me an internal compass that doesn't work very well when I'm on the other side!
My favorite thing was when we left Maine and caught a flight from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Baltimore, Maryland. We were sitting on what was the east side of the plane, and I got to see the coastline from Cape Cod to the Chesapeake. It was so exciting I forgot to take pictures! Bill was able to show me the harbor town on Long Island where he grew up. I saw Manhattan Island, and Central Park is visible from the air. What a fun flight! :)
Comments (14)
beachzz
I got to stick my feet in the Atlantic and for some reason it was a real thrill. And yeah, the sun is in the WRONG place!! Great shot and good to see you here again. Where ya been, girlfriend????
photosynthesis
Well, Tara, I like where you pointed your camera with this shot - a great composition with silvery light & shadows in all the right places! Kind of looks like an "into the sun" shot, though I don't actually see the sun. Glad your trip was a success & I hope you'll have some colorful "leaf peeper" shots to share...
wysiwig
A very striking image. Did you miss the waves? I should explain. When I was in high school a classmate made the extraordinary statement that, since the ocean waves came into the shore in California they must naturally move away from the shore on the east coast. Just wondering if you noticed. And I can sympathize with your compass issues. On my first trip to Cape Canaveral I headed toward the ocean and wound up traveling west. Isn't the ocean always to the west?
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful mood and light
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
dochtersions
So you have enjoyed a most fantastic trip then, you must been over the moon admiring all the things, laying on your feet ;-). I love the mood of this cool image very much, Tara, it has some mystery atmosphere on it.
durleybeachbum
It is obvious to me that the sun should move from far left to far right in the course of each day, as it does where I live on the South coast! Love the powerful composition!
RodS Online Now!
A lovely shot, Tara! The light is absolutely gorgeous!
Faemike55
the way you just described your adventure, you remind of a child who has seen the ocean/mountains for the very first time and cannot contain the excitement in telling your bestest friend (US). It sounds like you had a fabulous time an this shot is absolutely beautiful
sharky_
I can imagine being confused with the rise and setting of the sun.... Nice capture. Aloha
sossy
Reading your text you must have had a wonderful time and this also shows your capture! Fantastic sunlight and view to calm down the soul 😏
junge1
Great picture Tara. Reminds me of when I lived in Jersey and went down to the shore after the season came to an official end. I had the beach and shoreline all to myself. It was especially fun when the weather was 'inclement'.
bmac62
Like the looks of this a lot! Looks like there is low lying land on the horizon but I am not sure what we are seeing here. I know there are islands out there...but??? I'd of thought there was nothing but ocean off Schootic Point.
Agree...the flight south along the coast was a real treat. Kind of like a low flight over a globe:)
anahata.c
lol Mark, that would be something---ie, to see the waves off of Maine going outwards rather than inwards...what you need is about 10 people, preferably with muscles, and you get them each to take a corner of the shore, and lift, like, reeeeeally hard. Then you all rotate, careful not to spill anything (like houses, people, bears), and when you're facing west, you put the shoreline down. Carefully. Then you'll see the sun in the right place. This is why I never became a marine biologist. Or an oceanographer. (Is a marine biologist someone who studies Marines? Do they say "hoo-ahh" a lot?) As I've said in an email or on the phone, this is a bleak and luminous pic, and it's what Maine is like, on the ocean. Deep shadows up front, luminous silver waters behind, and a deep hazy sky in back. And a person in near silhouette crossing the shot. The front waters (tidepools?) are sheer glass in your shot. A moody, beautiful shot. Great contrasts.
So you got to see Manhattan from the air! Wait till you land there. It's a whole other thing when you're there. Crowded, mad, loud, intense, a city's city. Glad you got to see Northern New England. It's quite a place. This is a beautiful photo.