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Fall Color in Maine
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At the end of a week in the middle of October several members of our astronomy club, Southern Maine Astronomers, (SMA) drove to Pineland Center in New Gloucester to meet with some folks planning a ceremony at the facility. The purpose of this event was to celebrate the installation of new high efficiency, LED Sylvania fixtures. These lights are cost effective to utilize and are helpful in reducing sky glow, thusly light pollution. This is a concept our club promotes... If you don’t know much about this take it from me that our night sky is ebbing away more and more as light domes and light pollution increases each year. Pineland was one of the places I wished to check out with my cameras so this served a double purpose for me. I liked what I viewed so the next morning returned ready to shoot. Fall Color & the Setting Moon - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/800 second @ f/10, ISO 640; camera on tripod. |
A Second View of the Setting Moon - New Gloucester, Maine |
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Gazebo at Pineland Center
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Golds & Yellows... - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/250 second @ f/10, 105mm, ISO 640; camera on tripod. |
Reds, Greens and Yellows- New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/800 second @ f/10, 47mm @ ISO 640; camera on tripod.
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A Portion of the Grounds, Looking Towards the Stables - Pineland Center - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/500 second @ f/8, 67mm, ISO 640; camera on tripod. |
Gazebo View & Tree Color at Pineland Center
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Unusual Limb Structure on Birch at a Building FrontCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/800 second @ f/10, 47mm @ ISO 640; camera on tripod.
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Near the Farm Entrance - Pineland Center - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/400 second @ f/10, 105mm, ISO 640; camera on tripod. |
Reds, Greens and Golds Adjacent to the Entrance of Pineland Farm |
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Looking Towards the Farm - Pineland Center - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/800 second @ f/10, 105mm, ISO 640; camera on tripod. |
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Overview of the Working Farm at Pineland
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Orange, Reds, Greens and Golds at Pineland |
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A Last Posting as I Depart Pineland Center...Canon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/800 second @ f/10, 75mm, ISO 640; camera on tripod. |
A Brief Diversion - The Pineland Lighting Event
SMA was invited to set up telescopes so people attending the reception could enjoy some nighttime views. This ended up not happening as we were completely clouded out - a far too common occurance.
Rob's Telescope System; Joan & Eric on the Telescope Field
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Governor Baldacci 'Throwing the Switch' |
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Nighttime View of the New Lighting - Pineland Center - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, .6 seconds @ f/8, 110mm, ISO 3200; camera on tripod. |
Elsewhere in New Gloucester
Royal River - New Gloucester, Maine
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Below - Canon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/40 second @ f/10, 105mm @ ISO 200; camera on tripod
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View below the Bridge; Royal River - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/320 second @ f/10, 65mm @ ISO 640; camera on tripod |
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Slow Exposure - Smoothing the Water; Royal River - New GloucesterCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/30 second @ f/22, 65mm, ISO 100; camera on tripod. |
Views From Kathy & Greg's Front Yard - Bald Hill Road - New Gloucester, Maine
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Glorious Red Leaves - New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/1000 second @ f/2.8, 200mm @ ISO 400; camera on tripod |
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Treeline View at the Hilltop
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Side Yard View - New GloucesterCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/80 second @ f/10, 105mm @ ISO 400; camera on tripod |
Expanded Side Yard View
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Fall Color in New Gloucester, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/30 second @ f/16, 84mm, ISO 400; camera on tripod. |
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Views Around My Neighborhood - Portland, Maine
We’d been noticing some unusual bird activity around our yard and made a point to learn what was around. Not that the birds were particularly unusual, just some we don’t generally see.
It was getting late in the fall migration and we thought this was a bit out of the ordinary. On several occasions I got my cameras out around the yard and walked the neighborhood seeking tree color…
Backyard Hermit Thrush
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Birch Tree in Fall - Portland, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/25 second @ f/32, 105mm @ ISO 400; camera on tripod |
Gold Against the Blue SkyCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/60 second @ f/16, 95mm, ISO 400; camera on tripod. |
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Neighborhood Color - Portland, MaineCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/800 second @ f/2.8, 70mm @ ISO 400; camera on tripod |
Red Against the Blue SkywardCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/25 second @ f/32, 200mm, ISO 400; camera on tripod. |
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Backyard Ruby-crowned KingletCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/320 second @ f/4.5, 195mm @ ISO 400; camera on tripod |
Foraging Black-capped ChickadeeCanon 1Ds Mark III/EF 600mm F/4L IS lens extended to 840mm, 1/160 second @ f/6.3, ISO 3200; camera on tripod with flash extender. |
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Color in Our Front Yard TreeThis shot ends what I’m posting from around our place. I do have a few more October images I’d like to display so there are more to come… Canon 1Ds Mark III/EF 70~200mm F/2.8L IS lens, 1/320 second @ f/4.5, 195mm @ ISO 400; camera on tripod |
Portland's Back Bay in Fall Color
While driving to my office I’d kept an eye on the trees around the Back Bay thinking this would make a nice view with a series of exposures combined. There is no doubt this was true but combining an eight to twelve or more shot merge is no simple matter on a webpage if you like to keep the visual impact. I stopped at the World War Two monument – a small circle at the end of the Eastern Promenade closest to Route 295 overlooking Tukey’s Bridge, to check the view. This is one of the primary corridors onto the peninsular and into downtown Portland. So when I thought the trees would be near peak color I set up/leveled my tripod and with a cable release & 1Ds camera, shot several sequences. These were combined in Photoshop CS3’s Photomerge and then enhanced. The first image is the overall view significantly scaled down to fit this page. This is not especially helpful in indicating foliage so included is the same image divided in counterparts. Although still significantly reduced, you can at least obtain an idea from these images...
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You can see the issue with the above image – a nice overview but not too detailed. This is not especially helpful in indicating foliage so I've included the same combine in counterparts below. Each of these parts is three or four photographs wide and although still significantly reduced, you can obtain an inkling of the seasonal beauty from these images, which I retained at the same height. If you viewed this image at 100% the impression would be far more noteworthy. This print would be 60 inches plus in length to get it at 12 inches in height.
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A Few Final Images...
View From the Bridge - Falmouth, MaineI was on my way to photograph Kathy’s Grandson in a soccer game in Falmouth. The road I traveled had been closed all summer while bridge repairs were being conducted and this was the first chance I’d had to take a look around. The view from the bridge on this frosty morning was intriguing so I pulled off the road and walked back with my camera & tripod. I took a series of shots at varied exposure lengths and will present two of them here as my final entry in this article... Canon 1Ds Mark III/EF 24~105mm F/4L IS lens, 1/10 second @ f/16, 32mm, ISO 400; camera on tripod.
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Fall in New England is an exceptional & beautiful season. I hope you’ve enjoyed some of the views I experienced during this period of transition.
Kiro
November 2008
November 2008