Maine coast is mystical in the late summer. The warm ocean and cool air create fluid, unpredictable atmospheric events. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tag Archives: Nature
Living on Edges
The tenacity of life, the ability to hang onto existence in some of the harshest conditions, always amazes me. A delicate balance that does not take very much to lose—a few footsteps from a careless hiker could cause irreparable damage, as could a rock slide. Climate is a constant source of stress. This collection of moss, grass, and wild flowers is at the head of the glacial cirque that is home to the Great Gulf Wilderness Area, just below the summit of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Click on the image for a larger view.
Worlds within Worlds
We view the world through a complex visual system that is filtered by our mind. The mind projects rules and order onto what we see, making it familiar. One of the beauties of photography is that it can disrupt that filter, revealing layer upon layer of a complex world. Patterns, forms, and colors we pass by everyday suddenly seem to transform into something new, something beyond what we know. Click on the image for a larger view.
August Skies
The skies of August are full of cloud forms. On a fine summer day, they peacefully drift overhead like sheep looking for pasture. But they can form into violent rain and thunder storms without much warning. Click on the image for a larger view.
Last Light
Mt. Cadillac casting its shadow over Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park at the end of a summer’s day. Schoodic Peninsula can be seen near the horizon. Click on the image for a larger view.
Morning Glory
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Space, Time.
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Liquid Light, Part 2
Click on the image for a larger view. This place looks very different in the winter.
Summer Skyscapes
I am not sure it is because you are no longer keeping your head down in your winter coat, but summer skies seem to be so more dynamic in Maine. This time of year the weather can be unsettled with storms quickly forming and dissipating, some even before they can drop their harvest of rain. Click on the image for a larger view.
Schoodic Point, Part 5
Schoodic Point terminates in the Atlantic Ocean. Even on calm days, the water looks perilous. But a magical transformation of the water and sky takes place at the end of the day. And on this day, either the humidity in the air or the fog on the water scored the horizon with a thin pale line. Click on the image for a larger view.
