The Japanese defense forces couldn't stop Godzilla.....I captured the beast!

The Japanese defense forces couldn't stop Godzilla.....I captured the beast!
Spied this over Route 128 on my way home from work. Dirty windshield and strong sun glare I had to darken the image and crop out the sun. That's the only edit to what's probably my worse quality image. I figured some would get a kick out of it so I posted the pic on facebook. A few shares later it's gone world wide! Who would of thunk it?

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

Jay Albert 2023 all rights reserved


Click on any post image to enlarge.

"A Gloucester Christmas ! "

My Views of Gloucester !

Monday, January 28, 2013

Cold Snap Turns Deadly!

Five house fires in the past ten days has the Gloucester Fire Department busy. Thanks to their efforts they have contained all those fires from spreading in dense neighborhoods. However late Saturday night one resident was lost when fire consumed her Windsor Lane home. Reports indicate there was no functioning smoke detector in the home. Please check to make sure your smoke detectors function properly! And if you must use a space heater be sure no combustible material is near and DON'T leave them unattended! Ealier in the day a fire broke out at a Maplewood Avenue home. Heavy smoke could be seen from East Gloucester and by the time I got there firefighters had the fire knocked down and saved the rest of the house from further damage. Windsor Lane Fire(My camera froze in the bitter temps) Ducks and gulls! The moon over Good Harbor Beach. Dunes and clouds. "The House" Looking for treasure! "Three Amigos" tower over Old Nugent Farm. Wonson Cove Ice builds. Smith Cove A closer look. Washed up lobster buoy. Fishing boat off Brace Cove. Ice coated Bemo Ledge. Daytime moon!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Late Afternoon Photo Shoot!

The past few days I managed to get some late afternoon shots around town. And atop the hill of the Fitz Henry Lane House I spot a small plague describing Gloucester's own Sea Serpent! Fitz looks out while sketching! Fishing boat coming home. City Hall Towering turbines! Our Lady of Good Voyage Church dwarfed by Varian's wind turbine. Busy Good Harbor Beach! Father and son surfers! GHB footbridge. Giant kite takes flight! Gull on a roof at Pirates Lane. Taking flight! Landing "Hard Merchandise" of National Geographic's "Wicked Tuna" fame snow coated.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Fast Moving Fire, Neighborhood Saved!

It was around 10:30pm when I could see an orange glow of a fire out my window across the harbor. Soon I turned on my scanner and the call for a structure fire at 9 Perkins Street came in. It was a fast moving fire in a three story multi-family home, from what I hear everyone evacuated safely and again the Gloucester Fire Department did an outstanding job preventing the fire from spreading in this tight neighborhood. More from the Gloucester Times A very tight neighborhood! Third floor engulfed. Gloucester Times photographer Desi Smith gets some shots. Firefighters working in the rear of the house. Ice coated firefighter! Perkins Street

Monday, January 14, 2013

From Good Harbor Beach to Lanes Cove!

Any time of year Good Harbor Beach is a great spot to photograph as is Lanes Cove. The old Lobster shack at Lanes Cove is getting a make over. Volunteers and donations have helped the work along with recycled material from the Tarr & Wonson Paint Factory! In this post I start with a morning stop at the beach with an August shot thrown in and a quick stop to Rocky Neck. Good Harbor Beach in August! This week I spotted a lone photographer. Wind Turbines! Low tide at Smith Cove. "Elizabeth Ann" "Lisa Ann II" New LED floodlights aboard the "Lisa Ann II"! City skyline over the Boulevard. Lanes Cove Lobster pots. The shack and lobster pots. Another view And a closer look.

"Glosta Logic"

It's not "soda" and not "pop" or even "soda pop" it's "tonic"!
__________________________________________
It's a "rotary" not a "roundabout"!
__________________________________________
"Going up the line" is a term used when leaving the island!
__________________________________________
A "jigga"is a homemade powerless go-cart!
__________________________________________
It's not "Break Time or Coffee Break" it's "Mug-up"!
__________________________________________
It's not a "water fountain" it's a "Bubbla"!
__________________________________________

Angels in Disguise

">

Unloading Haddock !

">

25th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Slideshow !

SailGloucester 2009 Slideshow !

Allie Hates Soccer!