Cape Ann Images: May 2015

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

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Flags of the Boulevard and "Rescued" Images!

Early Saturday morning on my way home from work I stopped at Stacy Boulevard. The entire Boulevard had been decorated just in time for Memorial Day and will remain for the Summer. The next stop was over to the Fish Pier to capture shots of the coastal cruise ship "Pearl Mist".

Last week I was in the process of deleting old image files in an attempt to free up space on my hard drive. I discovered images that could be "rescued" from the trash bin and posted some of them here.

Blossoms in the yard!

Fishermen's Memorial

The flags are flying!

Stacy Boulevard

Another view

Cruise ship in the water and a ferry out.

The 335' 210 passenger coastal cruise ship "Pearl Mist".

"Pearl Mist" at Cruiseport Gloucester.

About to catch green thunder at Good Harbor Beach!

Riding the surf.

Keeping balance.

Catching someone catching a wipe out!

Done surfing.

Big Dog!

Walking the beach, Salt Island in the background.

Hanging out.

Thacher Island

Choppy seas looking towards Boston from Niles Beach.

Gloucester at night.

Monday, May 18, 2015

A Place of Honor !

The Fishermen's Memorial Statue has looked out past Gloucester Harbor to the open sea since 1923 to honor the over 10,000 fishermen who never returned to this port. I've been honored by the city to provide photos of Gloucester fishing vessels for banners that flank the memorial.

Fishermen's Memorial at dusk.

The Fishermen's Memorial Service 2014.

The banners

Stacy Boulevard

The Beauport Hotel rises in the background.

Another view.

"Aaron & Melissa II"

I took this with my first digital camera back in 2001!

"Midnight Sun"

"Princess Elena"

City Hall at dusk.

Sunset over the harbor.

A few moments later.

Zooming in.

Panning back.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Good Harbor Beach a Week Apart!

Spring was slow to spring to life but on Sunday, Mothers Day we shot past Spring into summer! The temps made it to the low 90's and the beach crowds made use of it. I took a few shots of the beach last week and thought it would be cool to compare what it looked like a week later.

But first a ride down the Boulevard 5/4/15.

From the creek 5/4/15.

5/10/15

Under the tree 5/4/15.

Same tree a week later!

Cool day 5/4/15.

On the footbridge a week later.

5/4/15

Surfers with no surf 5/10/15.

5/10/15

On and under the footbridge 5/10/15.

Allie wants to drive 5/4/15!

Monday, May 04, 2015

Full Moon Rising!

I had a theme in mind for this post and set out to photograph those subjects when I realized the light was all wrong. By that time I refocused to try to get some sunset pics, but that failed because I was in the wrong place with no time to relocate. It was getting late and the available light was fading away. I was about to pull onto Rogers Street from Commercial Street when out of the corner of my eye I saw the full moon rising over the harbor.

Roots!