Cape Ann Images: July 2016

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, July 25, 2016

Summer Sights!

Summer is now fully established with hot and humid days with the occasional thunder storm. Working at the Beauport Hotel, a new view on the city is hard to ignore. At night when I close up the roof top pool & bar the landscape is breath taking and peaceful. In the morning the sun starts it's rise as gulls stir and fishermen head out for the days catch.

Moon glow.

Beauport Hotel terrace, look close and you'll see a fishing boat through the rail!

A gull awaits the sunrise by the pool!

Moon over the Greasy pole.

Sunrise approaches.

Heading out to fish.

Spires of Gloucester.

Greasy Pole in the morning light.

Morning moon!

Building clouds taken from atop Pilots Hill.

City Hall

Darkening skies.

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church

Shelf cloud over the wind turbines!

Approaching storm!

Passing storm.

Sunset from East Gloucester.

A little closer..

Monday, July 18, 2016

What A View!

After 35 years in Quality Control in the Aerospace/High Tech industries it was time to shift gears. After Q/C it was two years with the Fishing Industry as a Dock Monitor and three years working security at an out of town high rise, it's now back home and working at the Beauport Hotel. The new hotel affords new views of Gloucester and working the midnight shift the morning sunrise can take your breath away!

From the Boulevard and banners of fishing boats I took!

Gull checks out the view!

Greasy Pole from the pool deck.

Fort playground and Ten Pound Island.

Downtown at daybreak.

City Hall in the early morning light.

Harbor Cove

Heading out!

Heading out to fish.

Pink sky.

Pool deck

Many shades of blue!

Dawn is breaking!

Foggy sunrise!

The sun rises!

Monday, July 11, 2016

Fog and Fireworks Leftovers!

We had a few days of fog so I waited until just before sunset to see if I could find that right light combination. Also I added some leftover July 3rd fireworks and the great sky of that day.

The sun tries to break through!