Sunrise and Sunset!

On my way home from work I stopped by Good Harbor Beach to see what the morning light had to offer. Without thinking I grabbed my camera, aimed and fired away. With a small viewing screen the first image just didn't look right, two white blobs were on the screen and I knew it was over exposed. I forgot to check the camera settings but luckily I only took that one picture and I was able to "rescue" the image after downloading. 

Good Harbor Beach

 A lone beach walker.

 High tide!

 From "The Creek".

 A beach to himself!

 Blue grey!

 Thacher Island

 Thacher and Salt Islands

 Salt Island

 Flags of the Boulevard.

Ready for Memorial Day.

 A Fisherman flyby!

 Sun settles behind City Hall.

Sunset over Gloucester Harbor.

The Sky Can Make the Photo!

Sometimes I won't bother taking a pic due to how the sky looks. Solid cloud cover or lack there of can leave me uninterested depending on the main subject I'm looking at. The night has its own quirks. That depends on the subject and available light which can mean a flash,flashlight,street lights or a bright moon. The photo I begin this post with of the Coast Guard Cutter Grand Isle I used an open shutter then quickly passed the beam of a flash light from bow to stern. The next one the full moon supplied most of the light, however I used a flashlight on the lobster boat.

USCG "Grand Isle"

 Full moon over Harbor Cove

 47 footer in a hurry!

 City Hall tower

Low cloud cover.

 Fog bank approaches.

 

Party boat heads in. 

                           
Good Harbor Beach

 Resting fisherman.

 City Hall and the bow of the schooner "Adventure".

 A hole in the sky!
                           
 The sun peeks from behind a piling.

Spring Is Really Here!

Mother's Day and Summer like weather! So far Spring has been more like late Fall and in one day it was more like Summer with temps in the mid 70's. My wife and I took the dogs for a walk down to Pirates Lane. Then later I went to Rocky Neck to get some pics at dusk.

Pirates Lane

 Smith Cove

 Ready to go fishing!

 The setting sun

 Sunset off the bow.

 Gull stands watch.

 Two schooners

 Dusk settles in.

 "Phyllis A."

 Getting dark.

 A barrel full of line.

 St. Anns

 "Manisee"

 "Full Moon" from Palm Beach,Fl.

 "Full Moon" and almost a full moon!

Fog and a Large Visitor!

Fog is always an interesting challenge, and with plenty of foggy days along the coast I'm always looking for ways to use it. On Sunday The MS Veendam of the Holland American Lines visited Gloucester. She is 719' in length and a passenger capacity of 1350. The ship has been renovated since her last stop here. An added deck and a duck tail stern to improve stability.

Schooner "Thomas E. Lannon" dockside.

 Low tide!

 Grey hull and a grey day.

 Harbor Cove

 A freshly painted "Miss Trish II".

 "Lady Jane" taking on fuel.

 Low tide exposes a trashed computer.

 Actually two computers!

 A foggy walk on Good Harbor Beach.

 Fishermen's Memorial and "MS Veendam" at anchor.

 From Niles Beach.

 Tony Gentile Bandstand.

 Off Stage Fort Park.

 A contrast of marine technology.