Cape Ann Images

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 27, 2009

A Far Cry !

Here it is on a Monday and Good Harbor Beach is packed at 3:00pm! It's a far cry from the beach on 1/19/09!

1/19/09 !

Crowded Good Harbor Beach!

Perfect beach weather !

Good Harbor Beach packed!

Building a sand castle!

Girl on a rock!

Swimming under the bridge!

Playing in the Creek!

Good Harbor Beach at dusk!

Pavilion Beach as the sun sets!

Niles Beach sunset!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Down on the Dock!

It was a hot hazy and windy day,the threat of thunder storms was there but they moved west of Gloucester. For me it was not a good day to be on the water to take photos, the haze alone washes out many good subjects. I did head down to Captain Joe & Sons for a bit to "shoot the breeze". While there the fishing vessel "Lady Jane" came in to offload bait for the lobster boats, so I headed for my truck and grabbed my camera.

"Lady Jane" heads in!

Getting ready to off load!

About to haul away!

Joe and Pablo man handle totes!

Moving full totes!

Pushing totes into position!

Hauling together!

Life ring!

Toilet seat?

"Lady Jane" pulls away!

Heading back to dock!

Frank and Pablo!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Summer Is Getting Back On Track!

With the weather finally breaking activity in the harbor picks up. Warm temps brought out the recreational boaters as lobster boats and schooners weaved their way through all the traffic.

Net reel on fishing vessel "Julie Ann II"!

Crew members aboard schooner "Harvey Gamage"!

Schooner "Spirit of Massachusetts" and the Paint Factory!

"Spirit of Massachusetts" heads out!

"Spirit" and "Gamage" head out together!

Bow on !

Helm of the "Gamage"!

"Gamage" makes way through outer harbor!

Schooner "Thomas E. Lannon" sails by Eastern Point Light!

Eastern Point Light through the rigging!

"Lannon" makes her way beyond the breakwater!

"Spirit" raises sails!

On the main boom of the "Spirit"!

"Double D" screams by!

Lone dory!

"Tax Sea Sun" heads in!

Nordic Tug "Spray"!

Gull waits for meal!

A lobster boat dog!

Shoving off in a bait covered lobster boat!

Unloading lobsters at Capt. Joe & Sons!

Friday, July 24, 2009

The Perfect Name!

What's in a name? In this case I can't think of a better name for a boat. "LET ER GO" is a modern seine boat used in hauling the net from a fishing vessel to surround a school of fish. I watched as this boat shoved off with one problem....it was still tied to the pier! I don't know if someone was setting up a joke but it was interesting to watch.

Seine boat "LET ER GO" about to shove off!