From City Hall to Gulls!!

Sunday at dusk I decided to head downtown and see if I could get some shots of City Hall. It was getting dark fast and as I approached Main Street when it hit me, I forgot my tripod! It's essential for slow shutter speeds that I was going to use. Not wanting to loose the available light by going home, I tried one shot placing the camera on the dashboard. Several I took of City Hall I carefully closed the drivers window onto my camera and used it as a clamp....It worked! The shot from Bank Gloucester I rested the camera on the bed of my pick up truck. A couple of days earlier I took other photos of City Hall while the fog was coming in. Then added images from past journeys around the harbor.

Main Street

City Hall from Bank Gloucester.

At dusk.

Working on the edge!

Built in 1870 and due for some TLC!

Scaffolding surrounds City Hall.

From Stage Fort Park 2010.

The newly rebuilt Greasy Pole on a foggy day.

Boats at rest.

Harbor Cove.

"Princess Laura" with Boston in the distance.

Hungry gulls provide the escort!

Coming in to offload.

I surprised this gull!

Landing position!

Landing above!

Good Harbor Beach and a hint of a rainbow.

Strange cloud!

Storm over Brier Neck!

Fog, Sunset and a Super Moon!

I had planned to be at the Breakwater to photograph the Super Moon scheduled to rise at 7:49pm, but on the way I was stopped in my tracks. The sun was setting and I could see a fog bank approaching. My first thought....how cool but then figured rats, fog and moon don't match. So I spent some time at Pirates Lane taking in a peaceful tranquil time photographing an incredible sight. Then I looked at my watch and it was around 7:35 and figured I had time to get over to the Breakwater and try my luck with the Super Moon. While there I met some very nice couples from Beverly and Danvers that were there for the same reason as I was. With fog coming in and out the moon made one brief clear appearance and I clicked away.

Still Waters

Gull on a piling.

Peaceful

Fog over Harbor Cove.

Fog bank approaches.

Fog & sun!

Flat calm!

Foggy distortion!

Fog swallows the "UU Church"!

The 90' "Wanderbird", a Danish built fishing trawler now outfitted for exploration cruises.

The Rocky Neck Marine Railways on a foggy night.

"Wanderbird" and Boston Tea Party ship "Eleanor".

Schooner "Highlander Sea" at rest.

Bow shot!

Bow of the "Eleanor".

Masts at night.

"Phyliss A. at rest.

Good Harbor Beach

Dog Bar Breakwater

Foggy Breakwater sunset.

Eastern Point Lighthouse

Super moon busts through the fog!

That Time of Year....Boys of Summer & Brush Fires!

With dry and windy conditions the last 4 or 5 days the conditions are ripe for brush fires and vivid colors. Driving around Saturday looking for something to shoot I happened to see a Little League game at Wilson Field. It was opening day as the Giants and Marlins were playing. On Sunday about 6:00pm a call came in for a brush fire on Poles Hill. Normally I wouldn't go to cover a brush fire but the first responders said it was "ripping pretty good" and more man power was required. My in-laws home is close to where the fire was heading and I knew they weren't at home. Just in case I headed over there....with my camera. It's midnight as I prepare this post and over the scanner I hear that the fire rekindled. Firefighters are back on the job.

Waiting for water.

In the smoke!

Fire crests the hill.

Laying hose.

Hose now charged.

Wilson Field

Opening Day bunting.

The pitch!

Strike!

Play at the plate!

Safe!

Play at second.

Out at the plate!

Missed bunt!

Ready at the "hot corner"!

Hot shot to third!

Great stop! Third baseman knocks it down saving a run!

Ten Pound Island from Niles Beach.

Catching a ripple! Brisk winds doesn't always mean big waves!

Looking for treasure.

Wind swept Good Harbor Beach.

Lone walker.

The creek and "The House".

Footbridge

From down on the creek bed.

Curves of the creek.

More sweeping curves.

On days like this the blues are blue'r and the greens are greener!