Saturday, June 29, 2013

West End Fog

The heat wave from earlier this week calmed down a bit and resulted in an oddly foggy day yesterday. Here are two shots from the West End neighborhood:

A path looking towards the West Mansion (check out some awesome interior shots of the mansion here).
A desolate looking Chadwick Street.
Also, check out this page on the Portland Daily Photo's Facebook page to enter to win a free print of your choice (up to 12X18" size) from the good folks at Corey Templeton Photography.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Charles Shipman Payson Building

The Charles Shipman Payson Building, the big brick building that is at the heart of the Portland Museum of Art, is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. I'm generally not a fan of blank walls in an urban environment, but the exterior of this building doesn't bother me too much. It was designed by architect Henry N. Cobb, who has an impressive resume of buildings including Boston's John Hancock Tower and Los Angeles's Library Tower/U.S. Bank Tower. If you want to check out the Portland Museum of Art on the cheap, admission is free every Friday (not just First Friday) from 5-9pm.

Portland, Maine Museum of Art Summer 2013 photo by Corey Templeton

Portland, Maine Museum of Art Summer 2013 photo by Corey Templeton


Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Monday, June 24, 2013

Back Cove Fishing

A man fishing (or trying to, not sure if he caught anything) in Back Cove during high tide. 

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Before I Die

Before I die I took a photo of this "Before I Die" wall off of Commercial Street (on the side of RiRa's/Flatbread Pizza). There are some interesting answers to the question, although a lot of them were washed away due to the rain this morning. 



Saturday, June 22, 2013

Cruising

A vintage blue car passing by Exchange Street. I was trying to compose something with the moon and the buildings when the car rolled into the frame. 

Friday, June 21, 2013

Live at the State

The crowd entering the State Theater, one of Portland's finest live music venues, for tonight's concert:

State Theater. Portland, Maine. Summer 2013. Photo by Corey Templeton.

State Theater. Portland, Maine. Summer 2013. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Reflect Your Light

Sticking with yesterday's theme, here is a Casco Bay Lines ferry and its reflection from the side. 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

Commercial Street

An early-evening shot of Commercial Street from where it meets with Franklin Street. 

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Sunday Snapshots - June 16, 2013

Yellow Umbrella, Rainy Congress Street

Looking Good

Peaks Island (you might recall the sailboat from this post)
Obligatory Peaks Island sign.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Old Port Festival 2013 - The Parade

These three photos show a portion of the parade making it's way down Exchange Street. The parade traditionally kicks off the Old Port Festival every year around 11am. 

Old Port Festival Parade. Summer 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Old Port Festival Parade. Summer 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.


Old Port Festival Parade. Summer 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

At the Terminal

These two photos, taken on separate occasions, are form the Casco Bay Lines ferry terminal. This short corridor connecting two sides of the terminal always catches my eye due to the contrast in lighting and the amount of people that are usually passing through here. 

Casco Bay Lines ferry terminal in Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Casco Bay Lines ferry terminal in Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Old Port Festival 2013 - Exchange Street

For my continuing coverage of last weekend's Old Port Festival, here is a simple scene from Exchange Street:

Portland, Maine Old Port Festival 2013 Exchange Street by Corey Templeton

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Sunset over India Street

Today's photo goes along with an India Street-related event that is happening this Thursday, June 13th, from 6-8pm at City Hall. The results from a public meeting back in March concerning the future of the India Street Neighborhood will be discussed at this Thursday's meeting. You can get all the details of the upcoming meeting from the press release on the City's website. The feedback from these meetings will be used to help shape the neighborhood in the future through things such as zoning changes and creating ordinances. 

India Street in Portland, Maine. 2013. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Old Port Festival 2013 - Spose

Today's recap of the 2013 Old Port Festival includes photos of Wells, Maine musician Spose. Not really my cup of tea, but he seems pretty popular with the kids these days. Thanks again to Goodwill Industries of Northern New England for the passes to the patio. 

Spose Concert WCYY Patio Old Port Festival 2013 photo by Corey Templeton

Spose Concert WCYY Patio Old Port Festival 2013 photo by Corey Templeton

Spose Concert WCYY Patio Old Port Festival 2013 photo by Corey Templeton

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Old Port Festival 2013 - Paranoid Social Club

Today ended up being a beautiful day for the 40th annual Old Port Festival. It sounds like everything went as planned and everyone had a good time. I'm not sure what the official crowd size estimate was, but there were a lot of people out and about. 

As you may have seen on the Portland Daily Photo Facebook Page, I asked a few days ago if anyone had access to any unique locations around the Old Port from where I could take pictures. Thanks to a gracious offer from the good folks at Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, I was given a pretty exclusive pass to get up to the patio at One City Center. Several bands performed throughout the day up on the patio. Here are some of my photos of Portland's own Paranoid Social Club

Paranoid Social Club at Old Port Festival 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Paranoid Social Club at Old Port Festival 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Paranoid Social Club at Old Port Festival 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Paranoid Social Club at Old Port Festival 2013. Portland, Maine. Photo by Corey Templeton.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Old Port Triple Shot

In anticipation of tomorrow's Old Port Festival, here are three shots from last October. The third one you should recognize, but I don't believe I ever shared the first two. 

Old Port in Portland, Maine USA photo by Corey Templeton.

Exchange Street. Old Port in Portland, Maine USA photo by Corey Templeton.

Old Port in Portland, Maine USA photo by Corey Templeton.


Thursday, June 6, 2013

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Portland Rising

Time to look at a few of the construction projects taking place on the peninsula. First up is the Bay House, a "luxury condominium residence... in Portland's Eastern Waterfront District."

Bay House Condo in Portland, Maine Construction Photograph by Corey Templeton
Bay House from the Custom House Parking Garage
Bay House Condo in Portland, Maine Construction Photograph by Corey Templeton
Bay House up close
Bay House Condo in Portland, Maine Construction Photograph by Corey Templeton
Bay House, hiding behind a monstrous parking garage, seen from a ferry.

Here is a view of the backside of a Courtyard by Marriott hotel that is going up on Commercial Street:

Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Portland, Maine Construction Photograph by Corey Templeton

And not far from the above location, we have the Hyatt Place hotel on Fore Street reaching some impressive heights:

Hyatt Place Hotel Portland, Maine Construction Photograph by Corey Templeton
Hyatt Place and Fore Street
Hyatt Place Hotel Portland, Maine Construction by Corey Templeton
Fore Street towards the West End