Forest & Congress

Early morning scene on the corner of Forest Avenue and Congress Street. 

Climbing the Ladder

Fire escape ladder on Free Street.

The same fire escape from across the street and Harmon's Barton's back-entrance. 

Writing on the Wall

A photo-worthy scene in the alleyway behind Monument Square. 

Alternative angle.

Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue

This fine looking building on Newbury Street was constructed in 1904 as the the home of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh. The congregation moved to a new location on Noyes Street in the 1950's but the building remains in use as offices and artist studios. I'm not sure what architectural style best describes this structure, but I think it looks great.

Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue behind power lines.

From the front.

The Road to Portland

Signs above I-295, shot from the Back Cove Trail. 

Tommy's Park

Some nighttime photos of the lights in Tommy's Park, which is on the corner of Exchange and Fore Streets in the Old Port. I don't know why it's called Tommy's Park but would like to know the story if anyone knows. There was a building on the site long ago per this image from the Maine Memory Network, so perhaps the name comes from a previous owner. The park is located across the street from the larger Post Office Park (which clearly got its name from the beautiful post office building that was once there).

Tommy's Park lights, looking up.

Looking towards the intersection.

Abstract. 

Abstract #2.

Portland Monthly Photo 2011

I did this last year, so I figure I should make this a yearly tradition. Here is a photo from each month of 2011. Not necessarily my "best" or favorite photo from each month, but a photo from each month nonetheless. You can check out the monthly archives of this site at anytime by scrolling down to the "Blog Archive" section in the right hand column.

January 2011 (<-click to go to this month in the archives)

Park Street in Snow.

February 2011

Cumberland Ave from Above.

March 2011

Benny's Famous Fried Clams.

April 2011

Congress Street Mystery

May 2011

Photo taken from one of my top 5 places to photograph the Portland skyline.

June 2011

Petite Jacqueline restaurant at Longfellow Square. 

July 2011

Looking into the Past: Monument Square

August 2011

Looking Down: From the Portland Observatory. 

September 2011

Scooter on Exchange Street.

October 2011

Sunset from Standpipe Park on Munjoy Hill.

November 2011

Nomad. 

December 2011

Casco Bay Lines ferry passing Fort Gorges. 

That's all for now. Thanks for a great year! This site had over 60,000 unique visitors this year (a number that goes up every year). And that number doesn't include the people who follow this blog via a feed or the people who may only view my photos on other sites (Flickr, Tumblr, Corey Templeton Photography, etc) and never actually visit this blog. Stay tuned for another year of photos from Portland.

Reader Photos: Tom Whitney Photography

This morning I have some reader photos to share from Mr. Tom Whitney of Thomas Whitney Photography. Check out his Flickr here and his photo website over here. Tom submitted these awesome photos to the Portland Maine Daily Photo Flickr group. If you have some photos you'd like to share with the readers of this blog, feel free to add them to the group or send them to me via email, and I'd be happy to post them eventually.

"Moonrise" by Tom Whitney. Link.

"Sailing Under the Full Moon" by Tom Whitney. Link.

"Petunias" by Tom Whitney. Link. 

Evening Walk

A stroll through Monument Way, the pedestrian-only street connecting Monument Square and Free Street.

Downtown Sundown

Lobsterman's Park, corner of Temple and Middle Streets.

Aerial view of the corner of Free and Temple Streets. I posted a street level view last week. 

Red & Green

Portland's Central Fire Station was lit up for the holidays with red and green exterior lights. I have lots of holiday-themed photos that I haven't posted yet so they will continue to come for the next few weeks.

Front Page

In case you missed it, you can read the article in the Portland Daily Sun about my Blogging For Good initiative here.