Moon Over Munjoy

A view of last night's full moon rising over Munjoy Hill. I took some similar shots from this spot back in 2012 and felt motivated to try capturing the scene again.

Under the Moonlight

I ventured out to South Portland to capture the sunset last night and turned around to find the moon making an appearance in the distance. The sunset can be seen in the top half of the trees, and the lower half was in shade at the time and appears darker:

Food at the Flea

The Urban Sugar mobile cafe parked at the Portland Flea-For-All on a recent weekend:

Night at Fort Gorges

I hope I haven't lost anyone with all the Fort Gorges photos lately. Here is yet another, taken shortly before the boat ride home. I was happy to be able to capture some of the stars in the sky since the scene was much darker in person. I can only imagine how brilliant this would have looked if a talented astrophotographer was able to shoot this scene. 

Flowers at the Fort

Flowers in bloom at Fort Gorges:

Fort Gorges

Here are the first batch of fort photos from last weekend's trip to Fort Gorges for the fireworks (transportation provided by the good folk at the Rita B Offshore Fishing boat). As you can see by the sign out front, the fort's construction was started in 1858, and it was completed in 1865. The name of the fort comes from the founder of the Province of Maine,  Ferdinando Gorges. 

Playing with Fire

Before I move onto photos from inside Fort Gorges, here is another fireworks shot from last evening:

Fort Gorges Fireworks

A unique perspective on the fireworks this evening from Fort Gorges. Stay tuned for more photos from around the Fort this week. If anyone is looking for a deep sea fishing adventure or a scenic cruise around Casco Bay, check out  the Rita B., run by a friend of the blog.  

The 4th

Happy 4th of July! Here is a recent shot which happens to have an American flag in it. Stay tuned for some possibly interesting fireworks photos tomorrow night. 

Your Home, Past & Present

Here is one of my submissions to the "Your Home, Past & Present"  exhibit my the Maine Historical Society. Get the details on the exhibit here and submit your own "before and after" shots using historical photos from MaineMemory.net. The historical photo below of the house at the end of Atlantic Street is from the 1924 tax records, in which every structure in Portland was catalogued and photographed. [Note - The house pictured is not my house, I wish!]

Sunset Reflected

The warm light of a summer sunset reflecting off the windows of an apartment building:

Ye Olde Port

A weekend scene from Boothby Square, one of those classic Old Port shots: