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Maine Beach Cottages

John Briggs — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:09:37 +0000

Photo of another unusually warm and beautiful Saturday morning along coastal Maine. After nearly a week of summerlike temperatures, reality has set back in today as it is raining and temps are in the upper 30′s. This coming week will be cold, with a chance of snow Wednesday night and Thursday.

Canon 7D
Tokina 11-16 mm AT-X 116 PRO DX
©2012 John Briggs Photography

New Barn Cove - Hoyt Neck, Maine

Beautiful Maine Sunrise

John Briggs — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:44:33 +0000

This is the view that greeted us this morning on New Barn Cove in Biddeford Pool, Maine. The homes on Hoyt Neck can be seen in the background. It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day to walk the beaches and capture photos of the beauty of Maine’s seacoast.

Canon 7D
Tokina 11-16 mm AT-X 116 PRO DX
©2012 John Briggs Photography

Sunrise at New Barn Cove, Maine - Click photo for full sized view

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

John Briggs — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:00:12 +0000

This lighthouse was commissioned in 1827 by John Quincy Adams and built the same year. Due to poor workmanship (salt water was used in the mortar mix), the lighthouse began to crumble and was replaced in 1835. The second contract for the construction stipulated that only fresh water be used.

By popular vote of Maine residents, the lighthouse was chosen to be featured on the Maine quarter, the 23rd in the 50 State Quarters Program issued by the U.S. Mint. The lighthouse is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and is licensed to the American Lighthouse Foundation.

The following photo of the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse was taken during late Fall of 2011, awash in the glow of the rising sun. Conditions were very cold and windy at the time of the capture, but warmed nicely as the sun rose further into the sky.

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse | Click image for larger view

Fort Popham at Sunrise

John Briggs — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:08:38 +0000

I captured this photo of historic Fort Popham last fall as the sun was rising, casting it’s warm glow on the fort.

Fort Popham, located at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, is a semi-circular granite fort built in 1861 for use during the Civil War. The fort’s intent was to defend against the Confederacy’s ironclad warships. Construction halted in 1869, though the fort was briefly garrisoned during the Spanish-American War, and again in WWI.

First we have the sign marking the site.

Fort Popham sign | Click image for larger view

Here is the historic fort bathed in the glow of the rising sun.

Fort Popham Sunrise - Click image for larger view

Seascape Sunrise

John Briggs — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:34:14 +0000

The rising sun breaks above the clouds this morning at Popham Beach.

Popham Beach is challenged by erosion and shifting sands. Sand movement and beach dynamics have had a dramatic effect on Popham Beach, causing extreme shoreline change and dune erosion. Bordering the south side of the mouth of the Kennebec River, Popham Beach is truly one of Maine’s rare geologic landforms.

Click photo for a full-sized view

Image taken with a Canon 7D and a Tokina AT X 116 PRO DX 11-16 mm f/2.8 lens

Dawn at Popham Beach

John Briggs — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:56:49 +0000

A beautiful dawn breaks this morning at Popham Beach near Phippsburg, Maine.

Image taken with a Canon 7D and a Tokina AT X 116 PRO DX 11-16 mm f/2.8 lens

Dawn - Popham Beach | Click photo for full-sized view

Changing Skies

John Briggs — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:20:59 +0000

Where else could you get great photos of changing skies other than your own back yard? This is exactly what I did over the weekend, capture changing skies right from my back yard. One moment it was clear, calm and tranquil, the next, it was stormy.

The first photo shows how tranquil it was. Bright, sunny skies and looking like the perfect fall day on the midcoast of Maine. The next image shows how the skies changed quickly, with a foreground of fall color. The final image represents the aftermath, a small rainbow over Arrowsic Island.

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Fall Day on Lake Clary

John Briggs — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:48:10 +0000

This HDR image was compiled from three images taken at Clary Lake near Whitefield, Maine. It was your typical fall day in Maine, although it was a bit windy for my liking.

As always, you comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated!

Clary Lake - Whitefield, Maine | Click photo for full-sized view

Bath Storefront

John Briggs — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:12:11 +0000

A colorful storefront in downtown Bath, Maine. The Mariner’s Compass Quilt Shop, at 190 Front Street in downtown Bath, and has the distinction of being the ”Guiding Quilters to the City of Ships.” Visit downtown Bath to see more unique storefronts.

Photo taken with a Canon 7D with a Tokina 11-16mm lens.

The Mariner's Compass - Bath, Maine | Click image for full-sized view