and deciding what I must prioritize next :-)
Martin Parr

Justice Matters! No one is above the law!

i was pleasantly surprised with the fortuitous placement of the gull...i had but one shot, and got lucky ;-)

Egg Rock Light is a lighthouse on Frenchman Bay, Maine. Built in 1875, it is one of coastal Maine's architecturally unique lighthouses, with a square tower projecting through the square keeper's house.[2][3][4] Located on Egg Rock, midway between Mount Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula, it is an active aid to navigation, flashing red every 40 seconds. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Egg Rock Light Station in 1988.[1]

The Egg Rock Light Station consists of two buildings, a combination light tower and keeper's house, and a fog station building. The keeper's house is a roughly square 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building, with a hip roof pierced by dormers on all four sides. The painted brick tower, 40 feet (12 m) high, rises through the center of the house.[5] The light is a VRB-25 aerobeacon, mounted in a 1986 replacement lantern house. It is configured to flash red every 40 seconds.[6] The fog station is a brick structure southwest of the main building, with a gable-on-hip roof.[5]


Egg Rock Light
The Egg Rock light originally was fitted with a fifth-order Fresnel lens. The fog station (originally steam-powered) was added in 1904. The station was automated by the United States Coast Guard in 1976, at which time its ancillary structures except the fog station were torn down. The lantern house was removed and the light was replaced by the present aerobeacon. After public protest, a replacement lantern house was installed in 1986. The light continues to be managed by the Coast Guard, and is not open to the public; the island and buildings are owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[

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the more rubbish you take the better the chances of a good photo emerging as well. So, keep on taking the rubbish :-)
Martin Parr

Character Matters!

Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Maine

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you must be self-motivated, a perfectionist, and relentless.
Mary Ellen Mark

Bar Harbor, Maine and Frenchman Bay, from Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park

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and reflect on your own position and intentions as an artist :-)
Max Pinckers

HGGT! Truth Matters! Lies have consequences.

Frenchman Bay, from Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park

Frenchman Bay is a part of the Gulf of Maine, and it’s all part of the Atlantic Ocean! The Bay is sandwiched between the Schoodic Peninsula to the east and Mount Desert Island on the west. At the southern end of Frenchman Bay is an island called Egg Rock that is home to a lighthouse. This island is a protected area where many birds nest and lay their eggs, hence the name!

This body of salt water is about 7 miles long and 14 miles wide. At its deepest point, Frenchman Bay dips down to about 300 feet – so the geologic features you see rise out of the water mirror the features below the surface.

The name, Frenchman Bay, has an interesting story behind it. For about 150 years, the French and English fought one another in order to gain control over these resource-rich lands. The French would hide their boats behind these islands in order to sneak up on the English, earning this body of water its name. In 1759, English forces defeated the French at Quebec, leaving the English as the dominant colonizing power.

Many of the islands have a long history of people using them to grow hay, sheep graze, log for timber, and build small fishing camps. Sheep Porcupine Island, for example, is a nod to the sheep grazing that took place on the island back in the 1800s. It’s part of Acadia National Park.

Boating activities on Frenchman Bay range from commercial to recreational. Many take out a sailboat to catch the wind in their sails and coast around the surrounding islands. Others like to cut through the waves in kayaks or canoes. Maine is one of the biggest exporters of lobster across the country – you might see a small motor boat noodling around the Bay, checking on their lobster traps.

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In photography, it’s not difficult to reach a technical level where you don’t need to think about the technique any more. I think there is far too much literature and far too much emphasis upon the techniques of photography. The make of camera and type of film we happen to use has little bearing on the results :-)
Michael Kenna

Truth Matters! Lies have consequences.

Sand Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine

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