like a lighthouse - a photo on Flickriver

like a lighthouse

at Pemaquid Point on the Maine coast

This shot was really a stroke of luck. On my way back to western Massachusetts from a visit to family on Mount Desert Island, I decide to take the slow road -- U.S. Rte. 1 from Belfast to Brunswick. On a whim, I veer south on rough and curvy Rte. 32 at Waldoboro, heading down towards Pemaquid Point and one of the most photographed lighthouses pretty much ever. Despite growing up on the coast of Maine, I'd never been here before because you really need to set aside a good chunk of time to turn off and explore any of the mid-coast peninsulas, and that just never happened.

When I arrived, it was about 5PM and the sky was mostly overcast with some hazy clouds. The seabreeze and the land breeze were duking it out, though, and the sun occasionally poked through. Once I found this reflection, I waited for that one moment where the sun was out, the wind abated, and no kids were playing in the field of view. It was cloudy and windy and there were a lot of kids, but patience finally paid off (briefly). All three of those factors occurred simultaneously for a total of about one second and I got this shot. I was pretty psyched at the time, and I'm so happy with the result now.

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Taken in: United States / Maine / Bristol / Pemaquid Point (show map)

Taken on: May 30, 2012

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Pemaquid Point

Muscongus Bay

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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

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Pemaquid

Lincoln County, ME

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/10.0, 1/100 sec, 20mm (=30mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	20mm (35mm equivalent: 30mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Macintosh
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