Here are few Photographs from around Portland from the last few days

Rainy Night Jazz (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

A sanctuary in the city (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

A soft night

Dracaena in the sun

Canyon Floor

Early Spring in the Eastern Maine Woods

Here are some photographs from this past weekend from a trip up to visit my father in Lee, Maine. This time of year is a really neat time because if you go about 3 hours north of Portland, you will go about two or three weeks back into spring. Up North I walked through that little window in spring when the black flies have not started yet, and the weather was warm. Back here in Portland a good majority of the trees are starting to flower / leaf, I love the early spring this year.

Watching over the garden (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Spring Rainbow

About to pop

About to pop # 2

Spring Eve (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Flowering Tree

Bursting out

Trillium # 1 (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Trillium # 2

Trillium # 3

Into the beaver dam (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Unnamed stream Eastern ME # 1

Unnamed stream Eastern ME # 2

Unnamed stream Eastern ME # 3

Unnamed stream Eastern ME # 4 (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

A spring peeper chorus.

Random recent photographs for a rainy Friday afternoon.

Here is some random work from the past couple of weeks, though the first photograph is from this morning.

Bottles & Plant Multiple Exposure (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

 Bottles, Buildings & Tree

 Soaking up the sun

 Spring Warmth

 Spring Showers over Back Cove

 Walking Home

 April First Friday

 Tuned out waiting for the bus

 Spring on Bracket & Carleton

 Magnolia

Between Drops

Here is a photo from a rainy day walk on Friday afternoon.

Working Waterfront (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Why I carry a camera just about every where, and why I need to slow down. . .

Here is another good reason why I carry a camera just about every where, because you never know when something will grab your eye even when you walk by the same buildings just about everyday.

Last night I went out to check out this months First Friday, I stopped by a few of my favorite galleries here in the city, but I decided to go for a walk instead. I walk every day and, and I have my “main” loop through the city, so I picked it up and walked home.

I walk fast. I do not like to meander, but I am always looking for the next shot, I see plenty of photographs. I am not the type that just shoots away because hey it is digital and you can (except for certain circumstances). When I go out to photograph I treat digital as if it was film. I only have so many exposures on this “roll”, and I have no more film on me.

Just the other night I went out, but I forgot my memory card in my computer, thankfully, my LX3 has a little internal memory about enough for about 4 raw files. It was very limiting, but a good challenge too, and it makes you really think about what you are shooting

When I am out for a walk, a photograph really has to jump out and whap me upside my head for me to stop, even then sometimes I don't stop but I am getting better at making my self stop (because I have been missing some good shots) even if it means turning around like this shot from last night.

One Portland Square (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Boothbay Harbor 4/2/2010

On this beautiful spring morning (I like fog) I had the opportunity to go up to Boothbay Harbor with a good friend for a few hours of photography, and exploration, and here are some of the photos from this morning

 Fog Bank (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Rolling in (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

 Eastwind (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Fishing detritus still life (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

Green Yellow & White

Foot Bridge

Lobster pound # 2

Lobster pound

Morning Fog # 1

Morning Fog # 2

Chowder House

Obama's Visit to Portland, Maine

 So Obama paid us a visit here in Maine this afternoon, and here are some of the pictures.I will say this I voted for Obama, no he is not perfect, but he was the better one for the job at the time, and he does have his flaws and there is still some hope.

 My best shot of the day, here is our change, it is not going to come from any politician, it is going to come from the people, because we all know politicians are just puppets that get caught up in the strings.

 Hold it high

 People in Maine do like you

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 Some people waiting to get in to hear Obama, though not all of them made it

A peaceful debate

 Silently standing by and showing support

 Almost time

 well a few more minutes

 A truly delusional Teabagger #1

#2 (your view after too much bull shit tea)

 #3

#4

#5

#6

 We can thank "W" and yes Obama too

Thank you for your service

How the tea baggers view the world a little out of focus

Bibles, Guns and some very skewed ideals

Dah Yup

Is it Palin?

Ok now just keep moving

See ya

Thanks for the visit Obama

I will say this it was kinda awkward going to a rally / protest, and cheering for someone instead protesting, I guess that is what 8 years of dealing with bush will do to one after a while