Lynn Amber - Travel & Photography
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October Photo of the Day 10.11.21
Waves meet rocks….I can’t ever get enough of sitting and watching the tide roll in – creating dramatic splashes against the rocks!
October Photo of the Day 10.10.21
Little Hunter’s Beach is a lesser known spot on the park loop road and an easy 1.5 mile walk for me from my summer home. I love to visit here in the early morning or early evening. The best part of hanging out on the cobblestone beach is listening to the sound of the rolling stones as the water recedes during the ebb and flow of the incoming tide.
As I sat there drinking my coffee, the water started creeping closer and closer to my rock perch. Eventually, it began to creep over the rock in front of me. I loved the way the foam curled over this protruding rock! 🙂
At one point, I thought my sneakers were going to get drenched so I hopped up a tad too quickly. Walking on these small cobblestones is tricky as they are very unstable under the feet. As I started to rise from my crouching position, the stones shifted under me and I tumbled very ungracefully sideways. Much to my chagrin, it was entertainment for the couple sitting further down the beach – who caught my fall!
October Photo of the Day 10.9.21
Riding the Witch Hole Pond carriage road loop in search of some inspiring photographs, I was disappointed in my efforts. I simply was not finding anything that really caught my eye and the quality of my photographs reflected my utter failure to get that one good shot. As I was loading my bike onto the car feeling totally unproductive, I glanced over at the marshy meadow along the road – and there it was. My photograph of the day. The light was hitting the meadow at just the right angle and the beaver dam was a perfect addition to the picture.
October Photo of the Day 10.8.21
I drove over to the Ocean Path for sunrise this morning. Parking in the Gorham Mountain Trailhead parking lot, I walked a short distance to a perfect overlook. To my south was Otter Cliffs and, to my north, the Great Head peninsula jutted out into the sea.
October Photo of the Day 10.7.21
Yesterday, I completed the longest hike of the season – taking the long way around to the top of Sargent Mountain for a grand total of 9.8 miles round-trip! My hike began at the Carriage Road Sign Post #15 where I picked up the Asticou Jordan Pond Path. Along this pathway there are several wooden and stone bridges that cross some small streams. The fallen leaves in one of the pools of water caught my eye. So colorful!
From the Asticou Jordan Pond Path, I connected to the South Ridge Sargent Mountain Trail. For about 3 miles I never saw another human being! The South Ridge Sargent Mountain Trail at its lower end appears to be a less trafficked trail and it was absolutely beautiful – traversing through conifer forests and opening up onto rocky outcroppings to lend views of the mountains and coast. A perfect fall day in Acadia!
October Photo of the Day 10.6.21
Since sunrise is coming at a much more reasonable hour these days, I have committed to dragging myself out of bed early as many days as possible until my tenure at Acadia is over for the season. This morning I got all set up on the rocky shoreline and realized I had forgotten my cable release for the camera. Good Grief! I was forced to set up the self-timer to use with the tripod. Not ideal – but it is what it is.
I like to use the “live view” window when I have the camera on a tripod, so I felt for the button in the dark and activated the live view screen. As I was adjusting the shutter speed and aperture, I noticed that I could not slow down the shutter speed below 1/30 and was puzzled as to why. Turning off the live view enabled me to decrease the shutter speed but every time I went back to the live view screen I was once again limited to 1/30. I started checking all my settings and, while the sunrise was unfolding before my eyes, I could not find anything amiss. Frustration was setting in! After some time went by, I finally noticed on the “info” screen that there was a “video” icon showing when in live view. The proverbial light bulb went off in my head and I remembered having this problem before. When in live view there is a switch incorporated into the button that activates live view and it enables the photographer to choose either “photo” or “video”. It is way too easy to inadvertently hit this switch when pushing the button for live view. I have done this before and hopefully will be more careful in the future!!
So, I missed some of the sunrise due to trouble-shooting my camera settings. But, all was not lost. 🙂 I still managed to capture a couple decent shots.
October Photo of the Day 10.5.21
I watched this little beauty moving around from plant to plant while hiking along the Ocean Path near Otter Point. At first, I thought it was a Painted Lady butterfly. But, doing some research, I realized that the little white spot in the orange section on the larger wings indicates this is an American Lady. Learned something today!!
October Photo a Day 10.4.21
There’s an old, abandoned, shallow well along the Quarry Trail in Acadia National Park. Someone with a sense of humor decided to suspend an old tin cup on the top of the well. I noticed it the other day – just a little whimsical fun on this start to what appears to be a glorious, sunny week ahead! 🙂
October Photo of the Day 10.3.21
I was trying to capture the subtle pastel colors of the sky along with the shimmering sea and, by accident, also captured a lone seagull cruising along the coast. The whole scene evokes a sense of peace and calm – something we can all relate to in these tumultuous times.
October Photo a Day 10.2.21
How appropriate that I would share a photograph of this beautiful rose on the anniversary of the birthday of my grandmother, Virginia! The small rose hips and the brilliant burgundy fall color of Rosa virginiana are very showy right now along Otter Cove in Acadia National Park.
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