Here’s a unique view of Strawbery Banke in this image taken last fall. Everything was still green, and I still had my tilt-shift lens…so I went around experimenting, and found this shot that I’ve been waiting to share. I love how the lens plays with the angles of objects, like the fence at the lower right corner – and the prominent roofline of the old home to the left. The flag on the steps seals the deal for me, in this nostalgic feeling shot of the historic neighborhood.
Today features another view of the Wentworth By The Sea. Shot in the Fall of 2009, it features pumpkins and some fall decor…but the well manicured grounds still boast green grass and vibrant plant life. I’m looking forward to seeing the return of the lush grass with the return of spring.
I tried something new with this shot and love how the beautifully restored building seems to pop off of the muted sky. Below is a more dramatic and surreal shot from the same time of year…an interesting contrast to the more natural look above.
The reflection of the Memorial Bridge can be seen in the Piscataqua River with some fiery trees appearing behind Harbor Place and some trees in the light of the sunset with some very cool clouds.
Today’s post is dedicated to my very special mother and father. Birthdays usually revolve around people getting gifts or wishing you congrats on being another year older, but I’d like to take the opportunity to thank Mom and Dad for getting together 28 years and 9 months ago today and deciding to have me. Ever since then they have both been nothing but 1,000% supportive, caring, loving, thoughtful, insightful, funny, smart, willing to teach, willing to listen (all of this unconditionally) – and I always joke every year about making a point to thank them for going to such expense to make me – but I truly want them to know how incredible they are and how much it means to me that they’ve been the perfect parents for me in every way. Thanks for the birthday – I love you guys!
Today’s shots are of the Commercial Fish Pier as seen from Prescott Park and Strawbery Banke during the fall with some lovely foliage.
Only once in a blue moon are there FIVE (yes, count them – five) of the Moran Towing tugboats docked in Portsmouth Harbor. I’m told from one of my seafaring friends that the taller tugs are to help navigate larger vessels in adverse conditions…the Jennifer Turecamo (a 4,300 HP vessel – second from the left) and the Lois Ann L. Moran (a 5,100 HP vessel – farthest left) both qualify as bigger than your average tug. Visit the previous post with more shots of the tugboats five-deep HERE.
This shot was taken earlier this fall on October 24th…and the massive guest tugs weren’t in town any longer than a couple days… I’m hoping we have more guest tugs visiting in warmer months this spring/summer.
Many thanks to Hugh Ware of the Tugboat Enthusiasts Society for this excellent summary of the guest tugs: “The JENNIFER TURECAMO and LOIS MORAN are coastwise movers of tank barges and their barges are probably unloading elsewhere on the Piscataqua. Note the elevated wheelhouses that enable a helmsman to see over an empty barge. The JENNIFER pushes in a notch in her barge’s stern or on on the end of a long wire hawser when conditions worsen. The LOIS is pinned to her barge so she can pitch and but cannot move in any other axes. The combination of a connected tug and barge makes them into what is called an Articulated Tug/Barge.”
The Creole Miss is a tugboat not often affiliated with Portsmouth, NH, but it’s a Portsmouth, NH tugboat nonetheless. The 55′ tugboat belongs to Riverside and Pickering Marina of Eliot, ME. If you’re lucky enough, you’ll catch it cruising along the Piscataqua and you’ll probably wonder why the maroon tugboat isn’t maroon (like me)…but I’d love to see this docked with the Moran Towing tugs. It certainly helps bring more color to the working waterfront.
Be sure to see another angle of this sunrise shot HERE – featuring the Harbor Place dock and the Middle and Piscataqua River bridges in the distance.
