The North Church Steeple is easily recognized throughout Portsmouth, whether you’re traveling along one of the bridges over the Piscataqua River, heading into town from Islington Street, strolling around Prescott Park, walking the streets of the South End, or heading up/down the river in a boat (and probably hundreds of other places). I wanted to revisit some shots from one of my early days with my camera (shot April 2009). The clouds made for an interesting story during sunset.
Here we are, approaching the halfway point for February (and in the midst of a cold winter), and I’m scrolling through my archives – and this shot caught my eye of a freighter in port on a summer night. Visible to the left is the glow of the Ferry Landing deck open for business and in the distance are the Piscataqua River Bridge and the Middle Bridge.
It’s only a couple months until the decks open back up, which will be sporting a newly configured Poco’s deck (see progress shot below!) and a new waterfront park next to the Moran Towing tugboats. It will be a whole new experience on the waterfront this spring.
The wind sweeps across the waterfront seen from the boat ramp on Peirce Island in Portsmouth on a late summer afternoon. Can you spot my reflection? Visit this post for another one of my all time favorites from this spot.
All 48 feet of the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse loom large in this shot during a rainstorm earlier this summer. You can almost feel the texture of the lighthouse’s cast iron skin. Visit PortsmouthHarborLighthouse.org to read up on the history of the lighthouse and see when the tours start back up (not until the weather warms up in May).
I wanted to share with everyone a taste of the video footage that I’ve shot over the previous year during my voyages around town (be sure to view fullscreen in HD). This is all footage shot with my Canon 5d Mark II camera, which I’ve had for just under a year, and is capable of HD video…but unfortunately I’m still learning and don’t really know what I’m doing beyond the still shots. I had fun compiling the footage, which has been set to Vampire Weekend’s song “Run” from their new album Contra. Please drop a note and let me know your thoughts!
Today’s shots are a pair of sunrises from my stairwell in Atlantic Heights – the first shot (above) with an intense red glow and another more subtle, yet beautiful morning. I-95 can be seen in the distance.
Here’s a third shot from after the snow storm on January 18th once the sun made an appearance and the snow was still sticking to the trees.
