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February 21, 2010

The Departure of the Freighter (Alrar | Monrovia)

After deciding to head into town to pick up a morning coffee, I noticed that the tugboats were not in their usual ready position at the side of Ceres Street – and I heard some sirens begin to chirp over in the Middle Bridge area. This usually means that the tugs are either out in Portsmouth Harbor, readying to bring a ship into one of the docks up the Piscataqua River, or they are escorting a ship back towards the Atlantic Ocean. This morning, I was lucky to catch the tugs escorting a boat back towards the ocean (the Alrar of Monrovia)…and after running from Ceres St., I was able to catch the boat passing under the Memorial Bridge. More shots to follow…a nice morning surprise.

February 11, 2010

Portsmouth Waterfront | Reflections of Summer (& A Poco’s Update)

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.

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Filed under New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Portsmouth's Working Waterfront, Rebuilding Portsmouth, Restaurants, Summer

Tags: Bridges, Freighter, New England, New Hampshire, Piscataqua River, Pocos, Portsmouth NH, Portsmouth NH Photos, Portsmouth Waterfront, Reflections, The Decks, Tugboats

February 5, 2010

A Freighter & A Brick Wall | Square Crops

To complete the week and the arrival/departure of another freighter, the Tsuru from Nassau, here’s a square crop of the huge ship’s stern (I featured a bright red daytime shot of the bow earlier this week). Also, in keeping with the square cropped images (which I’m drawn towards lately), here’s a beautiful natural shot of a brick wall on Atkinson Street (near Strawbery Banke) and a shutter holder in some intense midday light.

ALSO don’t forget to stop by and say hello if you’re in the Portsmouth area on Friday night!! I’ll be at the Portsmouth Art Exchange (located at 220 State Street) from 5pm-8pm for my first gallery opening. A huge thank you to the Portsmouth Herald for featuring me and The Daily Portsmouth on the cover of Spotlight this week – catch the article here. Hope to see you tonight!

February 3, 2010

Tugboats in the Evening & A Freighter In Port (the Tsuru Panama)

Another Moran Towing shot of the quintessential tugboats, unadulterated by editing for all of your viewing pleasure. The subtly lit shot of the waterfront is a nice contrast to the shot below, which captures the vibrance of the Tsuru freighter from Nassau docked at the Granite State Minerals terminal for unloading in downtown Portsmouth earlier this week.

January 13, 2010

The Arrival of the Red Freighter (The Harmen Oldendorff)

The Harmen Oldendorff arrived at Portsmouth’s pier the afternoon of January 12th. This massive red barge-like freighter came to unload sand or salt onto Granite State Minerals’ terminal via the cool conveyor-belt like arm of the ship seen in the middle shot above. The beautiful red ship looked pretty striking against the clear blue sky of the day…but by evening it was a different story. Since the freighter apparently had difficulty with docking on the pier, the Moran Towing tugboat can be seen in place mid-ship in the evening shot, ensuring that the ship didn’t stray too far.

It was also pretty neat since it was docked in the reverse position that we’re used to seeing freighters, with the front of the ship facing the buildings that line the Bow Street waterfront.

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Filed under New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Portsmouth By Day | Portsmouth By Night, Portsmouth's Working Waterfront, Winter

Tags: Bow Street, Freighter, Granite State Minerals, Harmen Oldendorff, Moran Towing, photos, Pier, Piscataqua River, Portsmouth NH, Portsmouth NH Photos, Portsmouth's Working Waterfront, Tugboats