Posts Tagged as ‘Middle Bridge’

January 23, 2012

Three Bridges

With Portsmouth’s bridges being one of the most talked about items of the past few years, I thought I’d take a moment to feature them from a different angle.  Often – I take for granted that Maine probably has the best view of Portsmouth, from the various shorelines in Kittery. 

I’ve shot the three bridges before, from Peirce Island, but this vantage point from the other side of the river provides a glimpse of the Piscataqua River Bridge (high-level), the Middle Bridge, with the Memorial Bridge in the far distance.  Once the new bridge has been constructed, it will look more like the Middle Bridge’s twin.  The shot isn’t overly dramatic, just a nice peaceful glimpse of the river…so I hope to be back with some more outrageous sky conditions someday.

January 16, 2012

Foggy Portsmouth Waterfront

With the snowy weather of the past week and the drastic changes in temperature we’ve been having, the weather ends up giving us a few gems in terms of scenes with interesting light and dynamics. The sun was peeking out mid-day while the fog over the Middle Bridge and the downtown area was still strong.  The glassy look to the water helps make this mirrored scene a bit more interesting while the fog made sure it still had a few elements of mystery.

November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving | Reflections on the Piscataqua

Evening comes early these days, so I’m looking forward to experimenting with night shooting all over again. The long shadows of the Middle Bridge reach towards the decks in this night shot, with the salt piles illuminated off to the left.

I have much to be thankful for this year – but I wanted to be sure to thank everyone for continuing to support The Daily Portsmouth!! It’s been an amazing year with many twists and turns, and I wouldn’t change a thing.  Looking forward to the Holidays and to seeing what next year has in store!

Stay tuned for more information on the relocation of The Daily Portsmouth’s office as well as a new collaborative gallery space that I’ll be working on downtown!  I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.  Drop a note to let me know what you are thankful for!

November 10, 2011

Sunset over Piscataqua

Getting back to some Portsmouth images, here is a shot taken from the walkway on the Memorial Bridge of a stunning sunset over the Piscataqua River.

May 17, 2011

Sunset over the Tugboats

I finally got out for a few evenings on the decks, including a nice dinner at the River House.  Shame that it’s not really warm enough yet to enjoy a lazy night outside at 8pm…but it was gorgeous enough to warrant taking this shot of the spring sunset over the shoulders of the Moran Towing tugboats. I thought it was a little overdue to feature the tugs again.  Stay tuned through the week for more shots from the Street AKA Museum exhibit as well as a new location I haven’t yet featured here on the site.

February 22, 2011

Piscataqua River Cloudscape

For once I think I managed to make a tugboat scene less about the tugboats than the other elements in the frame.  In this shot, the deck of the Old Ferry Landing, The Tugboats, the freighter in the background and the Middle Bridge in the distance all make for relevant subjects in the shot…creating the wonderful sense of place that only The Decks can command on Portsmouth’s waterfront – but for me, it’s more about the natural elements of water, the setting sun, and the clouds and how all of them are interacting. It’s important to find yourself in the right place at the right time…or (more accurately) to put yourself there.  That becomes an easy thing when you love where you live, and the weather agrees with you (in this case it was a fall shot where the temperatures didn’t require gloves, earmuffs, etc.).

January 25, 2011

A Cold Day Upriver

It looked like a very cold day to be out on the water of the Piscataqua River.  It was frigid enough on the shore where this shot was taken…on the deck of The River House.  The Moran Towing tugs brave the winter storm while The Old Ferry Landing deck is perched precariously over the river.  The Middle Bridge and the Piscataqua River Bridge can be seen in the distance.