South End In The Rain
Piers and floating docks amidst the steady rain of early spring in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.
South End In The Rain
Piers and floating docks amidst the steady rain of early spring in Portsmouth’s South End neighborhood.
I’m always writing about why I feature a certain image, or about the story behind it. I thought today I’d start to try something new – what do you like about this image? Is it a connection to the place, the view, the weather? I’d be curious to hear what you might write if you were putting together today’s post with the above image from Prescott Park – featuring the public docks.
This should be a familiar scene to people who’ve been following the site for some time. It’s a familiar one for me too – but somehow, every time I return I seem to be struck by the simplicity of the scene and the serene reflections of the Memorial Bridge (when the river is calm enough for reflections), and the dynamic sky overhead in all the various conditions. I love that the dock reaches out towards the open expanse of the Piscataqua, and the fact that it’s a quiet scene…in a couple short months this spot will be full of foot traffic and boats docked for an afternoon…maybe a concert at Prescott Park or maybe a walk to The Decks for a few cold ones.
Today features a return to the New Hampshire Seacoast with a post of the Wentworth by the Sea Marina in the winter season. The marina appears abnormally desolate with all the yachts and sailboats away until the spring and summer season. It’s good to be back in New Hampshire and featuring some home soil after a great vacation.
I wanted to give everyone a little flavor of what it’s like to be out shooting in the elements and conditions that often lend themselves to making great photographs, so I’ve included a video from that day below. This late evening on the Mary E. Prescott Pier might look familiar – as I previously posted a similar shot from the same spot, which I think has a great allure between the docks and the bridge. The intense wind that day was refreshing, and can definitely be seen on the water’s surface. This post is in honor of fall’s arrival and the approaching New England winter! Let me know in the comments if you’d be interested in more video footage in the future.
I wanted to give everyone a little flavor of what it’s like to be out shooting in the elements and conditions that often lend themselves to making great photographs, so I’ve included a video from that day below. This late evening on the Mary E. Prescott Pier might look familiar – as I previously posted a similar shot from the same spot, which I think has a great allure between the docks and the bridge. The intense wind that day was refreshing, and can definitely be seen on the water’s surface. This post is in honor of fall’s arrival and the approaching New England winter! Let me know in the comments if you’d be interested in more video footage in the future.