At The Fish Pier
Dusk at Portsmouth’s Commercial Fish Pier on Peirce Island.
Tag: Peirce Island
Lobster Traps on Peirce Island
Lobster Traps on Peirce Island at sunrise one midsummer’s morning beneath a pink sky.
Bridges
Bridges, originally uploaded by Philip Case Cohen.
Sunrise from Peirce Island
A portrait of Portsmouth’s waterfront at first light from Peirce Island. There’s something about starting your day with the first orange rays of light. The layers of clouds added enough interest to the scene to make this a keeper.
Layers | Water Bridge & Sky
I’ve been enjoying vertical compositions lately, with a visit to the archives uncovering a few shots I’d previously passed up. This shot taken from Peirce Island features the Peirce Island Bridge with the Memorial Bridge close to its maximum lift height in the background. I wonder what the new Memorial Bridge might look like from this spot with its new towers and new clean lines – at full height. I hope the bridge is still visible from the various spots around town that you can spot the towers from now.
The water and bridge elements under the textured clouds help make this one worth coming back to.
The Peirce Island Boat Ramp
We all have our comfort zones and our creative muses. When I see a gorgeous sunset developing, I always scramble around for what the best place to shoot might be. Sometimes traffic, timing, clouds, people, etc. tend to dictate where I can go….so I was driving around downtown trying to find a great spot to catch a rainbow that had appeared under the stormy sky. I wanted to frame the North Church. I wasn’t able to get both in any frame, then I was inspired to head towards one of my absolute favorite locations to shoot a dramatic sky – Peirce Island.
I was greeted with an increasingly stunning landscape shot, with the essence of it shown above. Check out some previous gorgeous moments from the Boat Ramp here and here.
Standing in the Wind
A simple silhouette of the Memorial Bridge and Harbour Place on the horizon as seen from Four Tree Island. Some subtle colors and cloud movements add some interest to the familiar scene. This afternoon was ridiculously windy, and although it’s spring – I was fooled into thinking I’d be warm but lost feeling in my hands after a couple minutes of sustained wind. The wind made sure the water was nice and smooth as it blew towards the rocks in the foreground…and after a few long exposures, I packed up and headed for the heated seats in the car.
After the Rain | Peirce Island
Let’s start the week on a dramatic note. One of the things I love about storms, is that when they move through at just the right time, it leaves a window of incredible moodiness and drama while the sun sets or rises…with a great cloud cover, some open sky, and wonderful layers of light. This shot from Peirce Island overlooks the Commercial Fish Pier and a setting sun on the horizon.
The Ramp
The Peirce Island Boat Ramp is always a favorite – although most of the time it is from the viewpoint below. Heading in one day from a walk after getting a light coat of fresh snow, I decided to head to the ramp to see if the South End was looking good…and of course it was, but nothing extraordinary so I planned to pack it in. Well, as has happened before, I decided to take a quick turn, to see what the scene looked like behind me and decided to snap the other end of the boat ramp.
Morning Light from Peirce Island
This weekend had some gorgeous photographic opportunities, and thanks to some encouragement from Chris Lazzery for an early wake up – we headed over to Peirce Island to see what we might find. There were all sorts of surprises for what was supposed to be a cloudless morning….from the pink clouds above the shipyard, to some gorgeous saturated orange sunlight that you see in this shot….and then, all of a sudden (as if a lightswitch was hit), the light became completely muted and lost its early glow. It actually made for some awesome shots…and Chris snapped one of my favorite shots I’ve ever seen from the Boat Launch.
Featured in the shot is The Chandler’s Loft – which is open VERY early…and located on Pickering Ave at the former Pickering Marina. You can stop in to grab your bait, tackle, coffee…you get the idea. I’ll have to stop in for coffee soon – I wish them the best in the new endeavor!
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