Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

On Saturday, Carol and I returned to Pemaquid Point to photograph the lighthouse. We had been there four days before and discovered an important aspect of photographing the Maine coast. You have to consider the time of day (near sunset in this case) for the light, and most significantly you need to time the tide with the light. Four days before sunset and high tide were at the same time. On Saturday sunset and low tide were at the same time. I would have been standing in 12 feet of water to take the first two shots on our first visit.

You can pick the scene, plan for good light and tide but the weather is still chancy up here. You can see that we were lucky on all counts.

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse with Reflection

The wind was calm so we were able to work some reflections into the compositions. Though Maine has powerful scenery it does take patience to find the right combinations. We haven't been as lucky on some of our other days. Carol did a reflection of the lighthouse in a tide pool in the rocks. Is is upside right or upside down? Who's to figure

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Tide Pool Reflection

We are now at Arcadia National Park and touring the small towns and sites looking for places offering great shots.