Gig Harbor Sloop

Just got back from visiting some good friends up in Gig Harbor, Washington.  On our last day up there we were having lunch at the harbor when this beautiful sloop comes tooling by.  I had my new Nikon point and shoot with me and had to grab a shot.  By the way, in case you couldn't tell by my photo above, Gig Harbor is a gorgeous place to visit.

Sailboats

Here's a shot taken at Dana Point Harbor of a line of sailboats.  I liked the repetition pattern of the boats themselves but also of the reflections of the boats.  This was a single shot processed using Topaz Adjust and a little tweaking in Photoshop.

The Beautiful Harbors of Maine

A few years ago, Vicky and I took a trip to New England.  We started out in Boston and drove north along the coastline of Maine.  As usual, we were stopping at many of the lighthouses, but we also saw numerous little seaport villages and harbors along the way.  To fully explore the jagged coastline and all of the quaint harbors of Maine would probably take months.  This area is definitely one that I want to go back to and spend more time photographing.  The photo above is a scene from Bass Harbor near Acadia N.P.  The building with the yellow roof is a restaurant called Thurston's.  This is where we had our official Maine lobster dinner.

This next photo was also taken in Bass Harbor.  Lobster traps and buoys like these were all over the place.  There was no shortage of photographic subjects in these harbors.  I can't wait to get back there one day.