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Nubble Lighthouse

By David Howland | Published August 28, 2012

My trip to York this summer wasn’t all fireworks. One of the most famous lighthouses in the United States sits on an island just off of Cape Neddick. I made it out to Nubble Lighthouse four times to shoot. I shot a mix of stars, sunsets, and a sunrise and while I didn’t get extraordinary light during the day and while the stars were mostly blotted out by clouds, it was fun hopping around on the rocks along the water trying to find good compositions.

The shot leading this post is one of my favorites for the whole week. It was treacherous walk out along seaweed and barnacle covered rocks to the little spit seen in the very foreground. The water was breaking over the rocks and rushing around the spit with every swell that came in. Due to the way the coast and the lighthouse are arranged, I was usually shooting along the waterline to get the lighthouse in the shot. This prevented the dynamic type of composition that I was looking for, as the water was moving across my frame as opposed to directly towards my lens. This little spit provided the direct shot into the rushing water that I was looking for, along with the stunning backdrop of the illuminated lighthouse and island.

Check out the rest of the shots in the gallery below. These shots would look great as a large printed canvas for anyone who loves Nubble Lighthouse, or lighthouses in general.

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York Beach Fireworks

By David Howland | Published August 27, 2012

I shot alot of fireworks this summer. Along with July 4th in Orleans, I shot this set of the York Beach Fireworks over Short Sands Beach. Every year there has been a fireworks display scheduled for the first night of my trip. Every year it’s been postponed. Despite a massive, scary storm moving in hours before dusk, the fireworks display went off as scheduled. I scrambled down to the rocky shoreline and found a tall pillar of rock to shoot from. It gave me a vantage point looking out over the water and the coast but without any of the roads and other spectators in the shot. You can see the lights of the boardwalk area near Short Sands including the Funorama. If you’re interested in more shots from the York area, I spent a good deal of time at Nubble Lighthouse this summer.

Check out the gallery below to view the images or to buy prints!