Some don't run at all.
Pal Paulie had taken a stunning sunrise image earlier this summer here at the bandstand at Fort Allen Park, overlooking Casco Bay, that got posted on 'Unseen Portland'. Unseen is a random photoblog that posts images taken around the city that are often missed by the casual observer. They run the gauntlet from amazing to rather stupid and everything in between. Well, I got it in my head that a shot of a sunrise showing through the bandstand pillars might make for a fine post some morning, like today for example. So a few weeks back, I headed out the door at about 5:30AM, grabbed a coffee and steered towards Eastern Prom. No, I didn't check the morning weather the previous evening. All the way in, there was thick fog, but I've lived in these parts long enough to learn that it often burns off fast. So, I pushed on. Long story... short version. The fog bank lingered all morning, and needless to say I had long left when blue skies broke through around noon. However, I did get quite a few fog photographs. This is one. Don't even attempt to see the islands in the distance, Fort Gorges in the middle of the bay, sailboats bobbing about or even ol' Mr. Sun. They are there, but you won't see them.
I'll return in September.
Darn it.
I'll get that shot!
http://unseenportland.com/
"The best laid plans…"
ReplyDeleteHaha! Nice try Birdman :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Nice try Birdman :)
ReplyDeleteNow if that was here, the fog itself would be the issue to chase with the camera.
ReplyDeleteI've experienced many return trips to get that shot that didn't turn out the way I wanted. Now that most of my excursions that are three to four hundred miles away I have to be satisfied with what I come home with.
ReplyDeleteBirdman, you might try shooting a sunset. At least you will know more about the weather before you go out. Keep trying. You'll get it.
ReplyDeletesocked in. :)
ReplyDeleteYours is more... personal! Good luck with the next shot!
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you weren't fighting off the paparazzi to snag this photo for yourself and for your readers. :-)
ReplyDeleteMurphy's Law!
ReplyDeletePerseverance. Key. Success.
ReplyDeleteIn that fog, I'm reminded of the bridge of a ship.
ReplyDeleteOMG! It's winter in Maine in August! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteI know you will get that shot! When my husband and I were in your town many years ago, we went to the shore only to be met by fog. We sat in a, "cloud", for a while before we finally gave up on seeing the water. A person even stopped and asked if we were okay......
ReplyDeleteClassic "foggy sunrise in Maine" shot. All that's missing is a fog horn and a good cup of coffee.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm. If at first you don't succeed,...
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