View allAll Photos Tagged Portland
The quaint bridge in Portland, Michigan passes over the Grand River. Portland is known as the city of two rivers; they are the Looking Glass River and the Grand River. This bridge is one of the largest (as a two-span example) and most complete examples of a rather ornate bridge plan/design that Groton Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Groton, NY built that remain today. As such it is significant on a national level as a key example of the work of an important bridge company. The bridge has been listed as a Michigan Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
This bridge is a two-span pin connected Pratt through truss.
historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=truss/...
The lighthouse off Portland in Dorset last week... we had the sunlight literally for a few seconds at a time during sunrise and the hour or so after... so felt lucky to manage this photo with a little bit of light on the rocks and buildings.....
The Portland Head lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington in 1787 and was completed in 1791. It is the oldest lighthouse in Maine, and protects the entrance to the major shipping channel into Portland Harbor, in Casco Bay. Of all the lighthouses I've visited over the years this one remains my favorite. The early morning fog was very thick, but rapidly began to lift as the sun started peeking though and the sky began to clear. When I took this shot the fog was nearly gone, giving us a bright sunny day on the coast of Maine. Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
We returned from our Maine vacation a few days ago and I've got much to do. I'll be catching up with everyone as soon as I can.
I got to Portland Bill a little early this morning to find these beams of light beating through the slight sea mist. This was as shot in camera with only a slight colour temperature adjustment. It needed some pretty drastic settings to capture the beams rather than just a blur of light but I'm pretty pleased with the results.
5dmkii zeiss 50mm 0.5 secs @ f1.4 iso 1600
Taken with a Filters Unlimited Matrix Revealed lens filter. Simply plug the filter's power/data connector into one of your cranial ports and see the world as it really is displayed on your cameras LCD, no red pill required. This simple to use filter has just two settings: Analog (used above) and Digital (the version used in the Matrix movies) which overlays the underlying code on the scence at the same time. Or take the blue pill and see first comment below. SE Portland, Oregon NB55275 - Happy Sliders Sunday!