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One from the Archives. A popular place to be during the Spring bloom, downtown Portland offers a variety of photo opportunities. This was from this last Spring.
D800
16mm
f/8
1/50 sec
ISO 100
Single image edited in LRCC/CSCC
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Portland developed a reputation early on in its history as a hard-edged and gritty port town. Some historians have described the city's early establishment as being a "scion of New England; an ends-of-the-earth home for the exiled spawn of the eastern established elite." In 1889, The Oregonian called Portland "the most filthy city in the Northern States," due to the unsanitary sewers and gutters, and, at the turn of the 20th century, it was considered one of the most dangerous port cities in the world.
Just got back from a stay in the New England States for a fall getaway. My wife has always wanted to visit Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine to do some "leaf peeping". :) We drove from Boston to Vermont (Vermont Country Store and Stowe) to Moosehead Lake in Maine and then over to Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Kennebunkport, Salem and down the coastline back to Boston. Lots of driving, seafood (my first lobster roll) and fall colors. Here's my first image I downloaded.
This is the Portland Head Lighthouse in Portland, Maine.
Mike D.
Memorial for Sarah Pliner, who was killed in this intersection while riding her bicycle on October 4th, 2022, when she struck a turning semi-truck. Pliner was a celebrated chef and the founder of the acclaimed Portland restaurant Aviary.
Portland Pano during the blue hour. Downtown Portland from Pittock Mansion. Mt. Hood in the distance. Great city. 10/10 would visit again.