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Self-Portrait Series I - Portland Portraits
1.3 Megapixel Samsung Camera Phone
This is from a series of close-up self portraits I took with my 1.3 megapixel camera phone in downtown Portland, Or, around 7 in the morning on Saturday, June 16th, 2007.
This is an odd, somewhat high contrast self-portrait, but I do enjoy the man vs. nature that occurs in the background, as well as the intense brow ridge and shadows that play across my face.
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.
View from the balcony. Just messing around in BBC New Broadcasting House after dark.
CineStill 800T, pushed 1 stop (shot between 1250-1600 depending on conditions).
Canon A-1.
Dev and scan by Take It Easy Lab, Leeds, UK.
Ferry came chugging through right in the middle of 2 minute exposure. Can't find any sign of it here though!
Vignetting is a little too circular for me, does anybody know another way to do it? I create white layer in photoshop and add lens vignette.
Oh, what a beautiful beast! I knocked on that mighty bumper. It was like striking a cast-iron radiator.
If only I had a garage to shelter her from the elements. Well, since it probably lacks seat belts, I wouldn't want to risk driving it anyway. So there!
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Memory Lane Motors, Portland, Oregon
"Here’s a nice little Buick Sedanette, wonderfully restored to factory stock! It draws its power from a 248ci Straight Eight engine with a Dynaflow automatic transmission. It’s nicely finished in the original color of Niagara Green and has a nicely stitched Gray cloth upholstery. The chrome and stainless is in very good condition throughout, especially the grill that’s so impressive on these cars. This is nice, smooth driver and runs excellent."
This scene is taken from Portland, Maine's harbor with South Portland in the far distance. In between, stretching across the entire photo is the Ocean Gateway Pier that gives access to Ocean Liners and other large water craft. Viewed large two lighthouses, both in South Portland, are visible.
On the right and in the middle of the photo: Affectionately referred to as Bug Light because of its small stature, Portland Breakwater Lighthouse in Bug Light Park (Madison Street, South Portland) was built in 1855 of cast iron with a brick lining on a granite block foundation. The lighthouse was first lit in 1875. During World War II in 1942, lighthouse beacons were dimmed for security reasons, and Bug Light wasn't re-lit until 2002 when the Coast Guard added a solar-powered light.
On the left and just barely visible next to the third mast in: Built in 1897, Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse (2 Fort Road, South Portland) sticks up at the mouth of the harbor like a giant spark plug, and it also has several distinctive features including a view of the entire Portland skyline from across the water. Of the 50 caisson-style lighthouses built in America on sturdy, metal foundations, this is the only one you can walk to: It's connected to land via a breakwater on the campus of Southern Maine Community College. [tripsavy.com]
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse is located at the very south of the island, warning coastal traffic off of Portland Bill. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed and have been since May 1993.
As Portland's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). The tower is approximately 114 feet. The lighthouse was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906.
Both Portland Bill and Chesil Beach are the locations of many wrecks of vessels that failed to reach Weymouth or Portland Roads. Portland Bill Lighthouse guides vessels heading for Portland and Weymouth through these hazardous waters as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
When I arrived at Mt. Tabor park to photograph the sunset, this is the first thing I saw. It was absolutely amazing.
View large.
Update: I cropped out all the dark clouds from the top half of the picture, which makes it look a lot better now, I think.
Portland, Oregon