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Captured in: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME.
Pictured here is a view of sunrise at Acadia's Thunder Hole, captured just as the sun's light settled upon the top of this coastal rock formation.
Thunder Hole is located on the southeast part of Mount Desert Island along the park's Loop Road. It is one of the more popular attractions at Acadia National Park.
The location features a natural rock inlet where Atlantic Ocean waves typically come ashore with a loud crash and are often accompanied by some high flying sea spray. The ocean was actually fairly quiet this particular morning, so it was a bit easier for the sun to steal the show.
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"Atlantic Dawn" is a blended HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR, Photoshop and various Topaz Labs Plugins (Adjust, Denoise AI, Glow and Impression).
Captured in: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME.
Seen here is the view from Acadia's Thunder Hole at sunrise, as the sun's rays began to light the tops of this shoreline rock formation.
Thunder Hole is located on the southeast part of Mount Desert Island along the park's Loop Road. It is one of the most popular attractions at Acadia National Park.
The location features a natural rock inlet where Atlantic Ocean waves typically come ashore with a loud crash and are often accompanied by some high flying sea spray. The ocean was actually fairly quiet this particular morning, so it was a bit easier for the sun to steal the show.
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"First Light at Thunder Hole" is a blended HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR, Photoshop and various Topaz Labs Plugins (Adjust, Denoise AI, Glow and Impression).
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Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Maine
after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear ;-(
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Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Maine
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Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Maine
This was captured in Acadia National Park during rough seas in December as the result of a winter storm. Otter Cliff is in the distance. (image M1A7024) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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lest the public learn the inevitable inconveniently early ;-(
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Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park, Maine
Located opposite the ever popular geologic formation known as Thunder Hole, this area is a regular stopping point along the Ocean Drive section of the Park Loop Road, offering spectacular scenic views. Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine.
Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you
Birds singin' in the sycamore tree...
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
-Kahn, Andre, Schwandt/Ella Fitzgerald
Stars trailing over the ocean at Acadia National Park, Maine
This is not a picture of Thunder Hole... But I am standing at the top of Thunder Hole, taking this picture while listening to the waves thunder as they crash into the small chasm on Acadia's coast. Neat place!
Happy shooting!
Here is another photo taken in Acadia National Park, Maine on December 24. (Note: I reworked this in the middle of the night on July 20 and updated it here.) In this one a ray of sunshine finally broke through the clouds. Otter Cliff can be seen in the distance. (image M1A7199) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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I find this video of waves flowing off the rocks in front of Thunderhole to be more pleasing than the one I took off the natural feature itself.
This is a B&W version with a selenium tone of the image that was taken at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park, Maine on December 24, 2022 a day after the winter storm Elliott had passed over the state. It is cropped in the 16x9 ratio. (image M1A6800bw-16x9) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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This shows Sand Beach in Acadia National Park, Maine during early March. (image 34A5283 #acadia #maine #thunderhole) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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This is another August sunrise taken in Acadia National Park in Maine. Please also visit: www.acadiamagic.com/.
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Visited this little waterfall for the first time yesterday. It's located about five miles outside of Blowing Rock on Thunderhole Road.
Conditions could have been a bit better. Mostly it was sunny but it was supposed to cloud up midday. When I first arrived it was pretty sunny with a few passing clouds. It was then that I had to be prepared for a quick shot. Getting one shot every 15 minutes isn't the best but you take what you get. About midday the clouds were getting nice so shooting was a bit easier but within 15 minutes the rains came. When it started to thunder and rain heavier so that's the time to pack up and get out.
I'd like to catch this waterfall after some really heavy rains so it would be fuller. But with all the bright moss, it looks pretty good.
The hike is pretty easy sort of. It's about a half a mile one-way. But to get to the falls you have to descend about a 20 foot sheer 85 degree drop. There is a rope that's pretty good to hang onto. But the slope is pretty mud dirt and mud so be careful going down and back up. Additionally, with all the moss on the rocks, its incredibly slippery so be very careful getting around.
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Here is another photo taken in Acadia National Park, Maine on December 24. Otter Cliff can be seen in the distance. (image M1A6905) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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This image was posted in the past but was just processed in a different way. It shows a sunrise on the coast of Maine in Acadia National Park from a position just south of the place called Thunder Hole. (image 34A6065) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Didn't see any of the major splashes (I had my underwater camera just in case) but you can hear some of the sound for which Thunderho!e is famous. It is produced by water flowing into hollow beneath the rock.
I did a modest amount of research prior to visiting Acadia National Park. On the one hand, I like to have a few places on my radar but on the other hand I really do like going into a location with limited expectations and remaining open to exploring it without any preconceived ideas of what I will find. Having said that, Thunder Hole was one of the spots I wanted to see. As it turned out, and this speaks toward the second point I mentioned, while Thunder Hole was indeed an interesting location, the entire hike along the coastline on either side of Thunder Hole was just as interesting and far less crowded.
And crowded it was. I visited in the shoulder season of late September, after the summer crush and prior to the peak of fall foliage. And the park was still overrun. If you were not there before 9am then good luck finding parking at any of the popular locations. Acadia National Park, unlike a number of other national parks, has not resorted to a ticketed entry system yet (with the exception of Cadillac Mountain). Personally I think they should. I would much rather go through the process of acquiring an entry ticket, even with the nominal cost and hassle, than deal with chronically full parking lots and the frustration that comes with spending the experience circling bumper-to-bumper hoping for that stroke of luck that you pass someone just as they are pulling out. Our National Parks in general have seen visitation rates skyrocket over the past few years and have struggled to adapt to the increased crowds. And it isn't just parking and the inconvenience to the visitor that is a concern here, but the wear and tear (and trash) that we inflict on the parks as we swarm down upon them. These places were designated as national parks because they are special for one reason or another, and that designation has been invaluable. As overrun as they are I cannot even imagine what would have happened had they not been thus protected (there'd probably be a restaurant, condo tower or resort here) but even that protection is experiencing its limitations.
Anyway, that is all kind of an aside but was very much a part of the experience of Acadia sadly (and not just Acadia National Park, mind you). On this morning I was fortunate to get parking within hiking distance of Thunder Hole. The Hole itself was fairly quiet in regard to the surf but that was fine by me. The type of photography I often do would not have captured that thunderous surf particularly well. It is well-suited to crowds of people though. Give me a few feet of space with a view and I don't mind a crowded scene at all thanks to my preference for super long exposures. They also give me plenty of time to answer the myriad of questions my be-filtered Hasselblad inevitably draws.
Hasselblad 500C
Kodak Portra 400C
Handheld, 1/5 s exposure. Taken near the Thunder Hole at Acadia National Park, Maine, US.
Our first day at Acadia has a drizzling weather, but visiting Thunder Hole was a good decision, big waves smashed over the rock, creating big splashes, it even got up to the visitors lookout, everyone's shoes got wet, including mine.
Here is another variation of a photo showing Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park, Maine at sunrise. This was the morning of December 25. (image M1A7286) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Couldn't make it out this morning to shoot the sunrise, so I decided to find one I shot last fall in Acadia National Park.
Enjoy your Sunday while we try to stay dry here in South Florida.
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Acadia National Park, Maine.
When the Atlantic's rough (which is probably most of the time) water that enters this narrow chamber will really get roiled up & then crash against the rocks in the back. If the wave was violent enough, the water will spout high in the air with a rumble that sounds (if your imagination is good) like thunder. Hence the name of this attraction is Thunder Hole, and since it's within steps of Acadia's Loop Road, it's almost a mandatory stop, especially for anybody traveling with children. I don't think we got a particularly good demonstration of "thunder" when we visited, but the anticipation builds with the arrival of each rush of water and even when that's a dud, the views both up and down the rocky coast are wonderful.
This is a B&W/Selenium toned version of the previous uploaded one. Otter Cliff is in the distance. (image M1A7024bw-selenium) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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The clouds appear to mimic the waves that crash on the granite coastline of Newport Cove, Mount Desert Island (Acadia National Park). This is a view of the shoreline from near Thunder Hole looking north toward Sand Beach. The beach itself can be seen in the distance just above and to the right of the spray from the wave.
This shows Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park, Maine on March 4 during the winter season. Otter Cliff can be seen in the distance at the upper right. (image 34A5322 #acadia #maine #thunderhole) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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This image is similar to one that was posted in the past but was just processed in a different way. It shows a sunrise on eastern side of Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park from a position just south of the place called Thunder Hole. (image 34A6311) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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This was taken at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park, Maine on December 24, 2022 a day after the winter storm Elliott had moved over the area. (image M1A6800) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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This is a black and white version of a photo taken in Acadia National Park, Maine on December 24. A ray of sunshine finally broke through the clouds over Otter Cliff. (image M1A7199bw-selenium) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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