Bluey had a hard day.

Bluey's had a really hard day today, poor little boy.

Bluey

Rolling Rascal

Rascal was rolling around in the sunshine this afternoon so obviously she wanted her picture taken.

Rascal

The early Cardinal gets the mealworms

I don't actually know if Cardinals eat dried mealworms but this one was at the feeder early this morning so he got his picture taken. It was still quite dark and overcast so I used flash which is why the backgrounds dark.

Northern Cardinal

Acadia in Black and White

These were taken at Sieur de Monts on a bright sunny midday using a Sony A7R converted to Infrared then turned into Black and White.

Sieur de Monts

Sieur de Monts

Sieur de Monts

Acadia - A few more.

We spent Friday evening sitting on Schoodic Point looking at the night sky. There was a cool breeze blowing but by opening the sunroof and reclining the seats we had a marvelous view. I've added a panorama I took on the way down to the point and another shot of Ravens Nest.

Ravens Nest

Milky Way over the Gulf of Maine

Schoodic Sunset

Acadia - Schoodic Skies

Looking out over the Gulf of Maine by 7:30pm the core of the Milky Way was very spectacular. I tried a flash to lighten the pines through which I was shooting. A cruise ship out of Bar Harbor came by which added a little bit of unwanted light pollution.

Acadia - Ravens Nest Sunset

Yesterday was quite a long day cos I was up way before Sunrise and went out again to get the sunset from Ravens Next. After that the Milky Way from Schoodic Point seemed a good idea, more of this later.

Ravens Nest 

Ravens Nest

Acadia - Schoodic Sunrise

After falling asleep around 7:30pm last night I was up and about at 5am just as it was starting to get light. I decided to go and photograph the sunrise at the causeway to Little Moose Island. It was cold! I saw 37f on the way there and there was a Roads Maybe Icy warning from the car.

Schoodic Sunrise

Schoodic Sunrise

Acadia - Little Moose Island

Little Moose Island is reached by a short walk across a shingle bank exposed at low tide. I took a walk across this morning and found this little flower between the rocks. The island is covered in Blueberry and Juniper bushes. Theres a narrow path of sorts out to the end of the island. About 3/4 of the way out there I started getting bitten by bloodsucking flies. They must have got a couple of pints at least. Of course it would be first day I've worn a short sleeved shirt! I bought a tube of Benedryl on the way back to the cottage. 

Flower

Looking towards Schoodic Point

Looking towards Schoodic Point

Looking out to sea.

Acadia - a bit more of this and a bit more of that.

A few more from yesterday. I went over to Mount Desert Island for the day and visited a few of my favorite places avoiding the more popular sites. A drive out to Schoodic Point after dinner was nice with a beautiful sunset. After dark I was stargazing.

Otter Cove

Monument Cove

Schoodic Sunset

Schoodic Sunset

Schoodic Sunset

Night Sky

Acadia - a bit of this and a bit of that.

Little Hunters Beach

Little Hunters Beach

Little Hunters Beach

Little Hunters Beach

Cadillac Mountain Infrared

Sieur de Monts Infrared

Sieur de Monts Infrared

Sieur de Monts Infrared

Acadia - Ravens Nest and Schoodic Point

Moody and Foggy again this morning so Ravens Nest was the obvious choice. I followed up with a visit to Schoodic Point to check out the waves. Not as good as two years ago so I photographed some Gulls for Ken.

Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest

Schoodic Gull

Bigger Schoodic Gull

Schoodic Vegetation

Schoodic Point

Nice Branch

Acadia - Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest is not exactly a secret but it's not broadcast to everybody. Why you might ask. Well,  because its extremely dangerous. One trip on one of the many tree roots and they'll be scraping your mangled body off the rocks below,  or maybe the crabs and lobsters will feast on your remains. Well worth the visit though.

Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest

Twinkle at f1.8

Yes, I'm playing with a new lens. I like it. Here's one of Twinkle at f1.8, wide open.

Twinkle