Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Panoramic Portland
Monday, May 19, 2008
Monument Square, Summer
Still working on the internet situation, in the meantime 'new' posts will be from the archives. As I am posting from work, I can't upload and new shots but have access to some older stuff that is already being stored online.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Mr Blue Sky
Pardon the lack of a daily photo for the last two days, the internet wasn't working at home this weekend, and wasn't this morning either. (Currently 'sharing' a wireless connection so it randomly stops working sometimes) I have some older photos hosted on a web site that I can access at work during times like these, so here's one from the archives.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Before and After #3
A before and after of the current 'Post Office Park' in the Old Port, former site of a post office, pictured above, from here. The picture below wasn't taken with the intention of doing a before and after segment, but it gets the job done. There are not always clowns present here but it's a nice touch.
I'm not sure when the old post office was demolished (long before I was born, I'm guessing the 50's or 60's), but I do know that the space it occupied was a dirt parking lot for a few decades before becoming a nice little park. I think the post office here was a beautiful structure, but the park makes for a nice public area and doesn't make this part of the old port feel any less dense.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Mt. Washington

A photo from last May, of Mt. Washington, which is 68 miles away in New Hampshire and stands as the highest peak in the northeastern United States at 6,288 feet(1,917 meters). On clear days it can be seen from certain parts of Portland. I just checked the Mt Washington Observatory site and it looks to have about the same amount of snow on top right now as it did when this picture was taken. Here's a current webcam shot.
A fact verified by wikipedia....
Mount Washington holds the world record for directly measured surface wind speed, at 231 mph (372 km/h), recorded on the afternoon of April 12, 1934.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
First Parish
In response to yesterday's question and some google image searaching, I am going to say that it does indeed look to be a cherry tree in the picture in front of city hall. Good answers!
From just a bit down the road, another tree is in bloom...
I waited about 5 minutes for some people to walk by, but didn't catch anyone. This is usually a pretty busy sidewalk and in general, most of my photos just happen to make it look like no one lives in Portland. I aim to take more 'people shots' in the future.
The church in the picutre is the First Parish Church, and is Portland's oldest place of worship.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Spring Tree

A look up at city hall from behind a pretty colored tree. Any guesses on what type of tree this is? There seems to be quite a few of them in the area and I think they are quite nice.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Portland Freedom Trail

The Portland Freedom Trail was established in 2007, and marks important sites relating to the underground railroad and the abolitionist movement. According to the site, there are no less than 75 underground railroad sites in the state of Maine.
A readable (click to enlarge) close up of the marker pictured above, 1 of 16 in Portland:
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Fire Escape
Most of these external emergency exits don't look too safe, but I think I would trust this one. Well done.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Portland Pottery
A sort of aerial shot of Portland Pottery and a convenience store on Washington Ave. Beyond that, the sun sets on Back Cove.
Spring weather continues this week, creating more opportunities for me to get out and get some new shots.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Portland Square
A shot from last summer, of a couple office buildings (One and Two Portland Square) downtown. I liked being able to capture the rugged islands in the background and making them appear to be a stone's throw away despite being miles away. (click for larger version!)


























