A narrow slot in the early morning sky directs sunlight at the lake edge, creating a sharp gold line of illuminated spring foliage as the Bigelow Mountain Range disappears into heavy cloud cover in the back ground.  Viewed from Pond Stream Cove, the gold band of the shore line is further emphasized [...]]]>

Gold Shore

A narrow slot in the early morning sky directs sunlight at the lake edge, creating a sharp gold line of illuminated spring foliage as the Bigelow Mountain Range disappears into heavy cloud cover in the back ground.  Viewed from Pond Stream Cove, the gold band of the shore line is further emphasized by a low horizontal cloud, separating it from the vertical mountain.

Hasselblad H3D-39 w/55-110 mm lens @65 mm, ISO 50 f22 @ 3 seconds, UV filter

Early morning fog shrouds Sparks Lane, a narrow road bisecting Cade’s Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee.  Blossoms of a foreground dogwood appear to float above tree trunks and pasture fences.

Nikon F5 w/70-200 mm lens @150 mm, Fuji Velvia Film, ISO 50 f16 [...]]]>

Upper Sparks Lane, Great Smokey Mountains

Early morning fog shrouds Sparks Lane, a narrow road bisecting Cade’s Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee.  Blossoms of a foreground dogwood appear to float above tree trunks and pasture fences.

Nikon F5 w/70-200 mm lens @150 mm, Fuji Velvia Film, ISO 50 f16 @ 1/4 second, UV filter

Sets of cross country skis, stacked overnight at the Maine Huts and Trails, Flagstaff Hut, are powdered by fluffy early-morning snow.  The hut is a short 2 mile trip from a trailhead off the Long Falls Dam Road and can be accessed for longer trips from trailheads off Routes [...]]]>

Colorful, snow-covered cross country skis

Sets of cross country skis, stacked overnight at the Maine Huts and Trails, Flagstaff Hut, are powdered by fluffy early-morning snow.  The hut is a short 2 mile trip from a trailhead off the Long Falls Dam Road and can be accessed for longer trips from trailheads off Routes 27 and 201 in Western Maine.

Nikon D3X w/70-200 mm lens @110 mm, ISO 400 f8 @ 1/160 second, UV filter

Snow melting along the banks of Trout Brook

Trout Brook, a short tributary to the North Branch of the Dead River, follows a serpentine watercourse as it wends its way toward Flagstaff Lake north of Stratton, Maine.  Melting snow along the stream edges folds and fractures in the mid season freeze [...]]]>  

Snow melting along the banks of Trout Brook

Trout Brook, a short tributary to the North Branch of the Dead River, follows a serpentine watercourse as it wends its way toward Flagstaff Lake north of Stratton, Maine.  Melting snow along the stream edges folds and fractures in the mid season freeze thaw cycle.

Nikon D3x, 17 -35mm wide angle zoom lens at 32 mm, f 18, varying shutter speeds, ISO 100, UV filter

Two Tamarack Larch trees (Larix laricina) seen from the Flagstaff Lake Causeway north of Stratton, Maine are silhouetted against a grey sky following a snowfall.  Though larch trees are conifers, they are deciduous, loosing their needle-like leaves in the autumn.  Larch is a wood valued for its [...]]]>

New snow on two Tamarack Larch trees

Two Tamarack Larch trees (Larix laricina) seen from the Flagstaff Lake Causeway north of Stratton, Maine are silhouetted against a grey sky following a snowfall.  Though larch trees are conifers, they are deciduous, loosing their needle-like leaves in the autumn.  Larch is a wood valued for its tough, waterproof and durable qualities. The timber is resistant to rot when in contact with the ground, and is suitable for use as posts and in fencing.

Hasselblad H3D-39 w/HC 80 mm lens ISO 50, f19 at 2 seconds, UV filter

Early snow dusting on the Bigelow moutain range

An early season snowfall dusts the Bigelow Range as seen from Route 27 between Bigelow Station and Stratton, Maine.  The sweeping south-face of the mountain range rises majestically above foreground trees with lacey branches.

Hasselblad H3D-39 w/HC 80 mm lens w/H 1.7 Converter [...]]]>

Early snow dusting on the Bigelow moutain range

An early season snowfall dusts the Bigelow Range as seen from Route 27 between Bigelow Station and Stratton, Maine.  The sweeping south-face of the mountain range rises majestically above foreground trees with lacey branches.

Hasselblad H3D-39 w/HC 80 mm lens w/H 1.7 Converter (135mm), ISO 50, f16 at 1/10 seconds, UV filter