Went to Maine for a night. Started in Portland and ended up in York. Just a drive to get away, see some lighthouses, and I did have an excellent Lobster Roll from Becky’s Diner in Portland. Might stretch out some more photos from the trip over the next couple of days. First up is Nubble Light. We got there just in time for sunset. Then I headed back for shots in the dark with long exposures. They still have it decorated for Christmas until next weekend. The next time the lights go back up is in July I think, for Christmas in July. I highly suggest July, last night was freezing.

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2 days ago we decided to to head to Maine for the weekend. Not like us, we are planners by nature, so this was a big deal. The decision led to… well, plans. What part, what would we do, all that stuff.  I had one request, I wanted to see the Nubble Lighthouse, I wanted to take a photo of it. I saw it once many years ago when I worked up here, but those days there was no dailypic, there was no camera in my hand. So, past that, I was good for anything. We set a course to Portland Head Light, that led us to 2 Lights, then Bug Light, then a Portland Harbor Cruise, then the most expensive dinner the 4 of us have ever had at the Lobster Cove in York – it was worth it. Then at 10pm, in complete darkness, I made it to Nubble Light, while the family was in a food coma in the car, I mounted the camera to the tripod, found the cable release, made my way by flashlight to the rocky shore across from the light. One test for focus, then one 4 minute, 30 second exposure later, I left with this shot. I consider the trip a success, and I still have another day to go. I added one more shot I got from the cruise of  Portland Head Light.

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