Sunrise, Mt. Cadillac

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Sunrise, July 4, 1999, 4:54 a.m. Minolta 24-50 lens at 24mm, f/4, 1/13 second, Kodak Portra 160VC film, Maxxum 9 camera. Cropped from the top portion of the 35mm negative, scanned using Polaroid SprintScan 4000. I got up at 4 a.m. hoping to drive up Mt. Cadillac for the sunrise. Halfway up the mountain the light was already great, and I jumped out of my car and took this shot hand-held, bracing my elbows on a rock. By the the time I arrived at the summit and set up my tripod, the light had already faded. Mt. Cadillac is the first place that morning sun illuminates in the United States. It is in Acadia National Park, Maine, near Bar Harbor. This photo shows Bar Harbor and the surrounding islands -- the area shown is about 15 miles across. For more photos, see http://rosswarner.com

-- Ross Warner (ross.warner@East.sun.com), July 26, 1999

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It's beautiful Ross. Beautiful color, composition, exposure. I love the smooth rocks. Most of all you get the credit for being there and being wisely flexible in your plans. Donna

-- Donna P. Bollenbach (cassidy@icubed.net), July 26, 1999.

They're not smooth rocks. They're large tree covered islands!!

It's a good crop, pity you didn't have a more dramatic sunrise. I've been up at 3am myself there and I know opportunities are limited. I can only force myself out of bed at that time once or twice on a vacation!

-- Bob Atkins (xrma@usa.net), July 27, 1999.


Thanks, Bob and Donna

That's right, these are the Porcupine Islands in Frenchman Bay. The one on the left is about 1 km long.

It is frustrating going to a scenic spot like Acadia National Park for the weekend, hoping for good weather and good light. Throughout New England that weekend, it was hazy and above 90 degrees F.

If only I lived there, like my sister. When I retire, I'll spend more time up there. The U.S. convention of two weeks vacation per year is inhumane!

I did like some pictures I took along the coast -- see the pictures near the bottom of http://rosswarner.com/Landscapes.html

-Ross

-- Ross Warner (ross.warner@East.sun.com), July 27, 1999.


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